Decision details

It was RESOLVED that the following proposals be recommended to Council on 27 February 2019:

1.      That the revised General Fund and HRA 2018/19 capital programme, as detailed in Appendix B and Appendix C to the report, be approved.

2.      That the draft 2019/20 General Fund Capital Programme, as detailed in Appendix B to the report, be approved.

3.      That the draft 2019/20 HRA Capital Programme, as detailed in Appendix C to the report, be approved.

4.      That the updated forecast of resources, as summarised in Appendix B (General Fund) and Appendix C (HRA) to the report, be approved.

5.      That the Council’s investment strategy for non-treasury assets (Section 3.2 of the report) be approved.

6.      That the approach to resourcing the General Fund capital programme, as outlined in the report, be approved.

7.      That the actions required to ensure the General Fund programme is funded, as outlined in Paragraphs 4.3.11-4.3.12 of the report, be noted.

8.      That the 2018/19 increase in the year end underspends contribution from the General Fund to the Capital Reserve, if they are realised (Paragraph 4.3.13 of the report), be approved.

9.      That the approach to funding the cost of the bus station prior to the release of Growth Deal 3 monies, as outlined in Section 4.4 of the report, be approved.

10.    That the growth bids identified for inclusion in the Capital Strategy (Appendix A to the report) be approved.

11.    That the return of Right to Buy one for one receipts, as outlined in Section 4.10 of the report, be noted.

12.    That the 2019/20 de-minimus expenditure limit (Section 4.11 of the report) be approved.

13.    That the 2018/19 contingency allowance (Section 4.8 of the report) be approved.

14.    That the work undertaken by Leader’s Financial Services Group on behalf of the Executive in reviewing and challenging the General Fund Capital Strategy be noted.

Reason for Decision:  As contained in report.

Other Options considered: As contained in report.