Issue - meetings

1.     RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: that Council approve the revised HRA capital programme to move £4.63m slippage identified at Quarter 1 into financial year 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix C.

2.     RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: That Council approve a supplementary revenue budget of £590k in the Leisure budget, funded from the Economic Recovery Reserve, for financial support to the Council’s leisure provider Everyone Active.

Cllr Elliot introduced the budget monitoring report

Cllr Tindall asked; when will Everyone Active be able to resolve their contractual terms as agreed before COVID.

MBrookes responded to advise that in July the contract returned to a surplus for first time since start of COVID.  In terms of longer term projection, discussions are continuing with Everyone Active to put that together.  There is a meeting taking place next week and MBrookes will update Members once information is available.

Cllr Birnie asked; have we finished the acquisition of fleet for Clean, Safe & Green, particularly the specialist waste collection vehicles?

JDeane responded that he would check the current position is with regard acquisition of vehicles and will respond by email.

Cllr Griffiths asked that all members of Cabinet receive that response.

Recommendations Agreed.

1.    RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: that Council approve the revised HRA capital programme to move £4.63m slippage identified at Quarter 1 into financial year 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix C.

2.    RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: That Council approve a supplementary revenue budget of £590k in the Leisure budget, funded from the Economic Recovery Reserve, for financial support to the Council’s leisure provider Everyone Active.