SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (CORPORATE RESOURCES)
MINUTES of a meeting held on 24th
July, 2007.
Present: Councillor H.J.W. James (Chairman);
Councillor Mrs. C.V.L. Clay (Vice-Chairman); Councillors Mrs. S.M.
Bagstaff, Ms. L Burnett, Mrs. J.E. Charles, Miss. J.
Cole, N.P. Hodges, T.H. Jarvie, Mrs. M. Kelly Owen, Mrs. A.J.
Moore, C.L. Osborne, A.G. Powell, B.I. Shaw,
K.R. Stockdale and M.R. Wilson.
Also present: Councillors P. Church, A.M.
Ernest, G. John, G.C. Kemp, N. Moore and Mrs. M. Randall.
258 APOLOGY FOR
ABSENCE -
This was received from Councillor M.R.
Harvey.
259 MINUTES -
RESOLVED - T H A T the minutes of the meetings
held on 12th and 26th June, 2007 be approved
as a correct record.
260 DECLARATIONS OF
INTEREST –
Councillor Mrs. S.M. Bagstaff declared an
interest in Agenda Item No. 5: Publishing Food Hygiene Information:
“Scores on Doors” and left the meeting for the duration of that
particular item.
261
PENARTH HEADLAND LINK (REF.) -
Cabinet Minute No. C3078 of 20th
June, 2007 had been called-in by Councillor P. Church. The
call-in had been made on the grounds of:
·
the need to call-in the whole matter to explore clarification on
the availability of funding from other sources
·
to establish what avenues of funding had been tried
·
to clarify whether the help of Lorraine Barratt A.M. and Alun
Michael M.P. had been sought
·
to clarify the justification to terminate the project.
In confirming his reasons for calling-in the
item, Councillor Church indicated he realised that the project
could not proceed at present but felt that Cabinet should be
recommended to request approval from the Welsh Assembly Government
for the money to be retained pending the possibility of the project
proceeding at a future date. He also alluded to an
announcement earlier in the day by the relevant Assembly Minister,
Jane Davidson, regarding plans for an all-Wales coastal path by
2012. He considered that the provision of some form of
Headland Link would be perfect as part of such an overall coastal
link and also suggested that additional finance might become
available from WAG towards such a project.
The Committee received a further copy of the
original report submitted to Cabinet on 20th June, 2007,
together with a further report from the Director of Environmental
and Economic Regeneration responding to the specific issues raised
in the call-in request. The latter report confirmed
that, during the course of the project, there had been regular
examination of alternative sources of funding for the scheme.
However, it had become apparent when pursuing such alternative
sources that funding could not be easily achieved from alternative
bodies.
It was further confirmed that the Leader and
Deputy Leader of the Council had met with the local Assembly Member
and Member of Parliament in order to discuss the project and
whether or not it could continue due to the escalating costs.
The possibility of other sources of funding being available, either
from the Welsh Assembly Government or from Central Government or
elsewhere had also been discussed but no proposals had been
suggested or progressed.
Several Members referred to the considerable
amount of work already undertaken by Council officers and / or the
money which had already been spent on attempts to progress the
scheme. Notwithstanding this, various Members of the
Committee alluded to the fact that the number of competing
priorities which currently faced the Council meant that it was not
practical to continue to give the impression that the Penarth
Headland Link scheme was a viable project, capable of being
delivered by the Council. However, it was felt that it was
important that work undertaken to date in terms of planning /
design work should not be wasted and should be capable of being
utilised in the event of any future scheme being considered.
The Deputy Leader, having been invited to
speak, felt it would disingenuous to appear to be keeping hopes of
delivering the scheme alive. He confirmed that the Welsh
Assembly Government required a firm decision as to the future of
the project and that it was not practical to expect WAG to leave
the funding available. Notwithstanding this, he stressed that
negotiations would take place with WAG during which the Council
would be outlining the good reasons why it had not been possible to
progress this scheme and seeking to negotiate what, if any, final
payments should actually be made.
RECOMMENDED -
(1) T H A
T it be recognised that it is not viable to progress the Penarth
Headland Link scheme.
