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Business Rate Pool Grant

Meeting: 05/03/2019 - Cabinet (Item 670)

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The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and its appendix and to make the following resolution:

 

That the spend of a Business Rates Pool £70,000 grant award on three cycling projects be authorised.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED BY THE CABINET

 

1.     That the spend of a Business Rates Pool grant award of £70,000 on three cycling projects as identified in the Appendix be authorised.

 

2.     That the Director of Planning and Environment following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment Services be authorised to finalise the detailed spend on the three cycling projects identified in the Appendix, subject to the total spend remaining at £70,000.

Minutes:

Mr Connor introduced the report. Mr Ballard was also present. Mr Connor explained that the CDC Air Quality Action Plan which forms part of the Local Air Management regime continues to promote schemes and initiatives to encourage cycling. He confirmed that CDC had submitted a bid with WSCC and other district and borough councils for Business Rates Pool funding to deliver cycling related projects. The bid was successful and a total of £70,000 was awarded. It was proposed to use the funding for the following three projects:

 

1.     A local cycling and walking infrastructure plan for Chichester.

2.     A feasibility study relating to change of use (to shared use) of the north side of Oaklands Way.

3.     Support towards the Selsey Community Partnership’s project to deliver a commuter friendly Selsey to Chichester cycle path.

 

Mr Ballard was asked to provide answers to the following questions which were circulated to members after the meeting:

 

·       What is the latest update on the S106 committed toucan crossing of Oaklands way, Chichester?

·       In the Infrastructure Business Plan does the Selsey to Chichester cycleway have a timeline against it to attract CIL?

 

Decision

 

The Cabinet then voted unanimously to make the resolutions below.

 

RESOLVED BY THE CABINET

 

1.     That the spend of a Business Rates Pool grant award of £70,000 on three cycling projects as identified in the Appendix be authorised.

 

2.     That the Director of Planning and Environment following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment Services be authorised to finalise the detailed spend on the three cycling projects identified in the Appendix, subject to the total spend remaining at £70,000.


 

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