BOROUGH OF POOLE
REPORT TO PORTFOLIO HOLDER, ENVIRONMENT
7th FEBRUARY 2006
CAPITAL - LEISURE SERVICES
1 / Purpose and Policy Context1.1 / In the Cabinet papers for 7th February 2006 the Corporate Financial Monitoring report (item 5) includes a report on capital spend (para 8.3) and a recommendation that Head of Leisure Services report on the level of spend to the Portfolio Holder.
1.2 / The level of capital spend is monitored to ensure the capital funding is used to full effect as unspent funds may be of use in other areas.
2 / Information
2.1 / £772,060 capital funding is approved for Open Spaces and Play Strategies. Most of this relates to Planning Obligations Funding allocated for improvements to open spaces, play and outdoor sports facilities.
2.2 / At December 2005, only 22% of this was spent.
2.3 / Changes to the allocation of Planning Obligations funding through a new Working Group has led to a significant increase in the rate of approval of funding, which has in turn generated a high workload for staff. Changes to staff structure and method of implementation has increased the rate of spend and is allowing the workload to be managed.
2.4 / The funding is allocated across many schemes which because of the nature of the works are being completed over the autumn/ winter/ spring period.
2.5 / Appendix 1, attached, shows a list of outstanding schemes and expected completion by year end.
2.6 / It is estimated that 65% of allocated funding will be expended by the end of the financial year.
2.7 / The remainder of the works and associated expenditure should be completed by the summer of this year.
2.8 / As the majority of this funding is Planning Obligations, the unspent funds are not available for other areas of the Council’s work.
3 / Conclusion
3.1 / The expenditure of these funds will be two thirds complete by the end of the financial year, the remainder is allocated to work in progress and will be completed early in the following year. This is not tying up capital that could be used for other Council work.
CLIVE SMITH
HEAD OF LEISURE SERVICES
Appendix 1
LEISURE SERVICES 2005/2006
Spend / Estimated / Possible / Notes
Resource / to date / year end / C/F / (See Below)
£ / £ / £ / £
OSPS Branksome Park 01/02 / 1672 / 1672 / 1672 / 0 / complete
OSPS Delph Woods / 1392 / 1365 / 1365 / 0 / complete
OSPS Broadstone Rec play area / 650 / 0 / 0 / 650 / Retention
OSPS Trailway improvements / 2390 / 0 / 2390 / 0 / see note 2
OSPS Trailway benches / 1424 / 0 / 1424 / 0 / see note 2
OSPS Beach prom lighting / 66713 / 22650 / 60000 / 6713 / see note 3
OSPS Bourne valley LNR / 255 / -250 / 505 / 0 / will complete
OSPS Alexandra Park / 37150 / 135 / 135 / 37015 / see note 4
OSPS Branksome Park / 2439 / 1328 / 1439 / 1000 / see note 5
OSPS Parkstone Park / 10000 / 0 / 0 / 10000 / see note 6
OSPS Hamworthy cmn Nature Reserve / 8559 / 9083 / 9083 / 0 / complete
OSPS Play Strategy / 1737 / 0 / 1737 / 0 / will complete
OSPS Branksome Dene Chine / 17087 / 10974 / 15087 / 2000 / see note 7
OSPS Pinesprings footpath / 3056 / 2190 / 2190 / 0 / complete
OSPS Alderney Rec Grnd Imp / 49583 / 2903 / 4583 / 45000 / see note 8
OSPS Winston Avenue / 17605 / 9807 / 12807 / 4798 / see note 9
OSPS Goosebuster Machine / 6149 / 6149 / 6149 / 0 / see note 10
OSPS Poole Park New Play Area / 135929 / 48533 / 130929 / 5000 / see note 11
OSPS Poole Town F.C. Stand / 85684 / 35277 / 85684 / 0 / complete
OSPS Hatchards Field Footpath / 22000 / 25718 / 25718 / 0 / see note 12
OSPS Sandbanks Play Area / 10000 / 0 / 10000 / 0 / see note 13
OSPS Learoyd Road Floodlights / 20000 / 0 / 0 / 20000 / see note 14
OSPS Turlin Moor Footpath / 25000 / 135 / 25000 / 0 / see note 15
OSPS Sterte Esplanade Feasibility / 10000 / 4029 / 4029 / 5981 / see note 16
OSPS Branksome Footpath / 25000 / 0 / 0 / 25000 / see note 17
OSPS Coy pond dredging / 10000 / 173 / 6000 / 4000 / see note 18
OSPS Pinecliff Gardens / 11000 / 9193 / 16000 / 1000 / see note 19
OSPS Hamworthy Outdoor Educ Centre / 48000 / 550 / 24000 / 24000 / see note 20
OSPS Trinidad First Footpath / 65886 / 0 / 0 / 65886 / see note 21
OSPS Alexandra Park (roundabout) / 16000 / 0 / 17500 / 0 / see note 22
OSPS Fleetsbridge BMX/Skatepark / 30000 / 0 / 30000 / 0 / see note 23
OSPS Poole Quay Cycleway / 20000 / 0 / 0 / 20000 / see note 24
OSPS Ashdown Athletic track / 9700 / 0 / 9700 / 0 / see note 25
TOTAL / 772060 / 191614 / 505126 / 278043
NOTES
Title / No. / Notes
Trailway improvements / 2 / Project due to start early March and complete by end of the month.
Trailway benches / 2 / ditto
Beach Prom lighting / 3 / Over 90% completed - final completion by end of March.
Alexandra Park / 4 / Work unlikely to start before April.
Branksome Park / 5 / Final completion early Summer.
Parkstone Park / 6 / £40,000 already carried forward - now unlikely other £10,000 will be spent before April.
Branksome Dene Chine / 7 / Nearing completion - a small amount of budget to be carried forward.
Alderney Rec, ground improvements / 8 / Some fees and planning costs by 31 March. Main scheme commences Summer.
Winston Avenue / 9 / Gates and maintenance period in new year.
Goosebuster machine / 10 / Third and final payment due 1 April.
Poole Park New Play Area / 11 / Complete and in use. Only retention carried forward.
Hatchards Field footpath / 12 / Complete
Sandbanks Play Area / 13 / Consultants progressing - should be complete by end of March.
Learoyd Road floodlighting / 14 / Will not commence until after April.
Turlin Moor footpath, etc. / 15 / Work in progress - should complete by 31 March.
Sterte Esplanade feasibility / 16 / Suspended due to problem on adjoining site
Branksome footpath / 17 / Will not commence until after April.
Coy Pond dredging / 18 / 60% will be completed by 31 March
Pinecliff Gardens / 19 / Although £11,000 in this year's programme, £6,000 from 06/07 will be spent before March.
Hamworthy Outdoor Educ. Centre / 20 / Work to commence February and be completed by end of April. 50% completed by 31 March.
Trinidad First footpath / 21 / Will not commence until after April.
Alexandra Park roundabout / 22 / May need further funding (2k).
Fleetsbridge BMX/Skatepark / 23 / Contractor appointed - work should be completed by end of March
Poole Quay Cycleway / 24 / To be carried forward - commence Autumn in line with Environment Agency.
Ashdown fencing / 25 / Work complete - invoice not yet paid.
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