RESOLVED that Cabinet -

(a)     welcomes the endorsement by the UK Government of the locally developed and approved 10 Year Vision and Investment Plan for Clacton as the principal document for delivery of the Pride in Place programme here;

(b)   approves the Year 1 delivery funding programme for the Clacton Pride in Place Programme, as set out in this report and Appendix A, comprising £360,000 capital and £232,000 revenue as approved by the Clacton Town Board at its meeting on 27 March 2026;

(c)  approves:

(1)     the finalised Memorandum of Understanding between this Council (as Accountable Body) and the Clacton Town Board (MoU 1 TDC/Board MoU) as set out at Appendix B to this report, and authorises the Chief Executive to then sign on behalf of the Council;

(2)     the Memorandum of Understanding between Tendring District Council (as Accountable Body) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MoU 2 TDC/MHCLG MoU) as set out at Appendix C to this report and authorises the Chief Executive to then sign on behalf of the Council. This signature will trigger the release of Year 1 delivery funding;

(d)  delegates authority as follows to give effect to delivery funding decisions of the Clacton Town Board (upon production of an approved Minute from the Board/confirmation of a decision taken by Board Members outside of a meeting) that fall within the approved budgets and is otherwise in accordance with the MoUs applicable to this programme:

(1) Capital delivery funding is delegated to the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism to authorise capital expenditure decisions in line with Board resolutions;

(2)  Revenue delivery funding is delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive following consultation with the Council’s Section 151 Officer; and

(e)  notes that future year allocations of delivery funding will be reported to Cabinet within the appropriate budget update report and the delegations in (d) above will apply to those funds.