Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Housing and Customer Services

Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder

Councillor N Rushton presented the report, setting out the proposed capital spending plan of £32 million for 2021/22 and a further £61 million between 2022 and 2016. To be agreed by Cabinet for statutory consultation, followed by final approval by Cabinet and Council in February 2021.

Key features included:

• £10 million on the continued building of the new leisure facility.
• Nearly £1.4 million combined on the Future High Street Funding expenditure, subject to success in the bid sent to government.
• There were no items included on the draft Special Expenses Capital Programme.
• The draft Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme was £11.8 million, including £4.5 million on the Home Improvement Programme, £5 million on the New Housing Supply programme, and a new £250,000 provision for a Carbon Zero Programme.

Members spoke in support of the proposals. The plan to invest £50,000 for the installation of a gate at Breedon Church was praised as an achievement resulting from collaboration across all levels of local government to help reduce anti-social behaviour.

Thanks were also expressed to all staff in the finance teams, and particularly the Head of Finance, for their hard work on behalf of the Council, the outcomes of which were demonstrated in the funds available to make a direct impact in people’s lives.

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

RESOLVED THAT CABINET

1)    Notes the estimated General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Outturn for 2020/21 and planned financing in Appendices A and B

2)    Approves for consultation the Draft Capital Programmes in 2021/22 detailed in:

·         Appendix A: General Fund Capital Schemes

·         Appendix B: HRA Capital Schemes and in 2022/23, these schemes only.

·         £526,000 for the Vehicle replacements as detailed in Paragraph 5.10

3)    Notes the proposed procurement routes in respect of vehicles, equipment and plant and delegates the authority to award these contracts and any associated agreements furtherance of the project to the relevant Strategic Director, in consultation with the relevant portfolio Holders, subject to the final approval of the Capital Programmes in May 2021

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