Issue - meetings

This report recommends the allocation of the balance of funds under BNSV and the Council’s main capital programme to supply an additional 8FE (1680 primary school places) across 6 primary and secondary schools. Schools have been proposed after all the primary schools were sent an invitation to expand, followed by an initial feasibility assessment and on the basis of maximum need for school places in the local areas. It should be noted that the BNSV funding must be spent and invoiced by August 2011, should this not be possible it is more than likely that the funding will be lost.  A further paper will be presented to the Executive with detailed information presenting on the outcome of more detailed costing and recommendations on which projects will actually be taken forward.

(i)         that approval be given to the allocation of Basic Need Safety Valve funds across the schemes set out in the table in paragraph 3.3.8.3 of the report from the Director of Children and Families for the primary expansion schemes presented;

(ii)        that approval be given to the allocation of funds under the council’s main capital programme across the schemes set out in the table in paragraph 3.3.8.8 of the Director’s report for the primary expansion schemes presented;

(iii)       that it be noted that the council would commence initial procurement activity for consultants to advise on these projects in accordance with the council’s procurement procedures;

(iv)       that it be noted that a further report will be presented at the Executive’s September meeting with further costing and recommending which projects should be taken forward.

The report before members from the Director of Children and Families recommended the allocation of the balance of funds Basic Need Safety Valve funding, allocated by central government in November 2009 and the balance of the Council’s main capital programme to supply an additional 8FE (1,680 primary school places) across 6 primary and secondary schools. Schools have been proposed after all the primary schools were sent an invitation to expand, followed by an initial feasibility assessment and on the basis of maximum need for school places in the local areas. The Lead Member (Children and Families) drew attention to the schools likely to be included in the scheme and welcomed the design proposals which would give high quality, modular buildings the detailed costings to be the subject of a further report. The Lead Member also drew attention to the requirement for the BNSV funding to be spent and invoiced by August 2011, should this not be possible it was more than likely that the funding would be lost.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that approval be given to the allocation of Basic Need Safety Valve funds across the schemes set out in the table in paragraph 3.3.8.3 of the report from the Director of Children and Families for the primary expansion schemes presented;

(ii)        that approval be given to the allocation of funds under the council’s main capital programme across the schemes set out in the table in paragraph 3.3.8.8 of the Director’s report for the primary expansion schemes presented;

(iii)       that it be noted that the council would commence initial procurement activity for consultants to advise on these projects in accordance with the council’s procurement procedures;

(iv)       that it be noted that a further report will be presented at the Executive’s September meeting with further costing and recommending which projects should be taken forward.