CABINET Meeting to Be Held in the New Council Chamber, Town Hall, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AB
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CABINET Meeting to be held in the New Council Chamber, Town Hall, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AB 27 January 2015 at 6.00pm 19 January 2015 Dear Councillor You are hereby requested to attend a meeting of the Cabinet to be held at the date/place and time mentioned above for the purpose of transacting the business of the agenda set out below. Decisions made at this meeting will be published as soon as is reasonably practicable. Urgent decisions which will be shown as asterisked agenda items or as may be determined by Cabinet will be effective immediately. Non-urgent decisions may be called in within 5 working days of this meeting in accordance with standing order X/30. This agenda gives notice of items to be considered in private as required by Regulations 5 (4) and (5) of The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012. Yours faithfully RUTH E HYDE Chief Executive To: Members of the Cabinet Other members of the Council (for information) A G E N D A 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda. 3. MINUTES PAGES 1 - 6 Cabinet is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 6 January 2015. 4. CABINET WORK PROGRAMME PAGES 7 - 8 Cabinet is asked to approve its Work Programme, including potential key decisions that will help to achieve the Council’s key priorities and associated objectives. 5. SCRUTINY REVIEWS PAGES 9 - 11 The purpose of this report is to make members aware of matters proposed for and undergoing scrutiny. 6. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CORPORATE PLAN PAGES 12 - 31 2012 – 2016 To enable Cabinet to review progress being made in implementing the corporate plan 2012 – 16. 7. COMBINED AUTHORITY FOR NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PAGES 32 - 36 To invite Cabinet to make a recommendation to Council to agree to the submission to the Secretary of State for approval a scheme for the establishment of a Combined Authority for Nottinghamshire. Appendices 2 to 4 are circulated separately with this agenda. 8. HOUSING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING 8.1 Development Management Policies Issues and Options PAGES 37 – 104 To advise members of progress in reviewing existing saved 2004 Local Plan policies and to obtain approval to undertake a six week consultation on ‘Issues and Options’ in relation to future policies. 8.2 Consultation on Preferred Approach to PAGES 105 - 146 Site Allocations (Green Belt Review) To advise members of progress in reviewing the Broxtowe part of the Nottingham Derby Green Belt and to obtain approval to undertake a six week consultation on a preferred approach to amending Green Belt boundaries. 8.3 Moult’s Yard Stapleford PAGE 147 To update members on the situation at Moult’s Yard with a view to progressing redevelopment of the site, including exploring all relevant funding and purchasing options. 8.4 Housing Inclusion Officer PAGES 148 - 151 The Budget Advisory Committee at its meeting on 16 January 2015 recommended that Cabinet be asked to approve that the post of Housing Inclusion Officer be added to the Council’s establishment. 9. RESOURCES 9.1 Grants to Voluntary and Community Organisations PAGES 152 - 159 Charitable Bodies and Individuals Involved in Sport The Arts and Disability Matters 2014/15 To consider requests for grant aid in accordance with the provisions of the Council’s grant aid policy. 9.2 Rent Payment Cards PAGES 160 - 162 To seek member approval for a change in the way that the Council accepts payment of council house rents. 10. COMMUNITY SAFETY 10.1 Establishment Changes – Public Protection Division PAGES 163 - 168 To seek approval for changes to the establishment of the administrative support for the Public Protection Division within the Chief Executive’s Directorate. 11. EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS Details of any representations received by the Executive about why any of the following reports should be considered in public – none received. Statement in response to any representations – not required. Cabinet is asked to RESOLVE that, under Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act 12. HOUSING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING 12.1 Adaption Installation PAGES 169 - 174 CABINET 6 JANUARY 2015 Present: Councillor M Radulovic MBE, Chair Councillors: M Brown R I Jackson P Lally G Marshall J M Owen R S Robinson P D Simpson I L Tyler An apology for absence was received from Councillor D K Watts. 128. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. 129. MINUTES The minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2014 were confirmed and signed. 