On 29
June 2021, Cabinet:-
(i)
Approved
the FBC attached to the report as Appendix A for the Scheme, and delegated any
changes to the FBC for the Scheme financial expenditure of up to 10% to the
Acting Director, Inclusive Growth;
(ii)
Approved
the procurement strategy and commencement of the procurement activity for the
housing development and associated works for the Scheme using the Homes England
Delivery Partner Panel 3 ((DPP3) Framework Agreement;
(iii) Delegated the approval of the contract
award for the Scheme to the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth in conjunction
with the Assistant Director, Development and Commercial (or their delegate),
the Interim Chief Finance Officer (or their delegate) and the City Solicitor
(or their delegate) subject to the costs being within the FBC approval in
accordance with paragraph 2.1 of the report.
(iv)
Authorised
the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to seek consent from the Secretary of
State under Section 174 of Localism Act 2011, to exclude the new council properties
developed through the Scheme from the Right to Buy pooling requirements, and to
ensure that any capital receipts generated from any future sale of homes under
the Right to Buy are retained by the Council for reinvestment in future housing
delivery;
(v)
Authorised
the Assistant Director, Transport and Connectivity to grant technical approval
of the Scheme highways proposals and progress the preferred option to detailed
design which will be the responsibility of the appointed contractor;
(vi)
Authorised
the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to submit and process all necessary
highway closures and notices required to facilitate the Scheme highlighted in
the FBC and to enter into any appropriate agreements for the creation,
improvement and alterations to highway access to the sites;
(vii)
Delegated to the Acting Director, Inclusive
Growth the power to amend or vary the development boundaries by up to 10% for
the Scheme;
(viii)
Delegated authority to the Acting Director,
Inclusive Growth to submit funding applications to Homes England (HE), West
Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government (MHCLG), European Regional Fund or any other funding agency to
facilitate the scheme development where required;
(ix)
Authorised
the City Solicitor (or their delegate) to take all steps necessary for the
preparation of any documents, to negotiate, execute and complete all necessary
documentation to give effect to the above recommendations.
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