Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Corporate Finance Manager introduced the Capital Programme Monitoring 2016/17 (Month 6) report which summarised changes made to the Capital Programme 2016/17 since Month 4, along with expenditure to date and projected outturn. 

                        The Capital Programme had increased by £1.420m in the period due to:

·         Introduction of Section 106 funding for Play Area Equipment (£0.110m)

·         Vibrant and Viable Places (VVP) grant funding from Welsh Government (WG) (£0.339m)

·         WG funding for Private Sector Renewal (£0.748m)

·         Other Aggregate Increases (£0.331m)

Offset by:

·         Rollover to 2017/18 (£0.067m) approved in Month 4

·         Other Aggregate Decreases (0.041m)

Actual spend to Month 6 was £30.170m with a projected outturn of £60.637m which was an overspend of £0.086m.  Resources available for funding future capital expenditure was c£3.613m.

The report had been discussed at Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee the previous week with no issues being identified.

Two requests for resources had been received which could be funded from existing headroom:

1.    A priority road safety scheme involving the installation of an Average Speed Camera System along the A548 Sealand Road (£0.130m); and

2.    Upgrading of the Council Chamber and Committee Rooms microphone system

Councillor Attridge welcomed the funding of the scheme for the installation of an Average Speed Camera on the A548 which he said would save lives. 

In response to a question from Councillor Attridge, the Chief Officer (Governance) explained that the current microphone system was failing and required replacement.  He confirmed that a decision had not been taken to webcast all Committee meetings however the replacement system would be compatible with any equipment should a decision be taken in the future to webcast additional meetings. 

In response to a comment by Councillor Shotton, Councillor Attridge explained that ‘Go Safe’ was fully supportive of the road safety scheme on the A548.  The scheme could have featured in the next round of bids to WG but the funding could not have been guaranteed.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the overall report be approved;

(b)       That the rollover adjustments be approved; and

(c)        That the allocation of Headroom Funding to the Road Safety Scheme and the upgrading of the Council Chamber microphone system be approved.