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Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services

Further to Minute No. 17 of the meeting of the Cabinet of 20 June 2024, the Council considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services that set out supplementary capital and revenue estimates for approval in the Council’s Capital Programme and Revenue Budget and an update on revised allocations of grant from central government and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

It was moved by Councillor Howard, seconded by Councillor Atkinson and

RESOLVED:That

(1)      a supplementary capital estimate of £3.500m for the Disabled Facilities Grants core programme in 2024/25, funded by the Better Care Fund be approved;

(2)      a supplementary capital estimate of £4.040m for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities funded by the High Needs Provision Capital Allocation from the Department for Education be approved;

(3)      a supplementary capital estimate of £0.450m for the ICT Equipment Refresh project funded by prudential borrowing be approved;

(4)      a supplementary revenue estimate of £1.237m for the UKSPF Ways to Work grant funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority be approved;

(5)      a supplementary capital estimate of £5.273m for the Southport Public Realm project funded by external grants and contributions and Council resources be approved;

(6)      a supplementary capital estimate of £5.799m for the A59 Northway Pedestrian/ Cycle Improvements project funded by external grants and contributions and Council resources be approved; and

(7)      a supplementary capital estimate of £3.300m for the Carriageway Resurfacing Programme funded by grant from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority be approved.

Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services

The Cabinet considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services that set out supplementary capital and revenue estimates for approval in the Council’s Capital Programme and Revenue Budget and an update on revised allocations of grant from central government and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

Decisions Made:

That

(1)      a supplementary capital estimate of £0.859m for the Better Care Fund – Disabled Facilities Grant additional allocation funded by DLUHC be approved;

(2)      supplementary capital estimates of £0.003m for Devolved Formula Capital and £0.034m Schools Condition Allocation funded by grant from the Department for Education be approved;

(3)      a supplementary capital estimate of £0.500m for the Green Light Fund funded by grant from the Department for Transport, be approved;

(4)      a supplementary capital estimate of £0.449m for the Network North Roads Resurfacing Fund funded by grant from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority be approved;

(5)      a supplementary capital estimate of £0.065m for the Traffic Signal Obsolescence Grant funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority be approved;

the Council be recommended to:

(6)      approve a supplementary capital estimate of £3.500m for the Disabled Facilities Grants core programme in 2024/25, funded by the Better Care Fund;

(7)      approve a supplementary capital estimate of £4.040m for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities funded by the High Needs Provision Capital Allocation from the Department for Education;

(8)      approve a supplementary capital estimate of £0.450m for the ICT Equipment Refresh project funded by prudential borrowing;

(9)      approve a supplementary revenue estimate of £1.237m for the UKSPF Ways to Work grant funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority;

(10)    approve a supplementary capital estimate of £5.273m for the Southport Public Realm project funded by external grants and contributions and Council resources;

(11)    approve a supplementary capital estimate of £5.799m for the A59 Northway Pedestrian/ Cycle Improvements project funded by external grants and contributions and Council resources;

(12)    approve a supplementary capital estimate of £3.300m for the Carriageway Resurfacing Programme funded by grant from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; and

Rule 27

(13)    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 and the Council as a matter of urgency on the basis that it was impracticable to defer the decision until the commencement of the next Forward Plan because of the requirement to set supplementary budget estimates as part of the ongoing delivery of Council’s financial strategy for 2024/25.

Reasons for the Decisions:

To approve updates to the capital programme and revenue budget so that they could be applied to schemes in the delivery of the Council’s overall financial strategy.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Not Applicable.