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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Communities.
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To decide which strategic project/city-wide proposals for new/improved sports and community facilities to prioritise following the project ideas and grant applications received through the June-July 2015 bidding process.
Matter for
Decision
Between June – August 2015, the Council ran its
latest S106 bidding round. It invited proposals and grant applications for
projects which could help to mitigate the impact of development in Cambridge
through funding from generic, off-site developer contributions.
Around 65 bids had been received in this latest
bidding round. Of these, 11 related to proposals that need to be considered by the Executive
Councillor.
All proposals received had been assessed against
the council’s criteria for the use of off-site S106 developer contributions. Of
the 11 strategic/city-wide proposals featured in the report, 3 are eligible for
S106 funding, feasible and ready to be considered in October.
In addition to these 3 proposals, it is envisaged
that between 3 and 6 others could be considered in a follow-up report to
Community Services Scrutiny Committee in early 2016 in light of updated
evidence base information about community and sports facilities in Cambridge.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for Communities
i.
Prioritised the following
proposals for strategic/city-wide S106 funding, subject to project appraisal
and community use agreement:
a.
A grant of up to £100,000 to the Greek Orthodox
Community of St Athanasios for the refurbishment of the Memorial Hall and
large church hall on Cherry Hinton Road as a community facility – this was also
conditional on the further £50,000 requested being allocated from the South and
East area committees.
b.
A grant of up to £75,000 to Cambridge Gymnastics
Academy for a sunken trampoline & foam pit in the gym which was being
developed on the North Cambridge Academy site.
c.
£40,000 grant to the Kelsey Kerridge Sports Hall
Trust to improve and extend the Outlooks Gym changing rooms and to develop a
new health suite at the Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre.
ii.
Requested a follow-up report to
this Committee in early 2016, with recommendations for further S106
priority-setting within the current round in the light of updated audits of
sports and community facilities in Cambridge.
iii.
Requested a monitoring report to
this Committee in June 2016 to review the progress of some key sports and
community facilities projects allocated S106-funding in previous
priority-setting rounds, which were currently still under development.
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.
In response to Members’ questions the Head of Communities, Arts and Recreation said the following:
i.
Funding could be applied for by community
facilities projects in schools as well as other venues.
ii.
When projects were considered for s106 funding, the
hours of availability for community use were among a number of factors taken
into consideration when deciding if funding could be allocated.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.
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: 12/11/2015
Date of decision: 08/10/2015