Executive Decisions

To engage a consultant to undertake a survey of domestic abuse survivors to support the development of a safe accommodation strategy which is a new statutory duty under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

To seek approval to release £35.36k of S106 funding for recreation improvements at Horseshoe Lake.

That £35,360 of S106 contributions are allocated to fund improvements to recreational facilities at Horseshoe Lake, subject to appropriate planning permission being awarded.

The council reviews its fees and charges for its town centre car parks on an annual basis. This paper looks at options in respect of the off-street council run car parks in the town centre which are reviewed annually in September in line with the anniversary of the opening of the Lexicon in 2017.

The proposed charging tariffs for The Avenue, High Street, Braccan Walk and Weather Way car parks from 1 October 2021 were noted as detailed in Table 2 Option 1 set out in the Executive Director: Delivery’s report and f approved by the Executive Director: Delivery.

RECOMMENDED to the Executive Member ofCouncil Strategy and Community Cohesion:

       i.         To note the Covid-19 Impact Survey 2021 results report.

     ii.         To endorse the communications plan.

RECOMMENDED to the Executive Member for Council Strategy and Community Cohesion

       i.         To offer the surplus land to be created by re-development of the Commercial Centre to the Bracknell Forest Cambium Partnership (the Joint Venture)) for development, subject to the satisfactory approval by the Executive of an Initial Site Development Plan within a 12 month exclusivity period commencing on 1 October 2021;

     ii.         In the event that a Site Development Plan is not approved within the 12 month period, that the surplus land is sold on the open market for the best available consideration and this process is delegated to Assistant Director: Property.

RECOMMENDED to the Executive Member for Council Strategy and Community Cohesion:

       i.         To note the performance of the council over the period from January-March 2021 highlighted in the Overview Report.

RECOMMENDED to the Executive Member for Adult Services, Health & Housing:

To consider whether to agree the Wellbeing and Finance Overview & Scrutiny Panel’s recommendations as set out in the Panel report (attached as Appendix A) and paragraph 5.5, taking into account the comments of the Statutory Scrutiny Officer.

RECOMMENED to the Executive Member for the Environment to consider whether to agree the Environment and Communities Overview & Scrutiny Panel’s recommendations as set out in the Panel report (attached as Appendix A) and paragraph 5.5, taking into account the comments of the Statutory Scrutiny Officer.

That the contract for the Cloud-hosted Contact Centre System is awarded to Tenderer A.

To consider the introduction of parking restrictions in Woodcote Green & Old Wokingham Road, Crowthorne.

       i.         That the formal objections received during the statutory consultation process

and the corresponding Officer comments are noted.

     ii.         That the position regarding local ward Members comments received during the informal consultation process is noted.

    iii.         That the Borough Solicitor be authorised to bring the Woodcote Green & Old

Wokingham Road, Crowthorne – Prohibition of Waiting Order into effect.