Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Adult Social Services seeking the necessary approvals in respect of design proposals for the Harry Booth House Intermediate Care scheme.

Appendix 1 to this report is designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3).

Further to Minute No. 67, 7^th September 2011, a report from the Director of Adult Social Services was submitted which sought approval to the design proposals for the Harry Booth House Intermediate Care scheme, as described within the submitted report. In addition, the report sought approval to the outline scheme design proposals for the proposed refurbishment of Harry Booth House, a related injection into the Capital Programme, together with the necessary authority to spend.

Following consideration of Appendix 1 to the submitted report, designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting, it was

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the outline scheme design proposals for the proposed refurbishment of Harry Booth House, as described in the submitted report, at an estimated total cost of £2,487,000, be approved.

(b)  That an injection of £1,902,000 into existing Capital Scheme No 16493 be authorised, comprising allocated funds of £90,000 from NHSABL, with the balance of £1,812,000 funded via borrowing from the savings identified in the project business case.

(c)  That approval be given to the authority to spend £2,487,000 in order to deliver the scheme, including £675,000 from allocated funds from NHSABL included in Capital Scheme No 16493 on the proposed refurbishment of Harry Booth House to create an Intermediate Care Unit.