Issue - meetings
Parks Service Capital Funding
Meeting: 13/09/2021 - Cabinet (Item 8)
8 Parks Service Capital Funding PDF 419 KB
This report presents a proposal for Capital Investment in the Parks Service to allow for essential improvements across a number of parks and allotment sites.
Additional documents:
- 8a. Background Paper 1 - Parks Improvement Project Update Briefing Note, item 8 PDF 124 KB
- 8b. Background Paper 2 - Capital Investment Panel Parks Improvement Proposal Paper, item 8 PDF 444 KB
- Webcast for Parks Service Capital Funding
Decision:
Cabinet RESLOVED to approve Council borrowing of £1.43m to allow the Parks Service to carry out a number of urgent infrastructure improvements required in a number of locations across the borough.
Minutes:
Councillor Krupa Sheth, Lead Member for Environment, introduced a report providing details of proposed capital investment within the Parks Service of £1.43m to allow for a programme of essential improvements across a number of sites.
In considering the report, members noted that the proposed investment had been designed to improve various areas of ageing infrastructure across the borough’s parks and open spaces as a means of addressing ongoing maintenance issues and costs as well as improving the safety of pathways and playgrounds.
The investment programme, set out in section 3.4 of the report, had been developed on the basis of an analysis of issues raised and risk. Cabinet were supportive of the programme identified, highlighting the important role and value of the borough’s parks and open spaces for the local community. Specific initiatives highlighted by members as benefits included the work being undertaken to enhance biodiversity and CCTV coverage across parks, with the proposals also felt to demonstrate the Council’s ongoing commitment towards improving services and the quality of life for residents across the borough.
As no further issues were raised Cabinet RESOLVED to approve Council borrowing of £1.43m to allow the Parks Service to carry out a number of urgent infrastructure improvements required in a number of locations across the borough, as detailed within section 3.4 of the report.