Agenda item

(A)       The Council had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided details of (1) the General Fund Revenue Budget for 2019/20 and a medium-term financial forecast for the following four years; and (2) the General Fund Capital Programme for 2019/20 to 2023/24.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

 

Balance Sheet

 

(a)          note the projected balance sheet position including the reserves as at 31 March 2019, shown at Appendix 1;

(b)          approve the General Fund Capital Programme as attached at Appendix 7, which increases borrowing levels in the short term, and signals reducing borrowing requirements in future years;

(c)          delegate authority to the Chief Officer - Capital to approve business cases for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2 and undertake all necessary procurement exercises to deliver the Early Learning and Childcare expansion programme in accordance with the principles of the specific Capital Grant award, within an initial cost estimate of £15million and, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, enter into any necessary contracts;

(d)          instruct the Chief Officer - Capital in relation to any other actions required on projects contained within the General Fund Capital Programme;

(e)          consider the capital projects described in Appendix 9 which are not currently included in the General Fund Capital Programme, and instruct the Director of Resources on any action to be taken;

(f)           approve the use of the 2018/19 Construction Inflation budget to support the City Centre Regeneration and Art Gallery Projects as detailed at paragraph 3.112 in the report, with the remainder being set aside for safety and security measures across the property estate;

(g)          approve the creation of a single Capital Contingency budget, comprising project specific contingencies currently included in initial cost estimates from which all contingencies will be drawn;

(h)          approve the use of the AREG receipt being applied to the Energy Centre project, located at the new event complex;

(i)            delegate authority to the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to negotiate and conclude terms for the sale of the existing AECC building (excluding the arena and adjoining land), as referred to in paragraph 3.107;

(j)            instruct the Director of Resources to soft market test possible options on the future of the investment property portfolio, as referred to in paragraph 3.108, and report back to the City Growth and Resources Committee;

(k)          approve the Prudential Indicators as attached at Appendix 8 to the report;

(l)            approve the recommended use of reserves and Reserves Policy for 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix 3;

 

Medium-Term Financial Projections

 

(m)        note the forecast medium-term financial projection for the period ending 2023/24 as shown in paragraph 3.17;

 

Revenue Budget

 

(n)          note that the conditions outlined by the Scottish Government within the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2019/20 are met by the proposals set out in the report;

(o)          approve the use of various savings options to set at least a balanced budget for financial year 2019/20, having taken into account the following:-

 

(1)   the Budget Model as contained in paragraph 3.29 that identifies a funding shortfall of £41.2 million for 2019/20;

(2)   the forecast use of General Fund reserves in 2018/19 and the Reserves Strategy;

(3)   the Prudential Indicators and impact of the General Fund Capital Programme on revenue expenditure;

(4)   the savings options and cost of implementation put forward in Appendix 5 and Fees and Charges proposals in Appendix 10; and

(5)   the revenue items referred to the budget process, as shown in Appendix 6;

 

(p)          approve the level of funding for the Aberdeen City Community Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board (IJB) in 2019/20 to meet the conditions of the Scottish Government Financial Settlement, described in paragraphs 3.92 to 3.96, and note that it will be for the IJB itself to determine how it will balance its budget;

(q)          approve that funding in relation to Free Personal Care for people aged under 65 and School Counselling (mental health) announced by the Scottish Government, which is not yet distributed, is allocated to the IJB when notified by the Scottish Government;

(r)           approve the fees and charges for the Aberdeen City Community Health and Social Care IJB, as shown in Appendix 10;

(s)          approve the level of funding for the Council’s other group entities, in 2019/20 with reference to paragraph 3.88;

(t)           instruct the Chief Officer - Finance to recover the full costs associated with being the Administering Authority of the North East Scotland Pension Fund from the Pension Fund;

 

Taxation

 

(u)          approve a Band D equivalent Council Tax rate, with effect from 1 April 2019;

(v)          impose and levy Council Tax assessments for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 on all chargeable dwellings in Aberdeen City to be paid by the persons liable therefor under the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;

(w)         note that the Council implements revisions to National Non-Domestic Rates as defined by the Scottish Government within the relevant Finance Circulars, with effect from 1 April 2019;

(x)          impose and levy Non-Domestic Rates assessments for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 on all occupiers in Aberdeen City to be paid by those liable; and

(y)          note the Scottish Government commitment to look at changes to tax raising powers of Local Government during the remainder of the Parliament.

 

(B)       The Council had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided details of the draft Common Good budget for 2019/20 to enable a final budget to be approved to take effect on 1 April 2019.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)         approve the Common Good budget for 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix 1, which covers existing and recurring services and funding to projects over more than one year;

(b)         consider and decide on each of the new requests for funding detailed in Appendix 3 to the report, taking account of the affordable funding available for 2019/20;

(c)          note the provisional Common Good budget for 2020/21 to 2023/24 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(d)         approve the new application process for the Common Good detailed within the report that will be implemented during 2019/20 to support the 2020/21 Common Good budget process; and

(e)         approve a Participatory Budgeting approach for the Common Good from the financial year 2021/22.

 

Councillor Lumsden moved, seconded by Councillor Laing:-

            That the Council -

 

            Balance Sheet

 

(1)      note the projected balance sheet position including the reserves as at 31 March 2019, shown at Appendix 1 of the report;

(2)      approve the General Fund Capital Programme as at Appendix 1 of this motion;

(3)      approve funding for the delivery of the Early Learning and Childcare expansion programme referred to in Appendix 7 of the report and in accordance with the principles of the specific Capital Grant award, and delegate authority to the Chief Officer - Capital, following consultation with the Convener of the City Growth and Resources Committee, the Convener of the Capital Programme Committee and the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to consider and approve business cases (including estimated expenditures) for the following projects for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1; thereafter to procure appropriate works and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the delivery of the projects without the need for further approval from any other committee of the Council subject to due diligence, consistency with the financial model and affordability and regular update on progress against the approved business case at the Capital Programme Committee:

 

(a)      East Torry (new build);

(b)      Northfield/Cummings Park (new build) - transferred from within programme;

(c)       Tillydrone Nursery;

(d)      Seaton Nursery;

(e)      The development of outdoor provisions at Duthie Park to include refurbishing the Gate House;

(f)        Tullos School;

(g)      Westpark School;

(h)      Kingsford School;

(i)        Quarryhill School;

(j)        Middlefield Community Hub;

(k)       Northfield Community Centre; and

(l)        Woodside School;

 

(4)      approve funding for the delivery of the projects included at Appendix 1 to this motion, and delegate authority to the Chief Officer - Capital, following consultation with the Convener of the City Growth and Resources Committee and the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to consider and approve business cases (including estimated expenditures) for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1 and inclusion of the following projects onto the capital programme (as required); thereafter to procure appropriate works and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the delivery of the projects without the need for further approval from any other committee of the Council subject to due diligence, consistency with the financial model and affordability and regular update on progress against the approved business case at the Capital Programme Committee:

 

(a)      Temporary Mortuary Facility;

(b)      CCTV;

(c)       Car Parking Infrastructure;

(d)      Union Terrace Gardens;

(e)      Provost Skene’s House; and

(f)        Lochside Paths;

 

(5)      instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to provide officer support to Inchgarth Community Centre to raise funds towards their proposed works;

(6)      instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to incorporate the Northfield Pool Refurbishment and Balnagask Motte projects into the Corporate Condition and Suitability Programme, and present an updated 3-year programme to the September meeting of the relevant committee;

(7)      approve the use of the 2018/19 Construction Inflation budget to support the City Centre Regeneration and Art Gallery Projects as detailed at paragraph 3.112 of the report, with the remainder being set aside for safety and security measures across the property estate;

(8)      approve the creation of a single Capital Contingency budget, comprising project specific contingencies currently included in initial cost estimates from which all contingencies will be drawn;

