Issue - meetings
Future High Streets Fund Update
Meeting: 30/06/2022 - Cabinet (Item 13)
13 Future High Streets Fund Update 
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(Report of the Leader of the Council)
Minutes:
Report of the Leader of the Council to update Cabinet on the progress of the Future High Streets Fund programme.
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RESOLVED: |
That Cabinet
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Noted the Report. Corporate Scrutiny have also endorsed the report.
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(Moved by Councillor J Oates and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard) |
Meeting: 14/06/2022 - Infrastructure, Safety and Growth Scrutiny Committee (Item 11)
11 Future High Streets Fund Update PDF 85 KB
(Report of the Leader of the Council)
Minutes:
The Chair welcomed the Leader of the Council, the Assistant Director, Growth & Regeneration and the Future High Streets Fund Project Officer to the meeting for this update on progress on the Future High Streets Fund programme. The Chair thanked the Officers for the recent site visit which they had organised for committee members which had provided good context to members.
The Committee commented and sought and received clarifications in the following areas:
1. In terms of the demolition works the expected duration for these works, where it was reported that demolition for the College Quarter project was expected to take around 22 weeks following which building works were expected to start. In was expected that there would be hoarding in this area for around two years.
2. The extent of the preservation of the historic buildings whilst ensuring these buildings were brought back into use and the cost implications of this, where it was reported that whilst some further survey work had been completed (in respect of the timbers), more remained to be done and following that there would need to be an assessment of what could be maintained and preserved.
3. The importance of the projects in being a catalyst for further investment in the town and the need for the design of new structures to be of quality and to have a positive and confidence building effect.
4. The Committee discussed with the Leader and Officers the funding of the projects and the delivery of value for money, including where projects could deliver benefits in non-cash terms, by generating growth and encouraging footfall in the town centre. It was reported that if the project went outside of budget (including the contingency) then this would require Cabinet and /or Council to consider further.
The Chair thanked the Leader and Officers for their update.
RESOLVED that the Committee endorsed the Report.
(Moved by Councillor S Goodall and seconded by Councillor R Claymore)
