Agenda item

Report E/21/5 report outlines the ambitions of the Tadcaster Community Sports Trust (TCST) to develop a multi-sport and community hub in Tadcaster and details of the request for funding support for the project.

The Lead Executive Member for Place Shaping presented the report outlined the ambitions of the Tadcaster Community Sports Trust (TCST) to develop a multi-sport and community hub in Tadcaster and details of the request for funding support for the project.

It was noted that the appended plan was indicative only, was the result of ideas put together by the Trust and would be shaped by further engagement and consultation by the Trust. The Executive was supportive of the proposals and it was proposed an initial grant of £30k be provided with the rest of funding being a decision for Full Council to determine.

In response to a query relating to the financial figures in the report, the Director of Economic Regeneration and Place clarified that the figure of £192k included an additional sum of £10k for business planning.

Different recommendations to the ones outlined the report were read out by the Leader of the Council and these were proposed and seconded before being voted upon.

RESOLVED:

i)                To approve a grant, subject to appropriate conditions, of £30k to be funded from the Commissioning Contingency Fund; and

ii)              To delegate authority to the Director of Economic Regeneration and Place in consultation with the Leader of the Council to enter into a grant funding agreement between Selby District Council and Tadcaster Community Sports Trust (TCST) to secure achievement of agreed key deliverables from the £30k payment, by imposition of appropriate conditions; and

iii)             To recommend to Council (on the understanding that it is wholly a matter for Council to determine) that the remainder of the requested amount of £162k be awarded to TCST; and

iv)             To recommend to Council that authority be then delegated to the Director of Economic Regeneration and Place in consultation with the Leader of the Council to enter into a grant funding agreement between Selby District Council and Tadcaster Community Sports Trust (TCST) to secure achievement of agreed key deliverables from the £162k payment, by imposition of appropriate conditions.

REASON FOR DECISION:

Use of Programme For Growth funding which is unallocated to projects is subject to Full Council resolution as per the Full Council recommendations in section 71 (v, vi) of 20^th February 2020 to enable all councillors to have a considered input to review existing and newly considered projects under P4G.

The recommendations support Tadcaster Community Sports Trust to deliver services to the local community. This is in support of the Council Plan priorities to make Selby District ‘a great place’ to live, enjoy and grow and a Council delivering ‘great value’ including through a mixed-economy model.  It also reflects the principles in the Council Plan of being collaborative (we will be outward-focused and work with others to get things done), community focussed (we will empower and involve people in decisions about their area and their services) and well-being led (we will consider the impact on encouraging healthy life choices in our decision-making)

It also aligns well with a key delivery priority in the Council Plan to:

‘Develop a long-term programme of market town regeneration to support the development of vibrant town centres and places in Selby, Tadcaster and Sherburn and the provision of high quality leisure, service and accommodation offers for residents, visitors and businesses’.

The recommendations are offered on the basis that the progress of the project is subject to stringent conditions and overview to ensure viability of the project and to ensure effective use of public funding, and leverage of further external funding to support development and delivery.