Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Chief Officer (Organisational Change) introduced the report which set out initial proposals for the Council Fund Capital Programme for 2015/16, with indicative funding estimates for future years.

The Housing Revenue Account (HRA) capital programme proposals would be considered in January 2015.

Flintshire County Council had experienced significant pressure on its capital programme in recent years and with likely having to make revenue efficiencies of circa £50m over the next three years, the pressure on capital resources would come at the same time as revenue pressures and would continue until at least the end of the decade.  This resulted in the Council’s revenue and capital service delivery and financial planning being fully integrated more important than ever.

In addition to the work and position as detailed in the report, the Council was developing its Capital Strategy which would be significantly influenced by its Asset Management Plans. 

On allocation of available funding, the total amount available to fund the core capital programme in 2015/16 was £6.872m.  A review of the core schemes had been carried out and recommended allocations for 2015/16 were summarised in the report with full details being provided in Appendix 1.  The allocations total was £6.535m.

The capital programme proposals as detailed in the report would be considered at Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 30 January 2015 to which all Members of the Council would be invited.

            RESOLVED:

(a)       That the report be noted; and

(b)       That the allocation of funding to the core capital programme in 2015/16, as shown in Appendix 1 be approved, noting the indicative funding available for future years, subject to input by Overview and Scrutiny.