Issue - decisions

[See also under Part B minutes]

RESOLVED: (i)         That the 2009/10 revised budget of £67.379m, as set out in paragraph 5 of the report and Table 2, be noted.

                        (ii)        That the slippage of £733k from 2009/10 to 2010/11 be noted.

REASON:      To enable the effective management and monitoring of the Council’s capital programme.

                        (iii)       That the use of £140k from the contingency fund for slipway repairs at Lendal Boatyard (as detailed in Annex B) and £32k for the Fishergate Hostel be approved.

REASON:      To enable this essential work to take place, and in accordance with the Council’s contractual obligations in respect of the slipway.

                        (iv)       That the re-stated capital programme for 2009/10-2313/14, as outlined in paragraph 33, Table 12, and detailed in Annex A, be noted.

REASON:      To enable the effective management and monitoring of the Council’s capital programme.

                        (v)        That the Chief Executive be asked to review with the Council’s Corporate Management Team how records can be kept of the following items for inclusion in future capital reports:

a)     Photographic records of the current state of building / completed buildings with, where appropriate, comparison photographs of the building being replaced;

b)     A record of the sustainability features that have been achieved through the construction;

c)      The economic impact on local employment and training.

REASON:      To enable the Council to celebrate the success of delivering new buildings and services to the residents of the City, by means of the capital programme.