Agenda and minutes

To consider and approve the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 27 September 2016.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive on 27 September 2016 together with the accompanying decision records be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

To seek approval from the Executive for community access to the leisure facilities at Edgbarrow and Sandhurst sports centres to be managed directly by the schools in the future.

RESOLVED that;

i)              with effect from 1 April 2017, the Leisure Services Section of Bracknell Forest Council no longer manages the community leisure facilities at Edgbarrow and Sandhurst schools,

ii)             the necessary steps be taken to discontinue the Edgbarrow and Sandhurst Joint Use Committee and

iii)            as detailed in paragraph 6.17 of the report, the Council maintains its commitment to providing the leisure service at Edgbarrow and Sandhurst School until 31 March 2017.  

To seek the Executive’s approval to bring a revised Local Development Scheme for a Joint Minerals and Waste Local Plan into effect.

RESOLVED that the Executive;

i)              approved the Local Development Scheme for a Joint Minerals and Waste Plan (Appendix A of the report) to come into effect on 23 November 2016, in respect of Bracknell Forest Borough and

ii)             agreed the withdrawal of that element of the Bracknell Forest Local Development Scheme (June 2015), that refers to a Joint Waste and Minerals Local Plan.

To receive the annual report of the LSCB and to note the key messages and recommendations made.

RESOLVED that the Executive received the annual report of the LSCB and noted the key messages and recommendations made.

To consider the following motion:

That pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) Regulations 2012, members of the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of item 9 which involves the likely disclosure of exempt information under the following category of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972:

(3)        Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED that pursuant to Regulation 21 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) Regulations 2000, members of the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following item which involves the likely disclosure of exempt information under the following category of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972:

(3)        Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority).

To adopt and implement a Commercial Property Investment Strategy which supports the Council’s financial planning and Medium Term Financial Strategy.

RESOLVED that the Executive recommends to Council that;

i)              the Commercial Property Investment Strategy as set out at Appendix A of the report be approved,

ii)             a supplementary capital approval of £20m in 2016/17 to support commercial property purchases to effect the policy,

iii)            further investment in commercial property be included in the draft capital programme for 2017/18 and 2018/19 (£20m in each year).

iv)           the Constitution be amended to give effect to the revised Terms of Reference of the Executive Committee as set out in Appendix B of the report to include authorisation of Property Investment expenditure.

RESOLVED that the Executive agreed to revise the Terms of Reference of the Executive Committee as set out in Appendix B of the report.