Contact: name, Bevis Ingram, 01962 847508, e-mail [email protected]

Stuart Dorward, 01962 846110, e-mail [email protected]

1 Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

i) That the capital programme for 2005/06 to 2008/09 as set out in Appendix 1 be approved for submission to the Cabinet.

2 Reasons

2.1 Cabinet has requested that Executive members prepare proposals for:

· a locally-resourced capital programme for the four-year period from 2005/06 to 2008/09 within the guidelines of the current capital programme adjusted for inflation

· capital schemes supported by Government approvals in the form of grants or Government supported borrowing in 2005/06 and those expected to be supported in 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09

· proposals for the use of unsupported borrowing in accordance with the County Council's policy on prudential borrowing

· additional schemes funded from anticipated capital receipts

· possible capital projects which might be suitable for the private finance initiative (PFI) revenue support from the Government for 2005/06 to 2008/09, subject to further reports on the outline business case for each scheme and the Government support being available.

2.2 Decisions on the capital programme will support the range of Corporate Strategy Aims covered by the Recreation and Heritage service. The Corporate Aim(s) met by individual schemes are indicated in Appendix 1.

3 Other options considered and rejected - not applicable

4 Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive member consulted - none

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - not applicable

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent - not applicable

Approved by: (signature) Date: (date of decision)

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Councillor J Waddington