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Capital Additions Report - Gun Wharf
Meeting: 13/02/2024 - Cabinet (Item 9)
9 Capital Additions Report - Gun Wharf 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report asked Cabinet to recommend to Full Council the addition of £20million to the Council’s Capital Programme to deliver a programme of essential repairs and improvements to Gun Wharf, the scope of which included a replacement roof due to the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), planned maintenance, and works to improve building efficiency and occupation levels that included the delivery of a Monitoring Hub.
The report explored a number of options, a financial summary was included in an Exempt Appendix. The option to stay and invest in Gun Wharf was identified as the most cost-effective solution.
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Decision:
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25/2024 |
The Cabinet approved Option One, as set out in paragraph 7.1 of the report and recommended Full Council to approve the addition of £20,000,000 to the Council’s Capital Programme, funded through prudential borrowing to deliver a programme of essential and critical repairs and improvements to Gun Wharf. |
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26/2024 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Property, to deliver the programme of works as detailed in section 6 of the report. |
Reasons:
To ensure that Gun Wharf can continue to be used as the Council’s main Office Headquarters to deliver its statutory and discretionary functions.