Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member of Housing and Sustainability, seeking approval to proceed with the preparation of a full business case and other preparatory works for the potential implementation of a district energy scheme at Thornhill, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 13/14 11334)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member forHousing and Sustainability, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve for the purposes of the Financial Procedure Rules, expenditure of £120,000 to undertake preparatory work in relation to the proposed Thornhill District Energy Scheme, including consultation with residents, securing planning permission, finalising ECO grant funding and preparations to tender for a Design, Build, Operate and Maintain contract in relation to the scheme, provision for which exists in the 2013/14 HRA revenue budget, with formal contract commitment decision making reports to be presented to Council by November 2013.

(ii)  Note that the detailed financial business case setting out the implications for the GF, HRA and tenants who will be connected to the scheme is currently being prepared and that this will be reported to Council in November.