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Approval to enter into grant agreements with Tottenham Hotspur FC to deliver heritage and public realm improvements for north Tottenham, Cabinet Member Signing
Wednesday, 12th April, 2017 10.00 am

Venue: Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green, N22 8LE. View directions

Contact: Ayshe Simsek 

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FILMING AT MEETINGS

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The Cabinet Member referred those present to agenda Item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting and asked that those present reviewed and noted the information contained therein.

 

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URGENT BUSINESS

The Cabinet Member will advise of any items they have decided to take as urgent business.

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There were no declarations of interest

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Approval to enter into grant agreements with Tottenham Hotspur FC to deliver heritage and public realm improvements for north Tottenham pdf icon PDF 297 KB

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The Director of Regeneration introduced the report as set out.

In response to a query around the extent of Section 106 funding that Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) had contributed, the Cabinet Member clarified that the decision being sought was to enter into grant agreements to deliver heritage and public realm improvements and that the level of Section 106 funding was agreed as part of the planning permission process for the new football stadium.

In response to another question around the extent to which THFC were benefitting from significant sums of public money, the Cabinet Member acknowledged  that the original Funding and Investment Package for North Tottenham agreed in 2012 was made up of public funding, and that the majority of the funding came through the GLA. The Cabinet Member reiterated that the proposed heritage and public realm improvements supported the Council’s regeneration ambitions in North Tottenham and would ensure the continued preservation of the heritage assets in the area. The Cabinet Member outlined that the funding relevant to this decision was £7.5m for heritage and public realm funding within the 2017/18 financial year. 

RESOLVED

I.        To grant approval to enter into a grant agreement with THFC to provide £2.5m for heritage improvements in the vicinity of the NDP scheme and provides delegated authority:

  • to the Director of Regeneration to agree the Heads of Terms (which shall include the key requirements set out in paragraphs 6.16 - 6.21 of the report) under which the Grant Agreement will be made; and
  • to the Director of Regeneration, after consultation with the Assistant Director of Corporate Governance, the Chief Operating Officer and the Strategic Director of Regeneration, Planning and Development, to agree the final grant agreement.

 

II.        To grant approval to enter into a grant agreement with THFC to provide £5m for public realm improvements and provides delegated authority:

  • to the Director of Regeneration to agree the Heads of Terms (which shall include the key requirements set out in paragraphs 6.11 – 6.15 of the report) under which the Grant Agreement will be made; and
  • to the Director of Regeneration, after consultation with the Assistant Director of Corporate Governance, the Chief Operating Officer and the Strategic Director of Regeneration, Planning and Development, to agree the final grant agreement.

 

III.        To note that the grant agreements will be developed in line with the headline conditions outlined in section six of the report for the £2.5m heritage improvement funding and the headline costings in appendix 2 of the report for the £5m public realm improvement funding.

 

IV.        To note that the council has received leading Counsel’s advice to ensure that these funding contributions meet all relevant State Aid requirements. Further information is set out in the Legal Comments at section eight of the report.

 

Reasons for decision

 

One of Tottenham’s most important economic and cultural assets is Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Securing firm plans for the delivery of the new stadium and associated mixed use development was the first step in establishing a comprehensive regeneration  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

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ITEMS OF URGENT BUSINESS

To consider any items of urgent business admitted at item 2.

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