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RESOLVED:
 
3.1  That the scheme for
Children and Education Directorate as set out in
 
section 11 be given approval as follows:

Shoreditch Park Adventure Playground
Play Hut: Resource and spend
 
approval of £300k in 2026/27 is requested for development of
a
 
children's Playhut at Shoreditch
Adventure Playground.
 
3.2   That the scheme for Climate,
Homes & Economy Directorate as set
 
out in section 11 be given approval as follows:

Public Realm Improvement Projects (on
the Red Path and Prince Edwards Road): Resource and spend approval
of £350k in 2025/26
(£99.1k in Revenue and £250.9k in Capital) is requested
to deliver public
realm improvements to these areas.
 
Library Kiosks Upgrade & Digital
Technology Improvements to the Library Service: Spend approval of
£120k (£70k in 2025/26 and £50k in
2026/27) is requested to upgrade the Library kiosks and to carry
out Digital Technology Improvements to the Library
Service.

Hackney Car Pound - Bentley Road:
Resource and spend approval of
 
£1,225k (£300k in 2025/26 and £925k in 2026/27)
is requested to
 
convert Bentley Road Car Park into a dedicated car pound for
the
 
Council. This is an invest to save proposal which will deliver cost
savings
 
of £0.250m per year.

3.3   To implement the project to
repair, refurbish and reconfigure.
 
3.4  To give delegated
authority to the Group Director of Finance and
 
Corporate Resources, in consultation with the Director of
Strategic
 
Property Services to appoint the building contractor through
the
 
Hackney Construction Framework or equivalent contractor
framework.

3.5   To increase the Housing Revenue
Capital programme by the project
budget to fund this project.
 
3.7   To give delegated authority to
the Group Director of Finance and
 
Corporate Resources, in consultation with the Director of
Strategic
 
Property Services to if required review the budget for the project
and
 
revise it as long as the project is considered viable.
 
3.8   To authorise the Director of
Legal, Democratic Electoral Services to
 
prepare, agree, settle and sign the necessary legal documentation
to
 
effect the proposals contained in this report and to enter into
any
 
other ancillary legal documentation as required.