Agenda item

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning and Capital Monitoring Panel held on 22 November 2021 and approve the recommendations arising from the meeting as follows:

Month 6 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.

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

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

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

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

Education Capital Programme

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to approve:

(i)         The proposed changes to return (£208,000) the Basic Need funding as detailed in paragraph 2.2.

(ii)        The proposed changes to return (£104,500) the School Condition funding as detailed in paragraph 2.7.

(iii)      Contributions from schools of £90,000 to be added to the programme and replace the condition funding as detailed in paragraph 2.9.

Adults Capital Plan

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the report.

Children Social Care Capital Schemes update report

RESOLVED

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to:

(i)         Note the progress update in the report; and

(ii)       Note the drawdown of £30k, from the remaining capital reserves has been approved and works underway on the refurbishment of 66 Chester Ave.

CAPITAL PROGRAMME - OPERATIONS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS (PLACE DIRECTORATE)

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the following:

(i)      The completion of the scheme 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 capital schemes in section 2.18-2.29, and external grant schemes in sections 3 and 4.

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

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to approve the following:

(vi)   The addition of £0.060m to the Capital Programme for the provision of a pedestrian controlled crossing, associated road markings, traffic calming, bus stops review, bus stop clearway markings and school keep clear road markings for Laurus Ryecroft School, Lumb Lane Droylsden (Section 3.19).  This scheme will be financed by funds secured under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, for the siting of the new Laurus Ryecroft School.

GROWTH CAPITAL PROGRAMME - UPDATE

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to:

(i)         Note the report including the consolidation of various remaining funding streams for Godley Green to create one capital scheme with a total value of £12.599m (section 2.7 table 1 refers). 

(ii)        Note that a £1m budget was approved by Executive Cabinet on 29 September 2021 for statutory compliance (section 2.18 refers).

(iii)      Approve an uplift to the Planning Obligation Calculator of 11% (in line with CPIH, March 2016-August 2021, section 3.12 table 2 refers).