Meeting documents

Executive
Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Date:
14 Mar 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 - WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2017
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive held on Wednesday, 22 February 2017.
Minutes attached

3. MINUTES OF OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE AND SELECT COMMITTEES
To note the Minutes of the meeting of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee held on 23 February 2017.
Minutes attached

4. DISCRETIONARY RATE RELIEF POLICY
To consider a report that recommends revisions to the Discretionary Rate Relief (DDR) Policy and procedure and to review and approve proposed changes to the current level and scope of awards being made.

Report attached

Appendices

5. FINAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT STRATEGY
To consider a report for recommendation to Council that outlines proposals for a new property investment strategy for 2017/18 - 2019/20 and recommends an initial investment of £15m in property investment to be resourced from prudential borrowing.

Report attached

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 13 September 2016)

6. CORPORATE PERFORMANCE FOR QUARTER THREE 2016/17
To consider a report that sets out the Council's performance results to quarter 3 2016/17 (April 2016 to Dec 2016).

Report attached

Appendices

  • Appendix 1 - Corporate and Future Town, Future Council Performance Measures: Quarter 3 2016/17

Background Papers

  • BD1 - Corporate Performance for Quarter 1 2016/17 Report

7. NEW HOMES BONUS - 2017/18 SCHEME ALLOCATIONS
To consider a report that seeks approval to a range of schemes and initiatives to be funded from the 2017/18 new homes bonus allocation.

Report attached

Appendices

  • Appendix A - Summary of Decisions - Overview & Scrutiny Committee - 2 March 2017

8. 3RD QUARTER REVENUE MONITORING REPORT - GENERAL FUND AND HRA
To update Members on the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (HRA) projected 2016/17 net expenditure and to seek approval for the revisions to the 2016/17 revenue budgets.

Report attached

Appendices

Background Papers

  • BD1 - HRA final budget proposals and rent setting report (Council 26 January 2016)
  • BD2 - 2016/17 Council Tax Setting and General Fund Budget (Council 24 February 2016)
  • BD3 - New Homes Bonus - 2016/17 (Executive 5 April 2016)
  • BD4 - 1st Quarter Monitoring Report General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (13 September 2016)
  • BD5 - 2nd Quarter Monitoring Report General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (22 November 2016)
  • BD6 - HRA final budget proposals and rent setting report (Council 31 January 2017)
  • BD7 - 2017/18 Council Tax Setting and General Fund Budget (Council 28 February 2017)

9. 3rd QUARTER CAPITAL MONITORING REPORT - GENERAL FUND AND HRA
To consider a report that provides an update on the Council's 2016/17 and 2017/18 capital programme and seeks approval for the revisions to the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account capital programme.

Report attached

Background Papers

  • BD1 - General Fund Capital Strategy
  • BD2 - Housing Revenue Account Capital Strategy
  • BD3 - 2017/18 Final Capital Forward Plan and 5 Year Capital Strategy 28 February 2017.

10. TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION
To consider a report that provides a summary of the procurement route for the SG1 development.

Report & Appendices attached

  • Appendix A - Site area for SG1
  • Appendix B - Delivery Mechanisms
  • Appendix C - Objectives & Scoring Criteria
  • Appendix D - Summary of Roadshow Feedback
  • Appendix E - Council owned Assets included in SG1

Background Documents

  • BD1 - Stevenage Procurement Strategy (2017) - Cushman & Wakefield

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

13. PART II MINUTES - WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2017
To approve as a correct record the Part II section of the Minutes of the Executive held on Wednesday, 22 February 2017.
 
14. URGENT PART II BUSINESS
To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

Published:
6 March 2017