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Planning & Sustainable Transport Portfolio - Budget 2012/13

07/02/2012 - Planning & Sustainable Transport Portfolio - Budget 2012/13

Matter for Decision:  

The Officer’s report set out the overall base revenue and capital budget position for the Portfolio. The report compares the proposed 2011/12 Revised Budget to the budget as at September 2011 and details the budget proposals for 2012/13 and 2013/14.

 

Decision of Executive Councillor for Planning and Sustainable Transport:

 

Review of Charges:

(i)                Approved the proposed charges for Planning and Sustainable Transport services and facilities, as shown in Appendix B to the Officer’s report.

 

Revenue Budgets:

(ii)              Approved 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) for submission to the Executive.

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

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

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

(vi)            Approved the budget proposals for 2012/13 as shown in Table 2, for submission to the Executive.

 

Capital:

(vii)          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.

(viii)        Approved 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.

(ix)            Approved the removal of item H28 – Park Street Car Park, as identified in Appendix I of the Officer’s report, from the Council’s Hold List, for submission to the Executive.

(x)              Approved the current Capital & Revenue Projects Plan, as detailed in Appendix J of the Officer’s report, to be updated for any amendments detailed in (vii), (viii) and (ix) above.

 

Reason for the Decision:

Service Plans and draft Budgets were key elements of the Councils budgetary and policy framework.

 

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

Not applicable.

 

Scrutiny Considerations:

The committee received a report from the Accountant (Services) regarding the Planning & Sustainable Transport Portfolio - Budget 2012/13.

 

The Officer also referred to an addendum document available as part of the third circulation agenda.

 

In response to Member’s questions the Executive Councillor for Planning and Sustainable Transport and Director of Environment confirmed the following:

 

(i)                Income from car park revenue was expected to marginally increase in the next financial year over current levels (£1.9m).

(ii)              Costings for Park Street Car Park work were based on figures for comparable car parks.

(iii)            The budget included estimated figures for Park Street Car Park work and 20 mph implementation schemes to put down markers of intent. If the budget was approved at Council, the figures would be worked up in detail.

(iv)            The Director of Environment undertook to ask the Project Delivery & Environment Manager to provide Councillor Wright with details regarding cycleways.

 

The committee resolved by 5 votes to 0 to adopt the recommendations.

 

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

 

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

Not applicable.