Purpose

This report summarises proposed amendments to the Capital Programme
considered by the Capital Strategy Group on 26 August.

Decision

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

1. 2      Flood AI Contract

a)       Grant delegated authority to the Chief Executive to enter into a contract up to £5.350 million to develop a prototype flood warning system. Delegated authority has been granted previously up to £5.000 million, this request is an increase of £0.350 million.

1. 3      Eden Hill Railway Bridge

a)       Approve the adoption of the Eden Hill Railway Bridge.

b)       Approve the spend of £0.255 million in 2025-26 for the refurbishment of the Eden Hill Railway Bridge. This spend will be funded by £0.130 million of external funding from the Historic Railways Estates and the following Council resources from existing projects in the capital programme; £0.100 million from the Strategic Regeneration project in the capital programme and £0.025 million from the Structures Scheme Preparation budget in the Local Transport Plan project.

c)       Approve the amendment to the capital programme to add £0.130 million of external funding for the Eden Hill Railway Bridge Project in 2025-26.

d)       Approve the amendment to the capital programme to reallocate £0.100 million and £0.025 million from the Strategic Regeneration project and the Local Transport Plan project, respectively, to the Eden Hill Railway Bridge project in the capital programme in 2025-26.

1. 4      Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway

a)       Approve the spend of £0.018 million in 2025-26 to contribute to the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway Group for the restoration of the narrow gauge railway at Woodhorn Museum. This spend will be funded from the existing Parks Enhancement project in the capital programme.

b)       Approve the amendment to the capital programme reallocate £0.018 million in 2025-26 from the Parks Enhancement project to the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway project in the capital programme.