Archived decisions

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Executive Decision Record

1. The decision:

a) That funding under the Capital Funding Programme for the projects put forward by district councils be allocated as follows:

(i) £20,000 - Swan Studios project (Eastleigh Borough Council) be approved subject to all other funding being in place and planning permission and/or any other relevant consents being obtained.

(ii) £20,000 - Shop Front Improvement Grants (Eastleigh Borough Council) be rejected for the following reasons:

(a) while the grants envisage 50% contribution from the participating retailer, no match funding is to be provided by Eastleigh Borough Council itself; and

(b) a grant has been recommended for approval for another project (see (i) above) put forward by Eastleigh Borough Council.

(iii) £5,000 - Forest Centre (East Hampshire District Council) be rejected for the following reasons:

(a) the proposed expenditure is not well related to the criteria and it is questionable if this is capital in nature; and

(b) Hampshire County Council's Environment Department has already invested some £669,000 in this project and as such any further financial support by the County Council is not recommended.

(iv) £15,000 - Business Incubation Centre (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) be approved subject to all other funding being in place to enable the project to move into implementation stage and a requirement that the funds be spent on equipment only.

b) That in all cases funding is approved subject to a requirement that the involvement of Hampshire County Council is acknowledged by the Applicant Council in all publicity material.

2. Reason for the decision:

2.1. To promote and support economic prosperity in Hampshire.

3. Other options considered and rejected:

3.1. Not applicable.

4. Conflicts of interest:

4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker: none.

4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted: none.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee: none.

6. Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent: not applicable.

7. Statement from the Decision Maker:

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