Issue - meetings

The Corporate Director of Customer & Corporate Services to present a report which sets out the projected outturn position of the council’s capital programme for the 2018/19 financial year, along with requests to re-profile budgets to or from current and future years.

[See also under Part B]

Resolved:  (i)      That the 2018/19 revised budget of £123,620m, as set out in Table 1 at paragraph 6 of the report, be noted.

                   (ii)      That the re-stated capital programme for 2018/19-2022/23, as set out in Table 2 at paragraph 17 and detailed in Annex A, be noted.

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

[See also under Part B]

The Corporate Director of Customer & Corporate Services presented a report which set out the projected outturn position of the council’s capital programme for the 2018/19 financial year, along with requests to re-profile budgets to or from current and future years.

A decrease of £33.329m on the current approved programme was reported, resulting in a revised programme of £123,620m.  Variances against each portfolio area were set out in paragraph 6 and detailed in paragraphs 8 to 37.  Officers emphasised that this was a major programme, with particularly significant investments in the areas of Children’s Services, Housing and Transport.

With reference to paragraph 22, a request was made that ward members be updated on progress of the Modernisation of Local Authority Homes scheme in their wards.

Resolved:  (i)      That the 2018/19 revised budget of £123,620m, as set out in Table 1 at paragraph 6 of the report, be noted.

                   (ii)      That the re-stated capital programme for 2018/19-2022/23, as set out in Table 2 at paragraph 17 and detailed in Annex A, be noted.

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