Agenda item

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning and Capital Monitoring Panel held on 14 March 2022 and approve the recommendations arising from the meeting as follows:

2021/22 CAPITAL MONITORING REPORT – MONTH 10

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to NOTE:

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

(ii)          the funding position of the approved Capital Programme as set on page 9 of Appendix 1;

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

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

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to APPROVE the re-profiling of budgets into 2022/23 as set out on page 4 of Appendix 1.

CAPITAL PROGRAMME – OPERATIONS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS (PLACE DIRECTORATE)

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to NOTE:

(i)      The progress with regard to the Flood Prevention and Consequential Repairs;

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

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

(iv)   The progress of capital schemes in section 2.18-2.25;

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

(vi)  The progress on the external grant funded schemes in section 4 of the report.

EDUCATION CAPITAL PROGRAMME

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to APPROVE:

(i)        The proposed changes to add £30,000 of Basic Need funding to the programme as detailed in paragraph 2.2;

(ii)       The proposed changes to add £33,000 of School Condition funding to the programme as detailed in paragraph 2.5;

(iii)      The proposed estimate of the School Condition Grant for 2022/23 is added to the programme as detailed in paragraph 4.29.  The final amount of grant will be updated on receipt of the final confirmation of the grant;

(iv)      The addition of £95,000 school contributions to the capital programme in 2022/23 as detailed in paragraph 4.50, subject to the confirmation of School Condition Grant as per recommendation 3;

(v)       The addition of £35,000 developer contribution to the capital programme in 2022/23 to fund works at Whitebridge College as detailed in paragraph 4.48;

(vi)      The 2022/23 School Condition grant is allocated to the projects detailed in the table at paragraph 4.51;

(vii)    That the Director of Education be authorised to vire amounts between schemes within the total amount of School Condition Grant received;

(viii)   A grant agreement for a £663,023 with St Anselm’s Catholic Multi Academy Trust to enable All Saints Catholic College to accommodate additional school places from September 2021.  The capital scheme focusses on remodelling and refurbishing five science labs and the associated prep room along with remodelling of the existing changing rooms and gym as set out in paragraph 3.9; and

(ix)      Commissioning the LEP to move the Hawthorns programme to the next stage to develop detailed designs up to tender stage – RIBA Stage 4 and include the planning submission fee.  Initial ecology work is also required as part of this work.  It is requested £236,000 be allocated from within the provisional budget previously approved.

CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE CAPITAL SCHEMES UPDATE REPORT

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to NOTE the progress update in the report.

ADULTS CAPITAL PLAN

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to:

(i)         note the progress updates, and

(ii)       extend the Moving with Dignity programme for a further two years at a cost allocation of £385k from DFG funding.

PLACE CAPITAL PROGRAMME UPDATE REPORT - PROPERTY, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

RESOLVED

That EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to:

(i)        Note that £243,593 of Corporate Landlord Capital Expenditure financed from the approved Statutory Compliance budget has been spent as detailed in Appendix 7; and

(ii)       Approve the inclusion of additional grant budget of £60,782 to the Decarbonisation of the Public Estate scheme in the Capital Programme, which would revise the current budget to £2,344,386.