Agenda item - Moulsecoomb Hub and Housing project

That Cabinet

1)           agrees a full construction budget for the Moulsecoomb Housing project, as set out in the Part 2 Report

2)           delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into relevant contracts for the construction of the Moulsecoomb Hub and Housing Project, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing & New Homes

3)           in the event of a successful application for funding, delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into a Grant Funding Agreement for Brownfield Infrastructure and Land (BIL) fund

4)           delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into any Contracts required to access Homes England Grant Funding for the residential development

134.1   Cabinet considered a report that sought approval for a full construction budget for the residential scheme, and approval to enter into relevant contracts subject to project costs clearing the Council’s financial hurdles.

134.2   Councillors Taylor, Muten, Robinson, Rowkins, Robins and Sankey asked questions on the report and contributed to the debate.

134.3   Resolved-

That Cabinet

1)             agrees a full construction budget for the Moulsecoomb Housing project, as set out in the Part 2 Report

2)             delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into relevant contracts for the construction of the Moulsecoomb Hub and Housing Project, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing & New Homes

3)             in the event of a successful application for funding, delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into a Grant Funding Agreement for Brownfield Infrastructure and Land (BIL) fund

4)             delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into any Contracts required to access Homes England Grant Funding for the residential development