To agree the HRA capital estimates for 2013/14.

DECISION

1.         To agree the proposed works for the three year Decent Homes programme for 2013-14 to 2015-16.

2.         To agree the proposed works for the 2013-14 non-Decent Homes programme, subject to satisfactory leaseholder consultation.

3.         To adopt the reprofiled Capital Estimates for years 3, 4 and 5 of the Decent Homes Programme totalling £148.19 million, to bring the total Capital Estimate for the backlog and on-going Decent Homes programme to £181.37 million (paragraphs 5.1 to 5.5).

4.         To adopt capital estimates for the Mainstream Capital Programme incorporating the schemes set out in Appendix 2, totalling £6,615,000, to be managed in accordance with resource availability under the HRA self-financing regime (paragraphs 5.6 to 5.12), and a contingency of £600,000 for urgent works (see paragraph 5.13).

5.         To adopt a capital estimate of £500,000 to fund Overcrowding Reduction Initiatives as outlined in paragraph 5.14.

6.         To adopt capital estimates for the Aids and Adaptations programme (£750,000), the Capitalisation of Voids (£1.5 million) and the Capitalisation of Fees and Salaries (£650,000) as outlined in paragraph 5.15.

7.         To authorise the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal), to enter into all necessary documents to implement the decisions made in respect of this report.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL (A. DALVI)

(Service Head Strategy, Sustainability and Regeneration (J. Odunoye)

(Strategic Housing Manager, Development and Renewal (J. Coker)