Purpose

Supplementary Capital and Revenue
Estimates:
 
Council, at its meeting on 2 June 2021,
considered a report on Supplementary Revenue Estimates and resolved
to delegate authority to the Executive Director – Place to
approve Supplementary Capital and Revenue Estimates up to the value
of the Towns Fund grant award, and further delegates authority to
incur expenditure in line with the conditions of the Fund.
 
Land Transactions:
 
In accordance with the delegations in the
Council’s Constitution, the Executive Director of Place has
authority to take any decisions in relation to assets and Property
Management.
 
The Finance Procedure Rules delegate the
disposal of land and property below £2m to a member of the
Corporate Leadership Team and in consultation with the Chief
Finance Officer and Executive Director of Place. In addition, the
Chief Finance Officer and the Executive Director of Place must be
consulted on all proposed acquisitions and disposals of land and
property.

Content

That the Executive Director Place:
 
1        Capital
Programme Review
 

(a)          
determine that the project is an “urgent request” and
should be forwarded to the s151 officer for a decision to proceed
in consultation with the Chair of Finance Subcommittee.
 
2        Supplementary
Estimate
 
(a)      approve the Supplementary
Capital Estimate to the Crewe Youth Zone project for which the
Council is the accountable body. The additional budget will be used
towards the Grant Agreement with Crewe Youth Zone.
 
(b)      approve the Supplementary
Capital Estimate and expenditure of the funding, as an urgent
request prior to the Council’s review of the Capital
Programme Review has been completed.
 
3        Land
Transactions
 
(a)      to enter into an agreement for
lease in respect of the freehold of land on the North side of Oak
Street Crewe (being part of the land registered at Land Registry
with Title Number CH567099) which incorporates a licence to carry
out works on the land.
 
(b)      to enter into a lease as set out
in the Agreement for Lease once the conditions of the Agreement for
Lease have been satisfied or before the practical completion long
stop date (24 months from the grant of the licence for works).