Issue - meetings
Local authorities new building programme
Meeting: 15/03/2010 - Executive (Item 16)
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Brent Council has received a funding allocation of £2.047 million to develop 21 new affordable homes on the St. Raphael’s Estate under the Homes and Communities Agency Local Authority New Build programme. This report advises Members of steps being taken to progress the programme and specifically requests the Executive to grant delegated authority to the Director of Housing & Community Care to sign a Grant Agreement with the Homes and Community Agency and to grant delegated authority to the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources to prudentially borrow £1.689 million to be serviced by the rental income from the properties.
Additional documents:
- PINK H&CC LA New Build App 1 v 2-3 Risk Plan , View reasons restricted (16/2)
- PINK H&CC LA New build summary App 2 , View reasons restricted (16/3)
Decision:
(i) that authority be delegated to the Director of Housing and Community Care, in consultation with the Borough Solicitor and the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources, to enter into to a Grant Agreement with the Homes and Communities Agency in respect of the funding allocation of £2.047 million for the development of 21 new affordable homes on the St. Raphael’s Estate under the Homes and Communities Agency Local Authority New Build programme;
(ii) that the appointment of architects, quantity surveyor and project managers to progress the planning phase of the programme be noted;
(iii) that officers’ intention to procure building contract to develop the sites under a permissible framework agreement and to report back to the Executive seeking approval to award such contract be noted;
(iv) that authority be given to the Director of Housing and Community Care, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing, to submit further bids to the Homes and Communities Agency for schemes to be developed under the Local Authority New Build programme without prior Executive approval provided that Executive approval will be required before completing each scheme and/or entering into any Grant Agreement or other agreement for any such schemes;
(v) that authority be delegated to the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources to prudentially borrow £1.689 million to be serviced by the rental income from the properties referred to in paragraph 2.1 over a 30?35 year period, with the discretion to increase this sum by 10% to cover build cost and other contingencies.
Minutes:
Councillor Allie (Lead Member, Housing and Customer Services) introduced the report which advised members of steps being taken to progress the programme to develop 21 new affordable homes on the St Raphael’s Estate under the Homes and Communities Agency Local Authority New Build for which a funding allocation of £2.047 million had been received. This project aimed to improve the physical environment for residents on the St Raphael’s Estate through access to quality and appropriately sized family housing, and estate layout, play space, landscaping and environmental improvements. The report requested the grant of delegated authority to the Director of Housing and Community Care to sign a Grant Agreement with the Homes and Community Agency and to grant delegated authority to the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources to prudentially borrow £1.689 million to be serviced by the rental income from the properties.
The Executive also had before them appendices to the report which were not for publication as they contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972:
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
RESOLVED:-
(i) that authority be delegated to the Director of Housing and Community Care, in consultation with the Borough Solicitor and the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources, to enter into to a Grant Agreement with the Homes and Communities Agency in respect of the funding allocation of £2.047 million for the development of 21 new affordable homes on the St. Raphael’s Estate under the Homes and Communities Agency Local Authority New Build programme;
(ii) that the appointment of architects, quantity surveyor and project managers to progress the planning phase of the programme be noted;
(iii) that officers’ intention to procure building contract to develop the sites under a permissible framework agreement and to report back to the Executive seeking approval to award such contract be noted;
(iv) that authority be given to the Director of Housing and Community Care, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing, to submit further bids to the Homes and Communities Agency for schemes to be developed under the Local Authority New Build programme without prior Executive approval provided that Executive approval will be required before completing each scheme and/or entering into any Grant Agreement or other agreement for any such schemes;
(v) that authority be delegated to the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources to prudentially borrow £1.689 million to be serviced by the rental income from the properties referred to in paragraph 2.1 over a 30?35 year period, with the discretion to increase this sum by 10% to cover build cost and other contingencies.