Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor Galton, Cabinet Member for Environment detailing the River Itchen Flood Alleviation Scheme.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment seeking approval of the River Itchen Flood Alleviation Scheme.

RESOLVED:

(i)  That the addition of £10.2M to the Growth capital programme as a contribution to the flood alleviation scheme which will be delivered by the Environment Agency be approved. The £10.2M will be funded from Strategic CIL developer contributions; the Investment Strategy, to be delivered as part of the Outline Business Case in Spring 2022, will profile when the investment will be required (by

financial year) during the project. The profile will be presented as part of the Capital Programme in February 2022 for capital programme budget setting; and

(ii)  That the addition of £10.2M to the Growth Programme is subject to approval to spend. Approval to spend will be sought once the final project and its costings are agreed with the Environment Agency following the submission of the final Outline Business Case (likely to be in Spring 2022).

Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth detailing considerations regarding the alignment of the flood alleviation scheme.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 32670)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To note and recommend to Council the option; a mix of setback and frontline flood defences.

(ii)  To note this option involves a contribution of £3M from the Council to secure scheme funding of £31.5M from a Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) grant-in-aid (GiA) external grant.

(iii)  To note and recommend to Council the approval of the alignment on Drivers Wharf as a frontline.

(iv)  To note this option involves a further contribution of £7.2M from the Council, bringing the total contribution to £10.2M, to be funded from CIL in full.