Agenda and decisions

Venue: The Committee Room

Contact: Mark Hooper 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Medium Term Financial Strategy (Revenue and Capital) 2018 - 23 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Decision:

The Cabinet:

1.1       Noted the progress that had been made on identifying savings and additional income to close the Funding Gap from 2019/20 onwards.

1.2       Recommend to Council the extension of the Assistant Chief Executive Post for a further year from Mid-April 2019 to Mid-April 2020 and to update the Medium Term Financial Strategy based on the financial implications identified in this report.

1.3       Recommend to Council the appointment of a Major Developments Projects Manager and Major Developments Projects Officer in a Major Projects Team and to update the Medium Term Financial Strategy based on the financial implications identified in this report.

1.4       Noted the requirement to produce a Capital Strategy that will be need to be approved by Full Council.

1.5       Approved the commencement of the Budget Consultation Exercise for 2019/20 to comply with the statutory requirement.

1.6       Noted Strategic (Overview and Scrutiny) Committee will scrutinise the proposals and options identified for closing the Funding Gap at its meeting on 22 November 2018.

1.7       Delegated authority to the Cabinet Member for Finance and Democracy and the Head of Finance and Procurement (Section 151 Officer) the ability to make minor changes to the Budget Consultation prior to its issue.

4.

Health and Wellbeing Strategy Delivery Plan 2018 - 2020 pdf icon PDF 111 KB

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Decision:

1.1     The Cabinet approved the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2018-2020 and Delivery Plan.

 

5.

Community Infrastructure Levy: Exemption for Residential Extensions pdf icon PDF 127 KB

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Decision:

          The Cabinet:

 

1.1     Agreed to cease applying CIL to domestic extensions in order to reduce the administrative burden on the Authority, applicants and planning agents.

 

1.2     Approved the update to the Exemptions, Relief and Exception Circumstances Policy as set out in Appendix A of the report. 

 

1.3     Agreed that the Domestic Extension Policy will apply to any domestic extension application validated on/after 1 January 2019.

 

6.

Elford Neighbourhood Plan - Referral to Referendum pdf icon PDF 90 KB

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Decision:

The Cabinet:

 

1.1     Accepted and agreed to the making of modifications as set out in the ‘Decision Statement regarding Elford Neighbourhood Plan proceeding to referendum’ hereby referred to as the Decision Statement. This will enable the Plan to be proceed to the referendum stage.

 

1.2     Approved the publication of the Decision Statement for the Elford neighbourhood plan.

 

7.

Armitage with Handsacre Neighbourhood Plan - Final Decision Statement pdf icon PDF 83 KB

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Decision:

          The Cabinet:

 

1.1     Noted the results of the referendum for the Armitage with Handsacre Neighbourhood Plan.

 

1.2     Agreed to the making of the Armitage with Handsacre Neighbourhood Plan and that this decision be reported to Full Council.

 

8.

Alrewas Neighbourhood Plan - Final Decision Statement pdf icon PDF 83 KB

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Decision:

The Cabinet:

 

1.1     Noted the results of the referendum for the Alrewas Neighbourhood Plan.

 

1.2     Agreed to the making of the Alrewas Neighbourhood Plan and that the decision be reported to Full Council.

 

 

9.

Longdon Neighbourhood Plan - Final Decision Statement pdf icon PDF 83 KB

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Decision:

          The Cabinet:

 

1.1     Noted the results of the referendum for the Longdon Neighbourhood Plan.

 

1.2     Agreed to the making of the Longdon Neighbourhood Plan and that this decision be reported to Full Council.

 

10.

Housing Allocation Scheme pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Appendix C of the Allocation Scheme report is confidential as it containsexempt financial information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. If this information is to be discussed it will be resolved that:

 

“As publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, which would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972”

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Decision:

          The Cabinet agreed:

 

1.1     That the revised allocation scheme at Appendix A of the Cabinet report be approved.

 

1.2     That delegated authority for any minor changes to the scheme be approved by the Cabinet Member for Regulatory Services, Housing and Wellbeing.

 

1.3     That the proposals to move away from Homes Direct and to review the Service Level Agreement with Bromford to continue to manage and administer the housing register on the Council’s behalf be approved