Decision details

Further to Minute No. 238 of the Cabinet meeting held on 3 March 2011, the Council considered a joint report of the Interim Head of Corporate Finance and ICT and the Strategic Directors for Communities, Social Care and Wellbeing and Children, Schools and Families, which set out the latest position in respect of the 2010/11 Capital Programme and its implications into 2011/12.  The report also gave details of the capital resource notifications received from Central Government.

The report also set out proposals for the amendment of the Council Constitution to improve the accountability and management of the Capital Programme.

The Cabinet also considered an addendum to the report produced by the Strategic Director - Children, Schools and Families, seeking approval for Phase 2 of the Aintree Davenhill Scheme to be progressed.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

It was moved by Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor Brodie-Browne:

That:

(1)       the revised phasing of the ongoing Capital Programme as shown in Annex A of the report be approved;

(2)            approval be given to the inclusion of the Leisure and Tourism capital schemes, funded from specific capital resources and outlined in paragraph 2.4 of the report, in the 2010/11 Capital Programme;

(3)       the proposals outlined in section 3 of the report to change the Scheme of Delegation in the Council Constitution be approved;

(4)            approval be given to the allocations detailed in paragraph 4.5.1 of the report being  utilised by the relevant service, with proposals for their use reported in line with the changes to the Constitution as referred to in (3) above;

(5)       the approval by the Environment Agency of the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme 2011/16 as outlined in paragraph 4.5.11 of the report be noted; and

(6)            approval be given to the inclusion of the funding identified in paragraph 1.3 of the addendum to the report for the completion of Aintree Davenhill Phase 2 works.

An amendment was then moved by Councillor Hands and seconded by Councillor Shaw that the motion be amended by the addition of the following text:

"(7)      That the Council does not proceed with the Southport Market refurbishment and that the item be removed from the Capital programme, and a report be submitted to the Cabinet on the future operation of the Market.”

Following debate, on a show of hands, the amendment was lost by            33 votes to 26.

Following further debate, on a show of hands, the Substantive Motion was carried, and it was

RESOLVED:            That

(1)       the revised phasing of the ongoing Capital Programme as shown in Annex A of the report be approved;

(2)            approval be given to the inclusion of the Leisure and Tourism capital schemes, funded from specific capital resources and outlined in paragraph 2.4 of the report, in the 2010/11 Capital Programme;

(3)       the proposals outlined in section 3 of the report to change the Scheme of Delegation in the Council Constitution be approved;

(4)            approval be given to the allocations detailed in paragraph 4.5.1 of the report being  utilised by the relevant service, with proposals for their use reported in line with the changes to the Constitution as referred to in (3) above;

(5)       the approval by the Environment Agency of the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme 2011/16 as outlined in paragraph 4.5.11 of the report be noted; and

(6)            approval be given to the inclusion of the funding identified in paragraph 1.3 of the addendum to the report for the completion of Aintree Davenhill Phase 2 works.