Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Corporate Resources).

The Strategic Director (Corporate Resources) presented the report on the award of grant funding to Triangles Community Centre. The report sought agreement to provide a grant, subject to conditions, to the St Radigund’s Community Centre Company of £150,000 to help fund repairs to the community centre building.

The grant would provide long term assistance to Triangles as the building had not been well maintained and was not in a good condition. As a result of the grant, repairs could be undertaken and the Council would look to provide support to Triangles in bidding for other funding (including a letter of support). The grant would be drawn down as needed following a survey of the buildings condition and on planning permission being granted. As an immediate measure the Council had agreed to advance £10,000 to repair the boilers and keep the community centre operating.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Corporate Resources)

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Corporates Resources and Performance

It was agreed that the payment of a grant in the sum of £150,000 to St Radigund’s Community Centre Company be approved, subject to:

(i)            Conditions being attached to the grant requiring it to be used to pay for repairs to the community centre building, to be agreed with the Council through the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources and Performance.

(ii)           The proposed development of interim housing on the Triangles land being granted planning consent; and

(iii)          The lease on the land shown hatched on the plan attached at Appendix 1 to the report being surrendered to the Council for £1.