Decision details
Scheme change request (Economic Development Fund)
Decision Maker: Chief Executive, West of England Combined Authority
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Owing to the need to manage scheme changes,
including any necessary funding swaps to ensure full grant spend in
advance of the next Combined Authority/Joint Committee meeting, the
following delegations to the Combined Authority Chief Executive in
consultation with the West of England unitary authority Chief
Executives were granted at the 29 January 2021 meeting of the
Combined Authority/Joint Committee:
- Approval of changes to funding profile and programme for schemes
within the current Local Growth Fund (LGF), Getting Building Fund
(GBF), Economic Development Fund (EDF) and Revolving Infrastructure
Fund (RIF) programmes.
- Approval of the reallocation of funding for schemes in the
approved LGF/GBF programme including swaps with the EDF, and
exceptionally the Investment Fund.
The following change to a scheme was subsequently identified for
approval:
UMBRELLA (Urban Multi Wireless Broadband & IoT Testing for
Local Authority and Industrial Applications)
Spend: Reprofiling £188K of EDF from 21/22 to 20/21 (revised
EDF total £353K, £188K in 20/21 and £165K in
21/22)
Milestones: three milestones delayed between 2-5 months including
Research Project Pipeline Development and Competitions (to August
21) and Complete Fibre Build (to June 21).
The Chief Executives of the West of England unitary authorities
were consulted on this proposal and were in agreement with the
decision.
Decision:
To approve the following change request:
UMBRELLA (Urban Multi Wireless Broadband & IoT Testing for
Local Authority and Industrial Applications)
Spend: Reprofiling £188K of EDF from 21/22 to 20/21 (revised
EDF total £353K, £188K in 20/21 and £165K in
21/22)
Milestones: three milestones delayed between 2-5 months including
Research Project Pipeline Development and Competitions (to August
21) and Complete Fibre Build (to June 21).
Alternative options considered:
Not applicable in relation to this specific
decision, i.e. this was the option considered.
Publication date: 14/06/2021
Date of decision: 09/06/2021
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