(9)      approve the use of the Aberdeen Renewables Energy Group receipt being applied to the Energy Centre project, located at the new event complex;

(10)   delegate authority to the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to negotiate and conclude the sale of the existing Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre building (excluding the arena and adjoining land), as referred to in paragraph 3.107 of the report;

(11)   instruct the Direct of Resources to soft market test possible options on the future of the investment property portfolio, as referred to in paragraph 3.108, and report back to the relevant committee;

(12)   instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to determine if any external funding can be secured for Phase 2 Public Realm Works and a Living Wall at Flourmill Lane and to report back to the relevant committee;

(13)   instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to investigate the feasibility of Visit Aberdeenshire being financially self-sufficient for the financial year 2020/21 and report back to the relevant committee;

(14)   instruct the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services to notify Aberdeen Sports Village that there will be no grant reduction provided they fund the Phase 3 works;

(15)   instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to explore options for changing (a) the delivery model for services provided by the Beach Ballroom; and (b) the catering services provided by museums and galleries, providing all staff would be protected through a TUPE transfer and/or secondment where applicable;

(16)   instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment to undertake a review of Community Learning Centre and leased Community Centre provision to ensure best value, appropriate direction and scrutiny of service provision, and report to the relevant committee on the implementation of that review;

(17)   instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment to progress Community transfer discussions with Management Committees of leased Community Centres and report back to the relevant committee;

(18)   instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to work with Police Scotland and the private sector to relocate the CCTV and Traffic Management to the same location within Marischal College and to explore further synergies of co-locating services within Marischal College with business cases to be presented to the relevant committee as required;

(19)   agree to defer any decision on Clinterty Travellers Site until the ongoing discussions with the Scottish Government about whether the revenue required can be met from the Housing Revenue Account;

(20)   agree to not proceed at this time with the Strategic Energy Service Company and the NESS solar farm and instruct the Chief Executive to write to the First Minister confirming that Aberdeen City Council would be interested in working with the Scottish Government once their plans for a Scottish Energy Company are confirmed;

(21)   instruct the Director of Resources to bring back a business case outlining the options available to the relevant committee in respect of a permanent Mortuary provision and take steps to help ensure that any new provision should work towards the facilities being provided in Health Board (NHS) facilities;

(22)   approve the Prudential Indicators as at Appendix 2 to this motion;

(23)   approve the recommended use of reserves and Reserves Policy for 2019/20 as detailed at Appendix 3 of the report;

 

Medium-Term Financial Projections

 

(24)   note the forecast medium-term financial projection for the period ending 2023/24 as shown in paragraph 3.17 of the report;

 

Revenue Budget

 

(25)   note that the conditions outlined by the Scottish Government within the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2019/20 are met by the proposals set out in the report;

(26)   welcome the decision of the Scottish Government to provide Councils with a three-year budget settlement from 2020/21 onwards;

(27)   note from section 3.18 of the report that rising costs and limited changes in total income forecast for the next five years demonstrates the unsustainability of the current costs associated with Council Services and emphasises the need to make savings and reduce the cost base essential to the medium-term affordability of services;

(28)   having had due regard to protected characteristics and how the authority can reduce inequalities of outcome caused by socio-economic disadvantage in terms of the Equality Act 2010, approve the use of various savings options to set at least a balanced budget for financial year 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix 3 to this motion and delegate authority to the Director of Customer Services, following consultation with the Convener of the City Growth and Resources Committee and the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to consider and approve business cases (including estimated expenditure) for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1 and to procure and award contracts to enhance the Council’s digital capability in order to deliver the savings set out in Appendix 3 without the need for further approval from any other committee of the Council subject to due diligence, consistency with the financial model and affordability;

(29)   approve the level of funding for the Aberdeen City Community Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board (IJB) in 2019/20 to meet the conditions of the Scottish Government Financial Settlement, described in paragraphs 3.92 to 3.96 to the report, and to note that it will be for the IJB itself to determine how it will balance its budget;

(30)   approve that funding in relation to Free Personal Care for people aged under 65 and School Counselling (mental health) announced by the Scottish Government, which is not yet distributed, is allocated to the IJB when notified by the Scottish Government;

(31)   approve the fees and charges for the Aberdeen City Community Health and Social Care IJB, as shown in Appendix 4 to this motion;

(32)   approve the nomination of Sport Aberdeen as the Qualifying Charity under the 3Rs contract between the Aberdeen City Council and NYOP Education (Aberdeen) Limited and instruct the Chief Officer - Finance to give notice to the Board of Directors of NYOP in order for them to make the required payment;

(33)   instruct the Chief Officer - Finance to recover the full costs associated with being the Administering Authority of the North East Scotland Pension Fund from the Pension Fund;

(34)   instruct the Chief Officer - Organisational Development to begin negotiations with the Trade Unions relating to locally agreed changes to terms and conditions of employment and to review related policies and procedures and report the proposed changes to the Staff Governance Committee;

(35)   instruct the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services to bring forward a report to the relevant committee on how best Aberdeen City Council can work with Aberdeen businesses to bring about positive collaboration to ensure Aberdeen citizens benefit from the many community involvement programmes that Aberdeen businesses already provide;

 

Taxation

 

(36)   approve a Band D equivalent Council Tax rate of £1,324.33, with effect from 1 April 2019;

(37)   impose and levy Council Tax assessments for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 on all chargeable dwellings in Aberdeen City to be paid by the persons liable therefor under the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;

(38)   note that the Council implements revisions to National Non-Domestic Rates as defined by the Scottish Government within the relevant Finance Circulars, with effect from 1 April 2019;

(39)   impose and levy Non-Domestic Rates assessments for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 on all occupiers in Aberdeen City to be paid by those liable;

(40)   note the Scottish Government commitment to look at changes to tax raising powers of Local Government during the remainder of the Parliament;

(41)   note that despite intensive lobbying by Aberdeen City Council and COSLA, the power to introduce a transient visitor levy has still not been devolved to local government and instruct the Chief Executive to write to the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy to confirm the Council’s continuing commitment to seeking this power;

(42)   instruct the Chief Executive to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution requesting that all statutory charges currently set by the Scottish Government be set by local Councils;

(43)   instruct the Chief Operating Officer to write to the Deputy First Minister requesting that the additional 304 free school meal registrations which have been made over 2018/19 be taken into account in determining Pupil Equity Funding allocations for 2019/20; noting that existing Scottish Government methodologies use the 2014 and 2018 healthy living survey as a key data source which does not reflect the recent increase in those in receipt of free school meals and equates to £365,000 in lost funding for the Council;

(44)   note the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers Union “save our shops” campaign and instruct the appropriate officer to bring forward a report to the next appropriate City Growth and Resources Committee on how the Council can best allocate the £1.351million awarded through the Town Centre Fund in alignment with the aims and aspirations of the City Centre Masterplan;

(45)   instruct the Chief Officer - Finance to write to Aberdeen Performing Arts to notify them that the existing £2million loan facility be converted to grant and would no longer be repayable and to write the loan off against the Council’s Derisking Reserve;

(46)   note that the school technicians and libraries budget adjustment be implemented on the basis of the hub model rather than the term time model contained within the report;

 

Common Good Budget

 

(47)   approve the Common Good budget for 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix 5 to this motion which covers existing and recurring services and funding to projects over more than one year;

(48)   note the provisional Common Good budget for 2020/21 to 2023/24 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(49)   approve the new application process for the Common Good detailed within the report that will be implemented during 2019/20 to support the 2020/21 Common Good budget process;

(50)   approve a review of the recurring funding every 3 years starting from the 2020/21 budget process; and

(51)   approve a Participatory Budgeting approach for the Common Good from financial year 2021/22.

