Issue - decisions

The Chief Executive Officer considered the report presented at the informal meeting of the Executive held on 8 June 2021, and having taken account of the comments made by Executive Members, resolved for the reasons set out below in this decision record that:
i. NYCC act as accountable body for the Community Renewal Fund in North Yorkshire;
ii. Power be delegated to the Corporate Director of Business and Environmental Services in consultation with the Corporate Director Strategic Resources and Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) and the Executive Member for Open for Business, to select, finalise and submit applications with a value of £8.4m as contained in Appendix A of the report, to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for Community Renewal Funding in North Yorkshire; and
iii. Subject to the funding being granted to all or part of the submitted projects, the further administration and delivery of the Community Renewal Fund as Lead Authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Business and Environmental Services (BES) in consultation with the Corporate Director, Strategic Resources and Executive Members, in order to oversee the implementation of the fund.