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Agenda item

Financial Approvals - January

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

A. 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
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Finance & Digital

 

 

 

 

Business Systems- e-Forms Platform Transition

(1)

0

3,000

Virement from TK Dialogue to cover projected costs

Customer Contact- Replace TKDialogue

(1)

0

(3,000)

Virement to Eforms  to cover projected costs

Planned Replacement Programme

(1)

170,000

(170,000)

SAN Reprocurement progressing faster than anticipated

Compulsory Purchase Order - Clarion CPO

(1)

(1,845,000)

1,845,000

Delays to obtaining planning permission

Finance & Digital

 

(1,675,000)

1,675,000

 

Cost Centre Narrative

 

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

 

 

 

 

Additionally Resourced Provision - Raynes Park ARP

(1)

(10,000)

10,000

Re-profiled in line with projected spend

Additionally Resourced Provision - Cranmer ARP

(1)

(42,500)

35,500

Re-profiled in line with projected spend

Additionally Resourced Provision - West Wimb ARP

(1)

7,000

 

Re-profiled in line with projected spend

CSF Safeguarding - Children's Safeguarding

(1)

(165,000)

165,000

Re-profiled in line with projected spend

Children's Centres - Family Hubs

(1)

(187,000)

187,000

Re-profiled in line with projected spend

Childcare - Childcare Expansion

(1)

0

312,990

DofE Grant Allocation

Total Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

 

(397,500)

710,490

 

 

 

Cost Centre Narrative

 

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Environment, Civic Pride & Climate

 

 

 

 

Off Street Parking - P&D - Car Park Upgrades

(1)

(50,000)

50,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Off Street Parking - P&D - Peeel House Car Park Upgrades

 

(190,000)

190,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

CCTV Investment - Willow Ln Bridge Improvements

(1)

(25,790)

25,790

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

CCTV Investment - Brangwyn Cr/Cside East Improv

(1)

(51,430)

51,430

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Fleet Vehicles - Replacement of Fleet Vehicles

(1)

(300,000)

300,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Highways & Footways - Milner Eoad Improvements

(1)

(49,000)

 

Unused Budget Relinquished

Cycle Route Improvements - Cycle Access/Parking

(1)

(36,000)

 

TfL Provisional Allocation replaced with Final Allocation

Climate Change - Carbon Offset Funding

(1)

(50,000)

(75,640)

Scheme has ceased

Parks Investment - Sports Drainage

(1)

(22,000)

22,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Parks- Parks Investment

(1)

6,440

0

Contribution from the Friends of Cannizaro.

Total Environment, Civic Pride & Climate

 

(767,780)

563,580

 

 

 

 

 

Cost Centre Narrative

 

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Housing & Sustainable Development

 

 

 

 

Borough Regeneration - North East Mitcham Community Centre

(1)

55,000

0

To carry out urgent works in advance of NCIL Civic Pride Allocations

Borough Regeneration - Lost Rivers

(1)

(230,000)

230,000

Reprofiled in line with projected spend

Works to other buildings - Capital Building Works

(1)

(282,000)

0

Virement to separately Identify large capital scheme

Civic Centre - Roof and Shops

(1)

0

282,000

Virement to separately Identify large capital scheme

Total Housing & Sustainable Development

 

(457,000)

512,000

 

Overall Total

 

(3,222,280)

3,386,070

 

 

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

Cost Centre Narrative

 

Budget
2023-24
£

Budget
2024-25
£

Explanation for the Budgetary Change

Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

 

 

 

 

Hollymount - Capital Maintenance

n/a

38,000

 

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.

