Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

A     Notes the progress made in the delivery of the Council’s Housing and Non-Housing Capital Programmes as at 1 January 2017 as follows:

                    (i)        Housing Capital Programme – forecast outturn of £21,097,000 (revised estimate £22,714,000).

                  (ii)        Non-Housing Capital Programme – a forecast outturn of £6,320,000.

B    Approves new business cases:

                    (i)        Work to Stort Valley Ponds and Ditches funded by Essex County Council (paragraph 17 of the report).

                  (ii)        Fuel Station Replacement at Mead Park Depot by a direct revenue contribution (paragraph 18 of the report).

                 (iii)        Work to Mead Park Depot to comply with regulations as a part of the terms of a new lease to HTS (Property and Environment) Ltd, funded by a direct revenue contribution (paragraph 18 of the report).

                 (iv)        Refurbishment of Nichols Field Multi-Use-Games-Area, funded from an approved budget underspend (paragraph 19 of the report).

                  (v)        To construct a Pay and Display Car Park at River Way Car Park, funded from an approved budget underspend (paragraph 20 of the report).

                 (vi)        Disabled toilet near Pets Corner/Walled Garden in the Town Park, fully funded by a grant of £105,000 from Essex County Council (paragraph 21 of the report)

C    Approves the utilisation of up to £100,000 from the Regeneration and Enterprise Reserve as set out in the report to support town centre development work.