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Redevelopment of Aut Even
Meeting: 30/07/2024 - Cabinet (Item 17)
17 Redevelopment of Aut Even 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report sought to outline changes to original capital plans to develop a suite of in-house Children’s Homes for Medway Council and proposes an updated direction of travel and costing proposals for the development of Aut Even, funded primarily from the DFE Regional Care Co-Operative Capital grant enabling the removal of borrowing agreed to fund the previous plans from the capital programme.
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Decision number:
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Decision:
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126/2024 |
The Cabinet agreed to progress with the redevelopment of the Aut Even project as a specialist 5 bedroom home for young people with Learning Disabilities and Autism and neurodiversity at a total cost of £1,112,872.
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127/2024 |
The Cabinet agreed to recommend to Full Council that the Redevelopment of Aut Even be added to the capital programme, funded from:
• the DFE Regional Care Co-Operative Grant of £912,872.
• a virement of £200,000 from the Children’s Assessment Unit scheme in the existing capital programme, with the balance of £950,336 (funded from borrowing) removed from the capital programme.
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128/2024 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of People and Deputy Chief Executive to enter into any legal agreements required to allow the Council to accept the DFE Regional Care Co-Operative Grant.
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Reasons:
The renovation of Aut Even will provide specialist residential provisions for Medway, ensuring much needed high quality local capacity and allowing children to either remain in Medway or move back from other areas. Funding these works from grant will enable the removal of borrowing agreed to fund the previous plans from the capital programme.