Issue - meetings

Councillor Draycott submits a report recommending a programme of projects and service improvements to be carried out this financial year using this Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF). The Fund has to be used in partnership with the Local Strategic Partnership for Leicester but in its absence for this year, the Leicester Regeneration Agency was used. The Cabinet are recommended to agree the year one NRF programme, and to ask the Director of Housing working with the Leicester Regeneration Agency (NRF) Task Group to create an evaluation and monitoring framework for the programme that is linked directly to the Council’s financial regulations and the Public Sector Agreement and Community Plan targets.

Councillor Draycott submitted a revised report recommending a programme of projects and service improvements to be carried out this financial year using the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.

It was noted that the fund had to be used in partnership with the Local Strategic Partnership for Leicester but in its absence this year, Leicester Regeneration Agency was used.

RESOLVED:

(1)that the Year One Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Programme, as detailed in the supporting information of the report be approved and the related expenditure be authorised without further Cabinet approval under Standing Orders and Financial Regulations;

(2)that the Director of Housing working with the Leicester Regeneration Agency Neighbourhood Renewal Task Group, create an evaluation and monitoring framework programme that is linked directly to the Council’s Financial Regulations and the Public Service Agreement and Community Plan targets;

(3)that the Director of Housing produce a map of the first year spend for the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and circulate this to all Ward Councillors;

(4)that there be progress reports submitted to the Cabinet; and

(5)that the report be referred to the relevant Scrutiny Committee  for information, any comments from the Scrutiny Committee regarding the Years Two and Three programmes to be welcomed.