Decision details

RESOLVED

KEY DECISION

That the Executive:

i)      Approved the following changes into the capital programme:

a.             Local Authority Treescape Fund (LATF) – budget approval for £261.5k which will be profiled as £96.5k in 2023/24, £55k in 2024/25, £55k in 2025/26 and £55k in 2026/27.  The scheme is to be funded from external grant. 

b.             Burton Latimer Multi Wheeled Sports Facility – budget approval for £46.3k in 2023/24, £41.8k to be funded from external grant and £4.5k to be funded from S106 contributions/a virement from the Property Minor Works Budget.

c.              Local Highways Maintenance additional funding – budget approval for an increase in the capital programme of £2.138m, £1.069m in 2023/24 and £1.069m in 2024/25, to be funded from Department for Transport (DfT) grant.

ii)     Noted the following change of purpose to an existing capital programme scheme:

a.             Montsaye Academy – amendment of scope of the approved scheme with £135k originally approved for yard and lift improvements to be re-purposed to fund a multi-use games area.

iii)   Noted the following budget virement approved by Council on 7^th December:

a.             Isham Bypass – virement of budget of £0.790m from Integrated Transport Block to facilitate the next stage of the planning application process approved on 27th November by the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Executive Member for Highways, Travel and Assets.

Reasons for Recommendations: These are set out in greater detail within section 5 of the report, but can be summarised as helping to meet the Council’s corporate plan objectives:

-       Active, fulfilled lives

-       Safe and Thriving Places

-       Green sustainable environment

-       Connected Communities

Alternative Options Considered:

·        For those schemes which are grant funded, they are undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the grant conditions and, therefore, there is no alternative option proposed in this report. 

·        The budget virement in support of the ICT equipment could have been released, however, the replacement of end user devices is an important element of ensuring that the Council has the appropriate equipment to support and deliver services and further investment is required in this area.

·        Where individual schemes are over £0.5m, separate reports are included elsewhere on this agenda, and these set out the wider options that were considered before reaching the proposals put forward.