Agenda item
F S214 Capital Update and Property Disposals and Acquisitions Report
Decision:
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.
Minutes:
9.1 Mayor Woodley discussed the recent positive visit to Daubeney Primary School and Children’s Centre and Family Hub undertaken by herself and Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble, Cabinet Member for Education, Young People and Children’s Social Care, and welcomed the proposed investment into many of the Council’s priority areas.
9.2 Introducing the report, Cllr Chapman confirmed that despite financial difficulties the Council was still able to make substantial progress to meet manifesto commitments and improve services across the Borough, and highlighted the proposed investment into Daubeney Children’s Centre and Family Hub, a new telephony contact system, and into enhancing the Council’s website, partly in response to the over 2.3m individual enquiries in the last year.
9.3 Cllr Guy Nicholson, Deputy Mayor for Delivery, Inclusive Economy and Regeneration, spoke in support and drew attention to the Council’s success in receiving a £1.8m grant from the Government’s Brownfield Land Release Fund, which would unlock the final two phases of the Kings Crescent Estate regeneration project.
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 reasons for the decision were included in the printed decisions, published on the 27 February 2024, and can be found here.
DETAILS OF ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED
None.
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