Decision details

That the Executive

      i.        Approves, for consultation, an initial Council funded capital programme of £55.037m for 2016/17 as set out in paragraph 5.30 and summarised in Annex A, including the schemes listed in Annexes B – F of the Chief Executive’s report

     ii.        Approves, for consultation, the inclusion of an additional budget of £1m for Invest-to-Save schemes in addition to the specific schemes identified in paragraph 5.24 of the Chief Executive’s report subject to the detailed business case being reviewed and agreed by the Borough Treasurer.

    iii.        Approves, for consultation, the inclusion of £2.092m of expenditure to be funded from S106 as outlined in paragraph 5.31 of the Chief Executive’s report

   iv.        Approves, for consultation, the inclusion of £17.498m of expenditure to be externally funded as outlined in paragraph 5.31 of the Chief Executive’s report

    v.        Recommends to Full Council the approval of virements totalling £0.481m to the 2015/16 Children Young People and Learning Programme, as set out in Annex G of the Chief Executive’s report, in order to meet the demands of the School Places Plan.

   vi.        Recommends to Full Council the approval of £0.05m in 2015/16 from unallocated Basic Need Grant for Ascot Heath Schools as outlined in paragraph 5.35 of the Chief Executive’s report.

The reasons for the recommendations are set out in the Chief Executive’s report.

The alternative options are considered in the Chief Executive’s report.

None

The Council’s web site, a dedicated mailbox and a letter to all business ratepayers.

Targeted consultation exercises will be undertaken with business rate payers, the Schools Forum, Parish Councils and voluntary organisations. In addition, this report and all the supporting information will be publicly available to any individual or group who wish to comment on any proposal included within it. Internal consultation is via officers, members and more specifically the Overview & Scrutiny Commission and its panels.