RESOLVED:
1. That the submission of the Phase 3 Stage 0 submission to Partnerships for Schools be approved.
2. That the revised strategy for the Phase 3 investment including the separation of the Bredinghurst (behavioural, emotional and social difficulties) BESD School and the pupil referral units be noted.
3. That the reprogramming of Sacred Heart to Phase 2 and the delivery of this project as a joint private finance initiative (PFI) with St. Thomas the Apostle College be noted.
4. That the outline programme dates for the Phase 3 projects be noted.
5. That it be noted that a financial update report will be submitted for executive approval following financial close of Phase 2 in Autumn 2010.
6. That the proposed timings of Gateway 1 and Gateway 2 decision making through the development of the Phase 3 programme be approved.
7. That authority be delegated to the finance director to sign certificates under the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 which are required to be given to the LEP for Phases 2 and 3, and which certify that the local authority has the power to enter into these contracts (further details of which are given in paragraphs 42-43 of the report).