Agenda

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 11 December 2024.

To consider the Asset Management Strategy for the period 2025 to 2035 for the garage portfolio, following the cessation of the Garage Investment Programme (GIP).

To consider the draft Community Safety Strategy 2025-2028, which outlines the emerging priorities of the SoSafe partnership for the next three years.

To consider the Council’s proposed Statement of Licensing Policy as required under the Licensing Act 2003.

To consider the Council’s draft Statement of Principles as required under the Gambling Act 2005.

To provide Members with an overview of the proposed amendment to the existing Article 4 Directions which came into force on 16 December 2022.

To highlight to Members the feedback from the first round of consultation on the CIL Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule (DCS).

To update Members on the final proposals on the Housing Revenue Account

(HRA) budget and rent setting for 2025/26.

To consider the Council's draft 2025/26 General Fund Budget, Council Tax

Support Scheme and draft proposals for the 2025/26 Council Tax.

To approve revisions to the 2024/25 General Fund (GF) and Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme and Strategy and approve the draft Capital Programme for 2025/26.

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 approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 11 December 2024.

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