Agenda item

To consider a report from the Director for Digital, Sustainability and Resources, a copy is attached as item 6.

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for Digital, Sustainability and Resources copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 6.

The report updated the Joint Strategic Committee on the progress made with the 2021/22 Capital Investment Programmes for Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council. The programmes included schemes which supported the delivery of services by the Joint Strategic Committee.

A member asked questions about the scheme referenced in paragraphs 6.1 and  7.1.1 of the report, the IT / Digital Programme, in relation to the additional cost of transferring material to the cloud and whether this money was due to be paid to Capita. Officers confirmed that the money was due to be paid to both Capita and for additional support to the team to assist with the migration.  It was a significant system which every resident could potentially be affected by if the Council did not do this work well. The migration work had taken longer and been more complex than initially anticipated.

The recommendations as set out in the report were proposed by Councillor Angus Dunn, seconded by Councillor Emma Evans and unanimously supported by the Committee.

Decision 

The Joint Strategic Committee:

(a)        With respect to the Capital Investment Programme of Adur District Council

i)   noted the reprofiling of the Adur District Council capital schemes as advised in paragraphs 7.2.1 and Appendix 3;

ii)    approved the increase in the Disabled Facilities Budget in line with the forecast expenditure funded from Better Care Fund Grant as detailed in paragraph 7.2.3;

iii)   approved the virements totalling £45,000 to fund the anticipated overspend on the Lancing Manor Leisure Centre Car Park access reconstruction and security improvements as detailed in paragraph 7.2.4; 

iv)   approved the virement of £32,600 to fund the anticipated overspend on the land drainage scheme to realign the ditch and stabilisation of banks in the vicinity of Larkfield playing field, Lancing as detailed in paragraph 7.2.5;

v)   approved the virement of £164,750 to fund budget pressures in the joint services ICT digital programme as detailed in paragraph 7.1.1;

vi)  approved the use of capital receipts to increase the 2021/22 Grounds Maintenance Equipment Replacements Budget to £147,100 as detailed in paragraph 7.1.2;

vii)  approved the use of the Section 106 receipts to fund recreational equipment at Buckingham Park as detailed in paragraph paragraph 7.2.6.

(b)       With respect to the Capital Investment Programme of Worthing Borough Council

i)   noted the reprofiling of the Worthing Borough Council capital schemes as advised in paragraphs 7.3.1 and Appendix 4;

ii)    approved the increase in the Disabled Facilities Budget in line with the forecast expenditure funded from Better Care Fund Grant as detailed in paragraph 7.2.3;

iii)   approved the amendment to the Portland House replacement of windows and balcony doors and ancillary works budget to include the Salix funding and match funding as detailed in paragraph 7.3.3;

iv)   approved the virement of £164,750 to fund budget pressures in the joint services ICT digital programme as detailed in paragraph 7.1.1;

v)   approved the use of capital receipts to increase the 2021/22 Grounds Maintenance Equipment Replacements Budget to £147,100 as detailed in paragraph 7.1.2;

vi)   approved the use of the Section 106 receipts to fund recreational equipment at Bourne Close and Northbrook Recreation Ground and the amendment to the 2021/22 Capital Investment Programme to include the scheme as advised in paragraph 7.3.4;

vii) approved the use of the Building Maintenance Reserve to fund the urgent replacement of play equipment at Gull Island and the amendment to the 2021/22 Capital Investment Programme to include the scheme as detailed in paragraph 7.3.5.

Call In:

The call-in deadline for decisions will be 5.00pm on 17 December 2021.