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Agenda item

Financial Approvals - December

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

A.   That Cabinet approve £1,126,319 draw down from the Balancing the Budget Reserve to Finance and Digital to fund the Dark Fibre programme of works. The Council was awarded a grant to provide fibre in the borough to CCTV camera and Council buildings. The grant only covered certain areas and additional funding is required to rollout to the other areas. Work has started using the grant but the additional funding is now required to commission the other work.

B. That Cabinet note the contents of Section 5 and appendices 5a to 5c and approve the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the 4 Tables below:

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Finance & Digital

 

 

 

 

Planned Replacement Programme

(600,000)

600,000

0

SAN Reprocurement will now be in early 2024-25

Social Care IT System - Replacement SC System

(636,930)

636,930

0

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Business Systems - Parking System

0

(60,110)

0

Funding moved to Revenue

Finance & Digital

(1,236,930)

1,176,820

0

 

 

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

 

 

 

 

Cricket Green Expansion

(39,040)

 

 

Reprofiling and Virement to Perseid Lower Expansion

Perseid Lower Expansion

 

96,700

 

Perseid Upper Expansion

(9,130)

 

 

West Wimbledon ARP

(34,220)

 

 

Hatfeild ARP

(14,310)

 

 

Children's Centres - Family Hubs

167,000

0

0

Second Tranche of Grant

Total Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

70,300

96,700

0

 

 

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Environment, Civic Pride & Climate

 

 

 

 

Raynes Park Area Roads - Raynes Park Station Public Realm

1,760

0

0

Additional S106 Funding

Off Street Parking - P&D - Peel House Carpark

(200,000)

200,000

0

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Fleet Vehicles - Fleet De-carbonisation Infrastructure

0

300,000

0

Funded by Climate Change Reserve

Highways and Footways - Highway Bridges and Structures

14,170

0

0

Additional Section 106 Grant

Sports Facilities - Leisure Centre Plant & Machine

(150,000)

150,000

0

Soft Play Equipment Madiera Hall spend projected in 24-25

Parks - Green Spaces Bridges

23,000

(23,000)

0

To cover the costs of Ravensbury Bridge of £115k

Major Library Projects - Library Video

24,500

 

 

New Grant Funding

Climate Change Initiatives - Community Retrofit Loan

214,000

(140,000)

(100,000)

Budget to be paid to contractor in 2023-24

Total Environment, Civic Pride & Climate

(72,570)

487,000

(100,000)

 

 

 

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Housing & Sustainable Development

 

 

 

 

Mitcham Area Regeneration - New Horizon Centre

(21,610)

Reduction in Civic Pride NCIL Funding

Wimbledon Area Regeneration - Haydons Road Public Realm

(327,060)

327,060

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Wimbledon Area Regeneration - Wimb. Village Heritage Led Public Realm

(50,000)

50,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Morden Area Regeneration - Morden Town Centre

(100,000)

100,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Civic Centre - Civic Centre Boilers

(1,884,080)

1,884,080

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Civic Centre - Civic Centre Lighting Upgrade

90,010

205,000

Sub scheme separated and progressed separately

Civic Centre - Workplace Design

(295,010)

 

Sub scheme separated and progressed separately

Total Housing & Sustainable Development

(2,587,750)

2,566,140

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall Total

(3,826,950)

4,326,660

(100,000)

 

 

C.   That Cabinet note the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the Table below:

 

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

 

 

 

 

Hollymount - Capital Maintenance

(38,740)

Required adjustments to the approved programme for the capital maintenance of schools - these schemes are all funded by government grant and are treated as one budget within the capital programme.

Hillcross - Capital Maintenance

14,000

Bond - Capital Maintenance

40,000

Singlegate - Capital Maintenance

11,000

St Marks - Capital Maintenance

1,590

Unallocated - Capital Maintenance

(50,000)

22,150

Melrose - Capital Maintenance

(12,970)

12,970

Total Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

(75,120)

75,120

0

 

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services presented the report.