(2) T H A
T Cabinet be requested to pursue the possibility, as part of the
progression by WAG of its proposals for an all-Wales coastal path,
with other neighbouring local authorities, relevant organisations,
SUSTRANS, the possibility of including within such a link provision
around the Penarth Headland of a footpath and cycle path, including
utilisation of work already undertaken in terms of design /
planning.
262 PUBLISHING OF FOOD
HYGIENE INFORMATION: “SCORES ON DOORS” (REF.) -
Cabinet Minute No. C3112 of 4th
July, 2007 had been called-in by both Councillors H.J.W. James and
Mrs. A.J. Moore. Councillor James’ reasons for calling-in the
item related to his view that the impact on businesses and
establishments in the tourism industry had not been properly
considered. Furthermore he felt there to be real concerns
that a scheme which classed success as 5 star and failure at 4 star
or less did not seem to be fair.
Councillor Mrs. A.J. Moore felt the scheme to
require more in-depth discussion, particularly as it was to be
retrospectively applied from 1st January,
2006. She was also concerned that there appeared to be no
process of appeal and no revisits would be allowed but only a
“right of reply” granted to premises holders which would be posted
on the website. Councillor Mrs. Moore felt this could be
totally unfair if measures were subsequently taken to improve the
premises or in the event of a business changing hands. She
also referred in her call-in request to her understanding that the
process might already have been implemented and letters already
issued to proprietors of businesses indicating that the policy had
been agreed, notwithstanding that it had, in fact, been
called-in.
The Operational Manager (Public Protection)
outlined the background to the participation by the Council in the
pilot scheme which, in turn, would inform any national scheme
subsequently introduced. The aim of the Scores on Doors
scheme was:
·
to provide information about the level of compliance with hygiene
legislation to consumers in a way which was clear, easy to
understand and available at key places for reference;
·
to drive up public health standards by encouraging businesses to
comply with hygiene legislation.
At this point, the Chairman informed the
Committee that he had also invited Sir Brooke Boothby (in his
capacity as a Wales Tourist Alliance) and Peter Cole (Capital
Regional Tourism) to address the meeting.
Councillors Mrs. A.J. Moore indicated that she
was not questioning the need for effective food standard hygiene
but was concerned regarding the apparent haste in progressing the
pilot scheme and a lack of wider consultation. She was also
concerned that the pilot scheme did not provide for an appropriate
appeal mechanism in the case of premise owners who had undertaken
improvements subsequent to a rating being given. Finally, she
was concerned that the proposal included the backdating of
information to January 2006 and that premises might well have
changed ownership / improved standards since their last
inspection.
Peter Cole then addressed the meeting.
He confirmed his full support for the principle espoused by the
Food Standards Agency and the Vale of Glamorgan Council to drive up
standards. He had no problem regarding the principle of
related information being made readily available to the
public. However, he was unaware of any meaningful
consultation having been undertaken by the FSA with the tourism
industry in Wales. His experience had shown that any
successful quality grading scheme required the input of / full
consultation with the industry. He also raised concerns
regarding the proposed use of star ratings and drew a comparison
between the apparent scheme to be used which would infer some
element of failure should a rating of below five stars be granted
compared to other quality grading schemes which assumed all
premises were fit for purpose and that all ratings from one star
through to five star represented standards achieved beyond
that. He also considered there to be potential for confusion
amongst the public between rating schemes covering good hygiene as
opposed to good food and service. He concurred with the point
raised by Councillor Mrs. A.J. Moore regarding the need for a
mechanism whereby premises could seek re-inspection where they
considered this to be appropriate. He, too, had concerns
regarding the proposed use of backdated data. In conclusion,
he suggested that he felt that businesses were generally unlikely
to wish to display the Scores on Doors information on the basis of
the process undertaken to date.
