Councillor Janette Williamson introduced a report updating the Cabinet on the progress of the Capital Programme 2018/19 as at the end of September 2018.  It recommended that the Cabinet agreed the 2018/19 Capital Programme of £60.9 million which took account of re-profiling identified since June together with any additional funding requirements.  Expenditure to date was £16.3 million.

This matter was a key decision which affected all Wards within the Borough.

Appended to the report were:

·  Appendix 1 – The Capital Programme and Funding 2018/19; and

·  Appendix 2 – The Capital Receipts.

Councillor Bernie Mooney drew the Cabinet’s attention to the significant spending on schools that was detailed in the report at paragraph 3.6.  She welcomed the fact that the Council was putting children and their schools first.

Councillor Stuart Whittingham referred to the investment the Council was making in the highways network, cycling schemes and street lighting despite austerity.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the spend at Quarter 2 of £16.3 million be noted;

(2)  additional funding for the schemes referred to in paragraph 3.9 of the report and below be noted:

·  Hoylake Golf Depot (3110,000)

·  Landican Crematoria (£280,000)

·  Williamson Art Gallery creation of an online catalogue (£150,000)

·  Leasowe Leisure Centre Outdoor 3G Pitches (£323,000)

·  Access Wirral (£250,000)

·  Early Voluntary Retirement/Voluntary Severance (£2,000,000)

(3)  Council be recommended to approve the revised Capital Programme of £60.9 million for 2018/19 as set out in Table 1 of the report and below:

  £000

Programme agreed by Cabinet on 16 July 2018  86,391

Re-profiling  (26,869)

Additional requirements  2,989

Reduced requirements  (1,563 )

  Revised 2018/19 Programme  60,948

  Table 1: Capital Programme 2018/19 at 30 September 2018

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