Decision details

RESOLVED:

That Full Council agreed to:-

1.

discontinue the following Programme and Project Boards:

a.   Strategic Regeneration Board

b.   Local Development Scheme Board

c.   The Four Area Regeneration Boards (West, North, East and South)

d.   The Chard Regeneration Project Board

2.

establish a Strategic Development Board with the remit and membership as set out in paragraphs 6.1 to 6.5;

3.

establish a Chard Regeneration Programme Board with the remit and membership as set out in paragraphs 6.6 to 6.16;

4.

establish a Yeovil Regeneration Programme Board with the remit and membership as set out in paragraphs 6.6 to 6.16;

5.

establish a Wincanton Regeneration Programme Board with the remit and membership set out in paragraphs 6.6 to 6.16;

6.

the principle of delegating a Gross Spend and Net Cost budget to the Regeneration Programme Boards as outlined in section 7 of this report, and delegated authority to S151 Officer to approve funding arrangements for Gross and Net arrangements;

7.

the principle of prioritising Business Rates Pooling gains for Regeneration Programmes;

8.

the constitution and financial procedure rules to be amended to reflect the proposed delegations.

Reason:

To focus the Council’s strategic development of the District including regeneration, economic development, infrastructure and housing.