Decision details

The Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report providing Members with details of the previously approved capital programme schemes for 2024/25 to 2027/28. The report also asked Members to consider the bids that had been received for inclusion in the capital programme for the 2028/29 financial year and recommend a five-year capital programme for 2024/25 to 2028/29 to Full Council on 5 March 2024.

Most schemes for 2024/25 and 2027/28 were already approved in the existing capital

programme. A number of schemes had been moved from the 2023/24 financial year

to 2024/25 together with the associated resources to fund them. There were three additional schemes recommended for approval in the 2024/25 financial year:

·       Scheme for Council Offices Solar Panels which already been approved in principle by Policy and Finance Committee subject to a further report to committee (to be reported March 2024). £95,000 was included based on quotes received.

·       Scheme for £25,000 for Ribblesdale Pool Covers which was funded by grant awarded by Sport England.

·       Scheme for £588,540 for Food Waste Collections new burdens funded from

grant received from DEFRA for this purpose.

It was also assumed that the £500k for the Castle Grounds scheme as recommended in the revenue budget report would be approved and was included in the 2024/25 financial year.

Heads of Service had put forward their capital programme bids. Service committees had since considered the bids that were put forward and all were supported. A review of the schemes had been undertaken by Budget Working Group and Corporate Management Team, with changes to two schemes as noted in the report. The proposed capital programme was reported to be both achievable and affordable.

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

1.     Recommend to Council the Capital Programme for 2024/25 to 2028/29 as set out in report.

2.     Request regular progress updates on Capital Schemes to the Budget Working Group.