Agenda item

The Executive is recommended to:

•           agree the indicative budget allocations and investment propositions set out in the report and the associated business cases;

•           ask the Corporate Leadership team and senior managers, in consultation with the relevant Executive Councillors, to undertake the appropriate consultation exercises and to develop implementation plans, including impact and risk assessments, to facilitate the delivery of the proposals set out in the report

•           in relation to the Leisure Review, the Executive is asked to approve officers to:

·                proceed with funding essential works in the region of £0.350m at Hazel Grove Recreation Centre

·                proceed with establishing appropriate overage and/or investment return mechanisms with Hazel Grove High School to partially offset the cost of the Council’s investments

·                draw up the necessary documentation and agreements with Hazel Grove High School to underpin these arrangements and protect public use of the Hazel Grove Recreation Centre

•           agree that, as appropriate, proposals be resubmitted for the Executive’s approval as consultation exercises are completed and/or more detailed plans are prepared

•           continue with the steps necessary to agree a final balanced budget proposal for 2016/17 and an updated Medium Term Financial Plan for presentation to the Council budget meeting in March 2016

•           report to all scrutiny committees in the next cycle outlining the proposals relating to each committee’s remit

RESOLVED – That in relation to the Investing in Stockport 2016/17 Executive Proposals:-

·           the indicative budget allocations and investment propositions set out in the report and the associated business cases be agreed;

·           the Corporate Leadership team and senior managers, in consultation with the relevant Executive Councillors, be requested to undertake the appropriate consultation exercises and to develop implementation plans, including impact and risk assessments, to facilitate the delivery of the proposals set out in the report;

·           in relation to the Leisure Review, to the Corporate Leadership Team be requested to:

-        proceed with funding essential works in the region of £0.350m at Hazel Grove Recreation Centre;

-        proceed with establishing appropriate coverage and/or investment return mechanisms with Hazel Grove High School to partially offset the cost of the Council’s investments; and

-        draw up the necessary documentation and agreements with Hazel Grove High School to underpin these arrangements and protect public use of the Hazel Grove Recreation Centre;

·        as appropriate, proposals be resubmitted for the Executive’s approval as consultation exercises were completed and/or more detailed plans prepared;

·        the steps necessary to agree a final balanced budget proposal for 2016/17 and an updated Medium Term Financial Plan for presentation to the Council budget meeting in March 2016 continue to be taken; and

·        a report be submitted to all scrutiny committees in the September 2015 meeting cycle outlining the proposals relating to each committee’s remit.