Issue - meetings

The Executive are recommended to make the resolutions set out in the report at agenda item 10.

Portfolio Holder for Environment and Sustainability together with Portfolio Holder for Community Services, Leisure and EDI.

The Executive RESOLVED to:

       I.          Approve the use of the £1.545 million grant funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme and contribution of £330K from the Empty Homes Grant to install air source heat pumps at Farnham Leisure Centre, and;

     II.          Delegate authority to the Strategic Director - Place to appoint a contractor and enter into the necessary design and build contractual agreement(s) in accordance with the requirements of the Council’s Contract Procurement Rules.

The Portfolio Holder for Environment and Sustainability presented the report. Members of the Executive spoke in support of the proposal and acknowledged that the existing boilers in the Leisure Centre would need to be replaced. 

The Executive RESOLVED to:

      I.        Approve the use of the £1.545 million grant funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme and contribution of £330K from the Empty Homes Grant to install air source heat pumps at Farnham Leisure Centre, and;

    II.        Delegate authority to the Strategic Director - Place to appoint a contractor and enter into the necessary design and build contractual agreement(s) in accordance with the requirements of the Council’s Contract Procurement Rules.

Reasons:

a)    The boilers at Farnham Leisure Centre need to be replaced as they are at the end of their life.

b)    WBC has made a successful bid for £1.545 million from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme and secured a £330K contribution from the Empty Homes Grant to fund the replacement of those boilers with air source heat pumps.