Agenda item

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning and Capital Monitoring Panel held on 17 November 2022 and approve the recommendations arising from the meeting as follows:

Education Capital Programme: Update

That the Executive Cabinet be recommended to APPROVE:

(i)         A contribution of £120,000 from Basic Need to provide a full size artificial pitch at St Thomas More as detailed in paragraph 3.9.

(ii)        Funding of £110,000 from Basic Need to remodel two classrooms and playground fencing within Discovery Academy for pupils from Thomas Ashton School and to remodel classroom provision at Corrie Primary School to enable the Pupil Support Service step out classroom to move from Discovery Academy as detailed in paragraph 3.10.

(iii)       Additional funding of £40,000 for underfloor heating at St Johns CE from Condition Grant funding as detailed in paragraph 4.14.

(iv)       Funding of £650,000 from High Needs Provision Capital Fund be allocated to establish a 15 place resource base at Longdendale High School through a grant agreement with the Stamford Park Trust as detailed in paragraph 6.4.

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to NOTE:

(i)         New front entrance extension at St Johns CE, Dukinfield is to be fully funded by school with no contribution from the Education Capital Programme as detailed in paragraph 3.11

(ii)        Gee Cross Holy Trinity CE school contribution of £10,000 to be added to the capital programme as detailed in paragraph 4.8.

(iii)       Oakdale Intruder alarm system, (£44,000) to be returned to the unallocated school condition fund as detailed in paragraph 4.10.

(iv)       Lyndhurst, Ravensfield and Aldwyn schools - AC units (£46,000) to be returned to the unallocated school condition fund as detailed in paragraph 4.19.

PERIOD 6 Capital Monitoring Report

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to NOTE the:

(i)         forecast position for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 1.

(ii)        funding position of the approved Capital Programme as set on page 8 of Appendix 1. 

(iii)      changes to the Capital Programme as set out on page 7 in Appendix 1. 

(iv)       updated Prudential Indicator position set out on pages 9-10 of Appendix 1, which was approved by Council in February 2022

Adult Services Capital Plan

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to APPROVE:

(i)         Programmes 5 to 15 contained in Section 3 of the report

(ii)        to progress to full business case for Programmes 16 to 20 identified in Section 4 of the report and feedback to Executive Board for final approval.

Adults Services Capital Monitoring Report

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to note the process updates against the capital projects.

Operations and Neighbourhoods Capital Report

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to:

(i)    Note the progress with regards to the schemes within the Operations and Neighbourhoods Capital Programme as set out in the report.

(ii)  Approve the allocation of the Integrated Transport Block funding, £631,000 to road safety initiatives and £1,600,000 of the Highways Maintenance funding be added to the Highways Revenue Budget for 2022/23, as set out in section 2.2.

(iii)Approve the list of highway maintenance schemes identified in Appendix 1 that are to be funded from the Highway Maintenance Grant Allocation

Place Capital Programme

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to note the progress with regards to the schemes within the Place Capital Programme (Town Centres, Property and Planning) as set out in the report.