Agenda item

Decisions:

Having given due regard to the Integrated Impact Assessment:

1.           That the Levelling Up Fund package bids for Neath and Aberavon constituencies and the Transport – only bid be approved as detailed in the private circulated report.

2.           That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Leader and relevant Cabinet Member(s) to approve the final business case for submission to UK government by the 6^th July 2022 deadline for the schemes identified in the private circulated report.

3.           That delegated authority be granted to the Director of the Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and the Leader and relevant Cabinet Member(s) to enter into grant agreements or associated documentation that might be necessary to draw down funding from the UK Government Levelling Up Fund.

4.           That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Property and Regeneration to approve a procurement process as detailed in the private circulated report.

Reason for Decisions:

To enable Neath Port Talbot Council to formally submit the UKLUF applications for Neath and Aberavon constituencies and the Transport-only bid to the UK government.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period, which ended at 9.00am on Sunday 3 July, 2022. There was no call in of this item.