Sir Brooke Boothby explained his role not only
as a representative of the Wales Tourist Alliance, but also in
terms of his wide experience within the field. He considered
the proposed scheme to be unsatisfactory in terms of its
technicality. He stressed that he had no criticism of the
Cabinet decision or of the stance taken by officers given that, in
both cases, their understanding had been that consultation had been
undertaken by the FSA. However, in quoting from an FSA
document, he alluded to limited interest on the part of the
industry in this scheme and to his view that a simple “pass / fail”
scheme would meet customers’ requirements. Whilst he
acknowledged the FSA document referred to similar systems existing
overseas, he indicated that no such system used star ratings or
inferred within the system that the minimum rating equated to a
poor standards. He was concerned that the FSA seemed intent
on progressing a scheme despite experience in Scotland indicating
that a “pass / fail” scheme incorporating an ability for
re-inspection was a more appropriate option. He would fully
support the introduction of a scheme similar to that existing in
Scotland. He felt there to be a need for the issue to be
taken up at United Kingdom government level as it appeared to cut
across attempts to harmonise grading systems generally. In
conclusion, he suggested that Cabinet consider facilitating a
meeting with all relevant parties in order to obtain a fuller
picture of the likely changes which would need to be recommended
prior to an official scheme being introduced.
Most Members of the Committee subsequently
spoke regarding this item with the issues raised including:
·
potential confusion amongst the public regarding various systems in
place;
·
possible unfairness given that published ratings could relate to a
time when premises were under a different ownership;
·
the pilot scheme’s apparent inability to provide for
re-inspections;
·
the fact that the issue had been progressed prior to the call-in
period expiring.
In addition to the above specific points,
there was a general consensus that information had come to light at
the meeting which had not been available at the time Cabinet had
considered this matter and which, in turn, was adding to Members’
general concerns regarding the scheme.
In responding to the issues raised, the
Operational Manager (Public Protection) felt that continued
involvement in the pilot project was important given that all
comments, whether supportive or otherwise, could undoubtedly be
used to inform the final scheme. She confirmed that any
change of ownership of premises would, in itself, prompt a
re-inspection. Although apologising for any haste in
progressing matters during the call-in period, she stressed that
the scheme itself had, obviously, not been implemented.
Approaches had been received from a number of businesses who were
supportive of such a scheme. Reference was also made to an
FSA document claiming that consultation had been undertaken.
In conclusion, she confirmed that it was likely that an appeal
mechanism would be incorporated within a final scheme.
RECOMMENDED -
(1) T H A
T Cabinet review the matter in the light of the considerable amount
of additional evidence submitted at the meeting.
(2) T H A
T the Council continue its involvement in the pilot scheme but, in
doing so, ensure that all issues / concerns raised are fully
incorporated in feedback regarding the scheme.
(3) T H A
T Cabinet consider the possibility of undertaking a Vale-wide
consultation exercise to establish more fully the position in the
area.
(4) T H A
T in the light of the above recommendations, any scheme launch date
remain postponed.
263 STRATEGIC REVIEW
OF THE ONEVALE PROGRAMME: WALES AUDIT OFFICE (CX) -
The Committee received a copy of the recent
Wales Audit Office review of the OneVale programme.
In overall terms, the WAO report was extremely
positive in its assessment of the OneVale programme. As an
independent assessment by the Council’s auditors, it provided
Members with an assurance that the programme was achieving the
objectives outlined in the OneVale Business Case. The main
conclusions of the report were:
·
the Council’s arrangements for OneVale had been effective in the
short term with procurements achieving significant efficiency
savings. The impact of recent changes to OneVale Projects
needed to be fully assessed against the original Business Case
·
the OneVale programme and project management arrangements included
many examples of good practice with a few areas for
improvements
·
the Contact Centre had been opened with significant changes to
working practices within services and no disruption to the
public. The full benefits of the Contact Centre would be
achieved when access hours were extended and a single number for
all the Council’s services implemented
·
the initial back-office system re-engineering had been
successful. Now that Oracle had commenced on site, it was
important that detailed plans were produced as a priority with
pre-planning work to have been completed by the end of May 2007
·
although the Council had achieved the target level of savings to
date, it recognised that there was a need for greater clarity in
the reporting of savings.
