Recess Sub-committee - 01/08/2022

At a MEETING of the RECESS SUB-COMMITTEE held remotely on 1st August, 2022.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor John ALEXANDER, Convener, in the Chair.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

The Convener agreed that the undernoted items of business be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 17(b) in view of the timescales involved.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

II UK SHARED PROSPERITY FUND AND MULTIPLY FUND - PROPOSED DELIVERY APPROACH

There was submitted Report No 196-2022 by the Executive Director of City Development providing an update on the development of the investment plan for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the UK Governments replacement for EU Structural Funds. This included Multiply, a new programme focused on adult numeracy. The report outlined proposals for the development of the required Investment Plan for Dundee including new governance and delivery models. Given the timescales set out by UK Government, the report was seeking approval to delegate authority to the Executive Directors of Corporate Services and City Development to complete and submit the Plan by the required deadline and to make amendments as required in response to feedback to UK Government.

A summarised version of the report was detailed at Appendix 1 of the report.

The Sub-Committee agreed:-

(i) to note the requirement for the preparation of an Investment Plan for UKSPF for Dundee and approved the priority interventions identified in conjunction with partners and stakeholders as set out in Appendix 1 of the report;

(ii) to delegate authority to the Executive Directors of Corporate Services and City Development to progress the development, submission and implementation of the Investment Plan in discussion with UK Government and other City stakeholders; and

(iii) to remit the Executive Directors of Corporate Services and City Development to submit an Annual Report on progress of delivery of the Investment Plan to the City Development Committee.

The Sub-Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 4, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

III LEVELLING UP - REQUEST FOR SUPPORT

There was submitted Report No 195-2022 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services briefing members on a request by an organisation for the City Council to submit a Levelling Up Fund Round 2 (LUFR2) application on their behalf.

The Sub-Committee agreed to the recommendations as detailed in the report.

John ALEXANDER, Convener.