Decision details

RESOLVED:

1.    That Cabinet approves the receipt of funding into the Council’s capital pipeline from Government net zero carbon grant funding programmes, specifically the  Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS3) and the Sustainable Warmth Programme (which includes the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery (GHGLAD3) andHome Upgrade Grant (HUG1))   

2.      That Cabinet notes the use of match funding from the approved Corporate Capital Maintenance Programme, subject to the Capital Programme Panel (CPP) approving business cases for individual sites.

3.       That Cabinet approves the request to competitively procure the Sustainable Warmth Programme and PSDS3 services under separate contracts, in accordance with the Council’s Procurement and Contracting Standing Orders.

4.    That Cabinet approves the receipt of future funding schemes for the purposes of delivery of the Greener Futures ambition, including future tranches of the PSDS schemes and Sustainable Warmth programmes as well as, but not limited to, the schemes included in Annex 1. Receipt of funding will be subject to Capital Programme Panel approval.

Reasons for Decisions:

The recommendations in this report will enable the Council to:

• Draw down Government funding of £13.15m. This includes £2.652m from PSDS3 to decarbonise buildings in the SCC estate and schools and £10.5m from the Sustainable Warmth Programme, which includes £8.3m for GHLAD3 and £2.2m for HUG1, which will be used to decarbonise homes of residents on low incomes.

• Be as agile as possible to maximise the attraction of future external grant funding sources.

(The decisions on this item can be called-in by the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee)