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Cabinet AGENDA Cabinet AGENDA Wednesday, 18th December 2019 at 7.15pm Council Chamber, Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7 9HB THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (Please note this meeting will be webcast and audio recorded) www.braintree.gov.uk Members of the Cabinet are requested to attend this meeting to transact the business set out in the Agenda. Membership:- Portfolio Overall Vision and Strategic Direction Councillor G Butland (Leader of the Council) Economic Development and Councillor T Cunningham (Deputy Leader of the Infrastructure Council) Communities, Culture and Tourism Councillor F Ricci Corporate Transformation Councillor J McKee Environment and Place Councillor Mrs W Schmitt Finance and Performance Councillor D Bebb Management Health and Wellbeing Councillor P Tattersley Homes Councillor K Bowers Planning Councillor Mrs G Spray Invitees Representatives of the Green Party and Independent Group, Halstead Residents Association and Labour Group. Councillor Unsworth, Chairman of the Performance Management Board for Item 7a, Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2020-21 to 2023-24. Members unable to attend the meeting are requested to forward their apologies for absence to the Governance and Members Team on 01376 552525 or email [email protected] by 3pm on the day of the meeting. A WRIGHT Chief Executive Page 1 of 143 INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS - DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, Other Pecuniary Interest or Non- Pecuniary Interest Any member with a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, other Pecuniary Interest or Non- Pecuniary Interest must declare the nature of their interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct. Members must not participate in any discussion of the matter in which they have declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or other Pecuniary Interest or participate in any vote, or further vote, taken on the matter at the meeting. In addition, the Member must withdraw from the chamber where the meeting considering the business is being held unless the Member has received a dispensation from the Monitoring Officer. Question Time The Agenda allows for a period of up to 30 minutes when members of the public can speak. Members of the public wishing to speak are requested to register by contacting the Governance and Members Team on 01376 552525 or email [email protected] by midday on the working day before the day of the Committee meeting. For example, if the Committee Meeting is due to be held on a Tuesday, the registration deadline is midday on Monday, (where there is a bank holiday Monday you will need to register by midday on the previous Friday). The Council reserves the right to decline any requests to register to speak if they are received after this time. Members of the public can remain to observe the public session of the meeting. Please note that there is public Wi-Fi in the Council Chamber, users are required to register in order to access this. There is limited availability of printed agendas. Health and Safety Any persons attending meetings in the Council offices are requested to take a few moments to familiarise themselves with the nearest available fire exit, indicated by the fire evacuation signs. In the event of an alarm you must evacuate the building immediately and follow all instructions provided by officers. You will be assisted to the nearest designated assembly point until it is safe to return to the building. Mobile Phones Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched to silent during the meeting in order to prevent disturbances. Webcast and Audio Recording Please note that this meeting will be webcast and audio recorded. You can view webcasts for up to 6 months using this link: http://braintree.public-i.tv/core/portal/home Documents Agendas, reports and minutes for all the Council's public meetings can be accessed via www.braintree.gov.uk We welcome comments from members of the public to make our services as efficient and effective as possible. If you have any suggestions regarding the meeting you have attended you can send these via [email protected] Page 2 of 143 AGENDA No Title and Purpose of Report Pages 1 Apologies for Absence 2 Declarations of Interest To declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, other Pecuniary Interest or Non-Pecuniary Interest relating to items on the agenda having regard to the Code of Conduct for Members and having taken appropriate advice where necessary before the meeting. 3 Minutes of the Previous Meeting To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 2nd December 2019 (copy previously circulated). 4 Public Question Time (See paragraph above) 5 HEALTH & WELLBEING 5a Fusion Annual Presentation to Cabinet To receive a presentation from Carl Bentley, Regional Business Manager, Fusion and Jon Richardson, Contract Business Manager, Fusion. 6 COMMUNITIES, CULTURE & TOURISM 6a Presentation to Cabinet of the Braintree District Museum Trusts Business Plan for 2019 to 2024 To receive a presentation from Shelia Carrington, Chair of the Braintree Museum Trust and Robert Rose, Braintree Museum Manager. 