Decision details

(R&E) Levelling Up Fund - Leisure Economy. Partner Funding Agreements

Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Rotherham Council has secured £20m to support the leisure economy across the Borough from the first round of the Levelling Up Fund. This funding will deliver 6 individual capital projects, 4 of which will be delivered by partners (Maltby Academy, Gullivers Resorts, Magna Trust, Wentworth Woodhouse).

The Council will oversee the projects from a monitoring perspective, but the projects will be wholly delivered by the partners.

To facilitate delivery, funding agreements will be put in place allowing funding to be drawdown against a set of specific deliverables.

 

The report will seek permission for the Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration & Transport to exercise the delegation: “Bidding for external funding and grant aid, special financial packages for economic development/regeneration for both revenue and capital schemes, and their subsequent implementation” and sign the 4 agreements.

Decision:

 

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

 

Date of Decision:

 

26 May 2022

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

 

Simon Moss Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration & Transport

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

 

Strategic Director of Regeneration Sub-Scheme of Delegation

 

Bidding for external funding and grant aid, special financial packages for economic development/regeneration for both revenue and capital schemes, and their subsequent implementation.

 

Brief Description of Decision: 

That Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration & Transport signs the Funding Agreements to enable the delivery of the partner-led Levelling Up - Leisure Economy projects.

 

Reasons for the Decision:

 

 

Rotherham Council has secured £20m to support the leisure economy across the Borough from the first round of the Levelling Up Fund. This funding will deliver 6 individual capital projects, 4 of which will be delivered by partners (Maltby Academy, Gulliver’s Resorts, Magna Trust, Wentworth Woodhouse).

 

The Council will oversee the projects from a monitoring perspective, but the projects will be wholly delivered by the partners.

 

To facilitate the delivery of partner projects, funding agreements will be put in place allowing funding to be drawdown against a set of specific deliverables.

 

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

 

The option to replicate the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and Rotherham Council funding agreement has been discounted as in the case of partner projects this is not considered to offer comprehensive protection of public funds.

The council could have assumed direct delivery of the projects however it is deemed more appropriate that partners project manage at their individual sites.

The recommended option to sign the attached Funding Agreements will enable the drawdown of invoiced sums in line with agreed spend, delivery plans and specified project outputs.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

 

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

The report of the Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration & Transport - Levelling Up Fund – Leisure Economy. Partner Funding Agreements

 

 

I certify that this is a true record of the executive decision in relation to sign the Funding Agreements in order to enable the delivery of the partner-led Levelling Up - Leisure Economy projects.

 

Signed by the Decision Maker   

                                 

Dated: 26May 2022

Name: Simon Moss

Job Title: Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration & Transport

 

 

Publication date: 30/05/2022

Date of decision: 26/05/2022

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