 

				APPENDIX 1
	Outturn		ADMINISTRATION GENERAL FUND CAPITAL PROGRAMME		Budget	Budget	Budget	Budget	Budget		Total
	2018/19				2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24
	£'000		GFCP No.		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000		£'000
				Projects Due for Completion in 2018/19
	1,492		587	Access from the North / 3rd Don Crossing	0	0	0	0	0		0
	715		776	Orchard Brae	0	0	0	0	0		0
	1,000		808A	New Academy to the South - ICT Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	0		0
	1,802		808B	New Academy to the South - Infrastructure Improvements	0	0	0	0	0		0
	107		810E	Investment in Waste Collection	0	0	0	0	0		0
	737		810G	Co-mingled MRF & Depot	0	0	0	0	0		0
	37		829	Middlefield Project Relocation (Henry Rae CC)	0	0	0	0	0		0
	8		832	Dyce 3G Pitch	0	0	0	0	0		0
	424		844	Sustrans Active Travel Infrastructure Fund	0	0	0	0	0		0
	116		850	Community Growing Spaces	0	0	0	0	0		0
	800		859	ICT: Human Capital Management System	0	0	0	0	0		0
	7,238				0	0	0	0	0		0
				Rolling Programmes
	6,446		294	Corporate Property Condition & Suitability	9,967	9,705	9,705	8,000	8,000		45,377
	313		551	Cycling Walking Safer Streets	374	0	0	0	0		374
	2,807		765G	Nestrans Capital Grant	1,500	1,295	1,295	1,295	1,295		6,680
	750		779	Private Sector Housing Grant (PSHG)	872	700	700	700	700		3,672
	2,781		784	Fleet Replacement Programme (including Zero Waste Strategy Fleet)	4,224	4,272	7,214	4,500	4,700		24,910
	5,909		789	Planned Renewal & Replacement of Roads Infrastructure	4,837	5,468	4,968	4,968	4,968		25,209
	235		789E	Street Lighting	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000		5,000
	1,000		835	Street Lighting LED Lanterns (PACE 5 Year programme)	1,946	1,946	1,946	700	0		6,538
	500		861	Additional Investment in Roads	2,500	3,000	4,000	0	0		9,500
	20,741				27,220	27,386	30,828	21,163	20,663		127,260
				City Region Deal
	18		825	City Deal	26	0	0	0	0		26
	55		845	City Deal: Strategic Transport Appraisal	50	200	613	0	0		863
	2,000		846	City Deal: Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project	2,000	0	0	0	0		2,000
	150		847	City Deal: Digital Infrastructure	1,750	1,600	0	0	0		3,350
	40		852	City Deal: City Duct Network	2,000	2,000	960	0	0		4,960
	123		854	City Deal: Transportation Links to Bay of Nigg	0	0	0	0	0		0
	647		860	City Deal: Expand Fibre Network	1,399	0	0	0	0		1,399
	45		862	City Deal: Digital Lead	135	135	90	45	0		405
	0		863	City Deal: Regional Data Network	150	0	0	0	0		150
	0		864	City Deal: Sensor Network	150	0	0	0	0		150
	3,078				7,660	3,935	1,663	45	0		13,303
				Fully Legally Committed Projects
	6,010		627	Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route	12,386	6,575	825	227	0		20,013
	0		794	Hydrogen Buses	5	0	0	0	0		5
	3,221		799B	Art Gallery Redevelopment - Main Contract (HLF)	4,500	0	0	0	0		4,500
	130,330		821	New Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre	60,905	3,500	0	0	0		64,405
	300		805	Technology Investment Requirements & Digital Strategy	1,801	0	0	0	0		1,801
	120		807	A96 Park & Choose / Dyce Drive Link Road	1,000	0	0	0	0		1,000
	3,577		810C	Energy from Waste (EfW) Procurement and Land Acq.	1,382	0	0	0	0		1,382
	3,590		819	Tillydrone Community Hub	1,205	0	0	0	0		1,205
	(236)		828	Greenbrae Primary Extension and Internal Works	750	0	0	0	0		750
	2,285		831	Stoneywood Primary	169	0	0	0	0		169
	708		843	Station House Media Unit Extension	16	0	0	0	0		16
	326		857	Central Library Roof & Parapets	11	0	0	0	0		11
	1,100		858	Crematorium Refurbishment	30	0	0	0	0		30
	151,331				84,160	10,075	825	227	0		95,287
				Partially Legally Committed Projects
	250		791	Strategic Land Acquisition	2,775	1,498	0	0	0		4,273
	393		806B	CATI - Berryden Corridor (Combined Stages 1, 2 & 3)	3,096	10,300	4,490	0	0		17,886
	0		811	Social Care Facilities - Len Ironside Centre	88	0	0	0	0		88
	448		812	Kingsfield Childrens Home	1,087	15	0	0	0		1,102
	5,461		824	City Centre Regeneration	13,824	14,023	0	0	0		27,847
	702		827	SIP New Build Housing Programme	200	0	0	0	0		200
	3		836	Flood Prevention Measures: Flood Guards Grant Scheme	100	100	100	100	83		483
	3,053		848	JIVE (Hydrogen Buses Phase 2)	4,147	0	0	0	0		4,147
	10,310				25,317	25,936	4,590	100	83		56,026
				Projects with indicative budgets
	0		795	Accelerate Aberdeen (City Broadband)	360	0	0	0	0		360
	10		806A	CATI - South College Street	2,300	2,300	757	0	0		5,357
	0		810J	Bridge of Don Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)	50	50	1,300	0	0		1,400
	0		820	Investment in Tenanted Non-Residential Property Portfolio	2,870	0	0	0	0		2,870
	0		838	Flood Prevention Measures: Millside & Paddock Peterculter	2,000	1,000	0	0	0		3,000
	50		851	Northfield / Cumming Park Early Learning and Childcare Provision	0	0	0	0	0		0
	1		855	Early Learning & Childcare	7,399	8,600	7,040	0	0		23,039
	300		809	New Milltimber Primary	2,500	17,030	5,170	0	0		24,700
	300		840	Tillydrone Primary School	2,500	16,978	5,222	0	0		24,700
	300		841	Torry Primary School and Hub	2,700	16,739	5,261	0	0		24,700
	300		865	Countesswells Primary	2,500	17,030	5,170	0	0		24,700
	889		810K	Energy from Waste (EfW) Construction & Torry Heat Network	22,000	49,000	13,087	0	0		84,087
	25		849	Cruyff Court	275	0	0	0	0		275
	tbc		856	Acquisition of Kingsmead Nursing Home	0	0	0	0	0		0
				Temporary Mortuary Facility	800	0	0	0	0		800
				CCTV	0	0	0	0	0		0
				Car Parking Infrastructure	500	800	0	0	0		1,300
	14,260		999	Construction Inflation Allowance for existing projects	(10,000)	0	0	0	0		(10,000)
	16,435				38,754	129,527	43,007	0	0		211,288
	209,133			Totals	183,111	196,859	80,913	21,535	20,746		503,164
	Forecast
	Outturn			General Fund Capital Programme - Funding	Budget	Budget	Budget	Budget	Budget		Total
	2018/19				2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24
	£'000		NHCP No.		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000		£'000
	(484)		294	Corporate Property Condition & Suitability	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(313)		551	Cycling Walking Safer Streets	(374)	0	0	0	0		(374)
	0		587	Access from the North / 3rd Don Crossing	(2,000)	0	0	0	0		(2,000)
	(124)		784	Fleet Replacement Programme (including Zero Waste Strategy Fleet)	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		795	Accelerate Aberdeen (City Broadband)	(360)	0	0	0	0		(360)
	(8,923)		799B	Art Gallery Redevelopment - Main Contract (HLF)	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(90)		805	Technology Investment Requirements & Digital Strategy	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		809	New Milltimber Primary	(2,421)	0	0	0	0		(2,421)
	(2,400)		810C	Energy from Waste (EfW) Procurement and Land Acq.	(18)	0	0	0	0		(18)
	(548)		810K	Energy from Waste (EfW) Construction & Torry Heat Network	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(1,422)		819	Tillydrone Community Hub	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(2,043)		821	New Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre	(3,000)	0	0	0	0		(3,000)
	(455)		824	City Centre Regeneration	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		827	SIP New Build Housing Programme	(3,000)	0	0	0	0		(3,000)
	0		828	Greenbrae Primary Extension and Internal Works	(750)	0	0	0	0		(750)
	0		831	Stoneywood Primary	(4,066)	0	0	0	0		(4,066)
	(8)		832	Dyce 3G Pitch	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		836	Flood Prevention Measures: Flood Guards Grant Scheme	(80)	(80)	(80)	(80)	(76)		(396)
	0		838	Flood Prevention Measures: Millside & Paddock Peterculter	0	(2,400)	0	0	0		(2,400)
	0		841	Torry Primary School and Hub	0	(2,000)	0	0	0		(2,000)
	0		865	Countesswells Primary	0	(2,500)	(2,500)	(2,500)	(2,500)		(10,000)
	(686)		843	Station House Media Unit Extension	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		848	JIVE (Hydrogen Buses Phase 2)	(3,600)	(550)	(550)	0	0		(4,700)
	0		849	Cruyff Court	(50)	0	0	0	0		(50)
	(40)		852	City Deal: City Duct Network	(2,000)	(2,000)	(960)	0	0		(4,960)
	(123)		854	City Deal: Transportation Links to Bay of Nigg	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(1)		855	Early Learning & Childcare	(7,399)	(8,600)	(7,040)	0	0		(23,039)
	(936)		860	City Deal: Expand Fibre Network	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(45)		862	City Deal: Digital Lead	(135)	(135)	(90)	(45)	0		(405)
	0		863	City Deal: Regional Data Network	(150)	0	0	0	0		(150)
	0		864	City Deal: Sensor Network	(150)	0	0	0	0		(150)
	(18,641)			1. Programme Funding Streams Sub-Total	(29,553)	(18,265)	(11,220)	(2,625)	(2,576)		(64,239)
	(23,677)			2. Capital Grant	(27,671)	(24,000)	(24,000)	(24,000)	(24,000)		(123,671)
	(166,815)			3. Borrowing	(125,887)	(154,594)	(45,693)	5,090	5,830		(315,254)
	(209,133)			Sub-total	(183,111)	(196,859)	(80,913)	(21,535)	(20,746)		(503,164)
	0			Net Position	0	0	0	0	0		0

