Councillor Becker left the room during consideration of this item and took no part in discussion or decision thereon.
Councillor Westwood (Cabinet Member for Housing) moved that the recommended minute of Cabinet (Recommendation 1 of Report CAB3459) be approved and adopted (seconded by Councillor Porter, Cabinet Member for Place and Local Plan).
Council proceeded to ask questions and then debate the matters in the recommended minute.
At conclusion of debate and following the proposer (Councillor Westwood) being provided an opportunity to sum up, Council voted on the Recommended Minute before it.
RESOLVED:
That an HRA capital budget of £900,000 to implement works on plant upgrades funded by and on behalf of Partnership for South Hampshire (PfSH), be approved.
That it be recommended to Council*:
1. That an HRA capital budget of £900,000 be approved to implement works on plant upgrades funded by and on behalf of Partnership for South Hampshire (PfSH).
That subject to Council approval of the budget:
2. That capital expenditure of up to £200,000 be approved, funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) via Partnership for South Hampshire (PfSH), for feasibility and initial works.
3. That capital expenditure of up to £700,000 be approved, funded by MHCLG via PfSH, for the implementation of works on further plant upgrades following agreed business cases with PfSH.
4. That authority be delegated to Strategic Director and Director – Legal, in consultation with Cabinet Member for Place and the Local Plan, the authority to enter into necessary agreements with Fareham Borough Council on behalf of PfSH in order to receive the grant funds and establish working arrangements to implement the project and sell credits generated.
5. That the procurement of any works or services be delegated to the Strategic Director and that the Strategic Director be authorised to award contracts and enter into all necessary legal agreements with the preferred bidder(s).
*NB recommendations to Council are not subject to call-in.