Issue - meetings

[To approve expenditure towards the cost of additional technical surveys to determine whether any additional public safety requirements should be included in the improvement scheme]  

1.       That the £150,000 expenditure towards the estimated cost of additional technical surveys to identify if future maintenance and repairs can be minimised for the longer term and following recent national incidents, towards a review of the need for any additional public safety requirements that should be included in the improvement scheme be approved.

2         That a draw down for the required funding from the Budget Contingency reserve, as additional unbudgeted expenditure is required be approved.

Cllr John Reynolds presented the report on a proposal to undertake a range of additional investigative surveys necessary to address lifecycle repairs and maintenance works required at the Civic and Wulfrun Halls, whilst enabling works are being undertaken on the venues. Approval was requested to the funding to undertake the additional surveys.

Resolved:

1.     That the £150,000 expenditure towards the estimated cost of additional technical surveys to identify if future maintenance and repairs can be minimised for the longer term and following recent national incidents, and towards a review of the need for any additional public safety requirements that should be included in the improvement scheme be approved.

2.     That a draw down for the required funding from the Budget Contingency reserve, as additional unbudgeted expenditure is required be approved.