Purpose

To determine a request from the Arun and
Rother Rivers Trust for funding towards a three year project to
protect the Ems, Hambrook and Lavant through catchment wide
enhancements

Content

*RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL:
 

1.   
That Cabinet recommends to Council
that funding for the Arun and Rother Rivers Trust’s (ARRT)
Chalk Stream Resilience project of £180,000 (£60,000
per year for three years) is allocated from General Fund
Reserves.
 
RESOLVED
 

2.   
That the Director of Planning and
Environment is authorised to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement
with ARRT to secure the funding and governance
arrangements.

3.   
That approval of the release of the
allocated funding for years 2 and 3 is delegated to the Director of
Planning and Environment, following consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Environmental Strategy, following an annual review of
the project’s performance.