In addition to the above, five specific
recommendations had been made by the WAO and these had been
accepted by the Council. In responding to Members’ questions,
officers confirmed that action was underway on each of these as
recommended by the WAO.
RECOMMENDED - T H A T the contents of the
Wales Audit Office report into the OneVale Programme be noted and
its recommendations endorsed.
264
DRAFT IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2007/08 (CX) -
The Council had published its previous
Improvement Plan, as required by the Local Government Act 1999, on
31st October, 2006. Welsh Assembly Government
guidance stated that the next Improvement Plan was required to be
published no later than 31st October, 2007. The
draft Improvement Plan 2007/08 contained performance and
improvement information for all Directorates and Corporate Plan
priorities, with the majority of the information contained within
the Plan based on Service Plans discussed by Scrutiny Committees
during May and June 2007.
The Improvement Plan was continually evolving
as information provided by managers was incorporated. Such
information would need to be included prior to the final draft
being presented to Council in early October 2007.
RECOMMENDED - T H A T the contents of the
Draft Improvement Plan for 2007/08 be endorsed.
265 SERVICE PLANS
2006/07: 4TH QUARTER PERFORMANCE INDICATOR MONITORING
(CX) -
Sarah Jeffrey of the Improvement and
Development Team attended the meeting to present the information in
respect of the following service areas:
Chief Executive’s
Contact Centre
Democratic Services
Legal Services
Public Protection
Finance and Property
ICT
Human Resources and Equalities.
She indicated that the information had already
been provided to Members as part of the Service Plan process, with
the exception of those Performance Indicators recommended for
deletion.
RECOMMENDED - T H A T the position be
noted.
266 SERVICE PLAN
TARGETS: LEGAL SERVICES (DLPPHS) -
The Committee on 26th June, 2007
had considered the draft Service Plan for Legal Services and had
recommended that the Head of Legal Services be requested to submit
a further report reviewing targets for performance indicators L441
- L447 to this meeting. Having reviewed the relevant
performance data for the period 1st April to
30th June, 2007 and accurate performance in 2006/07,
revised targets, considered to be challenging, but achievable, were
submitted for consideration.
RECOMMENDED - T H A T the revised targets for
performance indicators L441 - L447 within the Service Plan for
Legal Services, as detailed in the appendix to the report, be
approved.
267 MEDIUM TERM
FINANCIAL PLAN 2007/08 TO 2010/11 AND BUDGET STRATEGY 2008/09
(DFICTP) -
The draft Medium Term Financial Plan for
2007/08 to 2010/11 and the Budget Strategy for 2008/09, was
presented for consultation. The Committee was advised that
this was the Council’s sixth Medium Term Financial Plan, the
purpose of which was to link the Council’s strategic planning
process with the budget process and to ensure consistency between
them. It formed an integral part of the Authority’s corporate
management framework for performance management and should also be
considered in the context of the core values and priorities which
were set out in the Council’s five year Corporate Plan
2006-2010. The Medium Term Financial Plan attempted to
§
identify the main financial implications resulting from the
increased pressure falling upon Council services, including pay and
price inflation, legislative and demographic changes, and the
implementation of the Council’s priorities as identified in the
Corporate Plan;
§
estimate the financial resources that would be available to meet
the above demands;
§
match the predicted expenditure and resources and identify and
appraise options to enable a financial strategy to be devised and
implemented to address the position over the life of the Plan;
§
provide the framework to produce the Budget Strategy for the next
financial year.
The longer term nature of the Corporate Plan
had, in itself, necessitated a move away from a focus on
traditional annual budgets to that of a rolling Medium Term
Financial Plan. The Plan was, therefore, a mechanism that
allowed the Council to forecast the level of funding available in
future years and to match this against likely
expenditure.
Certain assumptions had been made as to the
level of resources that the Council would receive from the Welsh
Assembly Government. Local authorities in Wales had yet to
receive firm indicators as to the levels of funding in the medium
term (although the Welsh Assembly had indicated that it would
introduce three year revenue and capital settlements with effect
from 2008/09). The announcement of the final settlement in
respect of the 2008/09 budget was not due until December 2007 and
would be heavily influenced by the results of the Central
Government Comprehensive spending review due to be completed this
summer.
