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Minutes  PDF 413 KB
To approve, as a correct record, the minutes
of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 06 November 2023
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3. |
Public Questions and Statements
To receive questions and statements from the
public, if any.
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4. |
Items of Urgent Business
To determine any other items of business which
the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency
pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972
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Declarations of Interest PDF 721 KB
Members are asked at this stage to declare any
interests that they may have in any of the following items on the
agenda. The Code of Conduct for Members requries that declarations
include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable
pecuniary interest (see attached guidance and flowchart)
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6. |
Members' Questions
To receive oral questions from Members, if
any
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Recommendations from Cabinet Working Parties
At the meeting of the Planning Policy &
Built Heritage Working Party held on 13 November 2023, the
following recommendations were made to Cabinet:
1.
To adopt the Glaven Valley Conservation Appraisal
following the amendments itemised in the report, for statutory
planning purposes and for the Appraisal document to become a
material consideration in the planning process.
2.
To agree the proposed boundary changes as
recommended in the draft Appraisal document and those further
changes detailed in this report, and that they be published in
accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation
Areas) Act 1990.
3.
To agree the proposed Local Listings as identified
within the draft Appraisal documents.
Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED
1.
To adopt the Glaven Valley Conservation Appraisal
following the amendments itemised in the report, for statutory
planning purposes and for the Appraisal document to become a
material consideration in the planning process.
2.
To agree the proposed boundary changes as
recommended in the draft Appraisal document and those further
changes detailed in this report, and that they be published in
accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation
Areas) Act 1990.
3.
To agree the proposed Local Listings as identified
within the draft Appraisal documents.
Reason for the decision:
To adopt the draft Conservation Area
Appraisal
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Recommendations from Overview & Scrutiny Committee
The following recommendations were made to
Cabinet by Overview & Scrutiny Committee at the meeting held on
13th December 2023:
1.
Draft Revenue Budget 2024-2025 (Including MTFS)
RESOLVED
To
recommend the following two stage process for scrutiny of the draft
Budget and Medium Term Financial
Strategy:
1.
Cabinet to identify areas for cost
reductions from: efficiencies, service redesign, CP delivery plan
budget, etc; and, income generation
from: raising discretionary charges, new income streams, council tax, etc. This should
include opportunities to invest to save schemes. The Overview &
Scrutiny Committee to review Cabinet proposals at their next
meeting in January.
2. Preparations
for the 2025-2026 Budget and MTFS gap closure proposals to commence
in early 2024 to ensure early engagement and input from Members and
more implementation lead time.
2.
Fees & Charges 2024 – 2025
To
recommend that Cabinet supports the following recommendations to
Full Council
1.
The Fees & Charges from 1st April
2024 as included in Appendix A
2.
That delegated authority be given to the Section 151
Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and
relevant Directors/Assistant Director to agree the fees and charges
not included within Appendix A as required (outlined within the
report).
In addition, the Committee resolved to
recommend that for those charges where the Council has the
discretion to vary fees, Cabinet ensures they are reviewed with the
following three key issues in mind -
- a commercial approach
- benchmarking
- market forces
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Delegated Decisions September to November 2023 PDF 85 KB
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Executive Summary
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This
report details the decisions taken under delegated powers from
September to November 2023.
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Options considered
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Not applicable – the
recording and reporting of delegated decisions is a statutory
requirement.
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Consultation(s)
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Consultation is not required as
this report and accompanying appendix is for information only. No
decision is required and the outcome
cannot be changed as it is historic, factual
information.
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Recommendations
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To receive
and note the report and the register of decisions taken under
delegated powers.
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Reasons for
recommendations
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The
Constitution: Chapter 6, Part 5, sections 5.1 and 5.2 details the
exercise of any power or function of the Council where waiting until a meeting of Council or a
committee would disadvantage the Council. The Constitution requires
that any exercise of such powers should be reported to the next
meeting of Council, Cabinet or working party (as
appropriate)
Section 2.1 sets out the
requirements regarding the reporting of conditional delegated
decisions.
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Background papers
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Signed delegated decision
forms.
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Links to key documents:
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Corporate Plan:
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N/A
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Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS)
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N/A – information report
only
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Council Policies &
Strategies
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N/A
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Corporate Governance:
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Is this a key
decision
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No
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Has the public interest test
been applied
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Yes – no exempt information
is included.
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Details of any previous
decision(s) on this matter
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Dates of any Cabinet decisions
providing delegated authority are included in the attached
appendix.
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Additional documents:
Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED
To
receive and note the report and the register of decisions taken
under delegated powers.
