Agenda item

RESOLVED:            1)         That the arrangements in the CIL Governance and Spending document attached as Appendix 1 to the report be agreed  with the following amendments,

-       Wording to state that applications for schemes should be submitted by properly constituted groups

-       That the reference to the requirement to be fully match funded for schemes in excess of £50,000 be changed to “ideally, should be significantly match funded”.

2)            That the final wording be delegated to the Planning Policy Manager in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Development.

3)            That Cabinet agrees the Terms of Reference for the operation of a CIL Spending Panel as set out in Appendix 3 of the report subject to the above.

4)            That Cabinet review the arrangements after a year of operation.

5)         That the CIL Task Group be thanked for the work carried out on the scheme.

Reason for Decision

1)    To ensure that Cabinet agree to adopt the arrangements in the CIL Governance and Spending document attached as Appendix 1.

2)    That Cabinet agrees the Terms of Reference for the operation of a CIL Spending Panel as at Appendix 3.

3)    To ensure that monies allocated are distributed to properly constituted bodies, and to ensure key proposals were not set aside due to problems with match funding.

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The Planning Policy Manager presented the report of the CIL Governance and Spending Task Group and the Regeneration and Development Panel.  The report proposed a scheme for allocating funds collected through the CIL and a final version of the proposed priorities and detail for the implementation of the scheme were presented for the Cabinet to agree.

Under standing order 34 Councillor Parish, Chair of the CIL Working Group in speaking in support of the report stressed that all elements of it had been agreed unanimously by members of the working group, and it had been supported by the Regeneration and Development Panel.  He commented that the Task Group had indicated that they would wish to monitor its implementation.

It was acknowledged that monitoring would be carried out by the Panel so the issue of the working group continuing would be a matter for the Panel to decide.

Councillor Parish also commented on the role of the CIL spending panel as he saw it that the panel would consider the local and community projects and Cabinet members the strategic ones.

Under standing order 34 Councillor Morley suggested that the Panel may wish to test the algorithm when monitoring it.

In discussing the proposals Cabinet agreed that the following points should be included with the final wording to be delegated to officers in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Development:

·         that any groups applying for funding should be properly constituted.

·         That the wording requiring match funding be amended to “ideally should be match funded”.  This would permit the deciding body to make any final decisions.

Cabinet also agreed that it should review its operation after a year of operation.

The Cabinet acknowledged the work of and thanked the Task Group.

RESOLVED:             

1)    That the arrangements in the CIL Governance and Spending document attached as Appendix 1 to the report be agreed with the following amendments,

-       Wording to state that applications for schemes should be submitted by properly constituted groups

-       That the reference to the requirement to be fully match funded for schemes in excess of £50,000 be changed to “ideally, should be significantly match funded”.

2)    That the final wording be delegated to the Planning Policy Manager in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Development.

3)    That Cabinet agrees the Terms of Reference for the operation of a CIL Spending Panel as set out in Appendix 3 of the report subject to the above.

4)    That Cabinet review the arrangements after a year of operation.

5)    That the CIL Task Group be thanked for the work carried out on the scheme.

Reason for Decision

1)    To ensure that Cabinet agree to adopt the arrangements in the CIL Governance and Spending document attached as Appendix 1.

2)    That Cabinet agrees the Terms of Reference for the operation of a CIL Spending Panel as at Appendix 3.

3)    To ensure that monies allocated are distributed to properly constituted bodies, and to ensure key proposals were not set aside due to problems with match funding.