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Decision details

Allocation of Neighbourhood CIL Funding

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Cabinet decision is being sought with respect to Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy Funding as follows:
•Allocation towards two urgent projects to support impacts of covid upon community facilities namely £49,650 to Care Support Merton for promoting digital equality for carers and £35,000 to the Citizens Advice Bureau to cover an additional Debt Advisor or General Advisor to address capacity challenges.
•With respect of a proposal for £300,000 funding towards Morden Town Centre improvements EITHER:
option 1 – approve the allocation
OR
option 2 – defer the decision so that it can be taken alongside the decision to allocate funding to proposals submitted to the 2021 Neighbourhood CIL bidding round on the basis that the improvements are delivered by 31 March 2022.

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the allocation of Neighbourhood CIL funding towards two urgent projects to support impacts of Covid-19 upon community facilities namely £49,650 to Carers Support Merton for promoting digital equality for carers and £45,000 to the Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth to cover an additional Debt Advisor or General Advisor dedicated to Merton to address capacity challenges be approved.

2.    That the allocation of £300,000 Neighbourhood CIL funding towards Morden Town Centre improvements be approved.

3.    That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Environment and Housing to allocate up to £20,000 Neighbourhood CIL funding to the purchasing of IT equipment including devices and other items to support school pupils across the borough in accessing internet based learning from home required due to Covid, in line with Cabinet’s agreed Neighbourhood Fund criteria.

Report author: Tim Catley

Publication date: 11/11/2020

Date of decision: 09/11/2020

Decided at meeting: 09/11/2020 - Cabinet

Effective from: 17/11/2020

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