Purpose

To report any adjustments to the in-year
programme

Content

RESOLVED
 
KEY DECISION
 
That the Executive:
 
i)     
Approved the following changes into the capital programme:
 
a.            
Ground Maintenance Equipment – virement of
£42.3k in 2023/24 from Chesham House budget, funding to
remain as approved from borrowing.
 
b.            
Barnwell Country Park Play Area – budget
approval for £88.3k in 2023/24 to be funded £78.8k
grant funding and virement of £9.5k from Country Parks Minor
Works Budget.
 
c.             
Kerbside Kitchen Food Waste – budget approval for
£2.495m in 2024/25, to be funded from external grant.
 
d.            
Deeble Road Pedestrian Crossings – budget
approval for £185k in 2023/24, to be funded from external
grant.
 
 
Reasons for Recommendations: These
are set out in greater detail within section 5 of the report, but
can be summarised as helping to meet the Council’s corporate
plan objectives:

-      
Green sustainable environment

-      
Connected Communities
 
Alternative Options Considered:
 

·       
For those schemes which
are grant funded, they are undertaken in accordance with the
requirements of the grant conditions and, therefore, there is no
alternative option proposed in this
report. 

·       
The budget virement in
support of ground maintenances equipment and Barnwell country park
could have been released, however, the replacement of play
equipment and maintaining green infrastructure is an important
element of ensuring that the Council has the appropriate equipment
to support and deliver services and further investment is required
in this area.

·       
Where individual schemes are over
£0.5m, separate reports are included elsewhere on this
agenda, and these set out the wider options that were considered
before reaching the proposals put forward