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Annual Capital Strategy

Meeting: 17/03/2020 - Full Council (Item 10.)

10. Recommendations from the Cabinet Meeting held on 10 March 2020 pdf icon PDF 484 KB

To receive and consider the attached report from Cabinet held on 10 March (recommendation to follow)

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Meeting: 10/03/2020 - Cabinet (Item 10.)

10. Annual Capital Strategy - 2020/21 - 2029/30 pdf icon PDF 484 KB

The report by the Director of Finance & Resources seeks to:

           enable the City Council to adopt a long term Capital Strategy from 2020/21 onwards

           inform members and the wider community of the Council's Capital Strategy 

           ensure that Members are aware of the overall strategy, governance procedures and risk appetite

           highlight the business planning inter-relationship between the Capital Strategy, Capital Programme, the Revenue Budget, the Medium Term Financial Strategy and Treasury Management

 

RECOMMENDED

(1)     That Part I of the Capital Strategy (Capital Expenditure and Aspirations) be approved including:

a)      The Short / Medium / Long-term Aspirations set out in Appendix 1

 

(2) That Part II of the Capital Strategy (Borrowing and Investing in Property) be approved including:

a)      The Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) for Debt Repayment Policy (Part II, (paragraph 1.5)

b)      The investment indicators in Part II - Appendix 2 (part II, paragraph 2.5)

c )     That the Director of Finance and Resources (Section 151 Officer) will bring a report to the next Cabinet and City Council if (part II, paragraph 2.5):

(i)      The Council's gross General Fund (GF) debt exceeds 400% of GF net service expenditure or;

(ii)     Overall investment income from investment properties and long term treasury management investments exceeds 7.9% of GF net service expenditure

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Decision:

RECOMMENDED to Council:

(1)       That Part I of the Capital Strategy (Capital Expenditure and Aspirations) be approved including:

a)         The Short / Medium / Long-term Aspirations set out in Appendix 1

 

(2) That Part II of the Capital Strategy (Borrowing and Investing in Property) be approved including:

a)         The Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) for Debt Repayment Policy (Part II, (paragraph 1.5)

b)         The investment indicators in Part II - Appendix 2 (part II, paragraph 2.5)

c )        That the Director of Finance and Resources (Section 151 Officer) will bring a report to the next Cabinet and City Council if (part II, paragraph 2.5):

(i)         The Council's gross General Fund (GF) debt exceeds 400% of GF net service expenditure or;

(ii)        Overall investment income from investment properties and long term treasury management investments exceeds 7.9% of GF net service expenditure.

 

(This is referred to Council and is not subject to call-in)