Decision details

Purpose: to approve the project assessment and approval process

Cabinet considered the report of the interim head of development and corporate landlord.  This set out a proposal to use community infrastructure levy to fund capital projects.  The report set out a process and criteria to assess potential projects through a councillors’ working group with officer input. 

The Cabinet member reported that the aim was to set a process to assess projects and progress those that met the corporate objectives.  The aim was to hold the first working group meeting in November.  The projects would then be considered for inclusion in the next year’s budget.  The Cabinet member believed there was scope to consider any green projects suggested by the Climate and Ecological Emergencies Advisory Committee. 

Cabinet supported the proposal and looked forward to the working group’s proposals for projects in 2022/23.  The preferred projects should support the council’s corporate objectives. 

RESOLVED: to

(a)        agree the proposed structure for identification of projects by a member working group; and

(b)        authorise the interim head of development and corporate landlord and the head of finance, in consultation with the Leader and the Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration, to prepare terms of reference for the member working group.