Decision details
Port and Harbour Projects - Variation to 2019/20 Capital Programme
PDF 41 KBDecision Maker: Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy and Transformation
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report proposes that a project to deliver the Commercial Berth - (Eastern Gully, Ramsgate Harbour) be approved for inclusion in the 2019/20 capital programme, and for the project to be funded via the reallocation of part of an existing 2019-20 capital project budget. The existing 2019-20 project from which funds are proposed to be realigned is the Port of Ramsgate Berth 4/5 project.
Decision:
To approve the capital project to deliver the Commercial Berth in the Eastern Gully of the Royal Harbour and realign the existing 2019/20 budget for berth 4/5 as described in the report.
Reasons for the decision:
The Commercial Berth project in the Eastern Gully of Ramsgate Harbour will improve berth quality and commercial berthing capacity for larger vessels. Existing berthing for large commercial vessels in the Royal Harbour is already at capacity.
Alternative options considered:
By realigning the 2019/20 capital programme it is proposed to deliver both the Berth 4/5 project and the Royal Harbour Commercial Berth project via a combined procurement exercise. The alternative would be to not deliver the Commercial Berth project in the Royal Harbour. Not doing this project would leave the Harbour unable to accommodate new business in this sector.
Publication date: 20/09/2019
Date of decision: 20/09/2019
Effective from: 28/09/2019
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Peter Campbell who writes Councillor Campbell, Chairman of the Overview has called-in the decision by the Leader of Council in order to ensure that the Individual Cabient Member was made with 'the presumption in favour of openness and transparency.' The request for call-in was also supported by four other Members of the Panel who are Cllr L. Piper, Cllr Albon, Cllr Whitehead and Cllr Everitt. "
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