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX 2 - ADMINISTRATION

2018/19 to 2023/24

THE PRUDENTIAL CODE

For Capital Finance in Local Authorities

 

The Code requires the following Prudential Indicators are set for the Council:-

 

	Capital Expenditure
Non HRA         HRA	2017/18 £’000 Actual   176,738 43,524	2018/19 £’000 Estimate   209,133 42,509	2019/20 £’000 Estimate   183,111 35,587	2020/21 £’000 Estimate   196,859 31,281	2021/22 £’000 Estimate   80,913 29,967	2022/23 £’000 Estimate   21,535 28,957	2023/24 £’000 Estimate   20,746 28,251

 

		Ratio of Financing Costs to Net Revenue Stream
Non HRA         HRA	2017/18 Actual   6.7% 19.2%	2018/19 Estimate   4.9% 11.0%	2019/20 Estimate   5.7% 12.3%	2020/21 Estimate   6.3% 13.3%	2021/22 Estimate   6.4% 13.5%	2022/23 Estimate   6.5% 14.1%	2023/24 Estimate   6.3% 14.3%

 

 

	Capital Financing Requirement
Non HRA         HRA Total	2017/18 £’000 Actual   810,509 228,605 1,039,114	2018/19 £’000 Estimate   967,862 248,259 1,216,121	2019/20 £’000 Estimate   1,082,587 255,879 1,338,466	2020/21 £’000 Estimate   1,225,934 257,960 1,483,894	2021/22 £’000 Estimate   1,257,266 258,392 1,515,658	2022/23 £’000 Estimate   1,237,189 257,414 1,494,603	2023/24 £’000 Estimate   1,214,980 254,325 1,469,305

 

	Gross Borrowing
Borrowing	2017/18 £’000 Actual   746,913	2018/19 £’000 Estimate   869,978	2019/20 £’000 Estimate   1,050,574	2020/21 £’000 Estimate   1,176,312	2021/22 £’000 Estimate   1,323,961	2022/23 £’000 Estimate   1,359,560	2023/24 £’000 Estimate   1,342,193

 

 

	Authorised Limit for External Debt
Operational Boundary 10% Margin Total	2018/19 £’000   1,230,243 123,024 1,353,267	2019/20 £’000   1,352,588 135,259 1,487,847	2020/21 £’000   1,498,016 149,802 1,647,818	2021/22 £’000   1,529,779 152,978 1,682,757	2022/23 £’000   1,508,725 150,872 1,659,597	2023/24 £’000   1,483,427 148,343 1,631,770

 

