Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development seeking approval to submit a Stage 2 bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) under the Skills for the Future Initiative in order to progress the development and delivery of the Re-making Leeds project. Stage 2 of the process will incorporate a detailed training plan to be submitted by 31^st December 2013, and the report seeks agreement for the Council to act as administrator and accountable body for the operation of the bid. Additionally, approval is sought to incur the necessary expenditure of up to £810,300 for the works, as proposed within the report.

The Director of City Development submitted a report seeking approval to submit a Stage 2 bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) under the Skills for the Future Initiative in order to progress the development and delivery of the Re-making Leeds project. Stage 2 of the process would incorporate a detailed training plan to be submitted by 31^st December 2013, and the report sought agreement for the Council to act as administrator and accountable body for the operation of the bid. Additionally, approval was also sought to incur the necessary expenditure of up to £810,300.

The Board welcomed the initiative, and responding to a Member’s enquiry regarding the level of job opportunities which would be available to those participating in the training, officers undertook to provide the Member in question with further information. 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the submission of a Stage 2 bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Skills for the Future initiative, based on the programme outlined in the submitted report be approved.

(b)  That approval be given to the Council acting as the accountable body for the bid, subject to Stage 2 being approved, and that authority be given to spend £810,300 on the activity outlined in the submitted report.