Decisions

To award funds of £360,620 to Lincolnshire Community Foundation and £66,682 to Lincolnshire YMCA for the GRASSroots and Empowering Rural Communities projects respectively.

To award £803,131 of the council’s allocation of UK Shared Prosperity Funding and Rural Prosperity Funding to Grants 4 Growth 2

That the Council awards a contract to C.E.L Group Ltd for the refurbishment of the windows at The Square at an estimated tendered cost of £235,642.10

1. To approve the business case and approve the acquisition of 7 affordable homes within Holbeach, for the HRA.
2. To delegate to the Assistant Director Strategic Growth & Development, in consultation with Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate Development) and S151, to agree the contractual matters (including the terms and conditions which may represent a minor variation to the scheme approved in the business case) such as signing the contract/transfer documents and other incidental actions that may be required, and approving the associated due diligence and valuation required to purchase the properties, and to identify this scheme as a named scheme in the capital programme, in accordance with the approved budget.

That the recommendations, as detailed in the exempt report be agreed.

1)    That the Pre-application Consultation Group be re-established for the period 2023-2027 without amendment to its terms of reference and that the Group be politically balanced; and that substitutions be permitted where members form part of a political group subject to (i) substitutions applying for the individual meetings only and (ii) the group leader or nominated representative submitting details to the Assistant Director – Governance by noon on the day of the meeting or at least 3 hours before the meetings, whichever is the sooner;

2)    That the ICT Councillor Working Group be re-established for the period 2023-2027 without amendment to its terms of reference; and substitutions be permitted (including for the Portfolio Holder with responsibility for ICT) where members form part of a political group subject to (i) substitutions applying for individual meetings only and (ii) the group leader or nominated representative submitting details to the Assistant Director – Governance by noon on the day of the meeting, or at least 3 hours before the meeting, whichever is the earlier;

3)    That membership of both of the above, following nominations provided by Group leaders, be agreed as follows, with vacancies being filled at a later date:

To accept the grant funding from DCMS via Lawn Tennis Association and approve the necessary budgets.

1)    That the grant award from the LTA of £101,000 to refurbish the tennis courts at Ayscoughfee be accepted;

2)    That the grant conditions attached to the award be accepted;

3)    That it be noted that the s151 Officer has previously already approved the necessary match funding of £20,000 using their delegated powers;

4)    That the scheme be added to the Council’s Capital Programme, given that the s151 Officer has confirmed that in doing so there will be no ‘material impact on the Council’s budget’; and

5)    That the necessary Exemption to Contract Procedure Rules be approved, as delivery of the works will be undertaken by a contractor directly appointed by the LTA.

That delegated authority is approved for the Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate Development (s151 officer) to enter into the Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Levelling-Up, Communities and Housing, so as to formally secure the council’s award of £20,000,000 in funds through the Levelling Up Fund for the South Holland Health and Wellbeing Hub project.