Agenda and minutes
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To note Substitutes in Accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4 - Substitutes at Meetings of Committees etc. Minutes: Councillor De Mierre substituted for Councillor Belsey. |
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To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Councillor De Mierre substituted for Councillor Belsey. |
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To receive Declarations of Interests from Members in respect of any matter on the Agenda. Minutes: Councillor De Mierre substituted for Councillor Belsey. |
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To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Panel held on 22 August 2022. Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 22 August 2022 were then approved as a correct record by those present at that meeting and signed by the Chairman.
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To consider any items that the Chairman agrees to take as urgent business. Minutes: |
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To receive representations from Members of the Council on the applications. Minutes: The Chairman confirmed that no representations were received.
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Microbusiness Grant Scheme 2022/23. Additional documents:
Minutes: William Hawkins, Economic Development Officer, introduced the report which presented six microbusiness grant applications totalling £8,154 for consideration by the Panel.
The applications which were recommended for consideration by the Panel are set out below:
The Economic Development Officer requested that the award for Lindfield Coffee Works be increased to £2,000 following discussion with the business.
The Vice-Chairman enquired whether the purchase of a heat sealer for Lindfield Coffee Works is an innovation or to replace old equipment. He also expressed support for the application from CCLS South Ltd as well as the renewable energy sector across the District and asked how many staff is employed by the company.
The Economic Development Officer confirmed that the heat sealer is a new item of equipment to replace a task that currently takes place by hand; the equipment allows the business to pre-weigh and package their coffee to expand their retail offer and reduce preparation costs. He added that CCLS South Ltd currently have four full-time employees and intend to use the grant to train employees in the renewable energy market as well as boosting the growth of the business to employ more members of staff.
The Member referenced the score forCCLS South Ltd and sought clarification on how the application assessment criteria is formulated.
The Economic Development Officer replied that application is scored out of three points per each criteria that it meets. In the case of CCLS South Ltd the application scored 2/3 for Criteria 3 and 2/3 for Criteria 5 so achieve a total score of 4/5.
The Chairman noted that no Member wished to speak so moved to the vote on the applications.
Members were supportive of all applications.
RESOLVED
The Cabinet Grants Panel agreed:
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