Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Executive Director Place on an adjustment to the Capital Programme for the Reardon Court Extra Care Housing Scheme.

Council is asked to approve an adjustment to the capital programme. 

RECEIVED a report from the Executive Director People on an adjustment to the Capital Programme for the Reardon Court Extra Care Housing Scheme.

AGREED

1.         To approve an increase of £2.611m to the approved allocation of capital funding in the Council’s Capital Programme.

2.         To note the additional borrowing requirement of £400k against the approved budget in KD 4898.

3.         To note the GLA’s Care and Support Specialist Housing capital grant of £9,443,161 is time limited to 12 March 2020 by which date contractually the main works must commence. The grant funding will be paid in full on entering into the build contract.

4.         To note the use of funds from the Kingsdown Charitable Trust as previously referenced in the July 2019 Cabinet report (KD 4898), and as detailed at para 22.

5.         To delegate all other necessary approvals and consents required to deliver the project to the Executive Director of Place in consultation with the Executive Director of People.

The Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Joanne Laban, advised that if there had been a vote on this decision, her group would have voted against. 

To receive the report of the Executive Director People on the Reardon Court Extra Care Housing Scheme.

Council is asked to approve the allocation of capital funding for the Reardon Court development from the Council’s Capital Programme based on an improved business case.  (Report No: 48) (Key Decision Reference Number:  KD: 4898)

Council is asked to note that Cabinet agreed the scheme on 17 July 2019 and recommended that Council approve the additional funding. 

This report should be considered in conjunction with report no 51 on the part 2 agenda. 

RECEIVED a report from the Executive Director People on the Reardon Court Extra Care Housing Scheme (Report No:  48)

NOTED

1.            The Scheme was agreed and recommended to Council by Cabinet at their meeting on 17 July 2019. 

2.            The report was considered in conjunction with report no:51 on the part 2 agenda. 

AGREED

1.         To note that Cabinet agreed at their meeting on 17 July 2019:

1.1         To note the content of this report, including the Council’s successful bid to the Greater London Authority (GLA) for £9,443,161 capital funding to develop Extra Care Housing at Reardon Court.

1.2         To delegate authority to the Executive Director of Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Procurement, the Director of Health & Adult Social Care and the Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care:

1.3         The award of construction work contracts for the demolition and redevelopment of the site.

1.4         Project management and procurement arrangements including operational resourcing, appointments for all pre and post contract construction services and submission of a planning application

1.5         To approve the application of funds (circa £2.5m – see section 3.5.7) from the Kingsdowne Society Trust to this project - subject to administrators releasing the funds and the Charity Commission approval - to reduce the Council’s borrowing requirement for the scheme.

2.         To approve the allocation of capital funding for this development from the Council’s Capital Programme based on the improved business case. (See Part 2).

The Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Joanne Laban, advised that if there had been a vote her group would have voted against.