Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Support & Governance)

The Asset Management Plan (AMP) capital programme is used to carry out upgrade work and improvements to core operational buildings within the Council’s corporate estate. This report provides an update on progress of the AMP capital programme for 2015/16 and sets out the programme to be delivered for 2016/17 and indicative programmes for 2017/18 and 2018/19.

The Executive is recommended to:

•           Approve the Asset Management Plan Capital programme for 2016/17 the financing thereof, and the Indicative AMP programme for 2017/18 to 2018/19, as set out in the report;

•           Approve the application of corporate resources to fund the AMP programme 2016/2017 to 2018/2019; with the application of funding types (capital receipts (including total achieved from the Office Rationalisation Programme) and borrowing) being delegated to the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services in conjunction with the Estates Strategy Group (ESG);

•           Note that the Executive and the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee (CRMG) receives annual update reports on progress;

•           Note that CRMG Scrutiny Committee supported the recommendations at its meeting on 02 February 2016 and that members requested further information in relation to the £1m allocated for the ‘Office Rationalisation Programme’.

Officer contact:  Murray Carr, 0161-474-3019, murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Support & Governance) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider the Asset Management Plan (AMP) capital programme that prioritised the upgrade work and improvements to core operational buildings within the Council’s corporate estate. This report provided an update on progress of the AMP capital programme for 2015/16 and set out the programme to be delivered for 2016/17 and indicative programmes for 2017/18 and 2018/19.

RESOLVED – That in relation to the Asset Management Plan Capital Programme 2016/17 - 2018/19:-

·      the Asset Management Plan Capital programme for 2016/17 the financing thereof, and the Indicative AMP programme for 2017/18 to 2018/19, as set out in the report, be approved;

·      the application of corporate resources to fund the AMP programme 2016/2017 to 2018/2019 be approved; with the application of funding types (capital receipts (including total achieved from the Office Rationalisation Programme) and borrowing) being delegated to the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services in conjunction with the Estates Strategy Group (ESG);

·      annual update reports on progress be submitted to the Executive and the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee;

·      the support for these recommendations by the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 2 February 2016 and that members requested further information in relation to the £1m allocated for the ‘Office Rationalisation Programme’ be noted.

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

The purpose of this report is to invite the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposed report to the Executive on 16 February 2016.  The Executive is being asked to note the update on progress of the Asset Management Plan (AMP) capital programme for 2015/16 and approve the inclusion of revised schemes to be delivered in 2016/17.

The report will be considered by the Executive at its meeting on 16 February 2016.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to provide comments to the recommendations that will be submitted to the Executive for approval at its meeting on 16 February 2016, namely:

·         Approval of the Asset Management Plan Capital programme for 2016/17 the financing thereof, and the Indicative AMP programme for 2017/18 to 2018/19, as set out in the report;

·         The application of corporate resources to fund the AMP programme 2016/2017 to 2018/2019; with the application of funding types (capital receipts (including total achieved from the Office Rationalisation Programme) and borrowing) being delegated to the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services in conjunction with the Estates Strategy Group (ESG);

·         That the Executive and the Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee receive 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, Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposed report to the Executive on 16 February 2016. 

The Executive was being asked to note the update on progress of the Asset Management Plan (AMP) capital programme for 2015/16 and approve the inclusion of revised schemes to be delivered in 2016/17.

The Deputy Executive Leader and Portfolio holder for Support & Governance (Councillor Iain Roberts) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

The Scrutiny Committee noted the arrangements in relation to the “conditions survey” in respect of Life Leisure and that a separate maintenance programme setting out the investment requirements required in respect of these buildings would be submitted to a future meeting of this Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services be requested to provide further information to members of this Scrutiny Committee in relation to the £1M allocated for the ‘Office Rationalisation Programme’.