Decision details

CAPITAL OUTTURN 2022/23

Decision Maker: City Mayor (Individual Decision)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To show the position of the Capital Programme at the end of March 2023.

Decision:

 

Approve the following additions to the capital programme:

 

1.    £259k for the Onsite Construction Skills Hub, funded by government grant, as described in Appendix A of the report, TCII, Para 2.1.

 

2.    £300k for Dawn Centre Reconfiguration, funded by government grant, see Appendix A, HRA, Para 2.1.

 

3.    £580k for Highways Maintenance, funded by government grant, see Appendix B, Para. 3.6.

 

4.    £767k for Green Homes, funded by government grant, see Appendix B, Para 3.16.

 

5.    £887k for District Heating Metering (Housing General Fund), funded by borrowing which will then be repaid with charges and income from homeowners (leaseholders), see Appendix B, Para 3.22.

 

Approve the following transfers:

 

1.  £563k for District Heating Metering (Housing Revenue Account), funded by a transfer from the Public Realm programme, see Appendix A, HRA, Para 2.2.

 

2.  £631k for Disabled Adaptations and Improvements, funded by transfers from Kitchens & Bathrooms (£323k) and Boiler Replacements (£308k), see Appendix B, Para 3.27

 

Approve the following policy provision releases:

 

1.  £1,500k from the Programme Contingency, for Pioneer Park Levelling up to fund inflationary increases, see Appendix A, PDT, Para 2.4.

 

2.  £1,500k from the Programme Contingency, for Pilot House Levelling up to fund inflationary increases, see Appendix A, TCII, Para 2.2.

 

3.  £17k from the Programme Contingency, for Ugandan Asians 50 Year Anniversary Commemoration to fund inflationary increases, see Appendix A, TCII, Para 2.3.

 

4.  £215k from the Extra Care Schemes Policy Provision, for Children’s Homes Refurbishments to fund additional works, see Appendix A, Children’s Services. Para 2.5.

 

5.  £20k from the Programme Contingency, for Heritage Interpretation Panels to fund inflationary increases, see Appendix B, Para 3.11.

 

Approve the following saving:

 

1.  £859k reduction from the 2023/24 HRA capital programme, see Appendix B, Para 1.2.

Reasons for the decision:

The Executive and Overview Select Committee receive a report on the forecast capital budget position regularly throughout the year (as well as an outturn report at the end of the year).  Recommendations arising from this are often included within the report.

Alternative options:

Not applicable.

Publication date: 25/07/2023

Date of decision: 02/08/2023

Effective from: 10/08/2023

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