Issue - meetings

Councillor Patel submits a report showing the position regarding capital expenditure based on the monitoring position at the end of November.  The Cabinet is asked to approve the revised level of expenditure of £45.427 million and slippage of £4.371 million as well as additions to the Education Capital Programme.  The Cabinet is also asked to note the spend position and the position relating to capital receipts.

Any comments of Scrutiny will be reported to the meeting.

Councillor Patel submitted a report advising the Cabinet of the position relating to all areas of the capital programme based on the monitoring position at the end of November.

Councillor Patel particularly highlighted the work arising from the Review of Secondary Education.  It was noted that the scheme at City of Leicester School was completed in January.  This was a £600,000 scheme involving remodelling of the Design Technology Block and classroom conversions.  There had also been 1,500 boiler replacements, 1,100 houses had received window replacements and 800 disabled adaptations had been completed.  Nonetheless Councillor Patel expressed concern at slippage in expenditure and reported that he had asked Directors to tighten up their monitoring.  He also referred to the need to ensure enough capital receipts to fund the programme.  Councillor Patel also proposed an additional recommendation in relation to the Education budget.

RESOLVED:

(1)that the revised level of forecast expenditure of £45.427 million, be approved;

(2)that slippage of £4.371 million, be approved;

(3)that the level of expenditure to the end of November 2000 of £20.5 million be noted;

(4)that the position relating to capital receipts, be noted;

(5)that the following additions to the Education capital programme be approved:-

Excellence in Cities - £2.4 million

Linwood Centre - £50,370

Parkfield Nursery - £7,515

(6)that approval be given for the use of £301,454 from the condition focussed capital allocation to meet shortfalls in the budget of two new deal schemes at Bendbow Rise Infant School and Coleman Primary School and to refurbish the toilets at Medway Community Primary School.