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RESOLVED:
 
1. 
That the scheme for Children and Education Directorate
as set out in section 11 be given approval as follows:

 
Daubeney Children’s Centre and Family Hub: Resource and spend
approval of £150k (£73k in 2023/24 and
£77k in 2024/25) is requested to enable Council Officers
to progress the building adaptations to part of the building at the
Daubeney Children’s Centre to
become a Children and Family Hub. Daubeney Children’s Centre has been operating
as a multi-agency strategic centre, but has recently been
redesignated as a Children and Family
Hub.

 
2. 
That the scheme for Finance and Corporate Resources
Directorate as set out in section 11 be given approval as
follows:
 
New Telephony
System Implementation: Spend approval of £50k
(£14k in 2023/24 and £36k in 2025/26) is requested
to enable Council Officers to progress with the implementation of a
new cloud based telephony and contact centre system.
 
Enhancing the
Council Website: Spend approval of £441k
(£37k in 2023/24, £220k in 2024/25 and £184k in
2025/26) is requested to enable Council Officers to deliver the
transformative improvements to the Council’s website through
redesigning and improving the website content, processes and
underlying technology.
 
3. 
That the s106 Capital funded scheme summarised below
and set out in section 11 be approved:

 

S106

2023/24
£’000

2024/25

£'000

2025/26
£'000

Total

Capital

100

400

0

500

Total S106
Capital for Approval

0

400

(0)

500

 
4. 
That the s106 Revenue funded scheme summarised below
and set out in section 11 be approved:
 

S106

2023/24
£’000

Fr
Capital 2024/25 £'000

To Revenue
2024/25 £'000

Total

Capital

0

(506)

0

(506)

Revenue

0

0

506

506

Total S106 Revenue for Approval

0

(506)

506

506

 
5. 
That the S106 Capital funded scheme below and set out
in section 12 be noted:

 

S106

2023/24
£’000

2024/25

£'000

2025/26
£'000

Total

Capital

42

134

84

260

Total S106
Capital for Approval

42

134

84

260

 
6. 
That the schemes outlined in section 13 be
noted.

 
7. 
The purchase of an ex-right to buy property part funded by the
Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) Round 2 and the submission of a
funding application to the Brownfield Land Release Fund (Round 3)
from the Department of Levelling Up, Homes and Communities (DLUHC)
for a number of schemes across the Housing Supply and Estate
Regeneration Programmes.
 
REASONS FOR DECISION
 
The decisions required are necessary in order
that the schemes within the Council’s approved Capital
programme can be delivered and to approve the property proposals as
set out in this report.
 
In most cases, resources have already been
allocated to the schemes as part of the budget setting exercise but
spending approval is required in order for the scheme to proceed.
Where, however, resources have not previously been allocated,
resource approval is requested in this report.
 
To facilitate financial management and control
of the Council's finances.
 
DETAILS OF ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND
REJECTED
 
None.