Decision details

HRA CAPITAL PROGRAMME PROJECT APPROVALS 2014-15 AND 2015-16 PHASE 1

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member of Housing seeking approval for expenditure on various housing projects across the city. This includes window replacement, structural works, Supported House 2-storey walkway repairs, Disabled Adaptations, Programme Management Fees, Supported Housing Asset Plan projects and external cladding to various properties across the whole of the City.

Decision:

To approve in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules expenditure of £4,472,000 phased

£1,921,000 in 2014-15; and

£2,551,000 in 2015-16

on replacement windows, structural works, Disabled Adaptations, Programme Management Fees and Supported Housing Asset Programme (SHAP), provision for which exists within the Safe, Wind and Weather Tight, Modern Facilities and Well-Maintained Communal facilities sections of the HRA Capital Programme as detailed in the table below:

 

2014-15

2015-16

Total

 

£000s

£000s

£000s

Safe Wind and Weather Tight

 

 

 

Window Replacement

476

715

1,191

Structural Works

1

330

331

 

 

 

 

Total for Safe Wind and Weather Tight

477

1,045

1,522

 

 

 

 

Modern Facilities

 

 

 

Disabled Adaptations

141

112

253

Programme Management Fees

481

541

1,022

Total for Modern Facilities

622

653

1,275

 

 

 

 

Well Maintained Communal Facilities

 

 

 

Supported Housing Asset Programme (SHAP)

822

853

1,675

Total for Well Maintained Communal Facilities

822

853

1,675

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1,921

2,551

4,472

 

Reasons for the decision:

Financial Procedure Rules state that all schemes already in the Capital Programme between £200,000 and £500,000 will require Cabinet Member approval, those between £500,000 and £2 million will require Cabinet approval and those with total values above £2 million will require the approval of full Council.  The schemes in this report fall into all of these categories but are presented in one report for completeness.

Alternative options considered:

  1. There have been various consultation meetings with Tenant Groups and Leaseholders during the last 12 months with regard to the proposed programme of Capital expenditure associated with the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and the Self-Financing regime.
  2. These works form part of the approved five year Capital programme (formally in approved in February 2013).
  3. The alternative option of not undertaking the works identified would leave the Council’s homes and surrounding areas in their present condition and would not accord with the view expressed during the consultation process or with the Council’s policies of providing homes that comply with the four agreed headings of:-

·  Safe Wind and Weather Tight

·  Warm and Energy Efficient

·  Modern Facilities

·  Well Maintained Communal Facilities

Report author: Geoffrey Miller

Publication date: 15/07/2014

Date of decision: 15/07/2014

Decided at meeting: 15/07/2014 - Cabinet

Effective from: 24/07/2014

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