Agenda item

The Executive RESOLVED

(i)        that the Council’s financial position at 30 September 2020 be noted;

(ii)       that a £7,000 residual budget relating to disabled access at London Road Rec be transferred to the London Road Rec playground improvement budget, following completion of the disabled access project;

(iii)      to note that the draft Corporate Capital Programme 2021/22, to be agreed by the Council in February 2021, will include an item on the Meadows Roundabout project; and

(iv)      that a report be brought to a future meeting with further information regarding an increase to the Watchetts Tennis Court capital budget.

The Executive noted the Council’s financial position at 30 September 2020 and considered a proposal to transfer a £7,000 residual budget relating to disabled access at London Road Rec to the London Road Rec playground improvement budget, following completion of the disabled access project.

Members noted that it was proposed to include an increase of £139,000 to the Watchetts Tennis Court capital budget in the 2021/22 Capital Programme. This was due to a subsequent detailed investigation which had found that the playing surface required far more structural repairs than the original quote had taken into account. Having discussed the notable increase to the cost of the works since the information was originally presented to the Executive in May 2020, it was agreed that a further report containing up to date information and costs, including information from a tender process, would be brought to the Executive in order for an informed decision to be made on this project.

RESOLVED

(i)        that the Council’s financial position at 30 September 2020 be noted;

(ii)      that a £7,000 residual budget relating to disabled access at London Road Rec be transferred to the London Road Rec playground improvement budget, following completion of the disabled access project;

(iii)     to note that the draft Corporate Capital Programme 2021/22, to be agreed by the Council in February 2021, will include an item on the Meadows Roundabout project; and

(iv)     that a report be brought to a future meeting with further information regarding an increase to the Watchetts Tennis Court capital budget.