RESOLVED that Cabinet formally –

a)       increases the budget of the Ten_09 Jaywick Sands Public Open Spaces project, to a total project budget of £4.5m, by ending the Ten_05 Tudor Fields project and consolidating its £1m remaining funding within Ten_09 Jaywick Sands Public Open Spaces;

b)    notes the substantial start made to all the remaining projects across the programme as set out in the milestones section below, and reiterates the Council’s commitment to their delivery;

c)       having considered the public consultation and advice from the consultant team, including visual surveys, determines repairs are required to Brooklands Road to obviate danger to traffic and wishes to rely on section 230 of the Highways Act 1980 to repair an unadopted road, using the one-off external funding available, within Ten_09 allocation;

d)       authorises the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism and the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm to determine the feasibility and cost of the repairs and progress, through the Senior Responsible Officer, the necessary operational requirements including consents and procurement of contractors, in consultation with Essex Highways;

e)       authorises the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning, and the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm, to approve the final list of projects to be delivered under Ten_09 Jaywick Public Open Spaces;

f)         reduces the budget for the Ten_11 Martello Tower E by £250,000 to £2.75m and increases the budget of Ten_12 Active Wellbeing Centre: Ride and Play by £250,000 to £4m to fund the opportunity to undertake roof works alongside the approved solar panel installation project;

g)       requires the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism to consult with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm, in addition to the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning, on any work funded by the Community Regeneration Partnership on land held within the Housing Revenue Account; and

h)       notes the previous executive decision taken by the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism to reallocate unspent grant funding under Ten_02 Community Transport Buses, thereby reducing the budget from £210,000 to £181,750, to the Ten_08 Shopfront Improvements project, increasing the budget from £700,000 to £728,250.