Reason for the decision:
The Constitution: Chapter 6,
Part 5, sections 5.1 and 5.2 details the exercise of any power or
function of the Council where waiting
until a meeting of Council or a committee would disadvantage the
Council. The Constitution requires that any exercise of such powers
should be reported to the next meeting of Council, Cabinet or
working party (as appropriate)
Section 2.1 sets out the
requirements regarding the reporting of conditional delegated
decisions.
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Draft Revenue Budget 2024 - 2025 PDF 204 KB
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Executive Summary
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This report presents the first iteration of budget for
2024/25. It is intended to present the position as we currently
know it and it will need to be updated as more information becomes
available e.g. the impact of the Local
Government Finance Settlement for 2024/25.
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Options
considered.
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No other options have been considered as it is a
requirement to calculate “the expenditure which the authority
estimates it will incur in the forthcoming year in performing its
functions” and then subtract “the sums which it
estimates will be payable for the year into its general
fund”. This is required to set a balanced budget before 11
March 2024.
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Consultation(s)
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The Overview and Scrutiny Committee have reviewed
the content and have made recommendations to Cabinet for its
consideration. This is the only consultation that has taken place
prior to this paper being presented to Cabinet. This paper is the
first stage of consultation and as the budget setting process
progresses consultation will take place with other stakeholders
e.g. Council Tax payers and Business
Rates payers.
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Recommendations
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That Cabinet consider any recommendations made by Overview and
Scrutiny.
That Cabinet consider the options
for achieving the required level savings so that a balanced budget
can be recommended to full Council.
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Reasons for recommendations
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To enable the Council to set a balanced budget.
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Background papers
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2023/24 Budget report presented to
full Council on 22 February 2023.
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Links to key documents:
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Corporate
Plan:
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Strong Responsible
& Accountable Council.
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Medium Term
Financial Strategy (MTFS)
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The setting of a balanced budget for
2024/25 provides the base position for reviewing the following
years of the Medium-Term Finance Plan.
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Council Policies
& Strategies
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Budget Setting
& Medium-Term Finance Strategy.
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Corporate Governance:
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Is this a key
decision
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Yes
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Has the public
interest test been applied
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Yes
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Details of any
previous decision(s) on this matter
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Additional documents:
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Fees & Charges 2024 -2025 PDF 136 KB
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Executive Summary
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This report recommends the fees
and charges for the financial year 2024-25 that will come into
effect from the 1st April
2024.
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Options considered
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Alternatives for the individual
service fees and charges proposed have been considered by service
managers as part of the process of creating this report.
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Consultation(s)
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Portfolio Holder
Director of Resources/S151
Officer
Budget Managers
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Recommendations
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That
Cabinet agree and recommend to Full Council:
- The
fees and charges from 1st April 2024 as included in
Appendix A.
- That delegated authority be given to the Section 151 Officer, in
consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and relevant
Directors/Assistant Director to agree the fees and charges not
included within Appendix A as required (outlined within the
report).
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Reasons for recommendations
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To approve the Council’s
proposed fees and charges for 2024/25.
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Background papers
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Fees & Charges 2023/24
report (Full Council – 12th December
2022)
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Links to key documents:
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Corporate Plan:
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This report helps to ensure that
the Council is financially sound by setting charges for external
services, adequately reimbursing the costs of delivering the
Council’s services and generating extra income where
appropriate.
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Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS)
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This report includes opportunities
that service managers have identified to generate extra income from
within their current operations.
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Council Policies &
Strategies
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N/A
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Corporate Governance:
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Is this a key
decision
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Yes
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Has the public interest test
been applied
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Not an exempt item
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Details of any previous
decision(s) on this matter
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Current Fees & Charges
2023/24 report (Full Council – 22 February 2023)
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Additional documents:
Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED
To recommend to Full
Council:
- The
fees and charges from 1st April 2024 as included in
Appendix A.
- That delegated authority be given to the Section 151 Officer, in
consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and relevant
Directors/Assistant Director to agree the fees and charges not
included within Appendix A as required (outlined within the
report).
Reason for the decision:
To approve the Council’s
proposed fees and charges for 2024/25.
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Managing Performance 2019 - 2023 PDF 159 KB
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Executive Summary
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This report is the final
managing performance report for the Corporate Plan 2019 –
2023.
It summarisesdelivery againstthe CorporatePlan
agreedby the Council in November 2019 and the Delivery Planagreed
by Cabinet at its meeting of February2020.
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Options considered
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There are no options to be
considered in the discussion or presentationof thisreport –it
isa reportwhich closesdown reporting on
objectives agreed in the 2019 – 2023
CorporatePlan.
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Consultation(s)
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This is a report which looks
backwards to report on the Council’s progress and
achievements over the past four years; as such it doesn’t
require any process of
consultation beyond reviewby theSection 151Officer andthe
Monitoring Officer.
