Agenda item

3rd Quarter Capital Investment Programme & Projects Monitoring 2021/22

To consider a report from the Director for Digital, Sustainability & Resources, a

copy is attached as item 6.

Minutes:

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 Services Committee.

 

A Member sought clarification in relation to paragraph 7.3 in the report which stated that due to the effective scheme management of Teville Gate, there was an underspend, some of which would be going to a tenant in Montague Place and improvements to railway approach. Officers advised that this related to the partnership working with West Sussex County Council on the railway approach public realm project. It was important that the Council provided a very clear audit trail for where these monies were spent. It was noted that the Council had both the Portland Road scheme and now the Railway Approach scheme which was directly attached to the wider Teville Gate project.

 

Another Member asked a question in relation to the external works to Bushby Close which had been delayed by variations to the contract which had extended the completion to March 2022. What were the variations? In addition, following a complaint from a resident, the Council had been made aware of poor quality work being undertaken and he asked whether this matter had been addressed. Officers agreed to provide a written response to councillors following the meeting. 

 

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 funding of the overspend incurred in the replacement of the HR / Payroll system as detailed in paragraph 7.1.1;

 

iii)             approved the increase in the Disabled Facilities Budget in line with the forecast expenditure funded from Better Care Fund Grant as detailed in paragraph 7.2.2; and

 

iv)             approved the transfer of Disability Discrimination Adaptations Budget to fund Adur District Council’s contribution to the Adur and Worthing Workspaces Project as detailed in paragraph 7.2.3.

 

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 funding of the overspend incurred in the replacement of the HR / Payroll system as detailed in paragraph 7.1.1;

 

iii)             approved the addition of the Worthing Public Realm Project to the 2021/22 Capital Investment Programme as detailed in paragraph 7.3.3;

 

iv)             approved the transfer of Disability Discrimination Adaptations Budget to the Adur and Worthing Workspaces Project as detailed in paragraph 7.3.4; and

 

v)              noted the receipt of the Pocket Parks Grant funding of £24,030 to support communities to provide new or renovated parks and approve the use of the funding to create a community garden in Beach House Park as detailed in paragraph 7.3.5.

 

Call In:

 

The call-in deadline for the decision will be 5.00pm on the 28th March 2022.

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