To consider the submitted report on the future of the Council’s CCTV system and any recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Board.

(Note:  this report contains an exempt appendix which has been circulated separately.)

Following the decision of the Council on 25 February 2016 for prudential borrowing to be used to upgrade and update the Council’s CCTV equipment, members received the submitted report setting out options to modernise the CCTV system.

The report of the Overview and Scrutiny Board supporting the officer recommendations was circulated prior to the meeting.

Councillor Excell proposed and Councillor Ellery seconded a motion, which was agreed (unanimously) by the Council as set out below:

(i)         that the decision of the Council in February 2016 that prudential borrowing of £0.350 million to upgrade and update the Council’s CCTV equipment be approved, with the cost of borrowing to be included in future year revenue budgets offset by any future external contributions and any resulting revenue savings, be reconfirmed; 

(ii)        that the installation of a wireless-based CCTV system for Torbay, in one phase, along with a modern control system and replacement of the PTZ cameras (i.e. Option 4 set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report) be approved;  and

(iii)       that it be accepted that the ongoing revenue costs of providing the new CCTV system will be up to £200,000 per annum for ten years, though this figure is likely to decrease over time with further income being achieved.

The Board to agree its recommendations to the Council on the proposed project.

The Board had before it a report prepared following a meeting of a task-and-finish group which had met to consider the business case for replacing the Council’s CCTV system.

Resolved:  that the report be approved and submitted to the Council for consideration.