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Recommendations
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That Cabinet receives and
agrees this report and acknowledges that the
majority of the Corporate Plan 2019-2023 priorities and
objectives for this period were achieved despite the unprecedented
circumstances presented by the global COVID pandemic.
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Reasons for
recommendations
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To ensure the objectives of the
Council are achieved and service performance monitored, and, as
appropriate, improvedso asto ensurethe provisionof goodquality,
value formoney servicesto theDistrict’sresidents, businessesand visitors
and inform future corporate learning and improvement.
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Background papers
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The 2019 – 2023 Corporate Plan and
In-Phase performance management system
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Links to key documents:
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Corporate Plan:
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This report details the
Council’s performance in delivering the objectives of the
Corporate Plan 2019 - 2023.
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Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS)
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Achieving the objectives in the
Corporate Plan 2019 - 2023 and delivering services effectively and
efficiently is a part of ensuring the MTFS is achieved.
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Council Policies &
Strategies
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Corporate Plan 2019 -
2023
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Additional documents:
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Managing Performance Q2 PDF 102 KB
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MANAGING
PERFORMANCE QUARTER 2 2023/24
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Executive Summary
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The Quarter 2 Managing
Performance Report attached, as Appendix A, enables the Council to
assess operational service performance for the second quarter of
the 2023/24 civic year – i.e. 1st
July – 30th September 2023.
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Options considered
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The report provides information on the
Council’s performance in the period 1st July
– 30th September 2023 and as appropriate proposes
a management response to any issues highlighted.
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Consultation(s)
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The Section 151 officer and the
Monitoring Officer reviewed this report.
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Recommendations
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That Cabinetresolves tonote
thisreport andendorse the actions being taken by Corporate
Leadership Team detailed in AppendixA.
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Reasons for recommendations
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To ensure the objectives of the
Council are achieved and service performance monitored, reviewed
and, as necessary, improved.
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Background papers
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The In-Phase performance management
system
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Links to key documents:
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Corporate Plan:
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This report details levels of
Council performance for the period 1st July – 30th September 2023 in support of the Council’s
Corporate Plan objective of Being a Strong, Responsible and
Accountable Council.
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Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS)
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Council Policies &
Strategies
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Corporate Plan 2023 -
2027
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Corporate Governance:
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Is this a key decision
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No
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Has the public interest test
been applied
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Not applicable. Item
not exempt.
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Details of any previous
decision(s) on this matter
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Not applicable. Quarterly
performance management reports.
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Please note the appendix
accompanying this report will follow.
Additional documents:
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Rocket House Building, Cromer - Building repair investigations PDF 142 KB
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Executive Summary
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The
Rocket House building is a multi-let property with community
facilities on Cromer East Promenade that requires substantial
repairs, maintenance and energy improvement works to ensure a
sustainable future for the building.
Following the previous report to Cabinet 4th
September 2023, a visit to the property and technical briefing was
made available for members.
To
gain further clarity over the damp issues, it is proposed to
commission detailed investigations into the fabric of the building
to identify the cause of damp, establish remedial options and
budget costings.
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Options considered
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None.
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Consultation(s)
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Local Members
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Recommendations
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That
Cabinet:
- Delegate to Officers to commission detailed investigations into
the fabric of the building in 2 phases to identify the cause of
damp, establish remedial options and budget costings.
- A
further report back to Cabinet with the findings.
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Reasons for recommendations
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To respond to the need for
essential repairs, maintenance and energy improvement works to the
building.
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Background papers
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Wards
affected
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Cromer Town and
Suffield Park
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Cabinet member(s)
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Cllr L Shires, Cllr H
Blathwayt, Cllr A Varley, Cllr L Withington
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Contact Officer
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Renata Garfoot, Asset
Strategy Manager Renata.garfoot@north-norfolk.gov.uk
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Links to key documents:
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Corporate Plan:
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Our greener
future
Developing our
communities
Investing in our local
economy and infrastructure
A strong responsible and
accountable Council
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Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS)
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A capital budget of
£1,000,000 has been allocated as part of the annual budget
setting process to address the maintenance issues of this
asset.
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Council Policies &
Strategies
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Asset Management Plan 2018
- 22
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Corporate Governance:
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Is this a key
decision
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No
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Has the public interest test
been applied
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N/A
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Details of any previous
decision(s) on this matter
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Cabinet - 4th September
2023
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Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED to
- Delegate to Officers to commission detailed investigations into
the fabric of the building in 2 phases to identify the cause of
damp, establish remedial options and budget costings.
- A
further report back to Cabinet with the findings.
Reason for the
decision:
To
respond to the need for essential repairs, maintenance and energy
improvement works to the building
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Exclusion of Press and Public
To pass the following resolution:
“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local
Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the
meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they
involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in
paragraphs _ of Part I ofSchedule 12A (as amended) to the
Act.”
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Private Business
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