Issue - meetings

This report provides an update on the approved Welcome Back Fund application by Fleet BID as well as introducing a new application.  This report also provides an amendment to one of Yateley Town Council’s approved Welcome Back Fund applications.

RECOMMENDATION

That Cabinet:

1.      Approves Fleet BID’s new application for promotional videos for Fleet town centre to progress to the next stage of the Welcome Back Fund process.

2.      Approves Yateley Town Council’s amended application to purchase addition wildflower turf to progress to the next stage of the Welcome Back Fund process.

DECISION

That Cabinet:

1.       Approved Fleet BID’s new application for promotional videos for Fleet town centre to progress to the next stage of the Welcome Back Fund process.

2.       Approved Yateley Town Council’s amended application to purchase addition wildflower turf to progress to the next stage of the Welcome Back Fund process.

3.       Approved that the review and approval of any future applications be delegated to the Portfolio Holder (Leader) in consultation with the Joint Chief Executive. Any approved applications using this process would be submitted as an Executive Decision to provide the opportunity for call in.

This report provided a new Welcome Back Fund application by Fleet BID.  This report also provided an amendment to one of Yateley Town Council’s approved Welcome Back Fund applications.

Councillor Oliver moved an additional recommendation regarding the future approval of applications as the time remaining in the scheme made approval at Cabinet difficult to schedule, that there were significant funds still available to apply for, and that the approval process would be more efficient if it were delegated. A potential new market bid through Fleet Town Council was cited. If there were any other late applications these would also be difficult to approve at Cabinet due to the timescales involved.

The opportunity to apply for current unallocated funds would be advertised to Town and Parish Councils so that further applications could be made by them in the time remaining.

Members discussed the Fleet Bid application with Sue Tilley around how the planned videos would be used and how success criteria would be evaluated, and the next steps of the process.

DECISION

That Cabinet:

1.       Approved Fleet BID’s new application for promotional videos for Fleet town centre to progress to the next stage of the Welcome Back Fund process.

2.       Approved Yateley Town Council’s amended application to purchase addition wildflower turf to progress to the next stage of the Welcome Back Fund process.

3.       Approved that the review and approval of any future applications be delegated to the Portfolio Holder (Leader) in consultation with the Joint Chief Executive. Any approved applications using this process would be submitted as an Executive Decision to provide the opportunity for call in.