Agenda and minutes

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To consider and approve the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 26 January 2021.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive on 26 January 2021 together with the accompanying decision records be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

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 Council should as a matter of Policy enforce the provisions Road

Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 in so far as they relate to

idling of vehicles and where appropriate to do so to issue fixed penalty

notices in accordance with The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed

penalty) England Regulations 2002;

     ii.        In accordance with the Council’s Constitution (Part 2: Section 6, Table 1 c)

that the Executive Director - Delivery authorises relevant officers to enforce

the provisions;

    iii.        the Public Protection Manager on behalf of the Council seeks ‘Designation’

status under Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions)(Fixed Penalty)

Regulations 2002 from the Secretary of State in order that it may enforce the

‘emissions offences’ set out in Regulation 61 and 61A Road Vehicles

(Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 as amended;

   iv.        In accordance with the Councils Constitution (Part 2: Section 6, Table 1 (c)

that the Executive Director - Delivery authorises relevant officers to enforce

the provisions set out in C above should the relevant ‘Designation’ be

granted by the Secretary of State.

RESOLVED that the School Places Plan and School Capacity Strategy 2021-25 be approved.

RESOLVED that the Local Development Scheme 2021 – 2024 shall come into effect on 17th February 2021.

That the Executive recommends to Council:

      i.        General Fund capital funding of £12.221m for 2021/22 in respect of those

schemes listed in Annexes A – D of the Chief Executive/Director: Resources’ report.

     ii.        That they approve the inclusion of £5.363 of expenditure to be externally funded (including £1.524m of S106 funding) as outlined in paragraph 5.21 of the Chief Executive/Director: Resources’ report.

    iii.        That those schemes that attract external grant funding are included within

the Capital Programme at the level of funding received.

   iv.        Agrees that capital schemes that require external funding can only proceed once the Council is certain of receiving the grant

     v.        The inclusion of an additional budget of £1m for Invest to Save schemes.

            That the Executive, in recommending to Council a budget and Council Tax level for 2021/22:

      i.        Confirms the original budget proposals, subject to the revisions in section 8.3 of the Chief Executive/Director: Resources report and those decisions to be taken elsewhere on this agenda on the capital programme;

     ii.        Agrees the provision for inflation of £1.200m (section 8.2 of the Chief Executive/Director: Resources report);

    iii.        Agrees the additional budget proposals as set out in Annexe A and Annexe D and in sections 6.2 (specific grants), 6.3 (business rates), 7.3 (collection fund), 8.3 (updated pressures) and the proposed one-off investments in paragraph 11.3 a) – f) of the Chief Executive/Director: Resources report;

   iv.        Agrees that the Council should make additional funding available for distribution to schools through the local funding formula at the level set out in section 9.1 of the Chief Executive/Director: Resources report subject to any minor amendments made by the Executive Member for Children, Young People and Learning following the receipt of definitive funding allocations for Early Years and High Needs pupils;

     v.        Includes a general contingency totalling £2.250m (section 10.6) and a Covid-19 specific contingency of £3.417m (section 10.7), use of which are to be authorised by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Director: Resources in accordance with the delegations included in the Council’s constitution;

   vi.        Subject to the above recommendations, confirms its support for the draft budget proposals;

  vii.        Approves the Net Revenue Budget before allowance for additional interest from any use of balances as set out in Annexe G to the Chief Executive/Director: Resources report;

 viii.        Agrees the contribution of £0.001m to be made from revenue balances (before additional interest from the use of balances) to support revenue expenditure;

   ix.        Recommends a 3.49% increase in the Council Tax for the Council’s services and that the Council Tax requirement, excluding Parish and Town Council precepts, be set as £63.475m;

     x.        Recommends that the Council Tax for the Council’s services and that each Valuation Band is set as follows:

   xi.        Recommends that the Council approves the following indicators, limits, strategies and policies included in Annexe E of the Chief Executive/Director: Resources report:

·      The Prudential Indicators and Limits for 2021/22 to 2023/24 contained within Annexe E(i);

·      The Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Policy contained within Annexe E(ii);

·      The Treasury Management Strategy Statement, and the Treasury Prudential Indicators contained in Annexe E(iii);

·      The Authorised Limit Prudential Indicator in Annexe E(iii);

·      The Investment Strategy 2021/22 to 2023/24 and Treasury Management Limits on Activity contained in Annexe E(iv);

  xii.        Approves the virements relating to the 2020/21 budget as set out in Annexe H of the Chief Executive/Director: Resources report and recommends those that are over £0.100m for approval by Council.