Agenda and minutes

To invite Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting, to confirm the nature of those interests and whether they intend to leave the meeting for the consideration of the item.

There were no Declarations of Interest.

To receive questions from members of the public who wish to ask a general question in respect of matters within the Council’s area of responsibility or influence.

Subject to the Chair’s discretion, members of the public may ask one question and one supplementary question, which should relate to the original  ...  view the full agenda text for item 87.

(1)  Mr. Felstead referred to a previous question he had asked regarding housing schemes and informed Cabinet that he had received a response via a Freedom of Information request that stated the loss was at £15.4 Million. Mr Felstead claimed that there had been untruths presented at Cabinet that should  ...  view the full minutes text for item 87.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 23 November 2020.

Resolved:-

That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 23rd November, 2020, be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

There are no agenda items which require the exclusion of the press or public.

The Chair advised that there were no items of business on the agenda that would require the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting.

Report of the Chief Executive

Recommendations:-

1.       To note the progress made with the Year Ahead activities

Consideration was given to the report which gave an update on progress in delivering the key activities in the Year Ahead Plan (the Plan.) Appendix 1 to the report was a milestone tracker whilst Appendix 2 detailed the initial equality screening assessment for the Plan. The Plan had been approved  ...  view the full minutes text for item 90.

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Recommendations:-

That Cabinet recommends to Council to:-

1.           Approve the proposed 2021-22 Base Case Option 1 for the HRA Business Plan.

2.           Approve the reprofiling of housing growth budgets to ensure resources are available at the right time  ...  view the full agenda text for item 91.

Consideration was given to a report which provided a detailed overview of the current position of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and the reason for any changes to the Business Plan.

It was reported that the HRA recorded all expenditure and income relating to the provision of council housing and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 91.

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Social Care, Housing and Public Health

Recommendations:-

That the Cabinet note the content of the report and recommends to Council:-

1.          That dwelling rents are increased by 1.5% in 2021/22 (Option 1) in line with the Government policy on rents for social housing  ...  view the full agenda text for item 92.

Consideration was given to a report that sought approval for the proposed values of the housing rents, non-dwelling rents, District Heating and service charges and the draft Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2021/22. Attached to the report at Appendices 1 and 2 were the Initial Equality Screening Assessment form Part  ...  view the full minutes text for item 92.

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment Services

Recommendations:-

1.           That Cabinet approve the delivery of twenty schemes identified following the latest round of consultation in July, 2020 as detailed in Appendix 3 Section A.

Consideration was given to a report on the Neighbourhood Road Safety Fund Programme. The Programme had been approved in 2019/20 and Cabinet were asked to approve the second tranche of the Programme for delivery in 2020/21 and 2021/22. With a budget of £150,000 per year for three years to March  ...  view the full minutes text for item 93.

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment Services

Recommendations:-

1.           That Cabinet approve the revised implementation scheme in relation to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2020-2023 (as detailed in Appendix 3 to this report).

2.           That Cabinet approve the additional short-term staffing requirement, to ensure  ...  view the full agenda text for item 94.

Consideration was given to a report on the proposed revision to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy 2020-23 Implementation Scheme. Cabinet had approved the new policy in March 2020 but due to COVID-19 it had not been possible to implement some of the policy changes. The implementation scheme had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 94.

To receive a report detailing the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board in respect of the above items that were subject to pre-decision scrutiny on Wednesday, 16^th December, 2020.

Consideration was given to the circulated report, the contents of which were included as part of the relevant items and the details included accordingly.

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday, 25^th January, 2021 commencing at 10.00 a.m.

Resolved:-  That the next virtual meeting of the Cabinet be held on Monday, 25th January, 2021, at 10.00 a.m.