Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Assets and the Cabinet Member for Environment detailing the Council’s Decarbonisation Scheme. 

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 32617)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Assets, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  The Council continues to deliver a carbon reduction and cost saving scheme under the Corporate Assets Decarbonisation Scheme (replacement of the Clean Growth Fund) funded by Council Resources or grant funding where available.

(ii)  To approve spend on Phase 1 of the Corporate Asset Decarbonisation Scheme (CADS) of £3.78M within the existing Growth capital programme spread over 2 years 2021/22 (£1.78M) and 2022/23 (£2.00M). This includes £0.78M for enhancements to existing buildings and £3.00M for streetlighting improvements. This is to be funded £3.58M by Council Resources and £0.20M by grant funding.

(iii)  To approve the virement £0.20M grant funding from the Electric Vehicle Action Plan (EVAP) project to the Corporate Asset Decarbonisation Scheme.

(iv)  To note that due to current market conditions costs may be subject to increase. If there are cost variations the business case will be reassessed to ensure value for money before any spend is committed. Any revision to costs included in the capital programme will follow the usual Financial Procedure Rules and delegations.