Agenda

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 October 2025.

To note the following minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny and Select Committees:

Environment and Economy Select Committee – 7 October 2025

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 14 October 2025

To receive an update on the projected General Fund (GF), Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Capital 2025/26 net expenditure and seek approval to amend the General Fund, HRA and Capital budgets as part of the quarterly revenue monitoring review.

To receive a report updating Members on the Treasury Management activities in 2025/26 and review effectiveness of the 2025/26 Treasury Management and Investment Strategy including the 2025/26 prudential and treasury indicators.

To update Members on the local Stevenage Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme for 2026/27.

To update Members on the Balancing the Budget priority and the 2026/27

onwards options that meet the required General Fund requirement.

Report to Follow

To consider a draft Management of Estates and Neighbourhoods Policy 2025-2027 related to the on-going management of Housing Services and to ensure that Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) delivers well maintained, safe and attractive places that residents can enjoy and take pride in.

To receive the draft Recharge Policy 2025-2027 related to the on-going management of Housing Services and to ensure that SBC has a fair, consistent and responsible approach as to when recharges might apply.

To consider the annual summary of progress made on the eighteen actions set out in the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) action plan 2024/25, and agree the proposed EDI Action Plan 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 held on 10 October 2025.

This receive an update on the Station Gateway vision under the current Development Management Service Agreement (DSMA) with Muse and the English Cities Fund (ECF).

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