Decision details

The Committee noted the following decision that:

a)      the Director - Housing, Health & Wellbeing be given delegated authority to accept the Grant offer from the Midlands Energy Hub;

b)      £91,760 of the Grant awarded be initially allocated to the HRA Capital Investment Programme to support the current Energy Efficiency budget and the current budget of £150,000 be increased by the same value to £214,760;

c)       a general fund Capital budget be set up for £567,853.50 for the works estimated to be carried out to the Privately owned;

d)      to set up a revenue budget of £65,236.50 (9% of £724,850 total costs), of which £2,750 will be an upfront payment for managing and administering the programme; and

e)      enter contract procedure rules exemption to enter into a contract with EON for the reasons listed in the urgency item.

AGREED (unanimously) that the urgency item be noted.

Reason for Decision

To work in partnership with EON to bring 73 properties up to an EPC rating up to C.