Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and to make the following resolution:

That £100,000 from reserves be released to replace the approved funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy with the balance funded from revenue resources to the extent that it is not otherwise met from external grant from Southern Water to fund the replacement of the East Beach surface water outfall.

RESOLVED

That £100,000 from reserves be released to replace the approved funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy with the balance funded from revenue resources to the extent that it is not otherwise met from external grant from Southern Water to fund the replacement of the East Beach surface water outfall.

The Cabinet received and considered the agenda report.

This item was presented by Mr J Connor (Cabinet Member for Environment Services).

Mr D Henly (Senior Engineer Environment) was in attendance for this matter.

Mr Connor explained that in 1948 the existing surface water drainage outfall located at East Beach Selsey was constructed by CDC’s predecessor to replace an earlier and malfunctioning pipe. In recent years the need to maintain the outfall had increased appreciably. Accordingly the Cabinet had resolved on 4 September 2018 to award the contract to replace the outfall system and the funding for the project would in part be met by £100,000 from the community infrastructure levy (CIL). Since that decision (a) Southern Water had indicated that it would contribute £40,000 to the project and (b) the internal funding arrangements had been reviewed and it was agreed that it would not be appropriate to utilise CIL funding to rectify an existing failing asset rather than, as required under CIL, to fund growth and new development.

Mr Henly advised that Southern Water had stated in an e-mail that it would make the aforementioned £40,000 contribution; a formal confirmatory letter was awaited.

Decision

The Cabinet voted unanimously to make the resolution set out below.    

RESOLVED

That £100,000 from reserves be released to replace the approved funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy with the balance funded from revenue resources to the extent that it is not otherwise met from external grant from Southern Water to fund the replacement of the East Beach surface water outfall.