Issue - meetings

Recommended: That Council agree that the £1.156m Programme management costs be funded from existing Adult Social Care Capital Grant and are added to the Capital Programme and incurred over four years; these costs would be chargeable to revenue should the capital schemes fail to progress and that revenue budgets would be needed to address this.

Reason:     So that the project can progress.

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Consideration was given to a report which provided the Business Case for investment in Older Persons’ Accommodation to equip the city for the changing needs of its older population. The Programme sought to address these needs by replacing council run Older Persons’ Homes (OPH’s) with a range of provision including Extra Care housing and independent sector provided registered residential and nursing accommodation.

Members noted that the programme management costs were included in the financial model and detailed at paragraphs 105 and 106 of the report. 

Recommended: That Council agree that the £1.156m Programme management costs be funded from existing Adult Social Care Capital Grant and are added to the Capital Programme and incurred over four years; these costs would be chargeable to revenue should the capital schemes fail to progress and that revenue budgets would be needed to address this. ^1.

Reason:     So that the project can progress.