Decision details

To establish transitional arrangements for funding devolved S106 decisions and developing needs assessments & project priorities. 

Matter for Decision: To consider developer contributions and devolved decision-making to Area Committees.

Decision of Executive Councillor for Community Development and Health and the Executive Councillor for Arts, Sport and Public Places

The Executive Councillor resolved to:

Reason for the Decision:

As per the officer report

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

Not Applicable

Scrutiny Considerations:

The committee received a report from the Urban Extension Growth Project Manager regarding the devolution of decision making to area committee.

The committee made the following comments on the report

i.          Concern was expressed that the proposals and it was suggested that they were not fully developed. Specific concerns were raised that the existing resources and structures were not sufficient to fully support the aspirations.

ii.          Clarification was requested on the membership of the project team. The Urban Extension Growth Project Manager explained that the teams included managers from across the organisation including Committee Services, Community Development, Accountancy and Streets and Open Spaces. Further concerns were raised that no additional resources were being introduced to support the project.

iv.      In response to a number of questions, the Executive Councillor for Arts, Sport and Public Places confirmed that existing schemes, which were currently in the capital plan, would be completed through the current process. Schemes and ideas, which were not on the capital plan, would be feed into the new process for prioritisation.

The Executive Councillors encouraged all councillors to engage with the process.

The Scrutiny Committee considered and endorsed the recommendations in the report by 4 votes to 0.

The Executive Councillor for Community Development and Health and the Executive Councillor for Arts, Sport and Public Places approved the recommendations.

Conflicts of interest declared by the Executive Councillors (and any dispensations granted)

N/A