Department of Corporate and Community Services
Deputy Chief Executive: Caroline Innes BSc (Hons)
Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG
Phone: 0141 577 3000 Fax: 0141 577 3834
website:
www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Date:15 January 2021
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Eamonn Daly (Tel. No 07584 116619) e-mail:
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TO: Councillors
T Buchanan (Chair); C Bamforth; D Devlin; A Lafferty; C Merrick; and P O’Kane.
CABINET
A meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Thursday 4 February 2021 at 10.00am.
The agenda of business is as shown below.
Please note this is a virtual meeting.
Caroline Innes
C INNES
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE
AGENDA1.
Report apologies for absence.
2.Declarations of Interest.
3.Housing Services Annual Assurance Statement 2019/20 (Scottish Social Housing Charter) - Report by Director of Environment (copy attached, pages 3 - 20).
4.Better Points Initiative - Report by Director of Environment (copy attached,pages 21 - 58).
++ Another £80,000 plus given to Consultants? ++
5.City Deal: Balgraystone Road Project - Report by Director of Environment(copy attached, pages 59 - 62).
From the attached report - Another overspend? -
'15.For a number of reasons outlined below the contract cost increased from £1.769 million to £3.242 i.e. an increase of £1.473 million through betterment and added value and the application of compensation events. This compares with the existing capital provision referred to above of £2.21 million. (The revised contract cost therefore exceeds the existing estimated City Deal capital provision for Balgraystone road by £1.032 million).
21.In conclusion therefore the current funding position is as follows;
•Original contract price £1,769,000.
•Compensation events/changes £1,473,000
•Revised contract price £3,242,000.
•Funding contributions towards the project from existing capital programme resources and developer contributions £670,000.
•Remaining element to be funded £2,572,000 (£3,242,000 less £670,000)
•Existing provision within the approved capital programme £2,210,000.
•Shortfall of £362,000 (£2,572,000 less £2,210,000)'
You can read the full report here -
www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/media/4552/C...m=637469301387730000
You can read all the meeting papers here -
www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/media/4553/C...m=637469301391270000
You can read Cabinet Meeting details on the Council Website here -
www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/cabinet-040221