Issue - meetings

(i)         to approve the Council’s participation in the Interreg VM SCORE project;

(ii)        to approve European travel for up to two officers to participate in project meetings and share knowledge;

(iii)       to appoint the City Flooding Representative – Councillor Jennifer Stewart to the project steering group and approve any associated European travel;

(iv)       to approve the tender and acceptance of contracts to allow delivery of the scheme, up to a maximum contract value of £160,000;

(v)        to approve the use of data gathered as open data;

(vi)       to approve the use of Council owned land to install the flood warning signage; and

(vii)      to note match funding from other project partners may be available and instruct officers to report any funding updates to a future meeting of this committee.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which sought approval for ACC’s involvement with the SCORE project.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee -

(a)       Approve the Council’s participation in the Interreg VM SCORE Project;

(b)       European travel for up to two officers to participate in project meetings and share knowledge;

(c)        Appoint the City Flooding Representative – Elected Member (CHI-17-165) to the project steering group and approve any associated European travel;

(d)       Approve the tender and acceptance of contracts to allow delivery of the scheme, up to a maximum contract value of £160,000;

(e)       Approve the use of data gathered as open data;

(f)        Approve the use of Council owned land to install the flood warning signage; and

(g)       Note match funding from other project partners may be available and instruct officers to report any funding updates to a future meeting of this committee.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to agree recommendations (a), (b), (d) (e), (f) and (g); and

(ii)        to appoint the City Flooding Representative – Councillor Jennifer Stewart to the project steering group and approve any associated European travel.