The report emphasised that the Medium Term
Financial Plan was not the budget setting process that allocated
detailed budgets for services, its purpose being to inform Members
and to suggest a way of dealing with the future financial pressures
facing the Council. For 2008/09, there was currently
estimated to be a shortfall in revenue funding in the region of
£7.4m. This figure assumed that efficiency and other savings
totalling £9.1m were achieved and it represented a significant
challenge for all services.
The Budget Strategy for 2008/09 was detailed
in Section 9.2 of the Medium Term Financial Plan. The
eventual level of Revenue Support Grant settlement making up the
bulk of the Council’s funding would undoubtedly be influenced by
the Welsh Assembly Government’s expectations for local government
to achieve 1% annual recurring efficiency savings. This
equated to a target of £1.776m for each of the years from 2005/06
to 2009/10. Of the 2007/08 target, schools had been expected
to achieve efficiency savings of only 0.3%, effectively increasing
the level of savings to be found elsewhere.
The combination of the reduction in Revenue
Support Grant, together with increasing cost pressures facing the
Council, meant that services would be expected to identify and
achieve recurrent efficiency savings equivalent to at least 2% of
their budget. There would also be the expectation of a
continued reduction in Social Services expenditure of £2m in
2008/09 as part of their target to bring expenditure down to base
budget by 2009/10. Consequently, it was envisaged that the
bulk of the costs of service development would need to be met from
within the respective services but that any efficiency savings
identified by services towards, or in excess of their set target,
might be recycled to meet their cost pressures.
Whilst the Assembly had yet to announce their
intentions in respect of the 2008/09 settlement, it was necessary
for the Council to determine its methodology and timetable for the
2008/09 budget process. Full details of the intended process
were set out in the report, which would be submitted to Cabinet on
25th July, 2007.
The Chairman alluded to the previous
recommendations of the Committee of 26th June, 2007
regarding financial risks associated with the Waste Agenda and the
implications for the Council in the Medium Term Financial Plan and
suggested that these be reiterated.
RECOMMENDED -
(1) T H A
T the draft Medium Term Financial Plan and Budget Strategy for
2008/09 be noted.
(2) T H A
T the following recommendations of the Committee of 26th
June, 2007 be reiterated:
·
THAT the Corporate Management Team and the Cabinet be requested to
included the financial risks associated with the Waste Agenda and
the implications for the Council in the Council’s Medium Term
Financial Plan.
·
THAT the Director of Environmental and Economic Regeneration be
requested to submit a further report to the Committee in respect of
the cost implications and cost benefits for the Council associated
with shared service proposals relating to waste management
matters.
268 REVENUE MONITORING
FOR THE PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 2007 TO 30TH JUNE,
2007 (DFICTP) -
The projected outturn for the 2007/08 Revenue
Budget currently forecast a deficit of £1,630,000 on the General
Fund and a surplus of £215,000 on the Housing Revenue
Account. The former deficit on the General Fund would be
eliminated should Social Services achieve their target in reducing
their overspend.
Specific issues covered in the report
included:
(i) Learning and
Development - the service was projected to outturn on
budget. However, actions would be required during the
financial year in respect of the Lifelong Learning and Catering
functions to achieve their target.
(ii)
Social Services - the budget for each division reflected the
allocation of the Temporary Uplift of £3,641,000 approved by
Council and the savings of £2,000,000 required to achieve a
balanced budget. Projecting the outturn figures for 2006/07
and using information on current commitments, the budget was
currently projected to outturn with a deficit of £1,630,000, a
reduction of £100,000 on the deficit previously reported. In
order to achieve a balanced budget, it was imperative that the
actions proposed in the schedule of savings, currently being
compiled to be reported to Cabinet and the Scrutiny Committee
(Corporate Resources), were implemented and adhered to.
