Issue - meetings

This report:

·        Informs the Cabinet Member of recent progress on major schemes within the Education, Children and Young People’s Capital Programme

·        Informs the Cabinet Member of new schemes proposed for 2013/14 and 2014/15, and of revisions to the programme.

The report asks the Cabinet Member to consider the schemes to be developed from within the available resources of the approved capital programme and to recommend to Cabinet the funding of the Capital programme.

RESOLVED:       (a)     That the proposed schemes to be

developed from within the available resources of the approved capital programme, as detailed in the report, be approved.

                             (b)     That the revised schemes and funding of

the capital programme, as detailed in Annex A of the report, be recommended to Cabinet for approval to enable the effective management and monitoring of the capital programme.

REASON:           To ensure the efficient management and delivery of the Education, Children and Young People’s Capital Programme.

The Cabinet Member considered a report that detailed recent progress on major schemes within the Education, Children and Young People’s Capital Programme and which informed her of new schemes proposed for 2013/14 and 2014/15, and of revisions to the programme.

The Cabinet Member was pleased to note that good progress was being made on current projects, including the scheme to increase capacity at Knavesmire Primary School.  The Cabinet Member’s attention was also drawn to work undertaken as part of the maintenance programme, including new boilers and roof repairs at a number of schools.

The Cabinet Member gave consideration to proposed schemes for 2013/14, as detailed in the report.  Progress with these schemes would be subject to funding being available from the Department for Education (DfE)  at similar levels to 2012/13 but an announcement from the DFE was still awaited.

Officers stated that it was intended to prepare a report on outstanding schemes for which funding had not been identified.  The Local Authority was also consulting with other councils to ensure that it was doing everything possible to access funding that was available. 

RESOLVED:       (a)     That the proposed schemes to be

developed from within the available resources of the approved capital programme, as detailed in the report, be approved.

                             (b)     That the revised schemes and funding of

the capital programme, as detailed in Annex A of the report, be recommended to Cabinet for approval to enable the effective management and monitoring of the capital programme.

REASON:            To ensure the efficient management and delivery of the Education, Children and Young People’s Capital Programme.