Issue - items at meetings - Sustainable Cities Work - Major Funding Bids

Report of the Strategic Director, Place (copy attached).

That the Committee:

1.            Notes the Big Lottery bid submitted by city partners under the Communities Living Sustainably programme.

2.            Notes that the Strategic Director, Place has registered an expression of interest for the Government’s Technology Strategy Board ‘Future Cities Demonstrator’ bidding initiative and requests Officers to bring a progress report to the next meeting of the Committee

11.1   The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Director, Place that that sought agreement to submit funding bids which would support the city in becoming a more sustainable place in accordance with the Corporate Plan and was consistent with a One Planet Living approach.

11.2         The Chair noted that the report detailed two very exciting funding opportunities that would greatly help the drive to become a One Planet City. The impressive list of partners rapidly assembled for City Living Sustainably bid showed the strengths the city enjoyed. He was particularly impressed at how well the project related to socially deprived and climatically vulnerable communities. The Chair congratulated the One Planet team for being shortlisted

He added that he was proud that the city had been invited to bid to be a Future City Demonstrator with the enticing potential of up to £25m funding. The Chair paid tribute to officers for their work on the project.

11.3         The Strategic Director, Place, the Head of Sustainability & Environmental Policy and the Senior Sustainability Consultant provided further information on the funding opportunities.

11.4         Councillor Mitchell passed her congratulations for the wide-ranging  partner bodies included for the Communities Living Sustainability Big Lottery bid. She also praised the Future City Demonstrator bid that would bring educational benefits in the funding for a feasibility study as well as the potential for enormous funding for the potential winner.

11.5         Councillor West moved an amendment to the recommendation 2.2 to read (shown in bold):

2.2             Notes that the Strategic Director, Place register has registered an expression of interest for the Government’s Technology Strategy Board ‘Future Cities Demonstrator’ bidding initiative and requests Officers to bring a progress report to the next meeting of the Committee

11.6         Councillor Sykes formally seconded the amendment.

11.7         RESOLVED-That the Committee:

1.            Notes the Big Lottery bid submitted by city partners under the Communities Living Sustainably programme.

2.            Notes that the Strategic Director, Place has registered an expression of interest for the Government’s Technology Strategy Board ‘Future Cities Demonstrator’ bidding initiative and requests Officers to bring a progress report to the next meeting of the Committee