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Decision details
Growth Point Revenue Expenditure
PDF 51 KBDecision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider uncommitted Growth Point revenue
funding and propose project expenditure to meet corporate
objectives.
Decision:
1. That the priorities in the order set out below be agreed as the focus for the Council’s work in supporting economic prosperity:-
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Prioritisation results
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1 |
Creating the right planning environment |
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2 |
Develop Infrastructure - broad band, public realm etc |
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3 |
Business Expansion |
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4 |
Inward Investment |
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5 |
Develop Stronger Business Relationships |
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6 |
Worklessness |
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7 |
Improve Skills and Knowledge |
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8 |
Foster the knowledge and creative industries |
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9 |
Business Start Up |
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10 |
Riverside Regeneration |
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11 |
Low Carbon Economy |
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12 |
Town Centre Regeneration - including the market |
2. That the actions as set out in Appendix 3 of the report of the Director of Regeneration and Communities be approved.
3.
That up to £30,000 of uncommitted Growth Point
revenue grant be used to commission a
programme of actions responding to the Council’s priorities,
set out in 1 above, and bringing together and updating the
Council’s Economic Development Strategy 2008, draft Tourism
Strategy and Regeneration Statement 2009 into a single
document.
4. That the remaining uncommitted Growth Point revenue grant of £215,000 be used to fund the actions identified in the single Regeneration and Economic Development Plan, the detail and recommendations of which will be subject to a further report.
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Representations should be made by: 25th November 2011
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Where appropriate a consultation plan will be
produced for each project
Consultees
Consultees will vary depending upon each
project.
Contact: John Foster Email: johnfoster@maidstone.gov.uk.
Publication date: 27/01/2012
Date of decision: 27/01/2012
Effective from: 04/02/2012
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