West Wimbledon - Capital Maintenance

n/a

(8,840)

 

Hatfeild - Capital Maintenance

n/a

1,000

 

Hillcross - Capital Maintenance

n/a

(1,000)

 

Joseph Hood - Capital Maintenance

n/a

(23,910)

 

Dundonald - Capital Maintenance

n/a

(15,000)

 

Garfield - Capital Maintenance

n/a

100

 

Merton Park - Capital Maintenance

n/a

1,130

 

Poplar - Capital Maintenance

n/a

17,140

 

Wimbledon Chase - Capital Maintenance

n/a

63,000

 

Wimbledon Park - Capital Maintenance

n/a

2,000

 

Malmesbury - Capital Maintenance

n/a

8,470

(98,000)

Bond - Capital Maintenance

n/a

8,000

(102,000)

Gorringe Capital Maintenance

n/a

24,000

 

Haslemere Capital Maintenance

n/a

(5,000)

 

Sherwood Capital Maintenance

n/a

(7,000)

 

Raynes Park - Capital Maintenance

n/a

140

 

Rutlish - Capital Maintenance

n/a

(4,510)

 

Perseid Upper - Capital Maintenance

n/a

(50,000)

125,000

Melrose & Whatley Ave SEN - Whatley Avenue Capital Maintenance

n/a

11,000

 

Medical PRU - Capital Maintenance

n/a

10,280

 

Perseid Lower - Capital Maintenance

n/a

6,000

 

Total Children, Lifelong Learning & Families

 

75,000

(75,000)

 

 

C. That Cabinet note the following items which are envisaged will impact on the Capital Programme:

a)  Amenity Way – Officers are currently compiling the works required to this site for the new waste collection and street cleansing service – it is currently envisaged that this will be funded from SCIL and the mobilisation fund.

b)  The Authority is currently undertaking a review of its transportation provision to become carbon neutral. In the short term there are a number of vehicles that need to be replaced either by leasing/rental/purchase as they are non-ULEZ compliant (21 vehicles) and are rented/leased under a framework agreement that ceases in September 2024 (6 vehicles). Procurement documentation will progress options to rent/lease and purchase, once the method of procurement is established budgetary provision will be made.

 

c) TheAuthority hasjust beensuccessful ina StageOne bidfor financialresources forthe Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure from the Department of Transport – this was a joint bid from Hounslow, Richmond and Wandsworth (Stage Two submission by 30November 2023) – as additional information becomes available it is envisaged that the tranche applicable to Merton will be added to the Capital Programme for 2023-24

d)  Draft Terms – AFC Wimbledon Library and Community Hub - This is a variation on proposals previously considered by the Authority – the changes compared to the previous proposal are:

·           Lease term changed from 25 years to 99 years.

·           No break clause

 

10 years of running costs covered by club sponsorship thereafter full cost will fall on LBM.

 

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services introduced the paper, which detailed the amendments to the capital programme due to changes in the timeline of expected expenditure.

 

RESOLVED:

 

A.   That Cabinet noted the contents of Section 5 and appendices 5a to 5c and approved the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the table

B.   That Cabinet noted the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the table

C.   That Cabinet noted the items which are envisaged will impact on the Capital Programme:

 

a) Amenity Way – Officers are currently compiling the works required to this site for the new waste collection and street cleansing service – it is currently envisaged that this will be funded from SCIL and the mobilisation fund.

b) The Authority is currently undertaking a review of its transportation provision to become carbon neutral. In the short term there are a number of vehicles that need to be replaced either by leasing/rental/purchase as they are non-ULEZ compliant (21 vehicles) and are rented/leased under a framework agreement that ceases in September 2024 (6 vehicles). Procurement documentation will progress options to rent/lease and purchase, once the method of procurement is established budgetary provision will be made.

c) The Authority has just been successful in a Stage One bid for financial resources for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure from the Department of Transport – this was a joint bid from Hounslow, Richmond and Wandsworth (Stage Two submission by 30 November 2023) – as additional information becomes available it is envisaged that the tranche applicable to Merton will be added to the Capital Programme for 2023-24

d) Draft Terms – AFC Wimbledon Library and Community Hub - This is a variation on proposals previously considered by the Authority – the changes compared to the previous proposal are:

 

• Lease term changed from 25 years to 99 years.

• No break clause

• 10 years of running costs covered by club sponsorship thereafter full cost will fall on LBM.

 

 

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