Agenda item

To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning and Capital Monitoring Panel held on 6 September 2021 and approve the following recommendations arising from the meeting as follows:

2021/22 CAPITAL MONITORING REPORT

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to:

(i)            Note the forecast outturn position for 2021/22 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;

(ii)          Approve the re-profiling of budgets into 2022/23 as set out on page 4 of Appendix 1 to the report;

(iii)         Note the funding position of the approved Capital Programme as set on page 9 of Appendix 1 to the report; 

(iv)         Note the changes to the Capital Programme as set out on page 10 in Appendix 1 to the report; and

(v)          Note the updated Prudential Indicator position set out on pages 11-12 of Appendix 1 to the report, which was approved by Council in February 2021.

ADULTS CAPITAL PLAN

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the progress updates, and to approve the re-profiling of £98k of Housing Assistance works into FY22/23 owing to limited capacity within the Adaptations team as discussed in section 5 of the report.

CAPITAL PROGRAMME - OPERATIONS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS (JULY 2021)

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note:

(i)        The progress with regards to Flooding: Flood Prevention and Consequential repairs;

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

(iii)      The progress with regards to the replacement of Cremators and Mercury Abatement, Filtration Plant and Heat Recovery Facilities;

(iv)      The progress of the Walking and Cycling infrastructure schemes set out in section 3 of the report;

(v)       The progress of Capital schemes in section 2.13-2.20 of the report, and external grant schemes in section 3 and 4; and

(vi)      Following the GMCA approval on 25 June 2021, to note that £2.415m Highways grant funding was added to the Council’s 2021-22 capital programme and £1.500m Pothole and Challenge funding of the same grant was added to the 2021-22 Operations and Neighbourhood’s directorate Highways revenue budget.

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to APPROVE:

(vii)    To add £0.022m to the Capital Programme for Pedestrian Crossings at side roads (section 3.18 of the report).  This scheme will be wholly financed via TfGM Mayors Challenge grant funding.

CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE CAPITAL SCHEMES UPDATE REPORT

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the content of the report.

EDUCATION CAPITAL PROGRAMME UPDATE

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to approve:

(i)    The proposed changes of (£728,800) to and re-profiling of (£11,500,000) the Basic Need Funding as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(ii)   The proposed changes of (£8,160) to and re-profiling of (£150,000) the School Condition Funding as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report;

(iii)The proposed changes of £316,000 to the Special Provision Funding as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report;

(iv)The proposed changes of £264,800 to the High Needs Provision Funding as detailed in Appendix 5 to the report;

(v)   The additional £72,757 Devolved Formula Capital is added to the Capital Programme as discussed in paragraph 2.11 of the report; and

(vi)  A revised approach to presenting the information to assist the Panel in monitoring the Education Capital Programme to understand progress and variations as set out in draft format at Appendix 6 to the report, which will replace all other appendices going forward.

GROWTH CAPITAL PROGRAMME

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the report and:

That £0.126m of Corporate Landlord - Capital Expenditure be approved from the earmarked budget, for works detailed in Appendix 3 to the report.