Decision details

Matter for Decision:

 

To approve the overall base revenue and capital position of the Arts, Sport and Public Places Portfolio. The report compared the proposed 2011/12 Revised Budget to the budget at September 2011 and detailed the budget proposals for 2012/13 and 2013/14.

 

Decision of Executive Councillor for Art Sport and Public Places:

 

The Executive Councillor resolved to:

 

Review of Charges:

 

a) Approve the proposed charges for Arts, Sport and Public Places services and facilities, as shown in Appendix B of the Officer’s report.

 

Revenue Budgets:

b) Approve, the current year funding requests and savings, (shown in Appendix A of the Officer’s report) and the resulting revised revenue budgets for 2011/12 (shown in Table 1 of the report) for submission to the Executive.

c) Agree proposals for revenue savings and unavoidable bids, as set out in Appendix C of the Officer’s report.

d) Agree proposals for bids from external or existing funding, as set out in Appendix D of the Officer’s report.

e) Agree proposals for Priority Policy Fund (PPF) bids, as set out in Appendix E of the Officer’s report.

f) Approve the budget proposals for 2012/13 as shown in Table 2 of the Officer’s report, for submission to the Executive.

 

Capital:

g) Seek approval from the Executive to carry forward resources from 2011/12, as detailed in Appendix G of the Officer’s report, to fund re-phased capital spending.

h) Approve capital bids, as identified in Appendix H of the Officer’s report, for submission to the Executive for inclusion in the Capital & Revenue Projects Plan or addition to the Hold List, as indicated.

i) Confirm that the items detailed in Appendix I of the Officer’s report, together with future year’s planned expenditure, be transferred to the Council’s Hold List for submission to the Executive.

j) Seek approval from the Executive to remove projects being devolved to Area Committees from the capital plan as detailed in Appendix G of the Officer’s report.

k) Approve the current Capital & Revenue Projects Plan, as detailed in Appendix J of the Officer’s report, to be updated for any amendments detailed in (g), (h), (i) and (j) above.

l) Approve the following project appraisals as detailed in Appendix K of the Officer’sreport:

K (1) Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds improvements

K (2) Coleridge Recreation Ground improvements

 

Reason for the Decision:

 

As detailed in the Officer’s report.

 

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

 

Not applicable.

 

Scrutiny Considerations:

 

The Committee received a report from the Principal Accountant regarding the Art, Sport and Public Places Budget 2012 –2013.

 

Members suggested that the tables were confusing and should have included the words appendix E at the bottom of Table 2 (Overall Budget Proposals) as a cross reference for PPF bids.

 

The discrepancy between the increased fees for mooring and other costs across the portfolio were discussed. The Green Space Manager explained that mooring costs were linked to the RPIX which was currently 5.6 percent while other rises were set at 2 percent.

 

The Scrutiny Committee considered and endorsed the recommendations in the report by 6 votes to 0.

 

The Executive Councillor for Arts, Sport and Public Places approved the recommendations.

 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Executive Councillor (and any dispensations granted)

N/A