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MiFriendly City implementation

Meeting: 27/03/2019 - Cabinet (Item 14)

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Decision:

1. That the acceptance of the grant of £388,000 awarded to the council from Urban Innovative Actions, a body of the European Regional Development Fund to deliver MiFriendly Cities activities in Wolverhampton, be approved.

2. That a budget of £388,000 within City Housing be approved for the MiFriendly Cities project on the understanding that this is funded by the grant from the European Regional Development Fund.

3. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Assets and Housing, in consultation with the Service Director of Housing, to award a contract/individual contracts following a tender process for projects related to MiFriendly Cities.

4. That the requirement for the Council to contribute twenty percent of the total project cost equal to £97,000 of match funding be noted. This will be from existing approved budgets in the form of employee time.

5. That the overall work undertaken in Wolverhampton in relation to new communities, including work to date on the MiFriendly Cities project in Wolverhampton, be noted.

6. That the work on the development of an operational group to have oversight of new community projects be noted.

Minutes:

Councillor Peter Bilson presented the MiFriendly City implementation for approval. MiFriendly Cities was a European programme that looked to improve integration in cities with high levels of migration and would allow Wolverhampton to have the status of one of Europe’s few migrant friendly cities. Participants in the programme would be assisted to make a positive contribution to the City via the range of new services, qualifications and experiences available.

 

Resolved:

 

1. That the acceptance of the grant of £388,000 awarded to the council from Urban Innovative Actions, a body of the European Regional Development Fund to deliver MiFriendly Cities activities in Wolverhampton, be approved.

2. That a budget of £388,000 within City Housing be approved for the MiFriendly Cities project on the understanding that this is funded by the grant from the European Regional Development Fund.

3. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Assets and Housing, in consultation with the Service Director of Housing, to award a contract/individual contracts following a tender process for projects related to MiFriendly Cities.

4. That the requirement for the Council to contribute twenty percent of the total project cost equal to £97,000 of match funding be noted. This will be from existing approved budgets in the form of employee time.

5. That the overall work undertaken in Wolverhampton in relation to new communities, including work to date on the MiFriendly Cities project in Wolverhampton, be noted.

6. That the work on the development of an operational group to have oversight of new community projects be noted.