Financial Approvals - December
December 18, 2023 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council websiteFull council record
Purpose
That Cabinet approve any financial adjustments
and/or transfers as required
Decision
RESOLVED:
A.
That Cabinet approve
£1,126,319 draw down from the Balancing the Budget
Reserve to Finance and Digital to fund the Dark Fibre programme of
works. The Council was awarded a grant to provide fibre in the
borough to CCTV camera and Council buildings. The grant only
covered certain areas and additional funding is required to rollout
to the other areas. Work has started using the grant but the
additional funding is now required to commission the other
work.
B. That Cabinet note
the contents of Section 5 and appendices 5a to 5c and approve
the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the 4 Tables below:
Cost Centre Narrative
Budget
2023-24
£
Budget
2024-25
£
Budget
2025-26
£
Explanation for the Budgetary
Change
Finance & Digital
Planned
Replacement Programme
(600,000)
600,000
0
SAN Reprocurement will now be in
early 2024-25
Social
Care IT System - Replacement SC System
(636,930)
636,930
0
Reprofiled in line with projected
spend
Business Systems - Parking System
0
(60,110)
0
Funding moved to Revenue
Finance & Digital
(1,236,930)
1,176,820
0
Cost Centre Narrative
Budget
2023-24
£
Budget
2024-25
£
Budget
2025-26
£
Explanation for the Budgetary
Change
Children, Lifelong Learning &
Families
Cricket Green Expansion
(39,040)
Reprofiling and Virement to Perseid
Lower Expansion
Perseid Lower Expansion
96,700
Perseid Upper Expansion
(9,130)
West Wimbledon ARP
(34,220)
Hatfeild ARP
(14,310)
Children's Centres - Family
Hubs
167,000
0
0
Second Tranche of Grant
Total Children, Lifelong Learning
& Families
70,300
96,700
0
Cost Centre Narrative
Budget
2023-24
£
Budget
2024-25
£
Budget
2025-26
£
Explanation for the Budgetary
Change
Environment, Civic Pride &
Climate
Raynes Park Area Roads - Raynes Park
Station Public Realm
1,760
0
0
Additional S106 Funding
Off Street Parking - P&D - Peel
House Carpark
(200,000)
200,000
0
Reprofiled in line with projected
spend
Fleet Vehicles - Fleet
De-carbonisation Infrastructure
0
300,000
0
Funded by Climate Change
Reserve
Highways and Footways - Highway
Bridges and Structures
14,170
0
0
Additional Section 106
Grant
Sports Facilities - Leisure Centre
Plant & Machine
(150,000)
150,000
0
Soft Play Equipment Madiera Hall
spend projected in 24-25
Parks - Green Spaces
Bridges
23,000
(23,000)
0
To cover the costs of Ravensbury
Bridge of £115k
Major Library Projects - Library
Video
24,500
New Grant Funding
Climate Change Initiatives -
Community Retrofit Loan
214,000
(140,000)
(100,000)
Budget to be paid to contractor in
2023-24
Total Environment, Civic Pride
& Climate
(72,570)
487,000
(100,000)
Cost Centre Narrative
Budget
2023-24
£
Budget
2024-25
£
Budget
2025-26
£
Explanation for the Budgetary
Change
Housing & Sustainable
Development
Mitcham Area Regeneration - New
Horizon Centre
(21,610)
0
0
Reduction in Civic Pride NCIL
Funding
Wimbledon Area Regeneration -
Haydons Road Public Realm
(327,060)
327,060
0
Reprofiled in line with projected
spend
Wimbledon Area Regeneration - Wimb.
Village Heritage Led Public Realm
(50,000)
50,000
0
Reprofiled in line with projected
spend
Morden Area Regeneration - Morden
Town Centre
(100,000)
100,000
0
Reprofiled in line with projected
spend
Civic Centre - Civic Centre
Boilers
(1,884,080)
1,884,080
0
Reprofiled in line with projected
spend
Civic Centre - Civic Centre Lighting
Upgrade
90,010
205,000
0
Sub scheme separated and progressed
separately
Civic Centre - Workplace
Design
(295,010)
0
Sub scheme separated and progressed
separately
Total Housing & Sustainable
Development
(2,587,750)
2,566,140
0
Overall Total
(3,826,950)
4,326,660
(100,000)
C.
That Cabinet note the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the
Table below:
Cost Centre Narrative
Budget
2023-24
£
Budget
2024-25
£
Budget
2025-26
£
Explanation for the Budgetary
Change
Children, Lifelong Learning &
Families
Hollymount - Capital
Maintenance
(38,740)
0
0
Required adjustments to the approved
programme for the capital maintenance of schools - these schemes
are all funded by government grant and are treated as one budget
within the capital programme.
Hillcross - Capital
Maintenance
14,000
0
0
Bond - Capital
Maintenance
0
40,000
0
Singlegate - Capital
Maintenance
11,000
0
0
St Marks - Capital
Maintenance
1,590
0
0
Unallocated - Capital
Maintenance
(50,000)
22,150
0
Melrose - Capital
Maintenance
(12,970)
12,970
0
Total Children, Lifelong Learning
& Families
(75,120)
75,120
0
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |