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Agenda and minutes

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

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Items
No. Item

56.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

57.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 48 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 23rd October 2014 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

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

58.

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.

59.

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.

60.

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

None

Minutes:

None

61.

Council Housing Tenants' Annual Report 2013/14 pdf icon PDF 239 KB

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Community Development and Voluntary Sector seeking to provide details of the Council’s Landlord Performance for 2013/2014 as required under the Homes & Community Agency Landlord Regulatory Framework 2012 was considered. 

 

 

RESOLVED:

That:

1.

the Council’s Landlord Annual Tenants’ Report (2013/14) be endorsed, and;

 

2.

Cabinet endorsed the distribution of the Annual Tenants’ Report and Open House as e publications, available on line as well as targeted hard copy.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Doyle and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

62.

Preparation of Compulsory Purchase Orders for Land and Property on the Tinkers Green and Kerria Regeneration Sites pdf icon PDF 42 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Leader of the Council seeking to set out the current position in the preparation of compulsory purchase orders for land and property on the Tinkers Green & Kerria regeneration sites was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That:

 

1.

the current position of land and asset acquisitions on the two regeneration sites be endorsed;

 

2.

the making in principle of a compulsory purchase order under section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 in respect of the acquisition of all remaining outstanding interests in the Kerria as shown edged red on the plan at appendix A, including authority to realign the red line should land currently identified not be required to deliver a viable regeneration scheme be endorsed;

 

3.

the making in principle of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) in respect of acquisition of all the remaining interests on the Tinkers Green site (shown edged in red on the plan at Appendix 2) under section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 or in the alternative section 226 (1)(a) of the Town Planning Act 1990 (precise power to be finalised prior to making) be endorsed;

 

4.

delegated authority be given to the Director of Assets and Environment in consultation with the Solicitor to the Council, to take all such steps as are necessary to bring the above recommendations into effect including (but not limited to) land referencing and service of notices under section 16 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

 

5.

delegated authority be given to the Director of Assets and Environment to grant written authority to officers to enter onto the land or other land for the purposes of carrying out surveys pursuant to section 15 of the Local Government (miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

 

6.

delegated authority be given to the Director of Assets and Environment to continue with the process to voluntary negotiate all interests in land required in advance of making the above mentioned CPOs, and;

 

7.

a further report be produced to seek full authority to the making of the above CPOs if voluntary negotiations to acquire all the interests in the sites are not successful.

 

 

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