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61. |
Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
There were no apologies for
absence. Cllr L Smith arrived at
18.03.
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62. |
Minutes of Previous Meeting  PDF 119 KB
Minutes:
The minutes of the previous meeting held on
10th October 2024 were approved as a correct record.
(Moved by
Councillor B Clarke and seconded by Councillor S Daniels)
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63. |
Declarations of Interest
To receive any
declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and
non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this
meeting.
When Members are
declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary 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 pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of
which they do not have a dispensation.
Minutes:
There were no Declarations of Interest.
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64. |
Question Time:
To answer questions from members of the public
pursuant to Executive Procedure Rule No. 13
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65. |
Matters Referred to the Cabinet in Accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules PDF 74 KB
(Report of the Chair of the Infrastructure
Safety & Growth Scrutiny Committee)
Minutes:
Report of the Chair of the Infrastructure
Safety & Growth Scrutiny Committee to Notify Cabinet of the
recommendations from the Maintenance of Estates and Open Spaces
item that was discussed at the meeting of Infrastructure Safety
& Growth Scrutiny Committee on the 2nd October 2024.
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Following
consideration of the item the Committee agree to the following
recommendations being made to Cabinet:
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That the Council investigates how it could
provide an educational programme to inform residents of the
services that Tamworth Borough Council are responsible for and what
the County are responsible for.
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(Moved by
Councillor B Price and seconded by councillor L Clarke)
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2.
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Investigate the purchase of a bank cutting
machine
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(Moved by
Councillor M Clarke and seconded by Councillor C Adams)
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RESOLVED
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that Cabinet
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Approved the two recommendations from the
Infrastructure Safety & Growth Committee
(Moved by
Councillor B Clarke and seconded by Councillor N Arkney)
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66. |
Staffordshire Leaders Board Update PDF 55 KB
(Report of the Leader of the
Council)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Report of the Leader of the Council, to Inform
Cabinet of the Staffordshire Leaders Board action to write jointly
to Government to seek a conversation about devolution and how it
could benefit the whole of Staffordshire
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RESOLVED
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that Cabinet:
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Noted this update from the Staffordshire
Leaders Board
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(Moved by
Councillor L Smith and seconded by Councillor S Daniels)
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67. |
FHSF Update September 2024 PDF 87 KB
(Report of the Leader of the
Council)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Report of the Leader of the council. Provided
an update on the Future High Streets Fund (FHSF) programme of
works.
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RESOLVED
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that Cabinet:
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Noted the progress and challenges of the
programme of works
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(Moved by
Councillor N Arkney and seconded by Councillor B Clarke)
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68. |
Council Housing Tenants Annual Report PDF 119 KB
(Report of the Portfolio Holder for
Housing, Homelessness and Planning)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing,
Homelessness and Planning, to
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set out the detail for the Councils Annual
Report for council housing tenants’ 2023/24 and to agree the
headline improvement action plan for the tenant satisfaction
measure survey undertaken in 2023/24.
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The report also sets out the arrangements for
undertaking the annual tenants’ satisfaction measure survey
2024/25 as per the Regulatory requirements, including the use of
grant funding from MHCLG for this purpose and
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provide update on the tenants’
conference on 16th September 2024, and the forthcoming consultation
roadshow on the draft `tenant involvement and consultation strategy
2025-30`.
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It also sets out the details for the `Getting
to Know You` survey being launch during the winter of 2024 to
understand the diverse needs of our tenants which will be used to
shape and improve housing services.
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RESOLVED:
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that Cabinet:
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Approved the draft `Council Housing
Tenants’ Annual Report 2023/24` for circulation to all
Council’s tenants via the Council’s website, to support
effective scrutiny by tenants of their landlord’s
performance. Appendix A.
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Delegated authority to the Portfolio Holder
for Social Housing, Homelessness & Planning and the Executive
Director of Communities to make the final amendments to the draft
Council Housing Tenants’ Annual Report 2023/24, prior to
digital circulation to Council tenants
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Approved the headline improvement action plan
for the Tenants Satisfaction Measure Survey undertaken in 2023/24.
Appendix B.
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Approved the commissioning of an independent
research company to undertake a census annual tenants’
satisfaction measure survey for 2024/25, as per the Regulator of
Social Housing’s requirements. Noting the grant funding set
out in the report.
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Endorsed the arrangements for the
tenants’ conference 2024 highlights video and the
consultation roadshow timetable (Appendix C) following the tenants
conference, designed to put tenants at the heart of housing
services.
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Delegated final arrangements to the Portfolio
Holder for Housing, Homelessness and Planning and the Executive
Director of Communities for the `Getting to Know You` survey to be
undertaken during the winter of 2024.
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(Moved by
Councillor B Clarke & seconded by Councillor N Arkney)
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Cabinet also thanked Officers for the work undertaken on the Annual
Report and the Tenants Conference
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69. |
Exclusion of the Press and Public
To consider excluding the Press and Public
from the meeting by passing the following resolution:-
“That in
accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive
Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England)
Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act
1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the
consideration of the following business on the grounds that it
involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in
paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public
interest in withholding the information outweighs the
public interest in disclosing the
information to the public”
At the time this agenda is published no
representations have been received that this part of the meeting
should be open to the public.
Minutes:
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RESOLVED:
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That members of the press and
public be now excluded from the meeting during consideration of the
following item on the grounds that the business involves the likely
disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part
1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as
amended).
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(Moved by
Councillor N Arkney and seconded by Councillor L Smith)
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70. |
Update on Commercial Lease
Minutes:
Report of the Portfolio Holder for
Infrastructure, Heritage and Local Economy.
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RESOLVED
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that Cabinet:
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Agreed the recommendations in the report.
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(Moved by
Councillor N Arkney and seconded by Councillor B Clarke)
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