Decisions

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04/12/2019 - Exclusion of Press and Public ref: 11220    For Determination

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 04/12/2019

Decision:

Cabinet agreed by affirmation that the Press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items in accordance with the provisions of Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) (exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act). Paragraph 3 refers to information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).


04/12/2019 - Applications for Council Tax Reduction under Section 13a of The Local Government Finance Act 1992 - Delegation of Authority for Decision Making ref: 11219    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 14/12/2019

Decision:

Cabinet agreed to delegate Council Tax reduction decision-making to the Lead Cabinet Member for Finance, as outlined in Option 1 pending a review of the policy.

                                   


04/12/2019 - Potential property acquisition decision ref: 11214    For Determination

Potential decision items relating to decisions to acquire property where in line with the Council’s Constitution, the level of investment requires Cabinet agreement (acquisitions in excess of £2m). If no such decisions are needed, this item will be withdrawn.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 14/12/2019

Lead officer: Uzma Ali


04/12/2019 - Shared Payroll Service ref: 11218    For Determination

To provide an update on the performance of the shared Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council payroll service.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 14/12/2019

Decision:

Cabinet

 

1.    noted that the Payroll Shared Service Agreement had been extended and would be reviewed in line with other Greater Cambridge shared services arrangements; and

 

2.    asked officers to explore the feasibility of appointing a payroll apprentice to support the team and invest in the future of the service.

Lead officer: Susan Gardner Craig


04/12/2019 - Medium Term Financial Strategy ref: 11215    For Determination

To consider the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 14/12/2019

Decision:

Not for call-in

 

Cabinet

 

(a)          Acknowledged the projected changes in service spending and the overall resources available to the Council over the medium term; and

 

(b)          Recommended to Full Council the Medium Term Financial Strategy attached as Appendix A and the updated financial forecast attached as Appendix B to the report from the Interim Director of Finance.

 

Lead officer: Trevor Roff


04/12/2019 - Street lighting Policy and LED upgrade program ref: 11217    For Determination

To consider a policy for the Council’s street lighting service, including LED upgrades.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 04/12/2019

Decision:

Cabinet approved the South Cambridgeshire District Council Streetlighting Policy document to be included on the Council’s website and inform the communications plan.

 

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Trevor Nicoll


04/12/2019 - Service Transformation Programme: Savings Proposals ref: 11212    For Determination

To consider savings proposals for the next four year period for consultation.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 14/12/2019

Decision:

Cabinet considered the proposed objectives and intentions in relation to the review of Council services as part of a coordinated Council-wide transformation programme,  and

 

(a)       Noted the considerable challenges facing the Council given the financial outlook, including Government announcements in respect of local government funding, and the expectation that future cost pressures will exceed the resources available;

 

(b)       Noted the revenue budget guiding principles, outlined at paragraph 21 of the Chief Executive’s report, providing the context for the planning of the 2020 / 2021 revenue budget and the formulation of proposals to achieve service efficiency savings;

 

(c)       Noted the growth bids, detailed at Appendix A to the Chief Executive’s report, for inclusion in the Budget Setting Report in February 2020;

 

(d)       Noted the proposed range of service efficiency savings / policy options detailed in Appendix B of the report and that these would undergo further refinement and consultation with employees and other stakeholders prior to forming part of the Budget Setting Report in February 2020; and

 

(e)       Noted that some of the savings proposals would require a detailed equality analysis.

 

Lead officer: Trevor Roff


04/12/2019 - 2019-20 Quarter 2 Performance Report ref: 11216    For Determination

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 04/12/2019

Decision:

Cabinet received and noted the Operational Key Performance Indicator (OKPI) results as detailed in the report from the Director of Corporate Services.


04/12/2019 - Communal Room Review Project - Decision required regarding the future use of The Limes/Limes Close Sheltered Communal Room in Bassingbourn ref: 11213    For Determination

Part of a review of communal rooms. Consultation has taken place with sheltered residents of The Limes/Limes Close, Bassingbourn, who no longer wish to use the building as their communal room. The Parish Council is keen to take on the long lease on the building and to invest in the interior to make it a useable village hall.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 04/12/2019 - Cabinet

Decision published: 04/12/2019

Effective from: 04/12/2019

Lead officer: Kate Swan


28/11/2019 - Standing in the name of Councillor Peter Topping ref: 11202    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

The following motion was LOST:

 

This Council agrees that all budget holding “lead cabinet members” should hold at least 3 public meetings per calendar year.


28/11/2019 - Standing in the name of Councillor Mark Howell ref: 11201    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council AGREED  the following motion:

 

South Cambridgeshire District Council believes all sectors of the community should be able to access its services. This Council asks the Disability Task and Finish Group to examine the British Deaf Association Charter which is designed as a vehicle to remove direct and indirect discrimination, empower local deaf communities and improve dialogue between South Cambridgeshire District Council and Deaf people.


28/11/2019 - Appointment to the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) ref: 11199    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council

 

AGREED

 

1.    That a letter be sent to Simon Harris thanking him, on behalf of the Council, for his work as a member of the Independent Remuneration Panel.

