Agenda item

To consider the joint report of the Director of Children’s Services and the Chief Executive of Education Leeds providing a summary of five reports relating to proposed building projects. The specific reports relating to the projects are as follows –

a)  Swallow Hill Community College – Annexe (Design and Cost Report)

b)  Morley High School – New Music Block (Design and Cost Report)

c)  Bruntcliffe High School – New Science Block (Design and Cost Report)

d)  Bankside Primary School – Construction of New School Accommodation (Design and Cost Report)

e)  South Leeds Integrated Youth Centre

The Director of Children’s Services and Chief Executive of Education Leeds submitted a joint report outlining proposals relating  to five major children’s services improvement projects.  The report detailed how such projects would impact upon a range of issues including regeneration, the city’s economy, investment, employment and helping to deliver improved outcomes for children and young people in Leeds. 

RESOLVED – That the contents of the overview report be noted.

(Minutes 240(a) to 240(e) refer respectively to each specific project).

(a)  Swallow Hill Community College – Annexe Design and Cost Report

  The Chief Executive of Education Leeds submitted a report on proposals to undertake works in respect of the Swallow Hill Community college annexe, which included the purchase of new ICT equipment and providing network connectivity to the College.

  RESOLVED –

  (a)  That the ICT infra-structure and refurbishment investment proposals be approved with the refurbishment element being delivered through the Local Education Partnership, and that authority be given to proceed with the purchase and implementation of the new ICT equipment;

  (b)  That authority be given to incur expenditure of £612,600 on new technology which will initially be used at the temporary annexe site before transferring to Swallow Hill, and that authority be given to incur further expenditure of £302,000 from the approved capital programme on refurbishment costs.

(b)  Morley High School – New Music Block

  The Chief Executive of Education Leeds submitted a report on proposals to provide a new music block at Morley High School.

  RESOLVED –

  (a)  That the design proposals in respect of the scheme to construct a new music teaching block at Morley High School at an estimated total cost of £1,000,000 be approved;

  (b)  That authorisation be given to incur expenditure of £800,000 from capital scheme 14861/PH1/MOR.

(c)  Bruntcliffe High School – New Science Block

  A report was submitted by the Chief Executive of Education Leeds on proposals to provide a new science block at Bruntcliffe High School.

  RESOLVED –

  (a)  That the design proposals in respect of the scheme to construct a new science teaching block at Bruntcliffe High School at an estimated total cost of £1,600,000 be approved;

  (b)  That authority be given to incur expenditure of £1,400,000 from capital scheme 14861/PH1/BRU.

(d)  Bankside Primary School – Construction of New School Accommodation

  Further to minute 39, 16^th July 2008, the Chief Executive of Education Leeds submitted a report detailing a proposal to demolish the existing 2 form entry Bankside Primary School building, and rebuild in a 3 form entry format.

  RESOLVED –

  (a)  That the content of the report be noted;

  (b)  That the scheme proposals to rebuild of Bankside Primary School, as described in section 3 of the submitted report, be approved;

  (c)  That authority be given to incur capital expenditure of £9,018,900 in respect of construction costs and fees.

(e)  South Leeds Integrated Youth Centre

  Further to minute 184, 8^th February 2008, the Head of Integrated Youth Support Service submitted a report on proposals to build an integrated high quality youth centre for the benefit of young people from South Leeds on the site of the former Merlyn Rees High School.

  RESOLVED – That authority be given to spend £4,979,376 of ‘myplace grant funding’ to facilitate the establishment of South Leeds Integrated Youth Centre.