Decision details

Housing Leeds 2018/19 Capital Refurbishment Programme - Authority to Spend Approval

Reference: D47436

Decision Maker: Director of Resources

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Director of Resources and Housing is requested to authorise Capital expenditure for 2018/19 which is part of a 3 year programme approved by Executive Board on 7th February 2018 and which will be ratified by full Council on 21st February 2018

Decision:

The Director of Resources and Housing is agreed to

1.  Note the estimated outturn projection for the 2017/18 Housing Leeds Refurbishment Programme of £68.0m which will result in scheme slippage to future years of £13,478.5k based on the 2017/18 approved budget of £81,478.5 set in March 2017.

2.  Note the previous net authority to spend (ATS) c/f from 2017/18 of £13,478.5k (including £2,604.4k for the Council Housing District Heating Network programme and £1,609.9k of the previously approved IT Housing Management Solution) carried forward from 2017/18.

3.  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 £3,355.5k relates to 2018-19 and £278.7k to 2019-20.

4.  Note the decision of Executive Board in July 2017 to approve the connection of the council housing District Heating Network of £17.42m funded through £11.64m of HRA capital and £5.78m of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF);

5.  Approve the remaining 2018-19 HRA Housing Leeds Refurbishment programme for 2018-19 and authorise expenditure of £58,818.2k.

6.  Note the overall 2018-19 HRA Housing Leeds Refurbishment programme in the amount of £78,000.0k.

 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Consultees

Housing Leeds Property & Contracts SMT, Executive Board Approval 07/02/18, Capital Finance, Full Council

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

Publication date: 04/04/2018

Date of decision: 12/04/2018

Effective from: 20/04/2018

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