Decision details

Capital Projects in Older People's Residential Homes

Decision Maker: Deputy Leader of the County Council

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Purpose:

This report is requesting approval to fund a number of capital projects required in the County Council's older people's residential homes totalling £796,000 and the virement of unallocated resources within the Adult and Community Services Block and the Corporate Block of the capital programme.

Decision:

County Councillor David Borrow, the Deputy Leader approved the virement of £796,000 of unallocated resources within the capital programme, as set out in the report, to fund capital works on the County Council's residential homes.

 

Subject to the above approval, County Councillor Tony Martin, Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services, approved that:

  i.  Urgent priority repairs identified by recent condition surveys are undertaken in all 17 older people's homes

  ii.  Feasibility studies are undertaken of all older people's homes to determine future investment needs

  iii.  Wi-Fi is installed in all older people's homes

Divisions Affected: Burnley Central East; Chorley Rural East; Clitheroe; Fylde East; Garstang; Lancaster East; Leyland South West; Morecambe West; Padiham and Burnley West; Pendle East; Preston North East; Preston West; Rishton and Clayton-le-Moors; Rossendale East; Skelmersdale West; Thornton Cleveleys North; West Craven;

Contact: Janet Wilson Email: janet.wilson@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 538647.

Date of decision: 09/03/2017

Effective from: 18/03/2017

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