Decision details

Morley Towns Fund Accelerated Funding

Reference: D52505

Decision Maker: Director of City Development

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Acceptance of grant funding allocated to Leeds by MHCLG for towns that have been selected to bid into the Towns Fund. Grant funding for Morley will cover the following projects in advance of a larger bid for the Towns Fund:

•  Town centre public realm improvement schemes

•  Parks improvements

•  Cultural and public art projects

Decision:

The Director of City Development:

a) Noted the contents of this report.

b) Approved the spend of £750,000 of grant funding on capital schemes in Morley

c) Agreed to exempt the report from call in due to the extremely tight timescales in delivering the capital schemes within the current financial year as required by the MHCLG grant.

Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

Wards Affected: Morley North; Morley South;

If exempt from Call-In, the reason why Call-In would prejudice the interests of the Council or the public:: It is has been recommended and agreed to exempt the report from call in due to the extremely tight timescales in delivering the capital schemes within the current financial year as required by the MHCLG grant.

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Briefings with relevant Members.

 

Highways to undertake survey, web-based and/or face-to-face consultation on schemes subject to social-distancing and Covid management measures.

Consultees

Executive Member for Climate Change, Transport and Sustainable Development, local businesses and residents and Ward Members.

Contact: Daniel Broadbent, Regeneration Officer 0113 378 8803 Email: daniel.broadbent@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 25/11/2020

Date of decision: 03/12/2020

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