Agenda item

To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning and Capital Monitoring Panel held on 15 March 2021 and approve the following recommendations arising from the meeting:

CAPITAL PROGRAMME MONITORING REPORT - MONTH 10

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the Capital Programme 2020/21 forecast and approve the re-profiling of capital budgets as set out in Appendix 1.

FINANCE AND IT CAPITAL PROGRAMME

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the report and the details of the status of the schemes in the programme

ADULTS CAPITAL PLAN

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMEND to approve:

(i)            the replacement of the ageing and obsolete equipment through the employment of a dedicated Occupational Therapist for 12 months (£45,593 with on costs to be funded via DFG.

(ii)          that the Housing Adaptations Service be authorised to continue to approve mandatory and discretionary grant applications

LEISURE ASSETS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMME UPDATE

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to agree that the contents of the report be noted and the following be approved:

(i)          The underspend of £0.013m from the Active Medlock Pitch Replacement scheme be used to part fund the negative balance  of the Tameside Wellness Centre scheme and

(ii)         The remaining negative balance of £0.020m from the Wellness Centre final account be passed over to the Hyde Pool scheme.

CAPITAL PROGRAMME – OPERATIONS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS (FEBRUARY 2021)

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the following: -

(i)           Rescheduling to the Tameside Asset Management Plan (TAMP) and the Highways Maintenance Programme. The commencement of the works programme was revised due to Covid 19.

(ii)          The progress with regards to Flooding: Flood Prevention and Consequential Repairs.

(iii)         The progress with regard to the Slope Stability Programme and potential additional works required.

(iv)         The progress with regards to the Cemetery Boundary Walls Programme.

(v)          The rescheduling to Replacement of Cremators and Mercury Abatement, Filtration Plant and Heat Recovery Facilities Programme by the significant impact Covid 19 has had on the operation of the Crematorium and the suppliers of cremator equipment

(vi)         The progress of capital schemes in section 2.12-2.24, and external grant schemes in section 3 and 4.

And RECOMMEND to EXECUTIVE CABINET: -

(vii)       The addition of £0.985m to the Council’s 2021/22 Capital programme for the Active Travel Fund Tranche 2 as stated insections 3.18 to 3.22

(viii)      The re-phasing of the Operations and Neighbourhoods directorate 2020/21 capital budgets as set out in Appendix 4.

GROWTH CAPITAL PROGRAMME UPDATE

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED that the following be added to the approved Council Capital Programme

(i)           The Corporate Landlord Statutory Compliance capital expenditure for the period identified in Appendix 4 of £137,350.46.

(ii)          That the Growth directorate 2020/21 capital budget is rephrased as set out in Appendix 5.

EDUCATION CAPITAL PROGRAMME

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to approve:

(i)           Proposed changes to the Education Capital Programme, Basic Need Funding Schemes Appendix 1, Special Provision Fund and Healthy Pupils’ Capital Fund as outlined in Appendix 2A and 2B and School Condition Allocation Funding Schemes Appendix 3.

(ii)          The allocation of an additional £49,000 from Basic Need to cover the additional costs at Discovery Academy and Birch Lane as described in paragraph 4.25

(iii)         To re-profile the budget for the works to provide a secure entrance at Denton St Anne’s into 2021/22 as described in paragraph 6.8

(iv)         The allocation of an additional £11,657 for additional emergency works at Russell Scott Primary School already incurred, (paragraph 6.15)

(v)          Accept the Sport England Award of £75,000 by the deadline of 31 March 2021 subject to the conditions detailed in paragraphs 6.16 and 6.17.

(vi)         The allocation of a further £50,000 of 2021/22 School Condition Grant funding towards the two schemes at Gee Cross Holy Trinity (paragraph 6.18)

(vii)       The allocation of £11,058.04 from currently unallocated School Condition Grant funding in respect of safety works to glass balustrades at three primary schools (paragraph 6.19)

(viii)      To set aside £300,000 of 2021/22 School Condition Grant for replacement boilers at Gorse Hall, Hurst Knoll CE and Audenshaw Primary Schools noting that if successful, some costs will be reimbursed from the decarbonisation scheme (paragraph 6.30)

(ix)         The allocation of £29,000 in respect of surveys of CLASP and other system built schools’ fire compartmentalisation (paragraph 6.31)

(x)          The allocation of a high level estimate of £35,000 to remove a life-expired mobile unit at Arlies Primary School in summer 2021 (paragraph 6.33)

(xi)         The allocation of £30,000 of 2021/22 School Condition Grant for further stock condition surveys (paragraph 6.34)

(xii)       The allocation of £40,000 of 2021/22 School Condition Grant for asbestos management works (paragraph 6.35)

(xiii)      The allocation of £5,000 of 2021/22 School Condition Grant for structural engineers’ fees (paragraph 6.436)