Agenda item

South West Peak Landscape Partnership – Acceptance Of HLF Stage Two Delivery Funding (A55711/KSJ)

Minutes:

The Landscape Partnership Development Officer introduced the report which gave details of the project so far and the details of the proposal should the bid for Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) be successful.  Details of the partners who had been part of the project for the last three years and would continue to work with the Authority were outlined.  The Authority is the project lead and work on match funding and setting up a team to manage the project was ongoing.  Members considered the risk to the Authority if one of the partners failed as the Authority is the accountable body.  The diversity and number of partners provided strength and reduced impact of failure of a single partner.

 

The HLF does not fund business support costs of  the project but this would be discussed at a meeting to be held with the HLF Chief Executive for future projects.  Funding from the Authority’s investment  resources had been allocated to cover the business support costs for this project.

 

Members thanked the Landscape Partnership Development Officer for the huge amount of work on the project so far which had been well managed and governed.  A request was made to include Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in the partnership. 

 

The office recommendations were moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.    The Committee approved the proposal from the South West Peak Landscape Partnership to accept, on confirmation of approval from HLF, stage two funding for the delivery phase from the Heritage Lottery Fund Landscape Partnership Grants Programme and;

 

 

2.    That acceptance of the grant up to £2,409,300 and entry into a grant agreement with HLF is delegated to the Director of Conservation & Planning in consultation with Heads of Law and Finance.

 

 

3.    That entry into arrangements with partners is delegated to the Director of Conservation & Planning and Heads of Law and Finance in consultation with the Landscape Partnership Development Officer.

 

 

4.    That the recruitment of a fixed term Scheme Manager, Programme Support Officer, Communication & Interpretation Officer, Volunteer & Vocational Training Officer, Youth Engagement Officer, Farm Link Workers, Grasslands Officer and Cultural Heritage Officer is delegated to the Director of Conservation & Planning in consultation with the Head of Human Resources.

 

 

5.    That the Authority may, subject to compliance with procurement standing orders, enter into contracts for the delivery of the Scheme.

 

 

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