Decisions

To approve the Housing Delivery Action Plan 2021

It is recommended that the Portfolio Holder approves the Gedling Borough Housing Delivery Action Plan 2021 for publication

To seek approval to agree the rent reviews at set out in this report in respect of the lease to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of Part of Civic Centre dated 11 July 2014.

THAT:
1)Approval is given to agree the rent reviews in the amounts as detailed in the report.
2)Delegates authority to the Head of Regeneration and Welfare to sign a rent review memoranda recording the outcome of the rent reviews for 2018, 2019 and 2020 as per the terms of the Lease.

Nottinghamshire County Council’s Youth Service has offered Gedling BC and other Districts in the County the opportunity to work in partnership with local young people’s activity providers to deliver the Government funded Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) initiative over the Summer school holidays 2021.
The scheme is aimed at young people aged 5 – 16 years that are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), and offers the opportunity for Gedling BC and existing voluntary and other young people’s activity providers to deliver a minimum of 4 hours summer diversionary activity up to 4 days a week, with a healthy food offer included, over the 4 week Summer recess.
Gedling’s allocation of the Countywide grant is £66,300. Additional allocations of HAF funding will be channelled through schools, youth clubs and children’s centres in the Borough. Allowable costs are room hire, activities, healthy (ideally hot), food provision and equipment (capital costs capped at 2%) and management costs (capped at 10%).
Should the Council enter into the funding agreement with the County Council, GBC would be responsible for collating outcomes returns from community partners and reporting those outcomes into NCC on a weekly basis over the four week Summer school holiday period. In addition, a single financial return would need to be submitted by GBC at the end of the Summer programme.
Initial scoping of Leisure Services options for delivery and potential community providers is underway, and ongoing engagement with NCC and community partners to finalise a local delivery plan is prioritised during July 2021. The scheme commencement date is 1st August 2021.
Successful delivery of the HAF Summer scheme is subject to:
•The identification of robust community delivery partners
•Sufficient staff resources being in place to administer, promote and coordinate the scheme.
Proposal
If the Leader of the Council agrees the delivery of the scheme, that the Council enters into a grant agreement with NCC to deliver the HAF scheme for the period 1st August – 31st August 2021.
That the Communities and Leisure Teams work with Gedling community partners to establish a programme of high quality holiday diversionary activities with a healthy food offer, targeted at children aged 5 -16 years that are either eligible for Free School Meals, or on the borderline of eligibility.
That the Council establishes a budget of £66,300 to which HAF funding can be directed in order to deliver the programme.

Recommendation(s)
THAT the Leader of the Council:
1)Approves the scheme for collaborative delivery of a Holiday Activities and Food (“HAF”) initiative over the summer holidays as detailed in this report.
2)Approves the establishment of a budget of £66,300 fully funded by external grant, to facilitate allocation of resources to the scheme.

The purpose of this report is:
1)To seek approval to implement the Additional Restrictions Grant scheme in accordance with the latest government guidance;
2)To adopt the local scheme known as the Gedling Borough Council Additional Restrictions Grant - Business Support Scheme 2021/22 to act as guidance for the administration of the approved grants;
3)To delegate, to the Director responsible for Revenues Services, the authority to determine grant eligibility, in accordance with the Government’s guidance and the Council’s Additional Restrictions Grant – Business Support Scheme 2021/22.
4)To delegate, to the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Reputation, the authority to determine grant eligibility and award value, in cases where it is considered that there are exceptional reasons to provide support for organisations, which are not specified as qualifying businesses within the Additional Restrictions Grant – Business Support Scheme 2021/22, but which provide key benefit to the local economy of the Borough of Gedling.
5)To establish the budget to allow the payment of the grants.

Recommendation(s)
THAT:
1)the Additional Restrictions Grant scheme is implemented in accordance with the latest government guidance;
2)the local scheme known as the Gedling Borough Council Additional Restrictions Grant - Business Support Scheme 2021/22 is adopted to act as guidance for the administration of the approved grants;
3)a delegation is provided to the Director responsible for Revenues Services, for the determination of grant eligibility and payment award, in accordance with the Government’s guidance and the Council’s Additional Restrictions Grant - Business Support Scheme 2021/22 with the exception of those grant awards delegated to the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Reputation as detailed at 4 below;
4)a delegation is provided to the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Reputation, for the determination of grant eligibility and award value, in cases where it is considered that there are exceptional reasons to provide support for organisations, which are not specified as qualifying businesses in the Additional Restrictions Grant - Business Support Scheme 2021/22 but which provide key benefit to the local economy of the Borough of Gedling;
5)that a budget of £623,800 is established by virement to allow the payment of the grants, to be funded by Government grant.

To give permission for the Friends of Breck Hill park to hold a Picnic in the park event at Breck Hill park on 17h July between 10am and 2pm

That the Friends group be allowed to hold their Picnic in the park at Breck Hill park on the above date and time. Estimated attendance: 100.
This decision is dependent on correct insurance, risk assessment including any relevant Covid controls and the issue of a user licence agreement indemnifying Gedling Borough Council in the event of accident for any activities held on the land

To request approval to enter into a contract to provide grounds maintenance services to an existing client, Calverton Parish Council, for a period of one year commencing on 1 April 2021.

THAT:
Approval is given for the Council to enter into a one year contract with Calverton Parish Council to provide grounds maintenance services from 1st April 2021.

To seek approval to provide a grant of £10,000 to WE R HERE, a grant of £40,000 to Citizens Advice Nottingham and District and a grant of £5,000 to Gedling Play Forum, to be expended by the three organisations during the period April 2021 – March 2022 for the purposes as set out in this report.

THAT:
1.The Portfolio Holder approves the giving of a £10,000 grant to WE R HERE, a £40,000 grant to Citizens Advice Nottingham and District and a £5,000 grant to Gedling Play Forum to be expended by the organisations in the financial year 2020/21
2.The Portfolio Holder authorises the Corporate Director, Environment, Communities and Leisure to enter into grant agreements with WE R HERE, Nottingham and District Citizens Advice and Gedling Play Forum to secure how the grants are used and monitor expenditure and performance.