Agenda and decisions

That Cabinet note:

a)      the exceptions to performance of the housing service compliance functions;

b)      interim arrangements for monitoring damp and mould ahead of introduction of Awaab’s Law; and

c)    the ongoing actions to improve and maintain performance.

That Cabinet:

(a)      note the General Fund projected outturn variance of £0m;

(b)     note the Housing Revenue Account projected favourable outturn variance of £0.117m to the Major Repairs Reserve;

(c)      approve the variations to the Capital Programme at Appendix E to the report;

(d)     approve the Capital Programme revised budget and financing of £53.759m; and

(e)     note the Prudential indicators at Appendix H to the report.

That Cabinet:

a)      review the Community Plan Performance Report attached as Appendix 1to the report;

b)      review the compliance report attached as Appendix 2to the report; and

c)    consider the Council’s performance against its objectives highlighting any areas of high performance and identifying areas for improvement.

That Cabinet:

(a)       approve the proposed amended First Consideration Proposed Future Actions and Monitoring as the Council’s Biodiversity Strategy;

(b)      approve publication of the proposed Biodiversity Report 2024-2025; and

(c)   approve that future Biodiversity Reports will be published annually.

That Cabinet approve:

a)      the implementation of a six-month food waste collection pilot across two rounds of approximately 1,500 properties each;

b)      the comparative testing of provision versus non-provision of compostable liner bags;

c)      a further report being brought to the Cabinet in spring 2027, detailing the pilot outcomes and recommendations prior to the District wide rollout;

d)      a Capital budget of £27,500 for the purchase and delivery of 3,300 external food waste caddies, 3,200 internal food waste caddies, to be funded from the Food Waste Reserve; and

e)  a revenue budget of £9,500 for the six-month supply of caddy liners for 1,500 properties, communication material and hiring a van to deliver the caddies, to be funded from the same ring-fenced reserve. 

That Cabinet approve:

a)      the proposed SPDs at Appendices A & B to the report; and

b)     public consultation be undertaken for 6-weeks on the proposed amendments for referral back to Cabinet for adoption.

The Committee will be invited to resolve:-

‘To consider resolving that, under section 100A (4) of the Local Government

Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items

of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt

information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.’

None.

Categories of “Exempt Information”

Under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended

1. Information relating to any individual.

2. Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

3. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

4. Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising

between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority.

5. Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.

6. Information which reveals that the authority proposes –

(a) to give under any enactment a notice under or by  virtue of which requirements are imposed on a person : or

(b) to make an order or direction under any enactment.

7. Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.