Decision details

The Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Corporate Resources which provided details of the 2016/17 Capital Allocations received to date and their proposed use in the development of a new starts programme for 2016/2017. The report indicated that £5.245m of new investments from the Single Capital Pot are aimed to improve the facilities and services to residents throughout Sefton.

Decision Made: That

(1)       the 2016/2017 capital allocations received to date, as set out in paragraph 3.2 of the report be noted;

(2)       the Council be recommended to give approval to the inclusion within the Capital Investment Plan of the capital schemes to be funded from the 2016/17 Single Capital Pot, as outlined in Appendix A of the report;

(3)       the Council be recommended to give approval to the inclusion within the Capital Investment Plan of the capital scheme to be funded from Prudential Borrowing as outlined in Appendix B of the report;

(4)       the Council be recommended to give approval to the inclusion within the Capital Investment Plan of the self-funded capital schemes as outlined in Appendix C of the report; and

(5)       it be noted that the proposal was a Key Decision but had not been included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions. Consequently, the Leader of the Council and the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services) had been consulted under Rule 27 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Constitution, to the decision being made by the Cabinet as a matter of urgency on the basis that it was impracticable to defer the decision until the commencement of the next Forward Plan in view of the need progress the capital schemes to approval stage.

Reasons for Decision:

To update Members on the 2015/2016 Capital Investment Plan and Capital Allocations received to date and to allow Members to consider how these allocations should be utilised and for one scheme to be funded from Prudential Borrowing.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

The options available to Members for the use of non ring-fenced capital grant allocations are included in the report.