7 FINANCE & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 7a Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2020-21 to 2023-24 5 - 48 Page 3 of 143 7b Recommendation from the Corporate Governance Group – 49 - 51 24th October 2019 – Treasury Management Mid-Year Report 2019-20 7c Second Quarter Performance Management Report 2019-20 52 - 83 8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE 8a North Essex Economic Growth Strategy 84 - 122 8b Pedestrianisation of Braintree Town Centre - Consultation 123 - 143 Report and Feasibility Studies - PUBLIC 9 EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS TO CONSIDER REPORTS IN PRIVATE SESSION for reasons set out in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of the Local Government Act 1972. AGENDA – PRIVATE SESSION No Title and Purpose of Report Pages 10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE 10a Pedestrianisation of Braintree Town Centre - Consultation Report and Feasibility Studies - PRIVATE Page 4 of 143 CABINET 18 th December 2019 Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2020/21 to 2023/24 Agenda No: 7a Portfolio Finance and Performance Management Corporate Outcome: A high performing organisation that delivers excellent and value for money services Delivering better outcomes for residents and businesses and reducing costs to taxpayers Report presented by: Cllr. David Bebb, Cabinet Member for Finance and Performance Management Report prepared by: Trevor Wilson, Head of Finance Background Papers: Public Report Council Budget and Council Tax 2019/20 and Medium-Term Key Decision: No Financial Strategy 2019/20 to 2022/23 report to Cabinet 11th February 2019 and Full Council 25th February 2019; Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2019/20 to 2022/23 Update report to Cabinet 9th September 2019; Local government finance settlement 2020/21 consultation issued by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on 3rd October 2019. MHCLG issued an invitation to local authorities in England to indicate their preferred pooling arrangements for the forthcoming financial year, 2020/21, by email on 17th September 2019 Executive Summary: 1. Background and Purpose 1.1 The process of rolling forward the Council’s four-year financial plan commenced with a report to Cabinet, on 9th September 2019, with an initial review of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) 2019/20 to 2022/23; which had been agreed by Council on 25th February 2019. 1.2 This report provides detail of the progress with the updating of the Financial Profile and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2020/21 to 2023/24; unavoidable cost pressures; and work on identifying options for revenue cost reductions/additional income to meet the anticipated funding shortfalls over the next four years and the initial budget proposals, both revenue and capital, for 2020/21. 2. Budget Strategy 2.1 The Council’s Budget Strategy is to: Page 5 of 143 • Be a low council tax authority; • Have plans to deliver a balanced budget over the medium-term; and • Maintain a minimum level of unallocated balances of £1.5million. 2.2 With the period of austerity following the global financial crisis the Council anticipated that the shortfalls in its finances would grow due to: annual reductions in Government grant resulting eventually in no grant being received; annual inflationary pressures; new responsibilities; and increasing demand for services. In October 2013 the Council requested a Peer Challenge to help it formulate an approach to address the anticipated shortfalls over the medium-term. 2.3 The approach has delivered cost reductions and additional income without impacting on customers and service delivery, including: • Property purchases providing a rental income stream; • Causeway House shared with mix of four private and public sector organisations producing rental income; • Responsibility for running the Enterprise Centre, Springwood Industrial Estate, and developed four grow-on units adjacent to the Centre; • Invested in solar panels on council property reducing energy costs and producing an income; • Invested monies in pooled funds achieving an improved return over short-term interest rates; • Service reviews have delivered cost reductions; • Agreed a District Investment Strategy with development proposals which will deliver benefits over the medium to long-term; 2.4 The Council determined from the inception of the New Homes Bonus scheme, the funding mechanism to support development and delivery of homes, that it would be used for investment in infrastructure projects and affordable homes and not used to support the Council’s day to day spending. 2.5 Over the period the Council has had and continues to respond to increasing costs not only from inflationary and market pressures but also from increased demand on services and new responsibilities. The Planning service has had to respond to an increase in planning applications, many of which are for major developments, and as a consequence an increase in work on appeals. 3. Government Funding 3.1 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published a Technical Consultation on the 2020-21 Local Government Finance Settlement.
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