Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services.

The purpose of this report is to invite the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposed Executive report to be submitted to its meeting on 21 July 2015.  The Executive is being asked to note the update on progress of the Asset Management Plan (AMP) capital programme for 2015/16, the Energy Capital Programme (ECP) for the Civic Complex and to approve the inclusion of revised schemes to be delivered in 2015/16. It will also seek approval of the ECP for the Corporate Estate and the funding arrangements to support the programme.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to comment on the report and the proposed recommendations to the Executive as set our below:

The Executive is asked to approve;

·         The Asset Management Plan Capital programme for 2015/16 the financing thereof, and the Indicative AMP programme for 2016/17 to 2017/18, as set out in the report.

·         The application of corporate resources to fund the AMP programme 2015/2016 to 2017/2018; with the application of funding types (capital receipts (including total achieved from ORP) and borrowing) being delegated to the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services in conjunction with the Estates Strategy Group (ESG)

·         The Energy Capital Programme Phase 2 for implementation, where the funding required is derived from the energy reduction measures within the programme and the matching of Salix funding capital projects where appropriate up to the proposed allocation outlined in the report.

·         That the Executive and the CRMG Scrutiny Committee receives a annual update reports on progress.

Officer contact Murray Carr   on Tel: 0161-474-3019 or by email on murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposals to be considered by the Executive Meeting on 21 July 2015.  The Executive was being asked to note the update on progress of the Asset Management Plan (AMP) capital programme for 2015/16, the Energy Capital Programme (ECP) for the Civic Complex and to approve the inclusion of revised schemes to be delivered in 2015/16. It also sought approval of the ECP for the Corporate Estate and the funding arrangements to support the programme.

The Deputy Executive Leader and Portfolio holder for Support and Governance (Councillor Iain Roberts) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         It was noted that improving performance in relation to property costs, property occupancy and annual energy consumption would improve through the proposed capital investment proposed in the Asset Management Plan once the buildings had been disposed of.

·         It was noted that upgrading the emergency generator/ switchgear capacity would ensure that the data centre continued to function during a power failure without the loss of data/ systems.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That this Scrutiny Committee would welcome an annual update report on progress in relation to the Asset Management Plan Capital Programme.