Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 21 January 2025 6.00pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Daneshill House, Danestrete

Contact: Alex Marsh (01438) 242587  Email: Committees@stevenage.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 181 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 17 December 2024.

 

Minutes to follow.

3.

PART I DECISIONS OF THE CABINET

To consider the following Part I Decisions of the Cabinet taken on 15 January 2025:

 

2. MINUTES - CABINET - 11 DECEMBER 2024

Cabinet Agenda 5 – 12

 

3. GARAGES ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT

Cabinet Agenda 13 – 36

 

4. COMMUNITY SAFETY STRATEGY 2025 - 28

Cabinet Agenda 37 – 102

 

5. LICENSING ACT 2003 - REVIEW OF STATEMENT OF LICENSING POLICY

Cabinet Agenda 103 – 232

 

6. GAMBLING ACT 2005 - REVIEW OF STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

Cabinet Agenda 233 – 382

 

7. CONSULTATION ON AN AMENDMENT TO TWO ARTICLE 4 DIRECTIONS TO REQUIRE CHANGES OF USE FROM CLASS E(G)(I) (OFFICES AND CLASS E(G)(III) (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) TO CLASS C3 (RESIDENTIAL) TO OBTAIN PLANNING PERMISSION

Cabinet Agenda 383 – 422

 

8. COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL): DRAFT CHARGING

SCHEDULE – PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Cabinet Agenda 423 – 472

 

9. HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) - FINAL BUDGET AND RENT

SETTING 2025/26

Cabinet Agenda 473 – 548

 

10. DRAFT GENERAL FUND AND COUNCIL TAX SETTING 2025/26

Cabinet Agenda 549 – 608

 

11. DRAFT CAPITAL STRATEGY 2024/25-2029/30

Cabinet Agenda 609 – 636

 

12. URGENT PART 1 BUSINESS

 

Notice of Decisions to follow

4.

URGENT PART I DECISIONS AUTHORISED BY THE CHAIR OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To consider any urgent Part I Decisions authorised by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

5.

URGENT PART I BUSINESS

To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent

6.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

To consider the following motions:

1.       That 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 they involve 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.

 

 

7.

PART II MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 17 December 2024.

 

Minutes to follow.

8.

PART II DECISIONS OF THE CABINET

To consider the following Part II Decisions of the Cabinet taken on 15 January 2025.

 

14. MINUTES - CABINET 11 DECEMBER 2024

 

15. URGENT PART II BUSINESS

 

Notice of Decisions to follow

9.

URGENT PART II DECISIONS AUTHORISED BY THE CHAIR OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To consider any urgent Part II Decisions authorised by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

10.

URGENT PART II BUSINESS

To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent