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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Open Spaces and City Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To identify grant-funding priorities for the use of S106 contributions from the city-wide fund.
Matter for
Decision
Since the process
for the next S106 priority-setting rounds was agreed in October 2014, local
groups and clubs have submitted grant applications for developer contributions
funding to help them develop their projects.
This report sets
out the 10 bids for small-scale public art proposals.
Five of these,
totalling just over £39,000, were recommended, for approval.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for City Centre and Public Places
The Executive
Councillor resolved to approve the following S106 grant applications, subject
to satisfactory further information from the applicants and grant agreements:
i.
The Big Draw 2015 event in Chesterton (£1,000);
ii.
Production of a new Cambridge Sculpture Trails
leaflet (up to
£2,600);
iii.
Public art project in Rock Road library community
garden (£6,490);
iv.
Twilight at the Museums light projection animation
(£14,000); and
v.
‘Creating my Cambridge – clicking to connectivity’
involving former pupils from Abbey Meadows junior school (£15,000).
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Urban Growth Project Manager.
The Committee questioned how well applicants understood the process and
suggested that the guidance could be clearer regarding the special provisions
for schools. The Executive Councillor for City Centre and Public Places
undertook to give this matter further consideration and to investigate the
possibility of circulating improved guidance to schools.
The Public Art Officer confirmed that Officers did assist
applicants with the application process.
The Committee resolved unanimously to endorse the recommendation.
The Executive Councillor
approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any
Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest were
declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 10/02/2015
Date of decision: 15/01/2015