Issue - decisions

Capital Programme Update

29/06/2018 - Capital Programme Update

That the following be recommended to Council

(a)        the addition of £6.711m grant funding and s106 contributions to existing project budgets within the existing capital programme as detailed in the table below be approved

Scheme Name

2018/19

 

New Budget/ Grant (Shown in thousands)

Economy, Communities and Corporate

 

Local Transport Plan (LTP)

3,198

Fastershire Broadband

1,674

ECC's S106

756

Total ECC Capital Projects

5,629

Childrens wellbeing

 

Schools Capital Maintenance Grant

33

CYPD's S106

589

Special Provision Capital Fund

167

Healthy Pupils

99

Basic Needs Funding

48

Total CWB Capital Projects

936

Adults and wellbeing

 

Disabled facilities grant

147

Total AWB Capital Projects

147

Total

        6,711

 

(b)        the special provision capital fund be increased by £167k in each of 2019/20 and 2020/21 capital budgets for the new grant allocation;

(c)        additional provision of £1.116m be made to support development of the Hereford Enterprise Zone Shell Store making the total provision for this project £7.316m;

(d)        provision of £1.5m be made to support conversion of the Hillside Rehabilitation Centre to provide a nursing home facility;

(e)         provision of £3.5m be made to support delivery of a Cyber Security Centre at Rotherwas;

(f)         approve the changes set out at paragraphs 35 and 36 to funding streams for Ross Enterprise Park and Childrens Wellbeing projects and adjustments across directorate projects with an overall reduction of £476,000;

(g)        the revised 2018/19 capital budget of £145.315m detailed in appendix 1 be adopted, which consists of £40.816m 2017/18 brought forward balances and previous approved budgets of £92.148m, along with the below items recommended for approval; and

the chief finance officer be authorised, following consultation with the Cabinet Member Finance and Corporate Services to make in year amendments to the capital programme to reflect additional external funding secured in year.