Meeting documents

Executive
Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Date:
22 Feb 2017
Time:
2pm
Venue:
Shimkent Room, Daneshill House, Stevenage SG1 1HN
Contact:
Jackie Cansick
Tel:
01438 242216
Email:
committees@stevenage.gov.uk
Members:
Councillors: S Taylor OBE CC (Chair), J Gardner (Vice-Chair), R Henry CC, Mrs J Lloyd, R Raynor, S Speller and J Thomas.

Agenda

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Notice of Decisions

PART 1

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2. MINUTES - TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2017
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive held on Tuesday 24 January 2017.
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 attached:

A. Community Select Committee - 11 January 2017
B. Environment & Economy Select Committee - 18 January 2017
C. Overview & Scrutiny Committee - 25 January 2017

4. TREASURY MANAGEMENT REVIEW INCLUDING PRUDENTIAL CODE INDICATORS 2017/18
To consider a report for recommendation to Council that detailed a review of the current Treasury Management and Investment Strategy including prudential indicators.

Appendices

Background Documents

  • BD1 - Annual Treasury Management Review of 2015/16, Council 4 October 2016
  • BD2 - Mid-Year Review Report for 2015/16, Council 7 December 2016
  • BD3 - Treasury Management Strategy - Urgency Decision Sovereign Rating Downgrade, Council 20 July 2016
  • BD4 - Special Council 31 January 2017 - HRA budget setting 2017/18 and rent setting
  • BD5 - Executive Agenda 24 January 2017 Item 6 Draft 2017/18 Council tax setting and General Fund Budget
  • BD6 - Executive 24 January 2017 - 2017/18 Draft Capital Forward Plan & 5 Year Capital Strategy Update

5. LAUNCH OF THE 2017 PLAY AREA REVIEW
To consider a report that sets out the current play area provision and that seeks views on future investment into unsupervised play spaces in Stevenage.

  • Report & Appendices attached
    Appendix A - Comparison of Quantitative Levels of Provision for Children & Young People
    Appendix B - Case Studies
    Appendix C - Option 1: Accessibility Standards Map & List of Proposed Sites
    Appendix D - Option 2: Accessibility Standards Map & List of Proposed Sites
    Appendix E - Option 3: Accessibility Standards Map & List of Proposed Sites
    Appendix F - Equality Impact Assessment

Background documents

  • BD1 - Play England reports
  • BD2 - Association of Play Industries (API) reports
  • BD3 - Office for National Statistics
  • BD4 - Fields In Trust (FiT) (formerly National Playing Fields Association) reports
  • BD5 - Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • BD6 - The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
  • BD7 - Occupiers' Liability Act 1957
  • BD8 - Disability Discrimination Act 1995

6. 2017/18 FINAL CAPITAL FORWARD PLAN & 5 YEAR CAPITAL STRATEGY UPDATE
To consider a report that recommends revisions to the 2016/17 General Fund and Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme and approval of the Capital Programmes for 2017/18 for recommendation to Council.

Appendices

Background Documents

  • BD1 - Capital strategy Update November 2016 (Executive)
  • BD2 - HRA Business Plan November 2016 (Executive)
  • BD3 - Draft Capital strategy January 2017 (Executive)

7. 2017/2018 COUNCIL TAX SETTING AND GENERAL FUND BUDGET
To consider a report concerning the Council's General Fund Budget for 2017/18 and projected 2016/17 General Fund Budget and proposals for the 2017/18 Council Tax for recommendation to Council.

Appendices

Background Documents

  • BD1 - 2017/18 Council Tax Setting and Draft General Fund Budget
  • BD2 - General Fund Medium Term Financial  Strategy (2016/17 - 2020/21) (September Executive)

8. CORPORATE PROCUREMENT STRATEGY 2016-2020
To consider a report that recommends the Corporate Procurement Strategy 2016 - 2020.

Appendices

  • Appendix A - Corporate Procurement Strategy 2016-2020
  • Appendix B - Table of Changes with detailed descriptions
  • Appendix C - Equality Impact Assessment of Corporate Procurement Strategy 2016-2020
  • Appendix D - Publication of Summary Consultation Results for Corporate Procurement Strategy 2016-2020

Background Documents

  • BD1 - Future Town, Future Council Programme
  • BD2 - Corporate Procurement Strategy 2013-2016

9. DRAFT PROPERTY INVESTMENT STRATEGY
To consider a report that outlines proposals for a draft Property Investment Strategy for 2017/18 - 2019/20 and recommends an initial investment of £15m in Property Investment to be resourced from prudential borrowing. 

Appendices

  1. Investment Property Strategy 2017/18 - 2019/20
  2. Key Performance Indicators
  3. Comparison of Annuity and Straight line MRP methods
  4. Governance Flowchart

Background Papers

  • BD1 - Medium Term Financial Strategy (Executive 13th September 2016)

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

11. 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.

12. STEVENAGE FOOTBALL CLUB - NORTH STAND
To consider a Part II report concerning a proposal from Stevenage Football Club (SFC) regarding the development of the North Stand. 

13. LEASEHOLDER PAYMENT OPTIONS (MAJOR WORKS) POLICY
To consider a Part II report that seeks approval of the draft Leaseholder Payment Options (Major Works) Policy.

14. URGENT PART II BUSINESS
To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

Published:
14 February 2017