Issue - meetings

Key Decision

That (A) the proposed process for allocating s106 payments arising from the Bishop’s Stortford North housing development for sports investments be noted;

(B)     authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive and the Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing to agree the final details of the process including the application, evaluation, award, terms and conditions and the agreement, etc; and

(C)     authority be delegated to the Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing to determine funding awards to organisations.

The Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing submitted a report proposing a process for the allocation of Section 106 funding arising from the Bishop’s Stortford North housing development.  He also proposed the use of this framework for future allocations of S106 sports investments across the District as they arise.

The Executive Member outlined the identified demand for sports facilities which far exceeded the funding streams available, thus necessitating the need for a clear process to allocate resources that would address key needs.  He referred to the timetable for the funding becoming available and the priority criteria identified in the Sports Investment Strategy.

The proposals for the application process and form were detailed in Essential Reference Papers ‘C’ and ‘D’ of the report submitted.

In response to Members’ comments and questions, the Executive Member referred to the need for a robust process to ensure that funding was sustainable and would help sports organisations to become self-sufficient.

Councillor E Buckmaster moved, and Councillor J Goodeve seconded, a motion that the recommendations now detailed, be approved.  After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

The Executive approved the proposals now detailed.

RESOLVED - that (A) the proposed process for allocating s106 payments arising from the Bishop’s Stortford North housing development for sports investments be noted;

(B)       authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive and the Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing to agree the final details of the process including the application, evaluation, award, terms and conditions and the agreement, etc; and

(C)       authority be delegated to the Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing to determine funding awards to organisations.