(iii)
Children’s Services - probable outturn indicated a deficit of
£379,000, a reduction of £100,000 from the previous month’s
figure. Children’s Placements commitments had reduced by a
further £60,000 and £40,000 savings were predicted due to a current
underspend on the fostering budget.
(iv)
Community Care and Health - the service was projected to outturn
with a deficit of £1,251,000. The main pressures required to
be controlled and monitored in order to bring expenditure within
budget were Community Care Packages, Supported Housing Contract and
staffing budgets. Projected outturn reflected an anticipated
continuation of the increased income generation achieved in
2006/07.
RECOMMENDED - T H A T the position with regard
to the 2007/08 Revenue Budget be noted.
269 CAPITAL MONITORING
FOR THE PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 2007 TO
30TH JUNE, 2007 (DFICTP) -
The Committee received a report on progress on
the 2007/08 Capital Programme for the period 1st April,
2007 to 30th June, 2007, including, where necessary
requested changes to the programme. These changes related
to:
(i) Directorate of
Learning and Development -
·
two smaller schemes to replace the original intended upgrade to the
Colcot Road junction at Ysgol Bro Morgannwg (given that the Welsh
Assembly Government had deemed the scheme ineligible as works were
beyond the site of the school grounds). The alternative
schemes were the refurbishment of toilets at Barry Island Primary
School (£65,000) and window replacement phase 2 at Colcot
Primary School (£75,000)
· an
increase of £39,000 in the revenue contribution to capital to fund
the building of a classroom extension at the Amelia Farm Trust
·
approved schemes under the overall capital grant offer of £115,160
made by WAG for the 14 - 19 Learning Pathways grant.
(ii)
Directorate of Environmental and Economic Regeneration -
With regard to the Penarth Headland Link, whilst WAG funding
had been suspended, it had been agreed that expenditure paid in
April 2007 on work up until the end of March 2007 could still be
claimed. As such, the Council’s costs in the current
financial year had been funded from WAG. No further claims
could be made and it was recommended that the Capital Programme
2007/08 be increased by £192,000, representing the sum funded by
WAG grant.
(iii)
Directorate of Legal, Public Protection and Housing Services -
The release of further funding from the underspend on previous
years’ Major Repairs Allowance to £5.66m and a further £5.12m in
2008/09.
RECOMMENDED -
(1) T H A
T the position with regard to the 2007/08 Capital Programme be
noted.
(2 T H A T the
Director of Learning and Development be requested to report to the
Scrutiny Committee (Lifelong learning) on the use of grants under
the 14 - 19 Learning Pathways scheme.
270 CLOSURE OF
ACCOUNTS 2006/07 (DFICTP) -
The report advised the Committee of the
completion of the Council’s accounts and detailed the provisional
financial position of the Council for the 2006/07 financial
year. The document also constituted an account of the major
financial issues during 2006/07. Council on 8th
February, 2006 had agreed the Authority’s budget requirement for
2006/07, representing estimated net expenditure of
£169,566,914. This would be financed by Revenue Support
Grant, National Non-Domestic Rates Contribution and Council
Taxpayers. The Standard Spending Assessment for the year was
£171,073,714.
Revised revenue estimates had been considered
and approved by Cabinet on 14th February, 2007,
resulting in a revised estimate for 2006/07 of £171.816m and actual
expenditure against this of £174.343m, which was £2.527m above the
revised estimate.
Certain accounting adjustments had been made
to service budgets in respect of:
·
Government Grant Deferred
·
Depreciation of Assets
·
Financial Reporting Standard 17 Retirement Benefits.
Appendix 1 to the report amended the revised
estimates to take account of the above adjustments, with no overall
effect on the Authority.
