Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

(i)  That the progress of new external funding applications on behalf of the Council summarised in Appendix 1 to the report be noted; and

(ii)  That it be agreed, should funding applications be successful to delegate authority to the relevant Director to sign any contractual arrangements, in conjunction with the relevant Cabinet Member.

The Cabinet was advised on the progress of external funding applications on behalf of the Council. Members were also invited to agree the acceptance of specific external funding for projects A to D, as detailed in the report, to support the delivery of the Council’s priorities.

·  Project A: Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure – a project led by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) with a total value of £8.4m (£3.5m within Solihull), to deliver electric vehicle charging infrastructure, supporting solar powered PV canopies and battery storage at a range of WMCA and local authority owned locations across the West Midlands.

·  Project B: Chelmsley Wood 15 Minute Neighbourhood – an application for £300k had been submitted to Innovate UK’s Fast Followers programme to develop and implement a detailed plan to establish a place-based approach to decarbonisation.

·  Project C: Chelmsley Wood Town Centre North-West Quarter Redevelopment Phase 1 – the submission of an Outline Business Case (OBC) to the WMCA’s Investment Programme to secure c. £600k of identified funding to support the next stage of scheme development.

·  Project D: M42 & West Coast Main Line (WCML) Multi-Modal Transport Bridges - the submission of a Strategic Outline Case to the WMCA to secure £5m of identified City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) funding to develop an OBC identifying the preferred route and associated infrastructure to improve connectivity across the UK Central Hub area to HS2 Interchange Station. The work would include pre-construction works for a multi-modal bridge over the M42 and optioneering design work to support a multi-modal crossing over the WCML.

Members were also advised of the development work being carried out in support of securing funds for the regeneration of Kingshurst Village Centre.

RESOLVED:

(i)  That the progress of new external funding applications on behalf of the Council summarised in Appendix 1 to the report be noted; and

(ii)  That it be agreed, should funding applications be successful to delegate authority to the relevant Director to sign any contractual arrangements, in conjunction with the relevant Cabinet Member.