To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Meredith, O’Rourke, Susan Smith and Wardle.

Members are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary, personal or personal and prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests relating to items on this agenda and/or indicate if S106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.   

There were no declarations of interest.

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

There were no urgent items of business.

To determine any items on the agenda, if any, where the public and press are to be excluded from the meeting.

There were no exempt reports to consider.

To consider the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 20^th December 2022.

Resolved: That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 20th December 2022 be approved and signed as a correct record.

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration / Director of Economy.           

Consideration was given to a report of the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration / Director of Economy that sought approval of the draft Asset Management Plan and Strategy for adoption as Council policy.

Alternatives Considered:  Not to approve the draft Asset Management Plan and Strategy – this option would not be best practice and was not recommended.

Resolved:  That the draft Asset Management Plan and Strategy be approved for adoption as Council policy.

Reasons for Decision: The Council was not obliged to produce an Asset Management Plan but it was considered best practice by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The Strategy provided a link between service and project planning and the management and maintenance of land and building assets. It helped identify sites to meet the Council’s regeneration objectives, housing needs and climate change priorities. 

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Highways and Housing / Director of Neighbourhoods.

Consideration was given to a report of the Cabinet Member for Highways and Housing / Director of Neighbourhoods that sought authority to accept specific funding streams either secured or hoped to be secured within the next 12 month period.

Alternatives Considered:  Not to accept the funding.  This would fail to maximise revenue and/or capital grant funding which would reduce the ability of the Council to deliver significant schemes within the Borough.

Resolved: 

1.    That the funding offers, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, be accepted;

2.    That the Director of Neighbourhoods be granted delegated authority for the relevant expenditure of the funding offers, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

Reasons for Decision:

·         To allow for delivery of the schemes as listed within Appendix 1 of the report.

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·         Without the ability to take receipt of external grant monies the specific programmes would not be delivered by the Council.