Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment

Cabinet Member:     Councillor Lelliott (in advisory role)

Commissioner:         Kenny

Recommendations:

1.    That the lifecycle works projects, detailed in Section 4 of this report, be supported for inclusion in the approved Capital Programme 2016/17.

2.    That Council be recommended to approve the inclusion of the scheme in paragraph 7.2 of this report in the approved Capital Programme.

3.    That the Assistant Director of Planning, Regeneration and Transport be authorised to deliver the projects identified in Section 4 of this report.

4.    That any uncommitted funding (paragraph 7.4 of this report) be re-profiled from 2016/17 to 2017/18.

Consideration was given to a report which sought approval for six capital building investment schemes to maintain existing operational properties that had been identified as urgent by the Corporate Property Unit to help mitigate known operational risks.

The report sought approval for the following schedule of works:-

·           Markets Complex – fixed wire test and upgrade, including emergency lighting

·           Barbot Hall Industrial Estate – embankment stabilisation. The retaining bank has become unstable and the face and rocks are crumbling with the potential to slip causing a landslide

·           Hellaby Depot – installation of air conditioning to offices

·           Bailey House – completion of roofing works including relocation of air conditioning units

·           Civic Theatre – refurbishment of dressing room and ceiling plasterwork repairs

·           Victoria Park Rawmarsh – renewal and relining of foul drainage.

It was noted that the Capital Strategy and proposed Capital Programme 2016/17 to 2020/21 had agreed in principle the allocation of £3.294m for operational buildings investment (lifecycle works) over the next 5 years with £324,000 available for projects in 2016/17. 

It was noted that Overview and Scrutiny Management Board had considered the proposed recommendations at its meeting on 30 September 2016, where the Board had supported the proposals and had sought assurances around the development of a corporate property maintenance schedule.

Commissioner Kenny agreed:-

(1)  That the lifecycle works projects, detailed in Section 4 of this report, be supported for inclusion in the approved Capital Programme 2016/17.

(2)  That Council be recommended to approve the inclusion of the scheme in the approved Capital Programme.

(3)  That the Assistant Director of Planning, Regeneration and Transport be authorised to deliver the projects identified in Section 4 of this report.

(4)  That any uncommitted funding be re-profiled from 2016/17 to 2017/18.

(5)  That, in response to the recommendation from Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, further clarity be provided in the Asset Strategy when published to the schedule of ongoing maintenance of land and buildings owned by the Council.