Decision details
Delivery of Southend Outcomes & Priorities - Provisional Resources Outturn 2021/22 and Annual Report
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Finance and Resources) presenting the Southend 2050 Outcomes and Priorities Annual Report for 2021/22 and the provisional resources outturn for 2021/22.
Resolved:
1. That the achievements, successes and challenges brought to life within the Annual Report 2021/22 (Section 4 and Appendix 1 to the submitted report), be noted.
Recommended:
2. That the provisional 2021/22 revenue outturn position for both the General Fund (Section 5) and Housing Revenue Account (HRA) (Section 6), be noted and that the agreement of any final adjustments and the transfer of the actual final General Fund outturn position to the Business Transformation Reserve (Section 5.4 of the report) following the completion and audit of the Statement of Accounts be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director (Finance and Resources).
3. That the appropriation of revenue funds to and (from) earmarked reserves, as set out in Section 5.19 to 5.25 (General Fund) and Section 6.6 (HRA) of the report, be approved.
4. That the potential revenue impact of the 2021/22 outturn on the 2022/23 General Fund budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy (Section 5.26 – 5.39 of the report), be noted.
5. That it be noted that the expenditure on the capital investment programme for 2021/22 totalled £68.969M against a revised budget of £78.632M (Sections 7.4 and 7.7 of the report).
6. That the relevant budget carry forwards and accelerated delivery requests totalling a net £11.759M moving into 2022/23 and future years, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.
7. That the virements, reprofiles, additions, deletions and new external funding for schemes, as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved and it be noted that this will result in an amended Capital Investment Programme deliverable by the Council of £145.906M for the period 2022/23 to 2026/27, as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report.
8. That it be noted that the requested changes as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report will result in an amended total Capital Investment Programme deliverable by South Essex Homes Limited, Porters Place Southend-on-Sea LLP and Kent County Council of £55.759M, as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report.
9. That a review take place and appropriate consideration be given to the affordability and prioritisation of the current approved Capital Investment Programme and the schemes currently listed as subject to viable business cases.
10. That the content of the Infrastructure Funding Statement 2021/22 (included in Appendix 4 to the report), be noted and that the Main Fund receipts from reported year 2021/22 and previous reported years be carried forward until the CIL Governance Framework and spending plans are reviewed for the reported year 2022/23.
11. That the five-year deadline for spending the CIL Ward Neighbourhood Allocations be approved and extended for another three years from date of receipt (with the intention that at the end of that period any remaining neighbourhood allocations will be transferred to the CIL Main Fund).
12. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Growth and Housing (in consultation with Ward Members and the Cabinet Member for Environment, Culture and Tourism) to agree how the CIL Ward Neighbourhood Allocations received up until 31 March 2022 (excluding allocation to Leigh Town Council) are to be spent.
Reasons for decision:
1. To provide Cabinet with the provisional revenue and capital outturn position for 2021/22. As part of the year end processes, Cabinet is required to approve any appropriations to or from earmarked reserves.
2. Cabinet is required to approve capital budget carry forwards, accelerated delivery requests and in year amendments to the current approved programme.
Other options:
None
Note: The decision in 1 above constitutes an Executive Function. The decisions in 2-12 above constitute a Council Function.
Eligible for call-in to: All three Scrutiny Committees
Cabinet Member: Cllr Collins
Report author: Stephen Meah-Sims
Publication date: 17/06/2022
Date of decision: 14/06/2022
Decided at meeting: 14/06/2022 - Cabinet
Effective from: 25/06/2022
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Tony Cox who writes for consideration by all three Scrutiny Committees"
- Councillor Meg Davidson who writes for consideration by all three Scrutiny Committees"
Accompanying Documents:
- Report of Exec Director (Finance and Resources)
PDF 746 KB
- Appendix 1 - Annual Report 2021-22
PDF 6 MB
- Appendix 2 - Requested Changes to Capital Programme
PDF 229 KB
- Appendix 3 - Amended Capital Investment Programme
PDF 334 KB
- Appendix 4 - Infrastructure Funding Statement for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 - draft
PDF 947 KB