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Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Thursday, 2nd April, 2015 6.00 pm

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

Contact: Democratic Services  01827 709264

Items
No. Item

122.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

123.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 58 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 12th March 2015 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

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

124.

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.

125.

Question Time:

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

Minutes:

None

126.

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

None

Minutes:

There were none

127.

Temporary Reserves, Retained Funds and Provisions pdf icon PDF 49 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

1.

approved 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.

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.

endorsed the write-back of reserves identified at APPENDIX D as no longer being required in the sum of £89,592 to Balances, to support the Medium-Term Financial strategy and;

 

4.

approved the transfer to reserve AR005 IVR be increased to £38,921 resulting in a total balance of £84,001

 

 

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

 

128.

Community Infrastructure Levy pdf icon PDF 41 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education to update Cabinet following consultation on the Community Infrastructure Levy Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule, seeking approval to prepare the Draft Charging Schedule for consultation. This report also seeks to update Members on the recent changes to the national Planning Practice Guidance, an impending judicial review (not related to Tamworth) and the potential implications this may have on the CIL charging schedule.  The report also updates Members on progress made for Governance and levy collection arrangements for the CIL.  This report sets out the changes to the section 106 arrangements post 6 April 2015 and how S106 monies will be collected and how they will operate alongside CIL was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

1.

endorsed to the Draft Charging Schedule being consulted upon post-Local Plan hearing sessions in June 2015;

 

2.

approved the Section 106 Statement set out in the attachments as the Councils position on developer contributions and;

 

3.

agreed that authority is delegated to the Director for Communities Planning and Partnership and the Head of Planning and Regeneration, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education, to make amendments to the Section 106 Statement.

 

 

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

 

 

 

129.

Better Care Fund pdf icon PDF 34 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Communities and Public Health)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Communities and Public Health to update Cabinet on the Better Care Fund and associated plan and to endorse the continued engagement of the Council in the continued development of the associated plan was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Council will continue to engage in the development of the BCF delivery plan

 

 

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