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RESOLVED that Cabinet
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(a)   
welcomes and acknowledges receipt of the Grant
Determination Letter awarding the second tranche of Long Term Plan
for Towns capacity funding in the sum of £200,000 to support
the development of the Long-Term Plan, including additional
community engagement activity;

 

(b)   
allocates up to £30,000 of the funding in (a)
above to support community engagement and consultation in support
of the development and implementation of Clacton’s Long Term
Plan for Towns;

 

(c)   
delegates the authorisation of the spending of the
remaining Long Term Plan for Towns Capacity Payment of up to
£220,000 (as set out in the report) to the Portfolio Holder
for Economic Growth, Regeneration & Tourism following
recommendations from the Town Board on how best to use this money,
in line with Government’s Guidance, to support the
development of their Long-Term Plan;

 

(d)   
subject to (c) above, any such decisions will
require a report in support explaining the projects and will be
made following consultation with the Chief Executive and the
Section 151 Officer, taking into account the latter’s
responsibility to submit a Statement of Grant Usage and an
Assurance Letter to DLUHC;

 

(e)   
welcomes and acknowledges year 2 (2024/25) of the
High Street Accelerator (HSA) Funding offered by the Department for
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to the value of
£187,000 to support improvement of the town centre in Harwich
and Dovercourt;
 

(f)    delegates the
authorisation of the spending of that money in (e) above to the
Leader of the Council, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio
Holder for the specific projects, and the decisions will identify
the impact on resources to delivery across the Council;

 

(g)   welcomes and
acknowledges receipt of the Grant Determination Letter received 8
May 2024 awarding £500,000 funding (£450,000 Capital,
£50,000 Revenue) for the financial year 2024/25 to spend in
line with the expression of interest in support improvements to
green space in Harwich and Dovercourt;
and

 

(h)   delegates the
authorisation of the spending of that money in (g) above to the
Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder
for Leisure and Public Realm; and further delegates entering into a
Memorandum of Understanding for this funding to the Corporate
Director (Place and Economy), in consultation with the Section 151
Officer.