Purpose

To approve the release of Capital Programme budgets for projects that have progressed through the Capital Gateway

Decision

The Leader APPROVED:

·         A release from the SEND Capital Funding Block to expand the Chalfonts Community College SEND Unit from 18 to 27 places.

·         The release of £1,180,000 of approved capital funding to enable procurement of replacement waste and Street Scene vehicles as part of the approved fleet replacement programme.

·         The release of the remaining £835,000 of the approved capital project budget for a replacement plant for the Household Recycling Centre Service.

·         The addition and release of £1m of the EWR funding to the Capital Programme, to deliver the following capital highway schemes:

1. Sandhill Road/Claydon Hill
2. Herds Hill, Steeple Claydon
3. Station Road, Mursley
4. Winslow Road / Little Horwood Road, Winslow
5. B4032 Mursley Road

·         The addition of £8.6 million expenditure and funding to the Capital Programme to support the delivery of additional post-16 mainstream education capacity.  Delegated authority to the Corporate Director for Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources and the Section 151 Officer, to enter into a Funding Agreement with Buckinghamshire College Group for up to £8.6 million, subject to the satisfactory completion of the business case, due diligence, and all required governance approvals.  Noted the proposed delivery timeline and the rationale for Buckinghamshire College Group being the sole eligible recipient of the funding.

·         Two new schemes, totalling £81,534, to be funded from the Section 106 contributions, and the inclusion of these schemes and associated funding within the Capital Programme.  The addition of a £216,155 Section 106 contribution to the existing Aston Road Sports Pavilion project budget

Please note that the ‘EV In-Pavement Cable Channels’ and ‘Active Travel Grant, Local Authority Bus Grant and Local Transport Grant’ recommendations in the report have not been agreed as part of this decision.