Decision details

RESOLVED

1.    In  accordance with the Council Constitution,  Part 4  Section H, paragraph 10, and further to considering the report of the Deputy Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer, as well as the evidence at the meeting, to agree that the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy Spending Round 2  decisions set out at  attachment C in the supplementary pack  and at  page 48 were within the Budget and Policy Framework.

2.    In accordance Council Constitution, Part 4 Section H, paragraph 10a,

to agree to not take any further action, and the key decisions set out at attachment C in the supplementary pack  and at  page 48 be implemented immediately.

Reasons for decision.

In relation to Resolution 2, the Chair of the Committee outlined, that  in relation to all four points of the Call in submission, the Committee considered that  the  Call in was focusing on two projects out of a large number of projects, receiving NCIL funding and none of the evidence considered indicated that the projects were not eligible for funding. Even with the issues of classification of the projects discussed, there was not enough evidence to suggest unreasonable decisions on project allocations made and the need to refer this decision back to Cabinet.

There was no suggestion in the Call in that the consultation was not conducted properly and the Committee noted that the public consultation role was informing the decision, but the Committee were satisfied that Cabinet gave due regard to the consultation results.

The meeting noted that Councillor Connor was not in agreement with resolution 2 and the Chair invited her to set out her comments.

Cllr Connor confirmed that she was not in agreement with Resolution 2 and advised the meeting that she had not heard enough evidence at the meeting and within the reports to justify the proposals around the public support for the projects relating to ward murals and the Civic Centre garden and particularly the funding status of these proposed projects. Cllr Connor expressed that these were the two areas that she felt the reports were particularly weak on.

Cllr Connor advised that it was for these reasons that she supported the option set out at Council Constitution, Part 4 Section H, paragraph 10b to refer the decision back to the decision maker.