On 14 February 2023, Cabinet:-
(i) Authorised the acceptance of the
Homelessness Prevention Grant Top-Up Winter 2022-23 of £1,156,671 for the
financial year 2022-2023;
(ii) Authorised the expenditure programme set
out in 7.3.2 which focuses upon homeless prevention activities;
(iii) Delegated authority to the Acting
Director, Housing Solutions and Support Service following consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Housing & Homelessness, to use any unallocated Grant as
permitted under any grant conditions to make further adjustments as necessary
to ensure full utilisation of this grant;
(iv) Delegated the approval of procurement
strategies for any projects arising from the recommendations in the report
above the procurement threshold of £177,897 and also delegated the award of any
contracts to the Acting Strategic Director for City Housing in conjunction with
the Assistant Director, Procurement (or their delegate), the Strategic
Director, Council Management (or their delegate) and the City Solicitor and
Monitoring Officer (or their delegate);
(v) Authorised the City Solicitor (or their
delegate) to negotiate and complete any agreements to give effect to the above
decisions.
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