The Portfolio Holder, further to the decision of the Cabinet on 17 March 2025 (Minute 149 refers) and as an integral part of progressing the relevant projects through to delivery:
a)approves the detailed brief and procurement strategies for the following
Community Regeneration Partnership projects being delivered by the Council, as detailed within the Project Initiation Documents (PIDS) appended to this report:
i.Community Transport Buses (Ten_02);
ii.Sunspot Solar Panels (Ten_04);
iii.Clacton-on-Sea and Jaywick Sands Shopfront Improvements (Ten_08);
iv.Jaywick Sands Public Open Spaces (Ten_09) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure
v.Seafront Micro Venue (Ten_10) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Arts, Culture
vi.Repurposing Martello Tower E (Ten_11) In consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Assets;
vii.Active Wellbeing Centre Phase 1 (Ten_12) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure
viii.Cultural Masterplanning (Ten_14), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Arts, Culture and
b) approves the final Terms of Reference for the Regeneration Capital Delivery Board and thereby confirm its role as the programme governance board for the Community Regeneration Partnership projects;
c) approves the Heads of Terms, in consultation with the Section 151 Officer, the Monitoring Officer and the Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director (Place and Wellbeing), for the respective agreements between Tendring District Council and Essex County Council, and Tendring District Council and East Suffolk

•To enable the projects to progress to delivery the PIDs set out the detailed brief and approach for each project and approval will enable this to be enacted by the identified teams through to project completion.
•Entering the funding agreements with partners will allow the projects to be progressed and defray the funding ahead of March 2026 deadline.
•To enact the lessons learned from past project delivery including recommendations from the Oversight

•Not to progress the projects
•Not to progress the projects now
•To approach the projects differently
•Not to formalise the Terms of Reference of the RCDB
•Not to enter the funding agreements
•Cease the higher risk projects and reallocate the funding elsewhere in the programme