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:
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.