	Operational Boundary for External Debt
Borrowing Other Long Term Liabilities Total	2018/19 £’000   1,074,065   156,177 1,230,242	2019/20 £’000   1,199,803   152,784 1,352,587	2020/21 £’000   1,347,453   150,563 1,498,016	2021/22 £’000   1,383,051   146,728 1,529,779	2022/23 £’000   1,365,684   143,040 1,508,724	2023/24 £’000   1,344,895   138,531 1,483,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX 3 - 2019/20 ADMINISTRATION BUDGET	£'000	£'000
Revenue Budget gap per report		(41,220)
2019/20 BUDGET - OPTIONS
COST OF ASSETS
Co-location of public sector partners into Marischal College	450
Asset rationalisation (4 Miltonfold)	3
Asset rationalisation (Balgownie 1 and existing AECC)	100
Asset rationalisation (Mill of Mundurno yard (granite Store))	18
Asset rationalisation (Culter pop in)	1
Asset rationalisation (3 Finnan Place)	1
Asset rationalisation (Cummings Park Community Flat)	1
Fund public clocks costs from Common Good	4
Asset rationalisation (Bon Accord Baths)	5
Pending rent reviews in portfolio.	150
Continued evaluation of tenanted non-residential property portfolio (TNRP)	20
Asset rationalisation (Victoria Road School and Abbey Road)	25
Asset rationalisation (77-79 King Street)	8
Saving on electricity costs with vacant properties	20
Reduction of vans within Building Services	40
Decisions Required in 2019/20 for financial benefit in future years:
Tillydrone assets with new hub coming on stream.	0
Similar review around Torry	0
Asset rationalisation (Frederick Street)	0
Asset rationalisation (Kittybrewster)	0
Asset rationalisation (Rosehill House)	0
Asset Rationalisation (Jack’s Brae Car Park)	0
Asset rationalisation (former Greenfern Infant School site)	0
Asset rationalisation (Froghall Community and learning Centre)	0
Asset rationalisation (Linksfield Day Care Centre)	0
Asset Rationalisation (Carden School site)	0
Ongoing interest in community asset transfer projects.	0
Asset rationalisation (Woodside Burgh Hall)	0
Review of Depot provision and closure of smaller depots.	0
Effective management of property disposals and associated costs	0
Asset rationalisation (St Peters Nursery)	0
Asset Rationalisation (Braeside school)	0
Asset rationalisation (former Bucksburn Primary School)	0
Identify long term solution for vacated Stoneywood Primary site	0
TOTAL SAVINGS IN COST OF ASSETS	845	(40,376)
SPENDING CATEGORIES
Reductions in Levels of Grant Funding:
Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations	43
Station House Media Unit	17
Bulawayo Trust	20
Gomel Trust	22
Castlehill Housing Association (Aberdeen Care & Repair)	55
Early years grants to external organisations	128
Peacock Visual Arts	47
Robert Gordon University	25
Sound Festival	12
Visit Aberdeenshire	260
City Moves	100
	729	(39,647)
Reductions in Levels of Funding to ALEOs & Partnerships:
Sport Aberdeen - reduction in core funding	550
Aberdeen Performing Arts - reduction in core funding	100
Aberdeen H&SC Partnership IJB - reduction in funding (2.2% SG flexibility applied)	1,870
Aberdeen H&SC Partnership IJB - commission School Mental Health Counselling from the Council	125
	2,645	(37,002)
Recharges to the HRA:
Children's social work services	115
Postage	15
	130	(36,872)
Reduction in Contract Spend and Volumes:
Stop colour photocopying	2
Reduce printing	204
Reduce agency spend	182
Review external communications with a view of reducing sending of post and increase the use other means where possible	13
Review of reprographics demand with a view of reducing sending of marketing print work and increase the use of other means where possible and consolidate remaining demand under existing contract	25
Review of fleet use to optimise use of owned fleet	56
Reduce cost of confidential waste	6
Reduction in fuel spend due to bunkering	120
Reduction in Fuel through use of telematics	163
Consolidation and reduction of all training budgets	125
Contract saving - ongoing review of all contracts (not covered elsewhere) - stop, renegotiate or reduce	1,250
Explore options of sharing resources with other councils and/or other public sector organisations	440
Digitalisation and improved efficiency of income collect (e.g. upfront payment etc)	75
Homelessness - review of council properties vs hotels	63
Explore options of sharing Business Intelligence data and resources with other public sector organisations	50
Increase in inhouse foster carers and reduce children placed with external agencies	100
Rationalisation of ICT infrastructure and software licences	1,000
	3,873	(32,999)
Improvements in Contract Prices
Review of framework and ensure lowest cost option - roadstone	22
Review of framework and ensure lowest cost option - roads maintenance materials and street lighting materials	12
	34	(32,965)
Contract Management:
Standardisation of flooring products	5
Review food contracts with a focus on non-food cost elements (e.g. distribution & delivery)	40
Review multiple small contracts and consolidate into larger contract(s) to achieve savings -Cleaning & Janitorial Specialist Hygiene Cleaners	16
Review multiple small contracts and consolidate into larger contract(s) to achieve savings - Commercial Catering eqm, whitegoods & laundry Equipment	13
Review multiple small contracts and consolidate into larger contract(s) to achieve savings - Catering, Cleaning & Janitorial products	20
Review purchase of plants for public spaces and ensure lowest cost option - ground maintenance (garden centres and nurseries)	5
Review of contracts relating to 3R schools	300
Review of spending controls and non compliant purchasing.	50
Realignment of costs - Early Learning Expansion	165
Re-provision of Ideas Hub	20
New approach to supported housing (framework with various providers)	50
Review of Utilities Contracts under Scottish Gov Framework	100
Standardisation of all personal protective equipment (PPE)	20
Review of architectural and structural engineering framework across 3 councils	12
Increase the lease works of art / museum pieces whilst not in use	22
Accelerating of LED street lighting project	115
Street lighting columns - accelerate rolling program	100
One-off distribution of accumulated surplus from NYOP (3R's) for charitable purposes.	800
	1,853	(31,112)
TOTAL SAVINGS FROM 'SPENDING' CATEGORIES	9,264	(31,112)
CHANGES TO THE LEVEL OR APPROACH TO SERVICE DELIVERY
Reductions:
Reduction in Roads Service Provision - winter maintenance	153
Reduction in Roads Service Provision - patching repairs (potholes)	150
Reduction in Roads Service Provision - carriageway and footway repairs	150
Reduction in Roads Service Provision - hake maintenance	50
Reduction in Roads Service Provision - gully emptying	50
Reduction in Roads Service Provision - road marking renewals	25
Reduction in Roads Service Provision - street lighting repairs	80
Reduction in Roads Service Provision - emergency street lighting attendance/electrical testing/column and underground repairs	35
Reduction of school grounds maintenance.	653
Reduction in road vegetation maintenance.
Reduction in maintenance at cemeteries / crematorium.
Reduction in parks and greenspaces maintenance.
Reduction to street sweeping.
Reduction is maintenance to Social Care properties and Community Centres
Household waste recycling reduced opening hours	50
Reduce funding to Equalities service	155
Reduce youth work	275
Reduce youth work drugs diversion	50
Reduce Homecheck service	20
Remove voluntary cap on Primary one class sizes	150
Reduce Education Support Provision	150
Reduce Education Psychologist Provision	200
	2,396	(28,716)
Stopping Provision:
Stop school transport to the Gaelic Unit	56
	56	(28,660)
Reductions in Staffing Levels as a result of Service Redesign:
Master data management - cross organisational redesign	63
Reduction of private sector leasing (PSL) service	150
Redesign of temp accommodation for people with complex needs (closure of Margaret House)	168
Review of implementation of reclaiming social work	100
Further integration of services within Integrated Children and Family Services (ICFS)	75
Efficiency Savings in Children's Centres	100
Bring MOT final inspections in house	45
Replace Tranman IT system to improve vehicle repair and maintenance management and scheduling.	30
Alternative Delivery Model from Waste	120
Improved utilisation of vehicles by use telematics in vehicle fleet	22
Implementation of extended workshop opening hours	120
Reduction in the frequency of services being delivered by Facilities Management	1,096
Hub model working for School technicians/librarians	254
Review administrative support model in Education	100
Review of safer Aberdeen provision	20
Teachers Vacancy Factor	3,500
Digital service redesign across the Council	9,500
	15,463	(13,197)
TOTAL SAVINGS FROM SERVICE CHANGE AND REDESIGN WORK	17,915	(13,197)
COST OF STAFFING
Review and reduction of all staff and councillor travel	435
TOTAL SAVINGS FROM STAFFING COSTS	435	(12,762)
FEES AND CHARGES INCOME
Revision to Existing Fees and Charges (refer also to Appendix 10)
Raise 3% more income from existing charges through various percentage increases	760
Increase in domestic household waste charges - bulky uplifts etc	75
Car parking - Permits	154
Roads and Street works fees and fines	20
Overnight parking for campervans	10
Additional Food Safety and Hygiene Service to Businesses	5
Advertise on Council Vehicles	40
Staff Meals	73
School meals	100
Contract Cleaning	100
Early Years Childcare	70
Crematoria and burial services - increase fees and charges	50
Environmental Services - grounds including allotments	50
Additional services provided at the crematorium	8
Litter enforcement treated differently	20
School lets	27
	1,562	(11,200)
New income opportunities:
Media monitoring and licensing	45
Design Work (graphic)	170
Introduction of Admin fee for issuing of waste transfer notes	19
Franchise the Beach Ballroom (6 months)	146
Education - transport (pupils choosing to attend out of zone school)	83
Library biometrics – projected income based on average charge received per appointment and UK Government projections for number of appointments	30
Introduction of domestic household garden waste charge	816
Car parking charges - Marischal College	30
Franchise café facilities at Museums and Art galleries	50
Gardening Service	4
Workshops and training offered to external bodies and third parties e.g. OD/specialist technical services	5
Set up a venue finding agency or market council venues more - take commission from external venues	5
Charge to run boot fairs on council sites - charge the stall holders plus entry	10
Identify more profitable events that could be run using council prime venues e.g. museums, town house, ballroom	5
Walk of fame or brick sponsorship	25
Genealogy and archive services offered at a cost	10
Grow Plants and Sell Them	3
Planning Advice Service	5
Open Events at Museums	5
Lunch and learn on hobbies	3
Sell Naming Rights to Buildings	75
Advertise on council website	100
	1,644	(9,556)
TOTAL ADDITIONAL INCOME FROM FEES AND CHARGES	3,206	(9,556)
FUNDING REQUESTS
Elected Member and officer to attend up to 3 CPMR meetings	(3)
Torry Cruyff Court	(5)
	(8)	(9,564)
OTHER AND ONE-OFF SAVINGS
Remove Unesco Funding	250
Reduce Aberdeen and Shire Tourism Co.	50
Stop postal delivery of food waste bags	12
Joint Valuation Board funding not requisitioned	30
Reduce Revenue Budget contingency	750
Events to be funded by the Common Good annual budget	106
Common Good one-off funding of Sport Aberdeen	2,800
	3,998	(5,566)
USE OF AND (CONTRIBUTION TO) RESERVES
Use of Transformation Fund	1,000
Use of Building Services IT Upgrade earmarked reserve	78
Use of Business Plan Service Option earmarked reserve	140
Use of Various Projects earmarked reserves	13
Contribution to General Fund Uncommitted Balances	(900)
	331	(5,235)
TOTAL OPTIONS CHOSEN	35,985	(5,235)
COUNCIL TAX
Council Tax increase - BAND D RATE £1,324.33 for 2019/20	5,235
	5,235	0
TOTAL TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET	41,220	0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 4 (Fees and Charges) is available here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX 5 - 2019/20 ADMINISTRATION BUDGET	£'000	£'000
Common Good Budget per report - sum available		461.0
2019/20 BUDGET - FUNDING OPTIONS
CFINE	(25.0)
Young at Heart-Beach Ballroom	(15.0)
Grey Hope Bay	(35.0)
HomeStart	(50.0)
Castlegate Arts	(70.0)
Gordon Highlanders	(20.0)
Bonnymuir Green Community Trust	(7.5)
Archie Foundation	(10.0)
Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust	(17.0)
Lord Provost Travel (inc. World Energy Cities Partnership)	(29.0)
Aberdeen Illness and Disability Advice Service	(5.7)
Aberdeen Law Project	(1.5)
Aberdeen Foyer	(20.0)
Shakkin Briggie Project	(2.5)
Culter Community Council- Lovers Walk	(12.0)
Street Sport	(6.0)
Disabled Person Housing Service	(10.0)
Aberdeen City Council Events:	0.0
BP Big Screens	(19.0)
Highland Games	(50.0)
Fireworks	(14.0)
Christmas Tree	(7.0)
Site and Equipment Hire	(9.0)
Markets	(7.0)
	0.0
TOTAL OPTIONS FOR EXPENDITURE FROM REVENUE	(442.2)	18.8
USE OF AND (CONTRIBUTION TO) CASH BALANCES
Contribution to Common Good Cash Balances (from above)	(18.8)
Contribution to Common Good Cash Balances (per Budget)	(369.0)
Payment to Sport Aberdeen - 2019/20	2,800.0
NET MOVEMENT ON CASH BALANCES FOR 2019/20	2,412.2
Opening Cash Balances (projected at 1/4/19)		(28,513.0)
Closing Cash Balances (projected at 31/3/20)		(26,100.8)
Minimum Cash Balances (projected to 31/3/20)		(26,044.0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX 6 - 2019/20 BUDGET - ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS
ALEO's		2018/19 Funding	2019/20 Savings	2019/20 Addn'l Funding	2019/20 Funding
		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Sport Aberdeen, inc Garthdee Alpine Sports		6,026	(550)	0	5,476
Funded provided by	Revenue Budget				(1,876)
	Common Good				(2,800)
	NYOP				(800)
Aberdeen Sports Village		778	0	111	889
Funded provided by	Revenue Budget				(889)
Condition of no saving being applied is that the Sports Village fund the Phase 3 4G rugby pitch.
Aberdeen City IJB		84,995	(1,870)	4,454	87,579
Funded provided by	Revenue Budget				(87,579)
Agree also to fund the Aberdeen City IJB with sums yet to be distributed by the Scottish Government, specifically in relation to Free Personal Care to those under 65 years of age and School mental health Counselling
Grampian Valuation Joint Board		1,677	0	64	1,741
Funded provided by	Revenue Budget				(1,741)
Aberdeen Performing Arts, inc Granite Noir/True North		1,085	(100)	0	985
Funded provided by	Revenue Budget				(760)
	Common Good				(225)
APA have also received additional funding from the Common Good annual budget.
NYOP Proposal - to provide notice to the NYOP Board of Directors to make payment to Sport Aberdeen, Charity SC040973, the full value of surplus currently held for distribution (£800,000). This payment being in pursuit of the organisation's charitable aims: "The objects of the Company shall be to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Aberdeen and its environs, without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions; by association with the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in order to:- 3.1.1 advance public participation in sport; 3.1.2 to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved; 3.1.3 advance education; 3.1.4 advance community development; 3.1.5 advance the arts, heritage and culture; and/or 3.1.6 to advance such similar charitable purposes as the directors may determine from time to time." That this is a distribution in lieu of discretionary payments that have been paid previously to Sport Aberdeen by the Council.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Councillor Flynn moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Nicoll:-

