- That the HRA Asset
Management Plan as set out in Appendix 1 of this report be endorsed
and that approval be given to the underlying principles, broad
objectives, and specific service priorities identified
therein.
- That the updated HRA
30 year business plan be endorsed, and it be noted that this now
includes the updated and validated stock condition survey
information which underpins the HRA Asset Management Plan and
assumes the backlog identified by the stock condition survey is
caught up within 5 years.
- That approval be
given to the projects and schemes identified in this report as set
out in Appendix 2 which form the 2013/14 Housing Capital Programme
to the value of £37.037 million (the envelope of
£37.037m having previously been agreed at Budget Council on
27 February 2013).
- That approval be
given to the budget envelope of £44.691 million for 2014/15
and £46.194 million for 2015/16 together with contributions
of £22.5 million for 2014/15 and £22.263 million for
2015/16 from the decent neighbourhoods fund and to note that
revenue contributions are starting to be made to the programme
(this recommendation is subject to future quarterly / annual
changes to the overall Council capital programme).
- That delegated
authority be given to the Cabinet Member for Housing, in
conjunction with the Executive Director of Housing and
Regeneration, to award contracts over £100,000 and, if
appropriate, exercise built-in options to extend such contracts in
respect of any individual projects and schemes under the Housing
Capital Programme identified in Appendix 2 of this report, in
accordance with Contract Standing Order 9.4 and 9.4.1, be
approved.
6.
That delegated authority be given to the Cabinet
Member for Housing, in conjunction with the Executive Director of
Housing and Regeneration, to approve future amendments to the
2013/14 programme for operational reasons where such amendments can
be contained within the overall approved 2013/14 – 2015/16
budget envelope and available resources, be approved.