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1 Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

1 That, subject to the approval of the Executive Member for Policy and Resources, the following variations to the 2005/06 Education capital programme be approved:

(a) the addition of resources totalling £14.012m

(b) that projects with an estimated cost of £5.984m listed in Appendix 1 be carried forward from 2004/05 to 2005/06;

(c) that a major project for provision of a hall and associated works at Newtown Soberton Infant School at an estimated cost of £0.614m be added to the programme;

(d) that a major project for provision of a hall at South Baddesley Primary School at an estimated cost of £0.584m be added to the programme;

(e) that a major project for the reinstatement of the technology block at Costello Technology, Basingstoke, at an estimated cost of £5.549m be added to the programme;

(f) that additional resources of £0.114m from the contingency be added to the provision for the major project at Minstead Study Centre;

(g) that additional resources of £0.290m from the contingency be added to the provision for the major project for the new Hollywater School, Bordon;

(h) that a major project to convert Blackfield Junior School to a primary school at an estimated cost of £1.450m be added to the programme, subject to a future decision by the Cabinet to authorise borrowing under the Prudential Code for Capital Finance;

(i) that a major project to convert the former Langdown Junior School building to house Waterside Primary School at an estimated cost of £2.221m be added to the programme, subject to a future decision by the Cabinet to authorise borrowing under the Prudential Code for Capital Finance.

2. That, subject to the approval of the Executive Member for Policy and Resources, the addition to the 2006/07 capital programme of a major project for the replacement of Pinewood Infant School, Farnborough an estimated cost of £3.690m be approved.

3. That the following variations to the 2005/06 Education capital programme be approved:

(a) the addition to the programme of minor works projects at a total estimated cost of £0.638m at the following locations:

Brockhurst Infant School, Gosport;

Burley Primary

Itchen Abbas Primary;

Castle Hill Junior, Basingstoke;

Chase Children's Centre, Bordon;

Heathfield School, Fareham;

Woolton Hill Junior School

4. That the strategy for allocation of funding for school security set out in section 4 of this report be approved.

5. That the approval of the Executive Member for Policy and Resources be sought for the renewal of planning consent until 31 July 2009 for the temporary classrooms listed in Appendix 2.

6. That the approval of the Executive Member for Policy and Resources be sought for the placement of temporary classrooms at the following schools:

Curdridge Primary (one double unit until 31 August 2007);

Dove House, Basingstoke (one double unit until 31 August 2009);

Oakley CE Controlled Junior (one single unit until 31 August 2009).

2 Reason

This decision supports Aim 1 of the Corporate Strategy (Maximising life opportunities) by proposing allocations of funding to improve the learning environments of Hampshire schools.

3 Other Options considered and rejected:

None.

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: Date:

Councillor D A Kirk

Executive Member for Education