Agenda and draft minutes

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To consider and approve the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 16 July 2024.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive on 16 July 2024 together with the accompanying decision records be confirmed as a correct record.

There were no urgent items of business.

The Executive considered the following items.  The decisions are recorded in the decision sheets attached to these minutes and summarised below:

RESOLVED that

i.       the Executive noted the options on charging tariffs for The Avenue, Braccan Walk and Weather Way car parks from 1st October 2024.

ii.     the Executive approved their preferred option as detailed in Table 2 Option 1 set out in the report.

iii.    the Executive agrees the tariff increase at Bracknell & Wokingham College from £2.50 to £3.00 per stay.

iv.    The Executive agree that in future the town centre off street day rate car parking charges can be increased in line with the maximum allowed in the lease of the Avenue and that this is agreed as part of the annual fees  and charges process starting in April 2025.

RESOLVED that

i.       the content of the Draft Housing SPD is agreed.

ii.     a public consultation on the Draft Housing SPD beginning on Tuesday 1st October 2024 and ending on Tuesday 5^th November (5pm) 2024 as set out in Section 7 of the report is agreed.

iii.    authority is delegated to the Executive Director: Place in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning, Transport and the Countryside to agree any necessary minor amendments to the Draft Housing SPD prior to public consultation.

RESOLVED that the Bracknell Forest Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) 2024-2029 and supporting summary document is approved.

RESOLVED that the performance of the council over the period from April to June 2024 highlighted in the Overview Report in Annex A is noted, this includes any recommendations made by Overview and Scrutiny in Annex B.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

i.       notes the progress made on implementing the SEND WSOA to improve services to children and families and the feedback from the Department for Education (DfE) and NHS England following the fifth review meeting with the DfE and NHS England.

ii.     notes the progress made on delivering the Safety Valve intervention programme up until submission of the first monitoring report to the DfE in May 2024.

iii.    notes the progress made on special educational needs services.

RESOLVED that:

i.       the Executive approves the Procurement Plan for the tender of the property and motor insurance policies utilising the Insurance Placement framework on the YPO Dynamic Purchasing System.

ii.     the Executive, approves the delegation of the award of the contract(s) to

Executive Director of Resources in consultation with Executive Member for Finance and Corporate Improvement.