Issue - meetings

This report:

·        informs Members of the likely out-turn position of the 2008/09 Capital Programme. 

·        advises Members of changes to existing schemes and reprofiling of expenditure to allow the more effective management and monitoring of the Capital Programme

·        informs Members of any slippage in budgets between financial years

·        informs Members of any new schemes and seek approval for their addition to the 2008/11 Capital Programme.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)                 That the capital programme forecast outturn for 2008/09, as shown in Annex A, be noted.

(ii)               That the additions and amendments to the capital programme, detailed in the report and summarised in Annex A, be approved.

(iii)             That the scheme reprofiling and slippage detailed in the report and summarised in Annex A be approved.

(iv)              That the scheme virements detailed in the report be approved, subject to the approval of the Executive.

(v)                That the revised capital programme, as shown at Annex A of the report, be agreed, subject to the approval of the Executive.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

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

Members received a report on the Capital Programme 2008-09.  The report:

• Informed Members of the likely out-turn position of the 2009/09 Capital Programme.
• Advised Members of changes to existing schemes and reprofiling of expenditure to allow the more effective management and monitoring of the Capital Programme.
• Informed Members of any slippage in budgets between financial years.
• Informed Members of any new schemes and sought approval for their addition to the 2008/11 Capital Programme.

Officers stated that an expression of interest had been submitted in respect of the “Building Schools for the Future” initiative and the outcome had been that York had been placed 56^th on the indicative prioritisation list.  The Authority had a good record in successfully delivering building projects and hence it was optimistic as to the timescale within which funding would be made available.

Members were updated on current projects and were pleased to note the progress that was being made. 

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)                 That the capital programme forecast outturn for 2008/09, as shown in Annex A, be noted.

(ii)               That the additions and amendments to the capital programme, detailed in the report and summarised in Annex A, be approved.

(iii)             That the scheme reprofiling and slippage detailed in the report and summarised in Annex A be approved.

(iv)              That the scheme virements detailed in the report be approved, subject to the approval of the Executive¹.

(v)                That the revised capital programme, as shown at Annex A of the report, be agreed, subject to the approval of the Executive².

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

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