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RESOLVED: that
Cabinet:
a)   
noted the update on delivery of the Northampton
Towns Fund Leisure Project; 
b)   
noted the decisions taken by the Leader of the
Council set out at Appendix A.
 
REASONS RESOLVED:
·        
Where decisions that would otherwise be taken by the
Leader and Cabinet have been taken by the Leader alone, in the
interests of transparency, the decision is reported to the next
available meeting of the Cabinet.
·        
The decision taken provided the authority for the
Council to:

a)   
approve the Outline Business Case for the Market
Walk Shopping Centre project

b)   
note that Northampton Forward have approved the
substitution of the grant allocation for Emporium Way to be
allocated to the Market Walk Shopping Centre project.

c)   
delegate to the Head of Major Projects and
Regeneration authority to take all necessary steps to complete the
grant funding agreement for the Market Walk project and secure the
site development.
·        
The full reasons for the decision taken are set out
in the decision records appended to this report.
 
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
The decision taken was
necessary to ensure the continued proper running of the Council and
its business.