            That the Council -

 

Balance Sheet

 

(1)      note the projected balance sheet position including the reserves as at 31 March 2019, shown at Appendix 1 of the report;

(2)      approve the General Fund Capital Programme as attached at Appendix 1 of this amendment;

(3)      approve funding for the delivery of the Early Learning and Childcare expansion programme referred to in Appendix 7 and in accordance with the principles of the specific Capital Grant award, and instruct the Chief Officer - Capital to report back to the relevant committee with a detailed business case in respect of the following projects:-

 

(a)      East Torry (new build);

(b)      Northfield/Cummings Park (new build) - transformed from within programme;

(c)       Tillydrone Nursery;

(d)      Seaton Nursery;

(e)      The development of outdoor provisions at Duthie Park to include refurbishing the Gate House;

(f)        Tullos School;

(g)      Westpark School;

(h)      Kingsford School;

(i)        Quarryhill School;

(j)        Middlefield Community Hub;

(k)       Northfield Community Centre; and

(l)        Woodside School;

 

(4)      approve funding for the delivery of the projects included at Appendix 1 to this amendment, and instruct the Chief Officer - Capital to report back to the relevant committee with detailed business cases:-

 

(a)      Temporary Mortuary Facility;

(b)      CCTV;

(c)       Car Parking Infrastructure;

(d)      Union Terrace Gardens (Union Street safety measures, disabled access);

(e)      Provost Skene’s House; and

(f)        SESCo;

 

(5)      instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to incorporate the Northfield Pool Refurbishment project into the Corporate Condition and Suitability Programme, and present an updated 3 year programme to the September meeting of the Capital Programme Committee;

(6)      approve the use of the 2018/19 Construction Inflation budget to support the Art Gallery Project as detailed at paragraph 3.112 of the report, with the remainder being set aside for safety and security measures across the property estate;

(7)      approve the creation of a single Capital Contingency budget comprising project specific contingencies currently included in initial cost estimates from which all contingencies will be drawn;

(8)      approve the use of the Aberdeen Renewables Energy Group receipt being applied to the Energy Centre project, located at the new event complex;

(9)      delegate authority to the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to negotiate and conclude the sale of the AIP AEP lease, as referred to in Appendix 6 of the report, and to use these funds in relation to the revenue budget;

(10)   delegate authority to the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to negotiate and conclude the sale of the existing Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre building (excluding the arena and adjoining land), as referred to in paragraph 3.107 of the report;

(11)   instruct the Director of Resources to soft market test possible options on the future of the investment property portfolio, as referred to in paragraph 3.108, and report back to the City Growth and Resources Committee;

(12)   agree to defer any decision on Clinterty Travellers Site until the ongoing discussions with the Scottish Government about whether the revenue required can be met from the Housing Revenue Account;

(13)   instruct the Director of Resources to bring back a business case to the relevant committee outlining the options available in respect of a permanent Mortuary provision;

(14)   approve the Prudential Indicators as attached at Appendix 2 to this amendment;

(15)   approve the recommended use of reserves and Reserves Policy for 2019/20 as detailed at Appendix 3 of the report;

 

