Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 18 February 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 169 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 21 January 2025.

3.

URGENT PART I DECISIONS AUTHORISED BY THE CHAIR OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE pdf icon PDF 75 KB

4.

URGENT PART I BUSINESS

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

5.

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.

 

 

6.

PART II DECISIONS OF THE CABINET

To consider the following Part II Decisions of the Cabinet taken on 12 February 2025.

 

12. PROCUREMENT OF SUPPORT CONTRACTORS FOR THE REPAIRS AND VOIDS SERVICE

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 257 – 270

 

13. URGENT PART II BUSINESS

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

 

Notice of Decisions to follow

7.

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

8.

URGENT PART II BUSINESS

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

9.

PART I DECISIONS OF THE CABINET pdf icon PDF 108 KB

To consider the following Part I Decisions of the Cabinet taken on 12 February 2025.

 

2. MINUTES - CABINET 15 JANUARY 2025

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 5 - 14

 

3. MINUTES OF OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY AND SELECT COMMITTEES

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 15 - 64

 

4. FINAL SOSAFE COMMUNITY STRATEGY

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 65 – 128

 

5. FINAL GENERAL FUND AND COUNCIL TAX SETTING 2025/26

Cabinet Supplementary Agenda Page Nos. 3 - 71

 

6. FINAL CAPITAL STRATEGY 2024/25 - 2029/30

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 129 - 160

 

7. ANNUAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY INCLUDING PRUDENTIAL INDICATORS 2025/26

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 161 - 198

 

8. ADOPTION OF THREE REVISED SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING

DOCUMENTS

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 199 - 224

 

9. VULNERABILITY POLICY

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 225 - 256

 

10. URGENT PART 1 BUSINESS

To consider any Part 1 business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

 

Notice of Decisions to follow