New Anglia Investment Appraisal Committee
Teleconference
Meeting Minutes (Confirmed)
25th March 2020
Present:
Committee Members
Alan Waters (AW)
Norwich City Council
Sandy Ruddock (SR)
Scarlett and Mustard
David Ellesmere (DE)
Ipswich Borough Council
Andrew Proctor (AP)
Norfolk County Council
Dominic Keen (DK)
High Growth Robotics
Martin Williams (MW)
Independent IAC Member
In Attendance
Rosanne Wijnberg (RW)
New Anglia LEP
Chris Dashper (CD)
New Anglia LEP
Emma Taylor (ET)
New Anglia LEP
Tanya Nelson (TN)
New Anglia LEP
Helen Wilton (HW)
New Anglia LEP
Mike Dowdell (MD)
New Anglia LEP
Iain Dunnett (ID)
New Anglia LEP
ACTIONS
None
1
Welcome from the Chair
David Ellesmere welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2
Apologies
Apologies were received from Lindsey Rix and Tim Whitley.
3
Declarations of Interest
David Ellesmere (DE) declared an interest in Item 9, the Wolsey Theatre application.
Andrew Proctor (AP) declared an interest in Item 11, the Food Innovation Centre application.
Both committee members left the call for the duration of the discussion of the above items.
4
Minutes of previous meeting (29th January 2020)
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved by the committee.
5
Growing Places Fund Horizon Paper (Confidential)
Iain Dunnett (ID) highlighted key points from the Horizon paper.
6
Growing Places Fund Programme Performance Report and RAG Rating
6a
The monthly GPF report and accompanying appendices were reviewed by the Committee.
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7
Growing Business Fund Programme Performance Report and appendices
The Growing Business Fund Performance Report was presented to the meeting.
Chris Dashper (CD) confirmed that future GBF reports will reflect the current business climate. The fund
is being reviewed and amended to ensure it is fit for purpose to provide appropriate support to
businesses at this time.
11
The Food Innovation Centre - Confidential
It was agreed that item 11 would be addressed first.
AP returned to the call
9
Growing Places Fund: Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich Grant Application
DE left the call.
ID reviewed paper detailing the application for £225k from the Growing Places Fund towards the
redesign of the theatre’s immediate environment and upgrading the facilities.
The Committee agreed:
• To offer a maximum grant of £225,000 towards the cost of refurbishment of the New Wolsey Theatre
in Ipswich which will be reduced to the amount required to complete the total funding package if all
outstanding funding is secured
DE returned to the call
10
Growing Places Fund: Grant application for St Peters Church, Sudbury
ID presented the application for a grant of £226,000 from the Growing Places Fund to the development of
the largest community space in Sudbury, located in the St Peters Church building, for the purposes of
tourism, cultural, economic and community use.
The Committee agreed:
• To offer of a grant of £226,000 from the Growing Places Fund to the development of the largest
community space in Sudbury, located in the St Peters Church building
12
Innovative Projects Fund - Tender Approval for Culture Drives Growth Project
Tanya Nelson (TN) presented Tender Brief for the Culture Drives Growth project which was awarded
£15,000 from the 2019 call of the Innovative Projects Fund subject to the approval of the Consultant
Tender Brief by the IAC.
The Committee agreed:
• To approve the Tender Brief for the appointment of consultants for the ‘Culture Drives Growth Project
11
Any Other Business
Date and time of next IAC meeting: Wednesday, 20th May 9-9:45am
Venue: TBC
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