Issue - meetings

Report FSD17069

On 19^th July 2017, the Council’s Executive received the 1^st quarterly capital monitoring report for 2017/18 and agreed a revised Capital Programme for the four year period 2017/18 to 2020/21. 

The Committee considered the changes to the Capital Programme for the Care Services Portfolio which included an increase of £1,838,000 in grant funding for Renovation Grants – Disabled Facilities, and the transfer of £2,500,000 from the unallocated balance for Housing Section 106 Funds into Affordable Housing Grants scheme and £4,894,000 of funds for the Site G scheme to the Renewal and Recreation Portfolio.  There was also an increase of £3k in Section 106 receipts from developers (uncommitted balance).  A number of net underspends were re-phased into 2017/18 which totalled £1,655,000.  Schemes totalling £1,410,000 were also re-phased from 2017/18 to 2018/19 to reflect revised estimates of when expenditure on Care Services schemes was likely to be incurred including Social Care Grant and Gateway Review of the Housing IT System.

Members were advised that progress on works to replace the water supply at Star Lane Travellers Site was underway with final works specifications being determined with Thames Water.  It was anticipated that the work would be undertaken and completed during Quarters 2 and 3 2017/18.

A Member stressed the need to ensure that any Section 106 affordable housing contributions needed to be allocated to affordable housing and not diverted to projects that were unrelated to affordable housing.  The Committee sought assurances that Section 106 affordable housing contributions were used for the purpose of affordable housing and the Head of ECHS Finance agreed that following the meeting he would seek clarification report back to the Committee via email.

The Committee also considered the timeline for the roll out of mobile working technology, as there was some confusion as to the cause of any delay the Head of ECHS Finance agreed to investigate the issues and provide clarification to Members following the meeting.

RESOLVED that the Portfolio Holder be recommended to confirm the revised Capital Programme agreed by the Council’s Executive on 19^th July 2017.