Agenda item

Community Infrastructure Levy: Proposed Spending & Revision of CIL Spending Protocol

Meeting of Cabinet, Wednesday, 13th February, 2019 2.00 pm (Item 132.)

Minutes:

Councillor Turner presented a report providing detail on the bids received following the CIL Bidding Process and seeking the approval of a revised CIL Spending Protocol.

She drew Cabinet’s attention to a revised recommendation to award St Faith’s Church Havant £21.5k towards making the church accessible to all.

Cabinet had mixed opinions around the merits of awarding CIL funding to St Faith’s Church. Whilst Cabinet acknowledged that St Faith’s was viewed as the Civic Church for the Borough and open to all faiths, the Council’s policy on CIL spending precluded awarding funding to places of worship.

Cabinet also discussed the merits of the proposed highways scheme for Hambledon Road, which some members did not feel was necessary. During the discussion it was explained that highways works were often put forward by highways engineers and based upon identified needs.

Councillor Turner proposed the following amendment to the third recommendation:

iii) The Council invest the available Neighbourhood Portion funds as at

31 March 2018 outlined in Table D in the capital infrastructure

projects:

Title and bid reference number	Amount Requested	Proposed Spend	Cumulative Amount
HIADS Ltd (Replacement Lobby) (D)	£45K	£22,500	£22,500
Age Concern Kitchen Renovation (F)	£27K	£22,962	£45,462
Bidbury Infants School Lighting Project (H)	£19K	£9,500	£54,962
Hayling Sports Centre Extension Feasibility (I)	£18K	£18,000	£72,962
Acorn Centre Extension (J)	£51K	£19,000	£91,962
Church Access Project: Making St Faith’s Accessible to All (C)	£21.5K	£21,500	£113,462

Table D: Current recommended spends and cumulative effect on Neighbourhood Portion if all spending options are supported

This proposal was duly seconded by Cllr Pike.

Following a vote this amendment was declared LOST, 2 Councillors voting FOR the amendment and 3 Councillors voting AGAINST the amendment.

The Leader proposed the recommendation as set out in the report, which was duly seconded by Cllr Turner.

Following a vote the recommendation was declared CARRIED, 4 Councillors voting FOR the recommendation and 1 Councillor voting AGAINST the recommendation.

It was therefore RECOMMENDED to full Council that:

(1) The Council invest the available 123 List CIL funds as at 31 March 2018 in

the capital infrastructure projects outlined in Table A:

Title and bid reference number	Amount	Cumulative amount
Langstone FCERM Scheme (1)	£575,000	£575,000
Hayling FCERM Strategy (2)	£0*	£575,000
Hooks Row - Shared Pedestrian and Cycle Link (16)	£115,000	£690,000
Park Road Corridor Feasibility (3)	£10,000	£700,000
Elmleigh Road - Pedestrian and Cycle Improvement (4)	£269,000	£969,000
Waterlooville Town Centre London Road Shared Cycleway (5)	£16,000	£985,000
Milton Road Roundabout - Accessibility and Safety (6)	£100,000	£1,085,000
Hambledon Road - Provision of Cycle Route (7)	£60,000	£1,145,000
Warblington Interchange - Feasibility (13)	£12,000	£1,157,000

Table A: Current recommended spends and cumulative effect on 123 CIL Pot if all spending options are supported

* Funds are not required for this round of CIL Spending but a future commitment is needed to support the spending of CIL Funds in accordance with Table C outlined below. See also Paragraph 6.3

(2) To commit future 123 Pot funds to the following capital infrastructure

projects outlined in Tables B and C and that the balance of the CIL

123 Pot be retained to contribute to this expenditure:

Langstone FCERM Scheme – CIL Pot Building Request 2018-2022

Year

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

Total

CIL funding ‘Pot Building’ – Inc. 60% Risk

575,000

700,000

2,550,000

CIL funding – No Risk

359,375

437,500

1,593,750

Table B: Spending commitment requirement for Langstone FCERM Strategy

Hayling Island FCERM Strategy – CIL Pot Building Request 2018-2022
Year	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	Total
CIL funding Pot Building request 30%Risk	0	170,700	262,218	100,082	533,000
CIL funding – No Risk	0	131,308	201,706	76,986	410,000

Table C: Spending Commitment for Hayling FCERM Scheme

(3) The Council invest the available Neighbourhood Portion funds as at 31

March 2018 outlined in Table D in the capital infrastructure projects:

Title and bid reference number	Amount Requested	Proposed Spend	Cumulative Amount
HIADS Ltd (Replacement Lobby) (D)	£45K	£22,500	£22,500
Age Concern Kitchen Renovation (F)	£27K	£22,962	£45,462
Bidbury Infants School Lighting Project (H)	£19K	£9,500	£54,962
Hayling Sports Centre Extension Feasibility (I)	£18K	£18,000	£72,962
Acorn Centre Extension (J)	£51K	£19,000	£91,962

Table D: Current recommended spends and cumulative effect on Neighbourhood Portion if all spending options are supported

(4) The CIL Protocol be updated to reflect current practice in view of lessons learned; and

(5) The Council enter a formal agreement with Network Rail to spend £150K on feasibility only in respect of the Warblington Footbridge CIL Spend as agreed by Council on the 21 February 2018.

Councillor Bains left the meeting.

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