Issue - meetings

Recommendations - That the Executive:

i.    agrees to accept the DLUCH grant funding award of £19,008,679m.

ii.   delegates to the Corporate Director of Community Development in discussion with the Corporate Director of Resources to accept the offer of £19,008,679m of capital grant funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in respect of the Catterick Garrison Town Centre Regeneration Project.

iii.  delegates authority to Corporate Director of Community Development to authorise acceptance of any minor changes to the grant conditions in discussion with the Executive Member for Open to Business and the Corporate Director for Resources

Considered – A report of the Corporate Director for Community Development seeking acceptance of the Levelling Up Fund grant from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities for the Catterick Garrison Town Centre Regeneration Project; and the delegation of authority to accept the offer of £19,008,679 of capital grant funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and authorise acceptance of any minor changes to the grant conditions in discussion with the Executive Member for Open to Business and the Corporate Director of Resources.

Councillor Derek Bastiman introduced the report which provided a progress update on the project and provided an overview of proposed funding arrangements.

Barry Khan reiterated that the offer towards the regeneration of Catterick Garrison Town Centre

Was for just over £19 million.

Councillor Kevin Foster welcomed the funding support and Councillor Les acknowledged it was an exciting development for the garrison centre.

Councillor Gareth Dadd also added his support and suggested the Executive Member for Finance should be included in the discussion detailed in Recommendations (ii) & (iii).

Resolved – That:

i.       The DLUHC grant funding award of £19,008,679 be accepted.

ii.      It be delegated to the Corporate Director of Community Development in discussion with the Executive Member for Finance and the Corporate Director of Resources to accept the offer of £19,008,679 of capital grant funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in respect of the Catterick Garrison Town Centre Regeneration Project.

iii.     Authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Community Development to authorise acceptance of any minor changes to the grant conditions in discussion with the Executive Member for Open to Business, the Executive Member for Finance and the Corporate Director for Resources