Decision details

Housing Leeds 2017/18 Capital Refurbishment Programme - Authority to Spend Approval

Reference: D44291

Decision Maker: Director of Environment and Housing

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Director of Resources and Housing is requested to authorise expenditure for the Housing Leeds refurbishment programme.

 

Decision:

As part of the overall capital programme report to February’s 8th 2017 Executive Board the total funding package for the Housing Leeds Refurbishment programme from 2017-18 to 2019-20 was presented and injected into the capital programme by full Council on 22nd February 2017 in the amount of £241.5m of which £81,478.3k was for 2017-18.

Since full council approval in February, further net slippage of schemes from 2016-17 to future years has been identified in the amount of £4,000.0k and at March 22nd Executive board, the HRA Business Plan 2017-18 to 2026/27 was endorsed, giving available resources for 2017-20 of £243.8m. 

The Director of Resources and Housing agreed to

1.  Note the previous net authority to spend of £12,050.0k (including £719.6k of the previously approved IT Housing Management Solution) carried forward from 2016-17 schemes which will deliver £8,050.0k in 2017-18 and £4,000.0k in future years.

 

2.  Note the decision by Executive Board in February 2016 to approve and authorise expenditure of £5,565.1k on the Housing Solutions ICT programme of which £2,394.7k related to 2017-18 and £1,341.1k to 2018-19.

 

3.  Note the decision by Executive Board in November 2016 to approve and authorise expenditure of £850k from the HRA Housing Leeds Refurbishment Programme on council housing group repair in Holbeck.

 

4.  Note the decision by Executive Board in March 2017 to endorse the revised HRA Business Plan 2017-18 to 2026-27, resulting in available resources of £243.8m for the 2017-20 HRA Housing Leeds Refurbishment programme.

 

5.  Approve the remaining 2017-18 HRA Housing Leeds Refurbishment programme for 2017-18 and authorise expenditure of £66,183.8k.

 

6.  Note the overall 2017-18 HRA Housing Leeds Refurbishment programme in the amount of £81,478.5k.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Consultees

Housing Leeds Property & Contracts SMT, Executive Board Approval 08/02/17, Capital Finance, Full Council

Contact: Mark Grandfield 0113 3781335 Email: Mark.Grandfield@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 04/04/2017

Date of decision: 12/04/2017

Effective from: 22/04/2017

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