Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
RESOLVED:
-
That the proposed process, criteria and governance
for managing the Community Projects Fund (CPF) be
approved;
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That the role of the Member Task Group in helping to
shape the CPF be noted;
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That £300k of revenue funding in 2020/21 from
the Corporate Feasibility budget is approved, to help establish a
core CPF team to manage the delivery of the fund as well as other
set up costs, on the understanding that the ongoing cost of
managing the Fund will be built into the Medium Term Financial
Strategy (MTFS) from 2021/22;
-
Delegated authority to approve funding awards,
including the ability to transfer appropriate amounts from the
capital pipeline to the capital programme, as well as to make
funding awards to successful applicants in the following three
bands is approved, on the understanding that the named decision
maker will make such decisions after receiving and giving due
consideration to the recommendations from the CPF
Panel:
·
Projects up to £100K – delegated to the
Executive Director for Environment, Transport and
Infrastructure
·
Projects between £100K and 500K –
delegated to the appropriate Cabinet Member as determined by the
Leader
·
Projects over £500K – decision taken by
Cabinet
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An initial phase of community co-development to test
key aspects of the CPF as set out in this report prior to the
formal launch of the Fund in the Autumn is approved;
-
A further report in September confirming the outcome
of the co-development phase and the final details of the Fund is
supported.
Reasons
for Decisions:
The
development of the Community Project Fund (CPF) represents a
significant opportunity for Surrey County Council (SCC) to invest
in a meaningful and lasting way in communities. The recommendations
in the report will enable the Fund to be developed in a way that
ensures that the right level of due diligence and ensuring value
for money is achieved from the Fund’s investments, while at
the same time ensuring that the Fund is as accessible as
possible.
[The
decisions on this item can be called in by the Communities,
Environment and Highways Select Committee]
Publication date: 22/07/2020
Date of decision: 21/07/2020
Decided at meeting: 21/07/2020 - Cabinet
Effective from: 30/07/2020
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