The report has been circulated with the Cabinet Agenda for its meeting on 19th January 2016. The relevant Minute and report will be referred direct to all Scrutiny Committees for consideration.

The Committee considered Minute 648 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 19^th January 2017, which had been referred direct to all three Scrutiny Committees, together the report of the Corporate Management Team setting out a draft programme of capital projects for the period 2017/18 to 2020/21.

In response to question regarding the amended capital programme 2016/17 to 2020/21 relating to the Seaways Development Enabling Works, the Chief Executive confirmed that he would clarify the position why the current approved allocation for this project had been omitted from Appendix 8.

Resolved:-

That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:

“1.  That the current approved Programme for 2017/18 to 2019/20 of £125.4m, as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be noted.

2.  That the changes to the approved Programme, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, be noted.

3.  That the proposed new schemes and additions to the Capital Programme for the period 2017/18 to 2020/21 totalling £59.1m of which £52.9m is for the General Fund and £6.2m for the Housing Revenue Account, as set out in Appendices 6 and 7 to the report, be endorsed.

4.  That the proposed schemes subject to external funding approval for the period 2017/18 to 2020/21 totalling £42.6m as set out in Appendices 2 and 7 to the report, be endorsed.

5.  That it be noted that the proposed new schemes and additions, as set out in Appendices 6 and 7 to the report, and other adjustments as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, will result in a proposed capital programme (excluding schemes subject to external funding approval) of £185.8m for 2017/18 to 2020/21.

6.  That it be noted that of the total programme of £185.8m for the period 2017/18 to 2020/21, the level of external funding supporting this programme is £58.2m.

7.  That it be noted that a final review is being undertaken on the 2016/17 outturn and that the results will be included in the report to Cabinet on 14th February 2017.”

Note:- This is an Executive Function save that approval of the final budget following Cabinet on 14th February 2017 is a Council Function.

Executive Councillor:- Lamb