Issue - decisions

Matter for Decision

The Officer’s report provided an update on sports facility grants for projects originally allocated S106 funding from Strategic S106 funding in January 2015, and were also reported back to this Committee in June 2016, because they had not been able to move their projects forward.

The report sought approval for increasing the levels of devolved S106 grant funding to a project previously approved by North Area Committee in 2015/16.

·       Cambridge Rugby Club.

·       Kings School.

·       North Cambridge Academy.

Decision of Executive Councillor for Communities

       i.          Confirmed approval of the provisionally allocated £200,000 grant to Cambridge Rugby Union Football Club for new changing rooms, subject to a community use agreement and officer approval of the business case for the grant under delegated authority.

     ii.          Allocated and approved an additional £25,000 of outdoor sports S106 funding to the existing £100,000 grant for a total award of £125,000 to North Cambridge Academy for the provision of four floodlit tennis courts, subject to a community use agreement and officer approval of the business case for the grant under delegated authority.

   iii.          De-allocated the £75,000 of indoor sports S106 contributions and £50,000 of outdoor sports S106 contributions currently earmarked to the King’s College School sports hall and changing rooms, following withdrawal of the grant request by the grant applicant.

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 Sport & Recreation Manager.

In response to the report the Committee commented that community use agreements ensured that funding was allocated to organisations who committed to publicly accessible facilities.

In response to Members’ questions the Sport & Recreation Manager said that funding allocated to King’s College School (recommendation iii) would be returned to the strategic level funding pot not a local one. Funding was not time limited so it would not be lost.

The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted)

No conflicts of interest were declared by the Executive Councillor.