Decision

(1)     that retrospective approval be given to accept the grant offer from Salix for the amount of £3,055,000 for the installation of air source heat pumps at Tipton Leisure Centre and Tipton Sports Academy;

(2)     that approval be given for the Council to provide match funding for the grant, to the total of £449,280 sourced through prudential borrowing, as profiled in the medium term financial plan;

(3)     that delegated approval be given to the Executive Director for Place, to appoint Leisure Energy via a direct award through the UK Leisure framework to design and install the heat pump project;

(4)     that delegated approval be given to the Executive Director for Place in consultation with the Executive Director of Finance and Transformation to determine whether the project continues to represent value for money once the design phase is concluded. If the value for money has substantially deteriorated, a further report will be brought to Cabinet.