Issue - meetings

Approved.

The Presiding Member set out the process that would be followed for this item.

The Section 151 Officer submitted a report that proposed a revised capital budget for 2024/25 and a capital budget for 2025/26 – 2028/29.

Original report proposed by Councillor R C Stewart. Seconded by Councillor A S Lewis.

The Presiding Member stated that two budget amendments had been received from the Uplands Group and from the Labour Group.

Uplands Group Amendment

Proposed by Councillor S J Rice. Seconded by Councillor P N May.

The amendment being:

·       Remove:  Skyline £8.072m.

Following debate and a vote, the amendment was not supported.

Labour Group Amendment

Proposed by Councillor R C Stewart. Seconded by Councillor A S Lewis.

The amendment being:

Add £1m for 2026/27 taking total investment to £2m for modern changing rooms.

Following debate and a vote, the amendment was supported. The amendment became the substantive motion.

Substantive Motion

Discussion took place on the substantive motion.

Resolved that the revised capital budget for 2024/25 and the capital budget for 2025/26 – 2029/30, as amended and detailed in appendices A, B, C, D, E, F and G, be approved.

Call In Procedure – Subject to Pre-Decision Scrutiny: This decision is exempt from the Authority’s Call In Procedure as “the decision has been subject to Pre-Decision Scrutiny and there is no material change in relevant information / evidence”.

The Section 151 Officer submitted a report that proposed a revised capital budget for 2024/25 and a capital budget for 2025/26-2029/30.

Resolved that:

1)             The revised capital budget for 2024/25 and the capital budget for 2025/26-2029/30 as detailed in Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F and G of the report be approved.

2)             The additional funding as detailed in Paragraph 2.6.2 of the report be allocated as follows:

i)               £1,000,000, one off payment into the Community Investment Fund.

ii)              £395,000 annual payment into Parks Equipment Machinery.

3)             A technical adjustment be made for the extra capital spend associated with the expected final Local Government Borrowing Initiative (LGBI) scheme announcement.