Medium-Term Financial Projections

 

(16)   note the forecast medium-term financial projection for the period ending 2023/24 as shown in paragraph 3.17;

(17)   welcome the commitment from the Scottish Government to bring forward a three-year funding settlement for local government from 2020-21 and note that a new rules based framework for local government funding is to be established;

 

Revenue Budget

 

(18)   note that the conditions outlined by the Scottish Government within the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2019/20 are met by the proposals set out in the report;

(19)   having had due regard to protected characteristics and how the authority can reduce inequalities of outcome caused by socio-economic disadvantage in terms of the Equality Act 2010, approve the use of various savings options to set at least a balanced budget for financial year 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix 3 to this amendment and instruct the relevant Director to report back to the relevant committee with detailed business cases as required;

(20)   approve the level of funding for the Aberdeen City Community Health and Social Care IJB in 2019/20 to meet the conditions of the Scottish Government Financial Settlement, described in paragraph 3.92 to 3.96 to the report, and note that it will be for the IJB itself to determine how it will balance its budget;

(21)   approve that funding in relation to Free Personal Care for people aged under 65 and School Counselling (mental health) announced by the Scottish Government, which is not yet distributed, is allocated to the IJB when notified by the Scottish Government;

(22)   approve the fees and charges for the Aberdeen City Community Health and Social Care IJB as shown in Appendix 4 to this amendment;

(23)   approve the nomination of Sport Aberdeen as the Qualifying Charity under the 3Rs contract between the Aberdeen City Council and NYOP Education (Aberdeen) Limited and instruct the Chief Officer - Finance to give notice to the Board of Directors of NYOP in order for them to make the required payment;

(24)   instruct the Chief Officer - Finance to recover the full costs associated with being the Administering Authority of the North East Scotland Pension Fund from the Pension Fund;

(25)   note that:-

·         Council Tax will be capped at 3%;

·         No changes to Staff Terms and Conditions;

·         No community learning centres will close;

·         No Children’s Centre will close;

·         No changes will be made to school admin support;

·         No reduction in the grant to community centres or asset transfers of premises;

·         Cummings Park Community Flat and Tillydrone Community Flat will remain open;

·         No reduction in City Wardens;

·         No reduction in youth work or adult learning;

·         All City Libraries will remain open and instruct officers to produce a report to the relevant committee identifying a plan which safeguards the long-term future of libraries by incorporating them in schools, community buildings etc.;

·         No cuts in road services;

·         School Crossing Patrol numbers will be maintained;

·         There will be no reduction in grounds maintenance in school grounds, cemeteries/crematorium, parks and greenspaces nor social care properties and community centres;

·         The 18 pupil cap for pupils in Primary 1 will remain in place;

·         There will be no reduction in the education psychologist team;

·         No reduction in funding for Sport Aberdeen;

·         No reduction in funding for Aberdeen Sports Village;

·         No reduction in funding for Aberdeen Performing Arts;

·         No reduction in funding for Visit Aberdeenshire;

·         No reduction in funding for Castlehill Housing Association Care and Repair;

·         No reduction in funding to the Fairer Aberdeen Fund;

·         No reduction in funding for the Workers Education Association;

·         No reduction in funding for Aberdeen Lads Club;

·         No reduction in funding for Fersands Community Project/Family Centre;

·         No reduction in funding for the Middlefield Community Project;

·         No reduction in funding for the Printfield Community Project;

·         No reduction in funding for the St Machar Parent Support Project;

·         No reduction in funding to the Grampian Regional Equality Council;

·         No reduction in funding for the Station House Media Unit;

·         No reduction in funding to ACVO;

·         No reduction in funding for Castlegate Arts;

·         No reduction in funding for Peacock Visual Arts;

·         The Beach Ballroom will not be franchised;

·         Our museums and art gallery will not be franchised;

·         Charges will not be implemented for school transport and Gaelic School Transport will be retained;

·         Charges will not increase for school meals, breakfast clubs, after-school clubs or holiday clubs;

·         The Alive at 5 scheme will remain in place;

·         Funding will be provided for CPR training in schools; and

·         Funding will be provided for the maintenance of Torry Cruyff Court as well as Heathryfold Park and Auchmill Wood;

 

Taxation

 

(26)   approve a Band D equivalent Council Tax rate of £1,305.32, with effect from 1 April 2019;  

(27)   impose and levy Council Tax assessment for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 on all chargeable dwellings in Aberdeen City to be paid by the persons liable therefore under the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;

(28)   note that the Council implements revisions to National Non-Domestic Rates as defined by the Scottish Government within the relevant Finance Circulars, with effect from 1 April 2019;

(29)   impose and levy Non-Domestic Rates assessments for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 on all occupiers in Aberdeen City to be paid by those liable;

(30)   note the Scottish Government commitment to look at changes to tax raising powers of Local Government during the remainder of the Parliament;

 

Common Good Budget

 

(31)   approve the Common Good budget for 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix 5 to this amendment which covers existing and recurring services and funding to projects over more than one year;

(32)   note the provisional Common Good budget for 2020/21 to 2023/24 as detailed in Appendix 1 to this report;

(33)   approve the new application process for the Common Good detailed within the report that will be implemented during 2019/20 to support the 2020/21 Common Good budget process;

(34)   approve a review of the recurring funding every 3 years starting from the 2020/21 budget process; and

