Issue - meetings

A report seeking authority to amend a previous Cabinet authority (from January 2017) with regard to the underwriting of WYCA loan costs to Kirklees College.

Officer – Liz Jefferson

Wards affected - Dewsbury East, Dewsbury West, Dewsbury South

(1) That authority be given for the payment of a grant of £2m from the Council’s capital plan to contribute to the regeneration and bringing back into use of Pioneer House so as to bring about the completion of the Dewsbury Learning Quarter thereby increasing footfall and the regeneration of Dewsbury Town centre.

(2) That authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Monitoring) to enter in to all documentation necessary to bring about the ability for the Council to make a grant of £2m to Kirklees College from the Capital Plan.