Decision - One Public Estate Programme Application

1)           That the Board give retrospective approval to the Greater Brighton OPE Expression of Interest.

2)           That the Board nominate Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) to act as the lead authority; to be the main point of contact for the partnership in completing the final Service and Assets Delivery Plan and to be responsible for co-ordinating the activity delivered by the intended OPE partnership.

3)           That the Board permit BHCC to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the OPE programme, which agrees funding for the next stage of the application process and commits to producing a final detailed Service and Assets Delivery Plan by 29 July 2016.

4)           That the Board agree that £25,000 of the £50,000 capacity funding awarded for this stage of the application process be used to appoint a full-time consultant to establish the Greater Brighton Property Board and produce the City Region’s final detailed Service and Assets Delivery Plan within the required timescale.