Issue - meetings

Report No:   CAB/FH/15/031

Portfolio Holder: James Waters                Lead Officer:  Alex Wilson

RESOLVED:

That:-

1.       The initial conclusions from due diligence of the Business Case and next steps for the project, as outlined in Report No CAB/FH/15/031, be approved.

2.       A single-site scheme be the Council’s preferred option for consulting on the Mildenhall Hub project.

3.       A budget of £50,000, funded from the Delivering the Strategic Priorities and Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) Reserve, to meet Forest Heath’s share of initial project management and development costs, be approved.

4.       The Director be authorised to approve spending from this budget in consultation with the Leader.

(Report No CAB/FH/15/031)

The Cabinet received this report which updated Members on progress with the Mildenhall Hub project and identified the next steps required.  The report explained:

·         the assumptions made in assessing the business case (Section 1.2)

·         the likely costs of the elements of the Hub that Forest Heath District Council would need to build itself (Section 1.3).

·         how this cost might be met by Forest Heath District Council (Section 1.4).

·         how Forest Heath District Council would need to work with other partners to deliver the Mildenhall Hub (Section 1.5).

·         the help that would be needed from Central Government (Section 1.6).

·         the next steps and a provisional timetable for the project, including the approval of an initial project budget of £50,000 (to be funded from the Delivering the Strategic Priorities and Medium Term Financial Strategy Reserve) so that the Council could contribute to the joint funding of various pieces of work and support (Section 1.7).

With the vote being unanimous, it was

RESOLVED:

That:-

1.           The initial conclusions from due diligence of the Business Case and next steps for the project, as outlined in Report No CAB/FH/15/031, be approved.

2.           A single-site scheme be the Council’s preferred option for consulting on the Mildenhall Hub project.

3.           A budget of £50,000 be approved, funded from the Delivering the Strategic Priorities and Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) Reserve, to meet Forest Heath’s share of initial project management and development costs.

4.           The Director be authorised to approve spending from this budget in consultation with the Leader of the Council.