Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday, 28 January 2004 7.00pm

NumberItem
  MINUTES - Council 20040128 19:00 
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
3. MATTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE FOR DECISION BY COUNCIL - HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) BUDGET PROBABLES 2003/04 & ESTIMATE 2004/05
  The Executive on 14th January 2004, having considered the attached officer report, agreed the following recommendations to Council:-

(1) That the Housing Revenue Account estimates for 2003/04 Probable, showing a net deficit of £2,087,070, be approved, as detailed in Appendix A.

(2) That the Housing Revenue Account 2004/05 Estimates be approved, as
detailed in Appendix A.

(3) That the rents of HRA dwellings be increased, with effect from the week commencing 5th April 2004, by 3.96% and increased or decreased by the Rent Restructuring figure determined for each dwelling in accordance with the Government's National Rent Formula, subject to the Government's rent cap applicable to each property as detailed in paragraph 4.2.3.

(4) That the further phasing in of tenant Service Charges not be implemented in 2004/05 and no inflationary increases be applied in 2004/05 to those tenant Service Charges introduced in 2002/03.

(5) That the 2004/05 HRA Leasing Forward Plan, with a total Capital Value of £101,750, be approved, as detailed in Appendix B.

(6) That the Executive proposes a Contingency Sum in the Budget and Policy Framework for 2004/05 of £300,000 for the HRA.

(7) That responsibility for setting the HRA ancillary fees and charges be delegated to the Director of Community Services, in conjunction with the Executive Member (Housing).

(8) That the rent of garages be increased by £0.35p per week (plus VAT where applicable) from 5th April 2004.
 01COPY OF REPORT CONSIDERED BY THE EXECUTIVE ON 14TH JANUARY 2004 - COU20040128_01.doc 
 02COPY OF APPENDIX A TO THE REPORT CONSIDERED BY THE EXECUTIVE ON 14TH JANUARY 2004 - COU20040128_02.pdf 
 03COPY OF APPENDIX B TO THE REPORT CONSIDERED BY THE EXECUTIVE - COU20040128_03.xls 
 04COPY OF APPENDIX C TO THE REPORT CONSIDERED BY THE EXECUTIVE ON 14TH JANUARY 2004 - COU20040128_04.doc 
4. MATTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE FOR DECISION BY COUNCIL - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003
  The Executive on 14th January 2004, having considered the attached officer report, agreed the following recommendation to Council:-

That a Licensing and General Purposes Committee be established, replacing the General Purposes Committee established in May 2003, with terms of reference shown at Appendix A of the report, and that the Council's Constitution be amended accordingly.

(Note: If agreed, this recommendation replaces the recommendation from the December Executive regarding the changes to the terms of reference of the General Purposes Committee in respect of Alcohol Free Zones.)
 05COPY OF REPORT AND APPENDIX A CONSIDERED BY THE EXECUTIVE ON 14TH JANUARY 2004 - COU20040128_05.doc