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Exeter City Council Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement

Meeting: 06/10/2020 - Executive (Item 97)

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To consider the report of the Director City Development, Housing & Supporting People.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Agreed:

 

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

 

(1)  approve the publication of the Infrastructure List presented in Appendix 1 of the report, along with the other requisite information in the Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement;

 

(2)  note the Scheme of Delegation review, as set out in Min. No. 102 below, for the proposed delegated arrangements for reviewing and publishingthe Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement; and

 

(3)  include the following words in Appendix 1 of the report:-

 

·         Supporting and embedding culture as part of Liveable Exeter infrastructure projects;

·         Supporting Major cultural investment projects as identified by the Cultural Compact; and

·         Delivering on the aims and objectives of Exeter’s Cultural Strategy.

 

Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.

 

 

Minutes:

The Executive received the report which sought approval for the publication of the Infrastructure List, as part of an Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement (AIFS). The AIFS regulations dictated that the AIFS must be published by 31 December 2020 and include other, purely factual, information about CIL and Section 106 Agreements.

 

The Portfolio Holder for Communities and Culture moved an amendment to the recommendations, to include the following words in Appendix 1 of the report presented at the meeting:-

 

·         Supporting and embedding culture as part of Liveable Exeter infrastructure projects;

·         Supporting Major cultural investment projects as identified by the Cultural Compact; and

·         Delivering on the aims and objectives of Exeter’s Cultural Strategy.

Members noted that the statement helped inform the public that spend on infrastructure improvements was vital to enhance and support ongoing developments across the city.

 

Following the discussion, Councillor Ghusain moved, seconded by Councillor Sutton, the amended recommendation with the inclusion of the additional wording for Appendix 1 in the report, which was voted upon and unanimously supported.

 

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

 

(1)  approve the publication of the Infrastructure List presented in Appendix 1 of the report, along with the other requisite information in the Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement;

 

(2)  note the Scheme of Delegation review, as set out in Min. No. 102 below, for the proposed delegated arrangements for reviewing and publishingthe Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement; and

 

(3)  support the inclusion of the following words in Appendix 1 of the report:-

 

·         Supporting and embedding culture as part of Liveable Exeter infrastructure projects;

·         Supporting Major cultural investment projects as identified by the Cultural Compact; and

·         Delivering on the aims and objectives of Exeter’s Cultural Strategy.