Agenda item

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet

1. Approve the indicative programme and provisional allocations of the Community Recovery Fund Grant of £600,000 as follows:
   1. £62,975 to cover the costs incurred by the Council in responding to the events on the 4 August.
   2. £15,000 towards the delivery of a restorative justice project.
   3. £10,000 to provide resources to support Manvers Community Recovery.
   4. £10,000 to provide a community cohesion workforce development programme.
   5. £180,000 to establish a community cohesion ‘Rotherham Together’ fund.
   6. £57,000 to appoint a strategic cohesion co-ordinator for the borough.
   7. £25,831 to put in place lived experience educators.
   8. £30,000 to provide a community events programme.
   9. £62,358 to provide activities for children and young people.
   10. £25,800 for Together for Tomorrow, providing educational initiatives to support schools.
   11. £30,000 to deliver a series of Challenge events aimed at uniting young people from diverse backgrounds through positive activities. 
   12. £45,000 to improve the safety of town centre events by investing in hostile vehicle mitigation.
   13. £20,000 to invest in improving street lighting through a pilot initiative.
   14. £10,000 to develop a system for recruiting, facilitating and mobilising volunteers to respond to crisis situations and contribute to public events.

2. To enter into supplementary provisions to the Infrastructure Support Services 2024 – 2027 Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the provision of the relevant elements set out in recommendation 1.

3. Delegate authority to the Assistant Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to determine revised and final allocations for the Community Recovery Fund Grant.