Purpose

The report provides Members with an overview
of the forecast financial position of the Council for 2025-26

Content

Resolved –
 
That the
Executive:

 

(1)          
Noted the current forecast positions and
supported the     continued
management of the Council’s budgets.
 

(2)          
Approved the following new capital
expenditure schemes as outlined in section 10.6 to Document
“BC”, namely:
 
Sir Henry
Mitchell House (SHMH) Building Improvements - £0.649m:
Building improvements required at SHMH, the corporate headquarters
and designated building for most Bradford Children and Families
Trust (BCFT) staff.  The improvements
will create a more suitable working environment, including
additional space for meetings and conferences which are lacking in
the existing building configuration. 
The cost of the works will be funded from contingency
budgets.
 
Swimming
Pool Infrastructure Renewal - £0.636m: Capital works at four
of the Councils swimming pools: Eccleshill Pool, Ilkley Pool &
Lido, Shipley Pool, and Bowling Pool. 
The extent of the proposed works to maintain these pools varies
across the four sites, with the most substantive items of
expenditure including the removal and replacement of filter
vessels, grouting of the swimming pools, inlet pipe replacement
(Ilkley Pool & Lido), balance tank repairs (Bowling Pool) and
the supply and fitting of UPVC windows and socket trunking
(Eccleshill Pool).
 
Family Hubs
Start for Life Programme - £0.136m: A series of projects to
support the transformation of family hubs to meet the needs of
families across the district and reach the most vulnerable
communities.  The programme comprises
projects at Shipley Library Garden, Barkerend Birth Registration
& Sensory Room, Farcliffe Sensory Garden, Reevy Sensory Room,
and the addition of a second portacabin at Thornaby Hub,
Clayton.  The work will be entirely
funded by ring-fenced grant from the Department for
Education.

 
Group Fitness Exercise Bikes – £0.060m: The purchase
of 57 commercial-standard exercise
bikes for use across three Council-owned sport and leisure
facilities: Thornton Recreation Centre, Eccleshill Pool, and
Sedbergh Sports and Leisure Centre. The bikes will replace existing
units that, primarily due to their age no longer meet the required
standards.  The proposal will be funded
through borrowing, with repayments made via annual revenue
contributions from existing budgets.       
 
Haworth
Road Play Area Outdoor Gym – £0.055m: The provision of
an outdoor gym at Haworth Road Play Area.  Funding for the project will comprise a
combination of external grant funding (£0.031m) and Community
Infrastructure Levy (£0.024m).

 
Shearbridge
Depot Workshop Extraction System – £0.050m: A new
workshop extraction system at Shearbridge Depot to replace an
existing system which is no longer at the required
standard.  The acquisition will be met
from contingency budgets.
 
Bowling
Back Lane Transfer Station Weighbridge – £0.042m: A new
weighbridge at Bowling Back Lane Transfer Station to allow for the
weighing in and out of waste and recyclables.  The current weighbridge is at risk of failure and
has been deemed to be beyond economic repair.  The acquisition will be met from contingency
budgets.
 
Bolling
Hall Museum Wheelchair Lift – £0.018m: The installation
of a wheelchair lift at Bolling Hall Museum, to enable full step
free access to the lower floors of the premises for visitors with
mobility impairments.  The cost of the
works will be met from contingency budgets.
 
Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grants -
£0.105m: Adaptations to 3 carers homes to enable children
with disabilities supported by the Bradford Children’s and
Families Trust to continue to be supported in their own
homes.
 

(3)          
Noted the
following capital expenditure be approved under          
Section 5.31 of the Financial Regulations, as outlined in
  section         10.7 to
Document “BC”:
 
Infrastructure Works Bodies of Water - £0.150m: Works to
manage water levels.
 

To be actioned by: 
Strategic Director of Corporate Resources/s151

 
Overview and Scrutiny Area:
Corporate              
      (Matthew Cooper)