Decision details

Council is recommended to approve:

1.     The revised medium term General Fund capital programme of £385.9 million, an increase of £11.0 million from the previously approved programme, reflecting the latest projected expenditure for the medium term.

2.     The revised medium term Housing Revenue Account (HRA) capital programme of £328.8 million, a decrease of £1.0 million from the previously approved programme, reflecting the latest projected expenditure for the medium term.

3. The net additional General Fund resources of £11.0 million identified for;

i. 12 new projects totalling £18.3 million (as detailed at paragraph 4.1 of the report);

ii. 58 existing projects net decrease totalling £7.3 million (as detailed at paragraph 3.38 of the report).

Cabinet resolved:

1. That the General Fund virements totalling £19.7 million as detailed at Appendix 3 to the report be approved for;

a. existing projects totalling £19.4 million (as detailed at paragraph 3.39 of the

report);

b. new projects totalling £299,000 (as detailed at paragraph 4.2 of the report).

2. That the updated schedules of works for the capital projects be approved under the following directorate;

i. Corporate: ICT, WV Active and in relation to Education; Building Schools for the Future (BSF), Primary School Expansion Programme, Secondary School

Expansion Programme and Schools Capital Maintenance (as detailed at Appendix 4 to the report);

ii. People: Sports Investment Strategy, Co-location Programme, Children in Need - Aiming High for Disabled Children and Early Education - Two Year Education Pilot (as detailed at Appendix 5 to the report);

iii. Place: Corporate Asset Management Programme, Urban Parks Refurbishment Programme, Disposals Programme, Accessing Growth Fund, Southside Programme, Maintenance of unclassified roads, Non - Highway Structures, Highway Improvement Programme, Safety Programme, Maintenance of classified roads, Lighting up the City and Local Growth Funding (LGF) Feasibility (as detailed at Appendix 6 to the report).

3. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Education, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to approve the allocation of the provision of the ‘Special Education Needs (SEN) Special Capital Fund Programme’ to individual capital projects in order that they may be progressed in a timely manner (as detailed at paragraph 3.41 of the report).

4. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Resources in consultation with the Director of Finance to approve the allocation of the provision of the ‘Parks Strategy and Open Space’ to individual capital projects in order that they may be progressed in a timely manner (as detailed at paragraph 3.42 of the report).

5. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Members for City Environment and Resources, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place and the Director of Finance, to finalise the business case and budget for a transit site in order that it can be progressed in a timely manner. It is anticipated that budget provision will bet met from the Council’s Corporate Contingency within the capital programme (as detailed at paragraph 4.9 of the report).

Cabinet noted:

1.     The General Fund outturn position for 2017-2018 which stands at 70.0% of the approved capital budget.

2.     The HRA outturn position for 2017-2018 which stands at 92.7% of the approved capital budget.

3.     That there are four ICT projects requiring additional internal resources included in this report, but which are subject to a separate detailed project report also on this agenda. The inclusion of these projects is for budget approval purpose and is on the assumption that the approval to progress with the projects is given. As the progression is dependent on that decision, if the projects are not approved, the capital programme will be reduced accordingly. The names of the projects are:

·       ICT General Programme;

·       ICT Disaster Recovery;

·       ICT Desktop Refresh;

·       Service LED ICT Projects.