Issue - meetings

          The Board considered a report which sought approval in respect of the provision of capital funding to support the decarbonisation schemes at St Luke’s and St Patrick’s Care Homes, following the submission of a bid to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS).

          In line with the Council’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2040, and in accordance with the Climate Change Action Plan 2022-27, funding had been sought for undertaking decarbonisation works at both St Luke’s and St Patrick’s Care Homes by submitting a bid to the PSDS. The outcome of the bid should be announced by the end of January 2024. A second bid had been submitted covering 3 Corporate sites and this would be subject to a further report in due course should the bid be successful.

          It was proposed that should the bid be successful, the works to both Care Homes would be undertaken by Sure Group, Sure Maintenance, who are the Council’s main mechanical term contractor working in conjunction with Eric Wright Construction.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the provision of £1.609m of capital funding over a 2 year period, subject to the PSDS bid being successful, or £2.98m if the bid is unsuccessful, be agreed, to enable the decarbonisation works to proceed at both St Luke’s & St Patrick’s Care Homes; and

2)    Council be asked to approve this scheme for inclusion within the 2024/25 capital programme.