RECOMMENDED -
(1) That
it be noted that the following budgets have been amended in 2007/08
to reflect slippage and have been approved by Council:
|
Schemes
|
Current
Budget
2007/08
£000
|
Change to
Budget
£000
|
Revised
Budget
2007/08
£000
|
|
Llanfair School Hall
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
|
Llancarfan School Extension
|
5
|
15
|
20
|
|
Ysgol Bro Morgannwg
|
0
|
24
|
24
|
|
Rhoose Primary Development
|
1153
|
2
|
1155
|
|
Integrated Childrens Centre
|
0
|
20
|
20
|
|
Asset Renewal Schools
|
800
|
70
|
870
|
|
Big Lottery Sports Grant
|
40
|
53
|
93
|
|
School Building Improvement Grt
|
1,574
|
29
|
1,603
|
|
Early Years Grant
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
|
Demountable Library Sully
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
|
Harbour View Lease Repurchases
|
0
|
275
|
275
|
|
Town Centre CCTV Study
|
0
|
17
|
17
|
|
Neighbourhood Renewal Area Assessment
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
|
Barry YMCA Hub
|
0
|
20
|
20
|
|
Supporting older people in own homes
|
232
|
28
|
260
|
|
Refurbishment of Barry Hostel
|
645
|
28
|
673
|
|
31 Rhoose Road Refurbishment
|
4
|
13
|
17
|
|
Social Services Asset Renewal
|
150
|
41
|
191
|
|
Residential respite care for children
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Ystradowen public open space
|
0
|
109
|
109
|
|
Parc Bryn Y Don cricket pavilion
|
355
|
115
|
470
|
|
Bridge Refurbishment
|
1367
|
26
|
1393
|
|
Waste Resource Park Phase 1
|
863
|
47
|
910
|
|
Relocation of Dunraven Beach Rd
|
255
|
33
|
288
|
|
Multi Use Games Area Cadoxton
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
|
Cesspits, Macross
|
0
|
15
|
15
|
|
Non-domestic properties asbestos surveys
|
0
|
68
|
68
|
|
Docks Office Windows Refurb
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Asset Renewal Visible
|
800
|
142
|
942
|
|
Jenner Park perimeter fence
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Dyffryn House feasibility
|
0
|
40
|
40
|
|
Dyffryn Gardens Phase
1
|
510
|
26
|
536
|
|
Dyffryn Gardens Phase 2
|
275
|
83
|
358
|
|
Barry Regeneration Partnership
|
275
|
93
|
368
|
|
Replacement footbridge Barry Island
|
380
|
18
|
398
|
|
Entrepreneurship Centre
|
41
|
59
|
100
|
|
Dyffryn House restoration
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
|
Holton Road/Thompson St Realm
|
940
|
(19)
|
921
|
|
Coastwatch Project/Demolition of Holiday Camp,
Barry Island
|
17
|
130
|
147
|
|
Rhws Community Centre
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Penarth Heights
|
15
|
14
|
29
|
|
Barry Marina Development
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
Transport Grant
|
1,373
|
48
|
1,421
|
|
Atlantic Trading Estate signage
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
|
CASH Grants
|
70
|
45
|
115
|
|
Active for Life
|
0
|
117
|
117
|
|
Leisure Asset Renewal
|
150
|
56
|
206
|
|
Disabled Access Audit and Improvement
|
256
|
162
|
418
|
|
Barry Town Hall
|
180
|
(100)
|
80
|
|
Civic Offices IT facility
|
0
|
37
|
37
|
|
Dock View Road compensation
|
0
|
45
|
45
|
|
One Vale
|
1,912
|
241
|
2,153
|
|
Penarth Boiler renewal
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Barry Leisure Centre storage
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
|
Penarth Pier Pavilion
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Network cabling Dock Office
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
|
IT Equipment 2006/07
|
0
|
54
|
54
|
|
TOTAL
|
14,632
|
2,449
|
17,081
|
(2) That
it be noted that the balance of £450,000 on the Licensing reserve
was transferred into the Early Retirement Fund.
(3)
That it be noted that the Director of Finance, ICT and Property is
to consider the details of the Specific Reserves to be repaid into
the General Reserve when preparing the budget for 2008/09.
(4) That
the remainder of the report and the financial measures taken and
proposed be noted.
(5) That
it be noted that the Director of Finance, ICT and Property is
authorised to make any adjustments that may be required from
further detailed examination, both prior to and arising from
audit.