Agenda

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of Executive held on 14 December 2017 for signature by the Chair.

Minutes attached

To note the following Minutes of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Select Committees –

A.              Community Select Committee – 7 February 2018

B.              Overview & Scrutiny Committee – 8 February 2018

C.              Overview & Scrutiny Committee – 19 February 2018

Minutes attached

To consider a report regarding whether the Council should join the Hertfordshire Home Improvement Agency (HHIA).

Report & Appendices attached

To consider a report that recommends the approval of a Cultural Strategy for the town.  The report also summarises a number of cultural ambitions over the next 10 years in order for Stevenage to become a destination creative town.

Report & Appendices attached

To consider a report that details the outcome of a review of all revenue and associated budgets for 2017/2018 3^rd quarter.

Report & Appendix attached

To consider a report that provides an update on the Council’s 2017/18 and 2018/19 capital programme and that seeks approval for the revisions to the General Fund capital programme.  The report also provides an update on capital resources available to fund the capital programmes.

Report attached

To consider a report that sets out proposals for the draft Community Safety Strategy 2018-20121 which outlines the emerging priorities of the SoSafe partnership for the next three years and was considered by the Responsible Authorities Group (RAG) at its meeting on 5^th February 2018.

Report & Appendix attached

To consider a report that details the outcome of consultations and subsequent recommendations to amend the Allocations Policy.

Report & Appendices attached

To consider a report that seek approval to proposals to commence a programme of retrofitting Fire Suppressant Sprinkler Systems to all of the Council’s 7 high rise flat blocks, including 2 sheltered schemes.  The financial details are set out in an accompanying Part II report on this agenda.

Report attached

To consider a report that highlights the Council’s performance across key priorities and themes for quarter three 2017/18.

Report & Appendices attached

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

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 paragraphs1 – 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.

To consider a Part II report that details the financial implications for the retrofitting of Fire Suppressant Sprinkler Systems to residential tower blocks proposals for which are set out in a report in the Part I Section of this agenda.

Part II report attached

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