Decision details

Agreement to the reallocation of available resources to support the delivery of the council’s 2006/07 spending plans.

The Director of Corporate Services submitted a report giving a summary of financial details of the 2006/07 month 6 Capital Programme position.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the latest position of the Capital Programme 2006/07 and the projections for 2007/08 and 2008/09 be noted.

(b)  That the injection into the Capital Programme of £5.521m General Sure Start grant for children’s centres and extended schools be approved.

(c)  That the injection of £500k of Leeds resources in 2007/08 into the Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Company scheme be approved.

(d)  That the approval for the injection of £44k of Leeds resources in 2006/07 in respect of the funding granted to the Pakistan Earthquake Appeal, as referred to in minute 108 above, be noted.

(e)  That the Board notes the pressures on the approved funding for the South Leeds Swimming and Diving Centre and the City Museum schemes and the intention of the Director of Learning and Leisure to report on these schemes to the December 2006 and January 2007 meetings of this Board respectively.

(f)  That the injection of £125k of Leeds resources in 2006/07, to enable the Director of Development to conclude the tenant compensation arrangements at the Otley Ashfield works site, be approved.

(g)  That the injection of £100k of Leeds resources in 2006/07, to enable the Director of City Services to conclude a negotiated settlement of the Council’s refurbishment liability in respect of Belgrave House, be approved.

(h)  That the injection of £5.005m of funding, met from unsupported borrowing for the additional and replacement wheeled bin programme, be approved and that the approval of subsequent expenditure within this programme to be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services in line with the management of the equipment purchases scheme.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5 Councillor Wakefield required it to be recorded that he abstained from voting on this decision).

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