Issue - meetings

The Corporate Finance & Commercial Project Manager to present a report which sets out the projected outturn position of the council’s capital programme for the 2019/20 financial year, along with requests to re-profile budgets to or from current and future years.

Resolved:  (i)      That the 2019/20 revised budget of £205.478, as set out in Table 1 at paragraph 6 of the report, be noted.

                   (ii)      That the re-stated capital programme for 2019/20 – 2023/24, as set out in Table 2 at paragraph 17 and detailed in Annex A, be noted.

                   (iii)     That approval be given to increase the gross budget for the Assistance to Older & Disabled People programme by £200k, funded by a revenue contribution from the Housing Revenue Account (HRA), as detailed in paragraph 25.

                   (iv)    That the contract award outlined in paragraphs 57 to 62 be approved.

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

[See also under Part B]

The Corporate Finance & Commercial Procurement Managerpresented a report which set out the projected out-turn position of the council’s capital programme for the 2019/20 financial year, along with requests to re-profile budgets to and from current and future years.

A decrease of £65.816m on the current approved programme was reported, resulting in a revised programme of £205.478m.  Variances against each portfolio area were set out in Table 1 at paragraph 6 of the report and detailed in paragraphs 8 to 62.  Approval was sought for:

·        An increase of £200k in the budget for the Assistance to Older & Disabled People scheme to cover a backlog of adaptations carried over from 2017/18, funded from an HRA revenue contribution; and

·        The award of a 5 year contract, totalling £1.1m, to deliver an essential Firewall software upgrade, funded from the existing budget set aside for this purpose.

Resolved:  (i)      That the 2019/20 revised budget of £205.478, as set out in Table 1 at paragraph 6 of the report, be noted.

                   (ii)      That the re-stated capital programme for 2019/20 – 2023/24, as set out in Table 2 at paragraph 17 and detailed in Annex A, be noted.

                   (iii)     That approval be given to increase the gross budget for the Assistance to Older & Disabled People programme by £200k, funded by a revenue contribution from the Housing Revenue Account (HRA), as detailed in paragraph 25.

                   (iv)    That the contract award outlined in paragraphs 57 to 62 be approved.

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