Green Budget Environment Scrutiny Panel 12th January 2005

Green BudgetGreen Budget

Environment Scrutiny Panel Environment Scrutiny Panel

12th January 200512th January 2005


Update on Recommendations of 2001 Update on Recommendations of 2001 Scrutiny.Scrutiny.

– Creation of a Single Green Creation of a Single Green Budget.Budget.

– Landscape Design Standards.Landscape Design Standards.– Street Furniture Design Street Furniture Design

Standards.Standards.– Further Consideration to Levels of Further Consideration to Levels of

FundingFunding..

Recommendation:Creation of a Single Green Recommendation:Creation of a Single Green BudgetBudget..– Single Green Budget has been created Single Green Budget has been created

improvements to management of open space improvements to management of open space has occurred.has occurred.

– Still additional items of funding that need to be Still additional items of funding that need to be considered.considered.

– Parks and Open Spaces. (Enclosed Public Space)Parks and Open Spaces. (Enclosed Public Space)– Grounds Maintenance Scoped Properties.Grounds Maintenance Scoped Properties.– Non Scoped PropertiesNon Scoped Properties– Minimum Standards and regulation of those StandardsMinimum Standards and regulation of those Standards


Creation of a Single Green Budget.Creation of a Single Green Budget.– This budget excluded land funded This budget excluded land funded

through the HRA Account.through the HRA Account.– Housing Stock Transfer occurred Housing Stock Transfer occurred

knowing that green budget/HRA issue knowing that green budget/HRA issue would need to be resolved.would need to be resolved.

– Operational issues with regard to Operational issues with regard to Parks and Open Spaces need to be Parks and Open Spaces need to be resolvedresolved..


““Recommendation:Recommendation:LandscaLandscape & Street Furniture pe & Street Furniture Design Standards.”Design Standards.”

– Corporate approach to sustainable Corporate approach to sustainable development.development.

– Paper for Executive in draft. Paper for Executive in draft.


Recommendation:“ Further Consideration Recommendation:“ Further Consideration to Levels of Funding.to Levels of Funding.””

Middlesbrough’s budget strategy gives Middlesbrough’s budget strategy gives priority to environment services priority to environment services alongside regeneration.alongside regeneration.

Money has been given for, waste Money has been given for, waste services, wardens, weed spraying. But services, wardens, weed spraying. But this is to maintain service, not enhance.this is to maintain service, not enhance.

110K for “Boro” in Bloom110K for “Boro” in Bloom. .


““Further Consideration to Levels of Further Consideration to Levels of Funding.”Funding.”Key Issues:Key Issues:– Present level of Service is not funded Present level of Service is not funded

through Revenue Budgets.through Revenue Budgets.– Levels of Service is achieved through ad hoc Levels of Service is achieved through ad hoc

trading activities.trading activities.– Demographic growth:Revenue has not Demographic growth:Revenue has not

grown in relation to expansion of grown in relation to expansion of Middlesbrough’s open space.Middlesbrough’s open space.

Funding StreamsFunding Streams

Revenue Budget

Ad HocTrading

•2/3 Funding Revenue Budget.

•1/3 Funding Ad Hoc Trading.

• Council Overheads are repaid out of budget.


RiskRisk– Present Service Standard can only be Present Service Standard can only be

undertaken when relevant level of undertaken when relevant level of through put occurs. through put occurs.

– If throughput declines then service If throughput declines then service standard will reducestandard will reduce..

Green BudgetsGreen Budgets

Demographic Growth Areas Not Demographic Growth Areas Not transferred with associated transferred with associated maintenance revenuemaintenance revenue..

Green Budget.Green Budget.

Erimus Erimus – 27% of HRA land had no attached 27% of HRA land had no attached

budget.budget.– Erimus has taken 51% of HRA Erimus has taken 51% of HRA

maintained land as part of the maintained land as part of the housing stock transfer policy.housing stock transfer policy.

– Erimus has agreed an SLA with Erimus has agreed an SLA with Middlesbrough Council for one year Middlesbrough Council for one year for services within green budget.for services within green budget.

Erimus and Green Budget.Erimus and Green Budget.

Keys Points:Keys Points:– Are Erimus content with present work Are Erimus content with present work

specification?specification?– Is there a likelihood for an increase in Is there a likelihood for an increase in

the specification of works?the specification of works?– What is the implication for What is the implication for

Middlesbrough of differing Middlesbrough of differing specifications?specifications?

ErimusErimus

What happens at the end of SLA?What happens at the end of SLA? What happens if Erimus decide not What happens if Erimus decide not

to continue SLA. to continue SLA. – Impact on service across the town. Impact on service across the town.

(Present service standard not (Present service standard not completely funded through revenue completely funded through revenue budget)budget)

ErimusErimus

How do we manage the land How do we manage the land responsibility with regard to responsibility with regard to customer complaints/ requests for customer complaints/ requests for service.service.

Contact centre issues.Contact centre issues. How does this fit with the wider How does this fit with the wider

vision for the town.vision for the town.

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Green Budget Environment Scrutiny Panel 12th January 2005