Agenda item

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning and Capital Monitoring Panel held on 22 June 2023 and approve the recommendations arising from the meeting as follows:

2022/23 CAPITAL OUTTURN

RECOMMENDED

That the Executive Cabinet be recommended to:

(i)         Note the Capital Outturn position.

(ii)        Approve the £2.998m slippage on the Capital Programme for 2022/23 and its proposed re-profiling into the current 2023-24 financial year.

(iii)       Note the funding position of the Capital Programme.

(iv)       Note the changes to the Capital Programme.

(v)        Note the updated Prudential Indicator position.

Adults Capital Plan 2022/2023 Update

RECOMMENDED

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to:

(i)         Note the progress updates of the Adult Services capital programme.

(ii)        Approve the additional budget allocation of £0.039m via the Adult Services Community Capacity grant reserve to finance related IT system upgrade expenditure as referenced in section 1.2.   The additional sum to be included in the 2023/24 approved capital programme.

(iii)       Approve the inclusion of the 2023/24 Disabled Facilities Grant allocation of £2.849m to the 2023/24 approved capital programme.

CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE CAPITAL SCHEMES OUTTURN REPORT

That the Executive Cabinet be recommended to note the 2022-23 Capital Expenditure Outturn position and approve the budget slippage.

IT Capital Programme

RECOMMENDED

That Executive Cabinet note the report and the details of the status of the schemes in the programme.

Capital Programmes for Growth Departments: Update

RECOMMENDED

That Executive Cabinet be recommended to

(i)         Note the progress with regards to the schemes within the Place Capital Programme (Town Centres, Property and Planning) as set out in the report

(ii)        Approve the allocation of £1,493 from the Hattersley Land Board, held in Council reserves, to fund the total overspend in relation to the works at Hattersley Railway Station.

Education Capital Programme Update

RECOMMENDED

That Executive Cabinet be recommend to APPROVE:

(i)         School Condition grant for 2023/24 is updated to add £0.141m to the capital programme as detailed paragraph 2.7.

(ii)        The addition of £0.321m 2023/24 Devolved Formula Capital grant to the capital programme as detailed in paragraph 2.11.

(iii)       Additional funding of £0.200m for fire stopping works and replacement fire alarm at Oakdale Primary from Condition Grant funding as detailed in paragraph 4.13.

(iv)       Additional funding of £0.100m for asbestos removal, electrical rewire and redecoration works at Broadbent Fold Primary from Condition Grant funding as detailed in paragraph 4.14.

(v)        Funding of £0.350m for replacement roof works at Micklehurst Primary from Condition Grant funding as detailed in paragraph 4.16.

(vi)       Funding for provision of an automated gate at Cromwell High of £0.075m from Condition Grant funding and £0.025m school contribution as detailed in paragraph 4.17.

(vii)      A grant agreement for £0.720m is agreed with the New Bridge Academy Trust as detailed in paragraph 6.5 to expand temporary satellite provision at Hawthorns School from September 2023.

(viii)     The addition of £6,386 for the provision of a secure gate at St James Primary School for the resource base is agreed as detailed in paragraph 6.7, taking the total grant agreement amount for the scheme to £0.077m.

That Executive Cabinet be recommend to NOTE:

(i)         The balance of completed Basic Needs schemes budget underspends (£0.035m) is returned to the unallocated Basic Need fund as detailed in paragraph 2.3.

(ii)        The balance of completed School Condition schemes budget underspends (£0.071m) is returned to the unallocated School Condition fund as detailed in paragraph 2.8.

(iii)       The balance of completed High Need Provision schemes budget underspends (£0.114m) is returned to the unallocated High Need Provision fund as detailed in paragraph 2.13.

(iv)       The balance of completed Developer Contribution scheme budget underspends (£0.035m) is returned to the unallocated Developer Contribution fund as detailed in paragraph 2.15.

(v)        Corrie Primary – Roof Replacement (£0.490m) to be returned to the unallocated School Condition fund and (£0.010m) removal of school contribution as detailed in paragraph 4.15.

Capital Programme – Operations & Neighbourhoods (Place Directorate)

RECOMMENDED

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 reprioritised resurfacing schemes for the Highways Maintenance programme as outlined in Appendix 1.

(iii)       Note the progress on the list of highway/footway  maintenance schemes identified in Appendix 1 that are to be funded from the Highway Maintenance Grant Allocation

(iv)       Note the progress made to secure grant funding from the Mayor’s Challenge Fund (MCF) programme for two Tranche 1 Phase 2 schemes named Rayner Lane (Ashton and Droylsden) and Stamford Drive to Granville Street (Stalybridge and Ashton).

(v)        Approve the de-prioritisation of the MCF Tranche 1 Phase 2 scheme, named Clarendon Road (Audenshaw), for the reasons set out in section 2 of the report.

(vi)       Note TfGM’s approval of the four Active Travel Fund (ATF2) schemes at Oldham Road, Newman Street, Stockport Road, Ashton and Guide Lane, Audenshaw Note TfGM’s intention to secure grant funding from the MCF programme to upgrade the existing zebra crossing on Cavendish Street, near the junction with Higher Wharf Street and Hill Street, to a signal controlled pedestrian / cycle crossing. 

(vii)      Approve the drawdown of funds in respect of the S106 agreements detailed in Section 4 of this report and add to the Council’s Capital Programme to allow the detailed design, procurement and installation of the various works