Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Executive

Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder

The Corporate Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

He advised that the report before Cabinet asked Members to note the estimated outturn of capital programmes for 2017/18 and approve for consultation the draft capital programmes for 2018/19 as detailed within appendices. He informed Members that the draft General Fund Capital Programme for 2018/19 was £3.2m and compromised of a number of liabilities identified within the Council’s Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule as well as a number new budget provisions.

He highlighted that new provisions included the proposal to extend the Linden Way depot and workshop for the purposes of enabling adequate storage of material, waste containers and to allow a workshop suitable for carrying out maintenance on longer refuse vehicles. In addition, it included the acquisition of a new finance system both of which would be be subject to separate future Cabinet reports.

He drew Members attention to the draft Special Expenses Capital Programme for 2018/19. The 50k was solely for the purpose of floodlighting at Owen Street football pitch. He also referred to the draft Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme which was £9.9m which included £2.8m to maintain the Decent Homes standard within the housing stock and £3.9m to continue the Council’s new build scheme.

Councillor R D Bayliss stated that HRA budget included provision to ensure that improvements to the housing stock could be carried out to ensure that the homes remained at the decent homes standard, along with an additional budget to carry out other maintenance investments outside the decent homes programme. He also highlighted reference to 68 new Council homes listed in the report together with provision that had been made for other schemes including off street parking, major aids and adaptations, and work to ensure all homes were energy efficient and affordable.

It was moved by Councillor N J Rushton, seconded by Councillor R D Bayliss and

RESOLVED THAT:

A.    The estimated General Fund, Coalville Special Expenses and H.R.A. Capital Outturn for 2017/18 and Planned Financing be noted.

B.    The Draft Capital Programmes in 2018/19 detailed in:

·         Appendix “A” General Fund Capital Schemes

·         Appendix “B” Special Expense Capital Schemes

·         Appendix “C” HRA Capital Schemes

And in 2019/20 these schemes only:

·         £600,000 for the vehicle replacement programme, as detailed in paragraphs 3.7 to 3.7.7

be approved for consultation.

C.   The proposed procurement routes in respect of vehicles, equipment and plant be noted and authority to award the contracts, and any associated agreements in furtherance of the projects be delegated to the Strategic Director of Place in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, subject to final approval of the Capital Programmes in February 2018.

Reason for decision: To enable projects to be included in the Programmes for consultation.