Decision details

Resolved:

1.1 That approval be given to authorise acceptance of grant funding, from the Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as detailed below, together with delegated actions for the Director of Housing and Director of Finance:

·      £2,888,327 (2/3 of £4,332,800) to fund proposed energy efficiency improvements to council-owned dwellings in Smethwick;

1.2 That subject to 1.1 above, the Director of Finance allocate the sum of £1,444,473 (1/3 of £4,332,800) from the Housing Revenue account (HRA), to match-fund proposed energy-efficiency improvements to council-owned dwellings in Smethwick.

1.3 Authorise the Director of Housing to instruct the Council’s External Improvement Programme construction partner (Vinci Facilities Ltd), to deliver associated energy improvement works in accordance with existing contractual arrangements.

1.4 Authorise the Director of Housing to instruct agencies procured via the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to carry out specialist duties, on behalf of Sandwell MBC, in relation to the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.

1.5 That approval to enter into a grant funding agreement with BEIS is given, subject to a satisfactory financial appraisal being completed by the Strategic Investment Unit.