Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance (copy enclosed).

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance seeking Members’ approval of an offer of a grant from Essex County Council (ECC) towards the cost of introducing a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) within the Maldon District.  Members were also requested to note associated grant conditions.

The report provided background information regarding the CIL and the Council’s agreement in September 2019 to commence work to introduce a CIL in Maldon.

ECC was offering to support the preparation and adoption of a CIL with capacity funding of up to £180,000 for up to two authorities within the County.  As a condition of this grant, ECC would wish to influence the spend of CIL income, if a CIL was adopted, on infrastructure priorities up to the value of the grant, with terms agreed through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance clarified that any reference to Maldon throughout the report should refer to the Maldon District.

Following a brief discussion Councillor A S Fluker proposed that the Committee accept the recommendation as set out in the report.  This was duly seconded and agreed.

RECOMMENDED that the Community Infrastructure Levy grant offer from Essex County Council and its related conditions be accepted.

Councillor Mrs Channer returned the Chamber at this point.