(35)   approve a Participatory Budgeting approach for the Common Good from financial year 2021/22.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Outturn		APPENDIX 1 - SNP GENERAL FUND CAPITAL PROGRAMME		Budget	Budget	Budget	Budget	Budget		Total
	2018/19				2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24
	£'000		GFCP No.		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000		£'000
				Projects Due for Completion in 2018/19
	1,492		587	Access from the North / 3rd Don Crossing	0	0	0	0	0		0
	715		776	Orchard Brae	0	0	0	0	0		0
	1,000		808A	New Academy to the South - ICT Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	0		0
	1,802		808B	New Academy to the South - Infrastructure Improvements	0	0	0	0	0		0
	107		810E	Investment in Waste Collection	0	0	0	0	0		0
	737		810G	Co-mingled MRF & Depot	0	0	0	0	0		0
	37		829	Middlefield Project Relocation (Henry Rae CC)	0	0	0	0	0		0
	8		832	Dyce 3G Pitch	0	0	0	0	0		0
	424		844	Sustrans Active Travel Infrastructure Fund	0	0	0	0	0		0
	116		850	Community Growing Spaces	0	0	0	0	0		0
	800		859	ICT: Human Capital Management System	0	0	0	0	0		0
	7,238				0	0	0	0	0		0
				Rolling Programmes
	6,446		294	Corporate Property Condition & Suitability	9,967	9,705	9,705	8,000	8,000		45,377
	313		551	Cycling Walking Safer Streets	374	0	0	0	0		374
	2,807		765G	Nestrans Capital Grant	1,500	1,295	1,295	1,295	1,295		6,680
	750		779	Private Sector Housing Grant (PSHG)	872	700	700	700	700		3,672
	2,781		784	Fleet Replacement Programme (including Zero Waste Strategy Fleet)	4,224	4,272	7,214	4,500	4,700		24,910
	5,909		789	Planned Renewal & Replacement of Roads Infrastructure	4,837	5,468	4,968	4,968	4,968		25,209
	235		789E	Street Lighting	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000		5,000
	1,000		835	Street Lighting LED Lanterns (PACE 5 Year programme)	1,946	1,946	1,946	700	0		6,538
	500		861	Additional Investment in Roads	2,500	3,000	4,000	0	0		9,500
	20,741				27,220	27,386	30,828	21,163	20,663		127,260
				City Region Deal
	18		825	City Deal	26	0	0	0	0		26
	55		845	City Deal: Strategic Transport Appraisal	50	200	613	0	0		863
	2,000		846	City Deal: Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project	2,000	0	0	0	0		2,000
	150		847	City Deal: Digital Infrastructure	1,750	1,600	0	0	0		3,350
	40		852	City Deal: City Duct Network	2,000	2,000	960	0	0		4,960
	123		854	City Deal: Transportation Links to Bay of Nigg	0	0	0	0	0		0
	647		860	City Deal: Expand Fibre Network	1,399	0	0	0	0		1,399
	45		862	City Deal: Digital Lead	135	135	90	45	0		405
	0		863	City Deal: Regional Data Network	150	0	0	0	0		150
	0		864	City Deal: Sensor Network	150	0	0	0	0		150
	3,078				7,660	3,935	1,663	45	0		13,303
				Fully Legally Committed Projects
	6,010		627	Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route	12,386	6,575	825	227	0		20,013
	0		794	Hydrogen Buses	5	0	0	0	0		5
	3,221		799B	Art Gallery Redevelopment - Main Contract (HLF)	4,500	0	0	0	0		4,500
	130,330		821	New Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre	60,905	3,500	0	0	0		64,405
	300		805	Technology Investment Requirements & Digital Strategy	1,801	0	0	0	0		1,801
	120		807	A96 Park & Choose / Dyce Drive Link Road	1,000	0	0	0	0		1,000
	3,577		810C	Energy from Waste (EfW) Procurement and Land Acq.	1,382	0	0	0	0		1,382
	3,590		819	Tillydrone Community Hub	1,205	0	0	0	0		1,205
	(236)		828	Greenbrae Primary Extension and Internal Works	750	0	0	0	0		750
	2,285		831	Stoneywood Primary	169	0	0	0	0		169
	708		843	Station House Media Unit Extension	16	0	0	0	0		16
	326		857	Central Library Roof & Parapets	11	0	0	0	0		11
	1,100		858	Crematorium Refurbishment	30	0	0	0	0		30
	151,331				84,160	10,075	825	227	0		95,287
				Partially Legally Committed Projects
	250		791	Strategic Land Acquisition	2,775	1,498	0	0	0		4,273
	393		806B	CATI - Berryden Corridor (Combined Stages 1, 2 & 3)	3,096	10,300	4,490	0	0		17,886
	0		811	Social Care Facilities - Len Ironside Centre	88	0	0	0	0		88
	448		812	Kingsfield Childrens Home	1,087	15	0	0	0		1,102
	5,461		824	City Centre Regeneration	13,824	14,023	0	0	0		27,847
				Remove current UTG Scheme	(12,677)	(13,023)	0	0	0		(25,700)
				UTG - Union Bridge Safety works; Balustrade safety works; Disabled access (a lift)	2,000	1,100	0	0	0		3,100
	702		827	SIP New Build Housing Programme	200	0	0	0	0		200
	3		836	Flood Prevention Measures: Flood Guards Grant Scheme	100	100	100	100	83		483
	3,053		848	JIVE (Hydrogen Buses Phase 2)	4,147	0	0	0	0		4,147
	10,310				14,640	14,013	4,590	100	83		33,426
				Projects with indicative budgets
	0		795	Accelerate Aberdeen (City Broadband)	360	0	0	0	0		360
	10		806A	CATI - South College Street	2,300	2,300	757	0	0		5,357
	0		810J	Bridge of Don Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)	50	50	1,300	0	0		1,400
	0		820	Investment in Tenanted Non-Residential Property Portfolio	2,870	0	0	0	0		2,870
	0		838	Flood Prevention Measures: Millside & Paddock Peterculter	2,000	1,000	0	0	0		3,000
	50		851	Northfield / Cumming Park Early Learning and Childcare Provision	436	7	0	0	0		443
	1		855	Early Learning & Childcare	7,399	8,600	7,040	0	0		23,039
	300		809	New Milltimber Primary	2,500	17,030	5,170	0	0		24,700
	300		840	Tillydrone Primary School	2,500	16,978	5,222	0	0		24,700
	300		841	Torry Primary School and Hub	2,700	16,739	5,261	0	0		24,700
	300		865	Countesswells Primary	2,500	17,030	5,170	0	0		24,700
	889		810K	Energy from Waste (EfW) Construction & Torry Heat Network	22,000	49,000	13,087	0	0		84,087
	25		849	Cruyff Court	275	0	0	0	0		275
	tbc		856	Acquisition of Kingsmead Nursing Home	0	0	0	0	0		0
				Electric Charging Points in Multi-stories	1,000	1,000	0	0	0		2,000
	14,260		999	Construction Inflation Allowance for existing projects	(10,000)	0	0	0	0		(10,000)
	16,435				38,890	129,734	43,007	0	0		211,631
	209,133			Totals	172,570	185,143	80,913	21,535	20,746		480,907
	Forecast
	Outturn			General Fund Capital Programme - Funding	Budget	Budget	Budget	Budget	Budget		Total
	2018/19				2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24
	£'000		NHCP No.		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000		£'000
	(484)		294	Corporate Property Condition & Suitability	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(313)		551	Cycling Walking Safer Streets	(374)	0	0	0	0		(374)
	0		587	Access from the North / 3rd Don Crossing	(2,000)	0	0	0	0		(2,000)
	(124)		784	Fleet Replacement Programme (including Zero Waste Strategy Fleet)	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		795	Accelerate Aberdeen (City Broadband)	(360)	0	0	0	0		(360)
	(8,923)		799B	Art Gallery Redevelopment - Main Contract (HLF)	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(90)		805	Technology Investment Requirements & Digital Strategy	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		809	New Milltimber Primary	(2,421)	0	0	0	0		(2,421)
	(2,400)		810C	Energy from Waste (EfW) Procurement and Land Acq.	(18)	0	0	0	0		(18)
	(548)		810K	Energy from Waste (EfW) Construction & Torry Heat Network	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(1,422)		819	Tillydrone Community Hub	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(2,043)		821	New Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre	(3,000)	0	0	0	0		(3,000)
	(455)		824	City Centre Regeneration	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		827	SIP New Build Housing Programme	(3,000)	0	0	0	0		(3,000)
	0		828	Greenbrae Primary Extension and Internal Works	(750)	0	0	0	0		(750)
	0		831	Stoneywood Primary	(4,066)	0	0	0	0		(4,066)
	(8)		832	Dyce 3G Pitch	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		836	Flood Prevention Measures: Flood Guards Grant Scheme	(80)	(80)	(80)	(80)	(76)		(396)
	0		838	Flood Prevention Measures: Millside & Paddock Peterculter	0	(2,400)	0	0	0		(2,400)
	0		841	Torry Primary School and Hub	0	(2,000)	0	0	0		(2,000)
	0		865	Countesswells Primary	0	(2,500)	(2,500)	(2,500)	(2,500)		(10,000)
	(686)		843	Station House Media Unit Extension	0	0	0	0	0		0
	0		848	JIVE (Hydrogen Buses Phase 2)	(3,600)	(550)	(550)	0	0		(4,700)
	0		849	Cruyff Court	(50)	0	0	0	0		(50)
	(40)		852	City Deal: City Duct Network	(2,000)	(2,000)	(960)	0	0		(4,960)
	(123)		854	City Deal: Transportation Links to Bay of Nigg	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(1)		855	Early Learning & Childcare	(7,399)	(8,600)	(7,040)	0	0		(23,039)
	(936)		860	City Deal: Expand Fibre Network	0	0	0	0	0		0
	(45)		862	City Deal: Digital Lead	(135)	(135)	(90)	(45)	0		(405)
	0		863	City Deal: Regional Data Network	(150)	0	0	0	0		(150)
	0		864	City Deal: Sensor Network	(150)	0	0	0	0		(150)
	(18,641)			1. Programme Funding Streams Sub-Total	(29,553)	(18,265)	(11,220)	(2,625)	(2,576)		(64,239)
	(23,677)			2. Capital Grant	(27,671)	(24,000)	(24,000)	(24,000) <