 

2.    That Jane Phillips be appointed as an interim Member of the Independent Remuneration Panel until a permanent member can be appointed.

 

3.    That the Interim Member be paid an allowance, pro rata of the annual rate of £200, for the months served on the Panel.

 

4.    That the Interim Director of Corporate Services, in consultation with the Chairman of the IRP, be authorised to undertake a recruitment and selection process to identify a permanent member of the panel and to recommend a candidate for appointment.

 


28/11/2019 - Membership of Committees and Outside Bodies ref: 11204    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council NOTED and ENDORSED the following changes in Committee membership and substitute appointments:

 

(a)   Scrutiny and Overview Committee

                     (i)          Councillor Ruth Betson replaced by Councillor Dr. Shrobona Bhattacharya as a member of the committee; and

                    (ii)          Councillor Dr. Shrobona Bhattacharya replaced by Councillor Ruth Betson as a substitute member of the committee.

 

(b)   Cambridge Fringes Joint Development Control Committee

                     (i)          Councillor Steve Hunt replaced by Councillor Dr. Claire Daunton as a member of the joint committee; and

                    (ii)          Councillor Dr. Claire Daunton replaced by Councillor Steve Hunt as a substitute member of the joint committee.

 

 


28/11/2019 - Potential Property Acquisition - Cambridge Science Park ref: 11205    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019


28/11/2019 - Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy and Conditions (Licensing Committee - 11 November 2019) ref: 11198    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council

 

AGREED

 

To defer Agenda Item 8(f) (Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy) to allow for a further period of consultation and consideration, as appropriate.


28/11/2019 - General Fund Capital Programme Update and New Bids (Cabinet - 6 November 2019) ref: 11197    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council

 

AGREED

 

1.             The allocation of additional funding of £545,000 from the Renewables Reserve to complete the footpath lighting upgrades given the environmental benefits, acknowledging that a full report would be submitted to Cabinet for approval that outlines the programme of work, timescales, costs and payback period;

 

2.             The allocation of funding of £1,300,000 from the Renewables Reserve for a range of energy efficiency and green energy measures at South Cambridgeshire Hall, acknowledging that a full report would be submitted to Cabinet for approval that outlines the range of modifications and enhancements proposed, costs and payback period;

 

3.             The revised General Fund capital programme for the period 2019/2020 to 2024/2025, reproduced at Appendix C of the report of the Head of Finance, to reflect the new scheme bids, amendments to the programme and the reprofiling of expenditure identified in the report.  


28/11/2019 - Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Revenue and Capital Provisional Outturn 2018/19 (Cabinet - 2 October 2019) ref: 11195    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council

 

AGREED

 

1.             The Housing Revenue Account Revenue Budget Carry Forwards from 2018/2019 to 2019/2020 in the sum of £0.739 million, identified at Appendix A to the report of the Head of Finance;

 

2.             The Housing Revenue Account Capital Budget Carry Forwards from 2018/2019 to 2019/2020 of £1.124 million, identified at Appendix B.


28/11/2019 - General Fund Revenue and Capital Provisional Outturn 2018/19 (Cabinet - 2 October 2019) ref: 11194    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council

 

AGREED

 

1.    The re-designation of the established Business Efficiency Reserve as the Transformation Reserve and that the sum of £3 million be appropriated from the unallocated General Fund Reserve to the Transformation Reserve to enable the service transformation and organisational change programme to be resourced, noting that the General Fund unallocated reserve would then be £14.446 million.

 

2.    The General Fund Revenue Budget Carry Forwards in the sum of £1.227 million, as outlined in Appendix A to the report of the Head of Finance.

 

3.    The General Fund Capital Budget carry forwards of £6.464 million due mainly to the slippage of capital projects, as outlined in the report.


28/11/2019 - Investment Strategy (Cabinet - 2 October 2019) ref: 11193    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council

 

AGREED

 

1.    The updated Investment Strategy attached at Appendix A to the report of the Interim Director of Finance (subject to the re-ordering of paragraphs 6.2 and 6.3), which includes (i) a range of investment indicators to comply with the Statutory Guidance on Local Government Investments and (ii) the governance arrangements that enable the Council to seek approval for priority investments in a timely manner in response to market conditions.

 

2.    The consequent changes to the Scheme of Delegation to enable the Head of Commercial Development and Investment to progress investment opportunities, including due diligence checks, and to authorise the S151 Officer to submit non-binding offers in line with market practice.


28/11/2019 - Register of Interests ref: 11208    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

The Chairman referred to the email sent from Democratic Services to all Members requesting that they review their Register of Interests form to ensure that it was up to date prior to the commencement of the audit of the Statement of Accounts.  He accordingly requested that Members inform Democratic Services of any changes to their registered interests as soon as possible.


28/11/2019 - Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Civic Affairs Committee - 29 October 2019) ref: 11196    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Council

Made at meeting: 28/11/2019 - Council

Decision published: 02/12/2019

Effective from: 28/11/2019

Decision:

Council AGREED that the current schedule of polling districts and polling places be retained with no changes.