Agenda item

This report gives an update on the progress of funding bids submitted to both schemes including any resulting capital or revenue implications for the Council should the bids be successful.

Members considered the Project Update – Growing Fenland & CCC Capital Community Fund report. 

Members made comments, asked questions and received responses as follows:

·         Councillor Hoy expressed her disappointment to receive an email stating that the Wisbech Water Park was not going to be discussed at the January meeting of the CPCA as advised in the report. This was due to an administrative error although she was unclear as to what that was; the park had been discussed at a previous meeting where a few points had been raised for clarity which had since been addressed.  She therefore asked that the Water Park be put forward to the meeting in March as a matter of urgency. Councillor Boden responded that he understands the administrative error took place within the CPCA and he has taken this up with the Mayor to understand what has happened. He confirmed that the next meeting in which the application can be considered will be March and it should only be a formality to be approved.

·         Councillor Tierney said that seeing as members of the public watch these committee meetings, it is good to highlight so many projects going forward so they can see the breadth and scope of what is happening.

Cabinet AGREED to note the content of the report and projects due to be submitted to the next CPCA Board Meeting on 27.01.21 as set out in appendix E.

CCC Capital Communities Fund:

·           No further action required

Growing Fenland:

·           Capital and/or revenue costs as set out below were approved at the FDC Cabinet meeting held on 14 December 2020.  However, Cabinet AGREED to note confirmations of CPCA funding requested in the table below.

·           The Chatteris Skills Development submission will now be deferred to the March CPCA Board Meeting as additional information has been requested. Cabinet notes that the Wisbech Water Park Project will now also be considered by the CPCA Board at their meeting in March.

·           In addition, a submission has been made to the CPCA for the £900,000 match funding element of the March Future High Street Bid as detailed in point 5.13 and 5.16 in this report and shown in the 2nd table below.  Cabinet considered and AGREED to approve this additional submission to the CPCA.

Additional bid submission not detailed in Cabinet report tabled on 14 December 2020: