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Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Wednesday, 4th April, 2012 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1, Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, B79 7BZ. View directions

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Items
No. Item

146.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

147.

Corporate Update

Title:    Corporate Plan

 

            Presenter:  Anthony Goodwin

Minutes:

The Chief Executive gave a presentation on the Corporate Plan.

148.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 53 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2012 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor M Greatorex)

149.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (personal and/or personal and prejudicial) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a personal interest or personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest.  Members should leave the room if they have a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

 

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

150.

Matters Referred to the Cabinet in Accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules

None

Minutes:

None

151.

Temporary Reserves, Retained Funds and Provisions pdf icon PDF 50 KB

(The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services and Assets)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services and Assets seeking approval for the establishment or retention of Temporary Reserves, Retained Funds and Provisions, to write back to balances those reserves that have been identified as no longer being required was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That:

 

1

Cabinet approved in principle the creation/retention of Temporary Reserves as detailed in this report and  considered whether a spending plan against each of the individual reserves will be required;

 

2

Cabinet approved that should the actual outturn level adversely vary from the predicted outturn, adjustments will be made and Members may be asked to review the creation of these reserves;

 

3

Cabinet approved the write-back of reserves as no longer being required in the sum of £145,770 to General Fund Balances, to support the Medium-Term Financial Strategy, and;

 

4

Additional reserve business case funded totalling £64,330 were agreed as follows:

  • £8,000 Town Hall improvements
  • £6,330 Belgrave Activity Fund
  • £50,000 Corporate Change Project Manager

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor J Garner)

 

152.

Development of the Landlord Handy Person Service 2012 pdf icon PDF 35 KB

(The Report of the Portfolio Holder for the Quality of Life)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Quality of Life setting out the arrangements for the Landlord Handy Person Service as detailed in the Repairs Policy, and agreeing the repairs policy following the principles agreed in January 2011 and used for the procurement process was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That:

 

1

The Repairs Policy be approved;

 

2

The implementation arrangements for the Handy Person Service contained within the report be approved;

 

3

The development of a Q & A leaflet, based on the proposals within the report, for all Sheltered Scheme Residents be approved, and;

 

4

An update on the progress of the Handy Person Services be brought to Cabinet in October 2012.

(Moved by Councillor M Oates and seconded by Councillor M Greatorex)

 

153.

Strategic Housing Service Development pdf icon PDF 38 KB

(The Report of the Portfolio Holder for the Quality of Life)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Quality of Life seeking approval to utilise identified resources to support activity to bring empty homes back into use was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That the use of £90,000 from the Coalfields regeneration funds to support the delivery of a defined Empty Homes Project with Waterloo Housing Group, the County Council and the Homes and Communities Agency be approved.

 

Cabinet congratulated the officers for their work in this area.

 

(Moved by Councillor M Oates and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

154.

Conservation Grant Application pdf icon PDF 28 KB

(The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Enterprise)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Enterprise seeking approval one grant application was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That a grant of £6,141 in respect of 110 Lichfield Street, Tamworth from the conservation budget subject to the normal grant conditions be approved.

 

(Moved by Councillor S Claymore and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

155.

Tamworth Community BMX Track pdf icon PDF 27 KB

(The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services and Assets)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services and Assets seeking agreement for the Council to act as the accountable body to facilitate the BMX track and nature area, and to add the project to the Council’s Capital Programme was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That:

 

1

The Council acts as the accountable body for the project, and;

 

2

The Community Spaces Delivery Grant (on behalf of the Belgrave Residents Association) of £47,300 to enable the BMX Track and nature area be completed be approved, and;

 

3

Contributions to the value of approximately £3000 be received, and;

 

4

The addition of this project to the capital programme be approved, and;

 

5

The Deputy Director Assets & Environment be authorised to expend the grant and other contributions as necessary to complete the project.

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor M Oates)