Decision details

Received a report regarding improvements to Goresbrook Park including the provision of perimeter security measures and play equipment, together with a dedicated Play Projects Officer for a period of two years. 

Agreed, in order to assist the Council in achieving its Community Priorities of ‘Raising General Pride in the Borough, and ‘Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner, Greener and Safer’, to:

1. The inclusion of the scheme for Goresbrook Park in the 2005 / 2006 Capital Programme, to the sum of £637,000 as set out in paragraph 3.4.2 of the report and funded as detailed in paragraph 3.1 of the report;

2. Appoint Councillors Northover, Porter and Thomas to be involved with the packaging and specification of the above mentioned contract and the subsequent evaluation and award;

3. Authorise the Director of Regeneration and Environment, in association with the Director of Finance and Solicitor for the Council, to accept the tender(s); and

4. Reprofile the Capital Programme for regeneration initiatives of £1m from 2005 / 2006 into 2006 / 2007.