130. CABINET WORK PROGRAMME RESOLVED that the Work Programme, including key decisions, be approved. Reason The items included in the Work Programme will help to achieve the Council’s key priorities and associated objectives. 131. SCRUTINY REVIEWS Cabinet noted the matters proposed for and undergoing scrutiny. Members discussed the submission of a request for scrutiny regarding winter resilience. Concern was expressed over salted footways in warden aided complexes. It was further suggested that a review may include road gritting strategies across the Borough in order to improve road safety. RESOLVED that the subject of winter resilience be forwarded to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to be considered for inclusion in the Annual Scrutiny Work Programme. 1 Reason A scrutiny review would consider measures by which issues particular to winter are managed. 132. RESOURCES 132.1 Council Tax Base 2015/16 Cabinet considered the council tax base for the year 2015/16. RESOLVED that based on the number of band D equivalent properties and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, Broxtowe Borough Council calculates its council tax base for the year 2015/16 as follows: a) for the whole of its area 32,400.60 and b) in respect of Parish Precepts and Special Expenses for those parts of its area mentioned in the table below, the amounts specified therein: Part of Council’s Area Area Council Tax Base Awsworth 591.30 Brinsley 661.88 Cossall 200.91 Eastwood 2,628.84 Greasley 3,567.68 Kimberley 1,698.56 Nuthall 2,248.43 Stapleford 3,814.09 Strelley 176.43 Trowell 810.00 Special Expenses Area Beeston Area 16,002.48 Reason To meet statutory requirements and enable the Council to achieve its corporate objectives and priorities. 132.2 Electoral Review of Nottinghamshire At its meeting on 24 November 2014 the Electoral Advisory Committee considered a letter from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) inviting comments on new division patterns for Nottinghamshire as part of an electoral review being carried out of the County Council. The Advisory Committee recommended that the LGBCE be asked to ensure that the new division boundaries are coterminous with Borough wards to ensure the most efficient voting arrangements for electors and ease of 2 administration. It was agreed that the words ‘wherever possible’ be added to the Committee’s recommendation. RESOLVED that the comments of the Electoral Advisory Committee, as amended above, be submitted to the LGBCE as the Council’s response. Reason This will assist with the Council’s corporate priority of bringing people together. 132.3 Grant Aid to Parish/Town Councils and Beeston Special Expenses Area Regarding the Local Council Tax Support Scheme In 2014/15 the government chose not to give a grant figure specifically in respect of the Local Council Tax Support Scheme but instead to include this within the mainstream grant funding for local authorities. Consequently individual billing authorities were left to take their own decisions as to what grant, if any, that they wished to award to parish and town councils. Members discussed the previous year’s grant assistance which was calculated in line with this Council’s funding assessment. It was agreed that the size of the reduction be reduced to only 7% from 14.3% in order to assist the parish/town councils in the current financial situation. It was stipulated that the reduction be used to support Broxtowe Borough Council initiatives and would be removed if the finance was not applied accordingly. RESOLVED that the grant assistance to parish and town councils and the special expenses area in respect of the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2015/16, as set out in the appendix to the report and amended above, be approved. Reason This will assist with the Council’s overall vision of listening and responding to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective services. 133. JOBS AND BUSINESS GROWTH 133.1 Beeston Town Centre – Investment Requests from Beeston Advisory Committee Cabinet considered three requests for investment in Beeston Town Centre from the Beeston Advisory Committee which were made at its meeting on 2 December 2014. These involved the installation of high quality LED up- lighting for Beeston Parish Church, the covering of the bandstand and improvements to the seating within it and the installation of close boarded fencing around the former Beeston market site in addition to the clearance from the site of the former stalls, including asbestos sheeting. 3 RESOLVED that: 1. Proposals for the installations of LED up-lighting for Beeston Parish Church and the clearance of the former Beeston Market site, be approved. 2. Delegated authority be given to the Director of Housing, Leisure and Property Services in consultation with Leader to fund any overspend from the Policy Reserve.