Issue - meetings

That Cabinet:

a)       note and welcome the progress on the Towns Fund Programme; and

b)       approve, subject to agreement from the Newark Town Board, the following:

i.               an increase to the Newark Cultural Heart delivery budget by £2,203,737 (made up of £2,110,000 from the Towns Fund Capital grant and £93,737 from the Towns Fund Revenue grant;

ii.             delegate to the Director - Resources, in consultation with the Director - Planning & Growth, authorisation to submit a Project Adjustment Request form to Government seeking authorisation to re-allocate the remaining £2,203,737 detailed at b) ii from the Newark Gateway scheme to the Newark Cultural Heart project; and

iii.           to undertake the Full Business Case and return to Cabinet for approval in late 2024.