 

RESOLVED:

 

A.   That Cabinet approve £1,126,319 draw down from the Balancing the Budget Reserve to Finance and Digital to fund the Dark Fibre programme of works. The Council was awarded a grant to provide fibre in the borough to CCTV camera and Council buildings. The grant only covered certain areas and additional funding is required to rollout to the other areas. Work has started using the grant but the additional funding is now required to commission the other work.

B. That Cabinet note the contents of Section 5 and appendices 5a to 5c and approve the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the 4 Tables below:

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Finance & Digital

 

 

 

 

Planned Replacement Programme

(600,000)

600,000

0

SAN Reprocurement will now be in early 2024-25

Social Care IT System - Replacement SC System

(636,930)

636,930

0

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Business Systems - Parking System

0

(60,110)

0

Funding moved to Revenue

Finance & Digital

(1,236,930)

1,176,820

0

 

 

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

 

 

 

 

Cricket Green Expansion

(39,040)

 

 

Reprofiling and Virement to Perseid Lower Expansion

Perseid Lower Expansion

 

96,700

 

Perseid Upper Expansion

(9,130)

 

 

West Wimbledon ARP

(34,220)

 

 

Hatfeild ARP

(14,310)

 

 

Children's Centres - Family Hubs

167,000

0

0

Second Tranche of Grant

Total Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

70,300

96,700

0

 

 

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Environment, Civic Pride & Climate

 

 

 

 

Raynes Park Area Roads - Raynes Park Station Public Realm

1,760

0

0

Additional S106 Funding

Off Street Parking - P&D - Peel House Carpark

(200,000)

200,000

0

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Fleet Vehicles - Fleet De-carbonisation Infrastructure

0

300,000

0

Funded by Climate Change Reserve

Highways and Footways - Highway Bridges and Structures

14,170

0

0

Additional Section 106 Grant

Sports Facilities - Leisure Centre Plant & Machine

(150,000)

150,000

0

Soft Play Equipment Madiera Hall spend projected in 24-25

Parks - Green Spaces Bridges

23,000

(23,000)

0

To cover the costs of Ravensbury Bridge of £115k

Major Library Projects - Library Video

24,500

 

 

New Grant Funding

Climate Change Initiatives - Community Retrofit Loan

214,000

(140,000)

(100,000)

Budget to be paid to contractor in 2023-24

Total Environment, Civic Pride & Climate

(72,570)

487,000

(100,000)

 

 

 

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Housing & Sustainable Development

 

 

 

 

Mitcham Area Regeneration - New Horizon Centre

(21,610)

Reduction in Civic Pride NCIL Funding

Wimbledon Area Regeneration - Haydons Road Public Realm

(327,060)

327,060

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Wimbledon Area Regeneration - Wimb. Village Heritage Led Public Realm

(50,000)

50,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Morden Area Regeneration - Morden Town Centre

(100,000)

100,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Civic Centre - Civic Centre Boilers

(1,884,080)

1,884,080

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Civic Centre - Civic Centre Lighting Upgrade

90,010

205,000

Sub scheme separated and progressed separately

Civic Centre - Workplace Design

(295,010)

 

Sub scheme separated and progressed separately

Total Housing & Sustainable Development

(2,587,750)

2,566,140

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall Total

(3,826,950)

4,326,660

(100,000)

 

 

C.   That Cabinet note the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the Table below:

 

Cost Centre Narrative

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Budget
2025-26
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

 

 

 

 

Hollymount - Capital Maintenance

(38,740)

Required adjustments to the approved programme for the capital maintenance of schools - these schemes are all funded by government grant and are treated as one budget within the capital programme.

Hillcross - Capital Maintenance

14,000

Bond - Capital Maintenance

40,000

Singlegate - Capital Maintenance

11,000

St Marks - Capital Maintenance

1,590

Unallocated - Capital Maintenance

(50,000)

22,150

Melrose - Capital Maintenance

(12,970)

12,970

Total Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

(75,120)

75,120

0

 

 

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