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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.