Agenda

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(Report to follow)

Recommendations

i)             Executive accept the capital grant contribution of £1,510,855 from the Environment Agency

ii)            Subject to following the relevant procurement procedures, delegate to the Corporate Director of Environment, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Resources, the Assistant Chief Executive Legal & Democratic Services and  Executive Member for Highways and Transportation, Road Safety and Cycling, the authority to enter into contract with a specialist consultant to design, and project manage the works, and a contractor to construct works, subject to the cost of the works being contained within the current grant awarded

iii)          Executive agree to receive a further report once the full costs are known if further grant funding is required prior to the approval of a construction contract and the works starting.

Recommendation

That the Executive authorises the acceptance of the revenue grant for £947,053 and the capital grant is £311,099 (totalling £1,258,152) for the delivery of the new Music Hub for North Yorkshire and York.

Any other items which the Leader agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances

Enquiries relating to this agenda please contact Elizabeth Jackson, Principal Democratic Services Officer

Tel: 01423 556409                                 or e-mail: elizabeth.jackson@northyorks.gov.uk

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