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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1 Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth

Contact: Democratic Services  01827 709264

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

2.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 41 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 24th April 2014 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

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

3.

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.

4.

Question Time:

To answer questions from members of the public pursuant to Executive Procedure Rule No. 13

Minutes:

There were no questions from the public.

 

5.

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

None

Minutes:

None.

 

 

6.

Quarter Four 2013/14 Performance Report pdf icon PDF 19 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Leader of the Council seeking to provide Cabinet with a performance health-check was considered. 

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the contents of the report. 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

7.

Write Offs pdf icon PDF 27 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets seeking to provide members with details of write off’s from 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014 was considered. 

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the amount of debt written off for the previous financial year. 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

8.

Capital Outturn Report 2013/14 pdf icon PDF 502 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets seeking to advise members on the final outrun of the Authority’s Capitol Programme for 2013/14 (subject to audit confirmation) and to request formal approval to re-profile specific programme budgets into 2014/15 was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

1.

endorsed the final outturn position of the 2013/14 Capital Programme, and;

 

2. 

approved the re-profiling of the budget into the Authority’s Capital Programme 2014/15. 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard Seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

9.

Petitions pdf icon PDF 29 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets seeking to advise members of the proposed changes to the Petition Policy which provides for public participation in the democratic process and is a method by which residents can let the Council know their concerns and receive a response in relation thereto was considered. 

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet approved the Petition Policy as the scheme for handling paper and electronic petitions submitted by the public for Council consideration.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard Seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

10.

Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031 pdf icon PDF 63 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education seeking to update Cabinet on the draft Local Plan consultation and updating Members on strategic planning matters with regards to the Duty to Co-operate was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

1.

delegated authority to the Director for Communities, Planning and Partnership and the Head of Planning & Regeneration in consultation with the Leader & Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education, to make amendments to the draft Local Plan and Sustainability Appraisal prior to Council approval for a pre-submission consultation process, and;

 

2.

noted all of the comments received during consultation process and endorsed the proposed responses and approach to the matters raised. 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Claymore Seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

11.

Landlord Regulatory Framework Update pdf icon PDF 91 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Public Housing and Vulnerable People)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Public Housing and Vulnerable People setting out the key changes, powers of intervention by the Homes & Community Agency (HCA) for matters of landlord non-compliance and the requirements for landlords to demonstrate tenants continued role in influencing, shaping and scrutinising service delivery was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

 

1.

adopted the HCA’s updated Regulatory Framework for Social Housing updated in March 2014;

 

2.

agreed the programme of external assessment across the Council’s Landlord Service to test and ensure compliance to ensure a quality housing management and maintenance landlord service to minimise the risk of intervention by the Consumer Regulations Panel, and;

 

3.

accepted the findings of the HCA’s consumer regulation review 2012/13 and noted the increased risk of scrutiny and intervention across the four national consumer standards (customer involvement; home; tenancy & neighbourhood community) applicable to registered social landlords.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor M Greatorex  seconded by Councillor M Thurgood)

 

12.

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Grant Funding pdf icon PDF 25 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Community Development and the Voluntary Sector)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Community Development and the Voluntary Sector seeking to advise members of the PCC’s funding allocation for 2014-2015 and to seek endorsement for the funding awards made by Tamworth Borough Council following a procurement process was considered.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet:

1.

agreed that the 2014/15 PCC funding award to the Tamworth Community Safety Partnership (£85,525) is incorporated into the Council’s 2014/15 community safety budget in line with our role as the accountable body for the funds, and;

 

2.

endorsed the funding awards made by the Council in collaboration with our Community Safety Partners.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Doyle seconded by Councillor M Greatorex)