Decision details

To endorse the three year £15.6m LEGI programme, note various capital grant schemes and the disposal of Hillside School as part of the programme, delegate decisions on expenditure in line with the approved Officer Delegation Scheme and agree terms of reference for the LEGI Programme Management Board  

The Director of Development submitted a report on the successful outcome of the Round 2 Leeds LEGI bid.

RESOLVED-

(a)  That the three year programme set out in the bid and the indicative funding allocations detailed in Appendix A to the report be endorsed.

(b)  That the £500,000 grant and the disposal of the former Hillside Primary School as set out in Appendix B to the report be noted.

(c)  That it be noted that decisions on expenditure will be made by the Director of Development in consultation with the LEGI Board

(d)  That reports on progress of implementation be brought to this Board as appropriate.

(Councillor Harris declared a personal and prejudicial interest in this decision as a Fellow of Leeds School of Entrepreneurship.  He also declared a personal and prejudicial interest in the decision referred to in minute 215 in relation to his business interests and left the meeting during the discussion and voting  on both matters)

LEGI Practitioners Group (21 Feb 2007 )and the LEGI Programme Board (8 March 2007)