Meeting documents

Executive
Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Date:
22 Nov 2016
Time:
2.00pm
Venue:
Shimkent Room, Daneshill House, Stevenage SG1 1HN
Contact:
Jackie Cansick
Tel:
01438 242992
Email:
committees@stevenage.gov.uk
Members:
Councillors: S Taylor OBE CC (Chair), J Gardner (Vice-Chair),S Batson MBE DL CC, R Henry CC, Mrs J Lloyd, R Raynor, S Speller and J Thomas.

Agenda

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PART 1

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2. MINUTES - TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2016
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive held on Tuesday 18 October 2016.
Minutes attached

3. MINUTES OF OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE AND SELECT COMMITTEES
To note the Minutes of the following meetings of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Select Committees
Minutes

A. Environment & Economy Select Committee - 12 October 2016
B. Community Select Committee - 19 October 2016
C. Overview & Scrutiny Committee - 24 October 2016
D. Community Select Committee - 25 October 2016
E. Environment & Economy Select Committee - 31October 2016

4. 2016/2017 MID YEAR TREASURY MANAGEMENT REVIEW
To consider a report for recommendation to Council to approve updates to the 2016/17 Treasury Management and Investment Strategy.
Report

Appendices

Appendix A - Prudential Indicators for Mid Year Review.
Appendix B - Debt Portfolio
Appendix C - Specified & Non-Specified Investment Criteria
Appendix D - Approved Countries for Investments

Background Documents

BD1 -  Prudential Code Indicators and Treasury Management Strategy 2016/17 (24 February 2016 Council)
BD2 - Annual Treasury Management Review of 2015/16


5. REVISION TO CONTRACT STANDING ORDERS 2016
To consider a report for recommendation to Council to approve the revised Contract Standing Orders.
Report

Appendices

Appendix A - Revised Contract Standing Orders
Appendix B - Table of Changes with proposed changes for 2016

Background Documents

BD1 - Contract Standing Orders version 7 dated October 2015

6. STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATE PLAN FUTURE TOWN FUTURE COUNCIL
To consider a report seeking approval of the Council's Corporate Plan- Future Town Future Council
Report

Appendices

Appendix 1: Draft Corporate Plan Future Town Future Council
Appendix 2: Summary action plan
Appendix 3: Equality Impact Assessment

Background Documents

BD1- Executive Report: Stevenage Borough Council Sharing the Dividends
BD2 - Council report Stevenage Borough Council Sharing the Dividends July 2013
BD3 - Executive Report Future Town future Council October 2015
BD4 - Executive Report Future Town Future Council Outcomes and Resources March 2016.
BD5 - Executive Report Corporate Plan Future Town Future Council September 2016

7. HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUSINESS PLAN REVIEW
To consider a report seeking approval for the HRA Business Plan.
Report

Appendices

Appendix A: Key Achievements in 2015/16
Appendix B: HRA Development Projected Pipeline 2015-2021
Appendix C: HRA Major Works Capital Programme 2016-2046
Appendix D: 30 Year HRA Business Plan Assumptions

Background Documents

BD1 - Stevenage Borough Council Executive Report: Housing Revenue Account Business Plan
BD2 - Stevenage Borough Council Executive Report: Corporate Plan - see separate item on the agenda of this Executive meeting, 22 November 2016
BD3 - Stevenage Borough Council Executive Report: Draft Revised Rent and Service Charge Setting Policy - see separate item on the agenda of this Executive meeting, 22 November 2016
BD4 - Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016
BD5 - Housing and Planning Act 2016

8. REVISED RENT AND SERVICE CHARGE SETTING POLICY (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES)
To consider a report recommending amendments to the Council's Rent and Service Charge Policy.
Report

Appendices

Appendix A - Revised Rent and Service Charge Setting Policy
Appendix B - Equality Impact Assessment

Background Documents

BD1 - Rent and Service Charge Setting Policy Executive Report (2012)
BD2 - Rent Addendum Executive Report(2014) - Executive
BD3 - Revised Rent and Service Charge Setting Policy Executive Report
BD4 - Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016
BD5 - Housing and Planning Act 2016

9. SECOND QUARTER MONITORING REPORT - GENERAL FUND AND HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT
To consider a report updating Members on the General Fund and HRA 2016/17 net expenditure and to seek approval for the revisions to the 2016/17 revenue budgets and the allocated reserves.
Report

Appendices

Appendix A - Investment and Loans Portfolio

Background Documents

BD1 - HRA final budget proposals and rent setting report (Council 26th January 2016)
BD2 - 2016/17 Council Tax Setting and General Fund Budget (Council 24th February 2016)
BD3 - New Homes Bonus - 2016/17 (Executive 5th April 2016)
BD4 - 1st Quarter Monitoring Report General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (13th September 2016)

10. SECOND QUARTER CAPITAL STRATEGY UPDATE
To consider a report seeking approval for the revisions on the General Fund and HRA Capital Programme.
Report

Background Documents

BD1 - General Fund Capital Strategy
BD2 - Housing Revenue Account Capital Strategy
BD3 - 2015/16 Capital Expenditure Outturn 2016

11. APPOINTMENT OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS (FOR AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS FROM 2018/19 ONWARDS)
To consider a report for recommendation to Council on the preferred mechanism for the appointments of the Council's external auditors for the Statement of Account, 2018/2019 onwards.
Report

Appendices

Appendix 1 - Invitation to opt in
Appendix 2 -  PSAA Prospectus

12. URGENT PART 1 BUSINESS
To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

13. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
To consider the following motions that:

  1. Under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1-7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006.
  2. That Members consider the reasons for the following reports being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

PART II

14. PART II MINUTES - TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2016
To approve as a correct record the Part II section of the Minutes of the Executive held on Tuesday 18 October 2016.
Part II Minutes attached for Members

15. FINANCIAL SECURITY 2017/18-2019/20
To consider a Part II report updating Members on the Financial Security work stream undertaken during 2016/17
Report and Appendices attached
 
16. URGENT PART II BUSINESS
To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

Published:
14 November 2016