Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Michael Hardware.

Councillors’ declarations of interest (if any) in relation to any items on the agenda.

None.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 16 June 2022.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 16 June 2022 are agreed as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

Any matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting.

None.

The Leader said that the Year End Joint Finance and Performance Report 2021/22 would now be considered at the September meeting. This would allow the KPIs to better align with the new Corporate Strategy.

To receive any questions from members of the public in accordance with Rule 10 of the Council Procedure Rules.

The questions, together with the answers, are appended to the minutes.

To receive any questions from Councillors in accordance with Rule 10 of the Council Procedure Rules.

The questions, together with the answers, are appended to the minutes.

To consider any petitions that have been referred to the Cabinet under the Council’s Petition Scheme.

To note the Forward Plan, which lists all upcoming Cabinet decisions and provides notice of key decisions and those expected to be taken in private session.

RESOLVED that the Forward Plan is noted.

To note recent Portfolio Holder decisions taken under delegated powers, as attached:

RESOLVED that the following decisions be noted.

This item had been withdrawn from the agenda.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

A    Noted the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Outturn Report 2021/22 as set out in the report and Appendix 1 of the report.

B    Approved the £294,000 in revenue carry forward requests as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

C    Noted that the HRA general working balance as at 31 March 2022 is £12.372 million as set out in Table 1 of the report.

D    Noted that the Major Repairs Reserve balance as at 31 March 2022 is £0 million as set out in Table 3 of the report.

Cabinet received the Housing Revenue Account outturn report for 2021/22.

Proposed by Councillor Simon Carter (seconded by Councillor James Leppard) it was:

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

A    Noted the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Outturn Report 2021/22 as set out in the report and Appendix 1 of the report.

B    Approved the £294,000 in revenue carry forward requests as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

C    Noted that the HRA general working balance as at 31 March 2022 is £12.372 million as set out in Table 1 of the report.

D    Noted that the Major Repairs Reserve balance as at 31 March 2022 is £0 million as set out in Table 3 of the report.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

A    Noted that the Housing Capital Programme (HCP) final outturn for 2021/22 is £18.522 million as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

B    Approved £2.762 million reprofiling of capital schemes from 2021/22 HCP into 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

C    Noted that the Non-Housing Capital Programme (NHCP) final outturn for 2021/22 is £7.686 million as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.

D    Approved the £4.163 million reprofiling of capital schemes from 2021/22 NHCP into 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.

E     Noted the balance of £13.018 million of retained Right to Buy (RTB) receipts held as at 31 March 2022 in order to finance the new build programme as set out in Appendix 5 to the report.

Cabinet received the Capital Programmes Outturn report for 2021/22.

Proposed by Councillor Simon Carter (seconded by Councillor James Leppard) it was:

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

A    Noted that the Housing Capital Programme (HCP) final outturn for 2021/22 is £18.522 million as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

B    Approved £2.762 million reprofiling of capital schemes from 2021/22 HCP into 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

C    Noted that the Non-Housing Capital Programme (NHCP) final outturn for 2021/22 is £7.686 million as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.

D    Approved the £4.163 million reprofiling of capital schemes from 2021/22 NHCP into 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.

E     Noted the balance of £13.018 million of retained Right to Buy (RTB) receipts held as at 31 March 2022 in order to finance the new build programme as set out in Appendix 5 to the report.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

A    Approved the extension of the Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) for a period of three years commencing 6 August 2022.

B    Agreed that once implemented, the PSPOs are monitored for three years and a report on their impact is brought back to Cabinet with recommendations on any further extensions, amendments or additions if required.

C    Agreed that cases not covered by the PSPOs that require enforcement based on behaviour will continue to be enforced through the council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Policy as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

Cabinet received a report to extend the Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) for a three year period.

Proposed by Councillor Joel Charles (seconded by Councillor Dan Swords) it was:

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

A    Approved the extension of the Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) for a period of three years commencing 6 August 2022.

B    Agreed that once implemented, the PSPOs are monitored for three years and a report on their impact is brought back to Cabinet with recommendations on any further extensions, amendments or additions if required.

C    Agreed that cases not covered by the PSPOs that require enforcement based on behaviour will continue to be enforced through the council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Policy as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

RESOLVED that:

A    Contractor A is awarded the contract for delivery of Advice Services for a period of three years from 1 October 2022 at £90,000 per annum subject to a full-service review at 30 months calculated from the contract commencement date.

Cabinet received a report to approve a contract award for specialist advice services.

Proposed by Councillor Joel Charles (seconded by Councillor Dan Swords) it was:

RESOLVED that:

A    Contractor A is awarded the contract for delivery of Advice Services for a period of three years from 1 October 2022 at £90,000 per annum subject to a full-service review at 30 months calculated from the contract commencement date.

RESOLVED that:

A    That consultation as set out in the report be commenced, and the Hackney Carriage Tariff Schedule, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be adopted for implementation in the absence of objections.

B    Subject to A, and in the absence of objections, the Assistant Director Environment be authorised to take the necessary steps as set out in the report to implement the tariff changes with effect from 12 August 2022.

C    Subject to A, should any objections to the proposed tariff be received during the consultation period, implementation of the proposed Hackney Carriage Tariff Schedule be deferred pending consideration of objections at the forthcoming meeting of this Committee on 6 September 2022, and recommendation to the next available meeting of Cabinet.

Cabinet received a referral from the Licensing Committee on approval a consultation on hackney carriage tariffs.

Proposed by Councillor Nicky Purse (seconded by Councillor Dan Swords) it was:

RESOLVED that:

A    That consultation as set out in the report be commenced, and the Hackney Carriage Tariff Schedule, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be adopted for implementation in the absence of objections.

B    Subject to A, and in the absence of objections, the Assistant Director Environment be authorised to take the necessary steps as set out in the report to implement the tariff changes with effect from 12 August 2022.

C    Subject to A, should any objections to the proposed tariff be received during the consultation period, implementation of the proposed Hackney Carriage Tariff Schedule be deferred pending consideration of objections at the forthcoming meeting of this Committee on 6 September 2022, and recommendation to the next available meeting of Cabinet.

To note the following draft minutes of Cabinet appointed bodies. Minutes remain draft until approved by the relevant body.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the following meetings are noted.

Such other business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be received as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the minutes.

None.