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.