Received a report seeking approval to bring
forward capital funding for staffing costs, feasibility works and
park master-plans to assist in achieving the Parks and Green Spaces
Strategy.
Agreed, in order to achieve
the Parks and Green Spaces Strategy and support delivery of the
Community Priorities of Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner,
Greener and Safer, to a re-profiling of the Capital Programme of
£158,000 from 2005 / 2006 to 2004 / 2005, made up as
follows:
- Parks and Green Spaces Strategy
Programme Management 2004 / 2005 costs (costs to support the
recently appointed Park Development Manager post at
£54,000);
- Project Management 2004 / 2005 costs
of the Transforming Your Space (TYS) projects, through the
appointment of a dedicated TYS Park Development Officer (currently
an Agency post) at £45,000;
- Costs to support the procurement of
Park Master-plans for Valence and Old Dagenham Parks: £40,000
and £5,000 respectively, match funding for Barking Park
Project Planning Grant; and
- Big Lottery Grant draw-down for the
2004 / 2005 feasibility and consultation phases of the TYS projects
(i.e. Old Dagenham Park, Parsloes Park, and Padnall Green) at £51,000 and for inclusion
onto the existing Capital Expenditure Programme.