Decisions

Safer Arun Partnership Review

This report sets out progress of the Safer Arun Partnership (SAP) during 2019-20 in delivering the strategic priorities contained in its Partnership Plan (2018-2022).  It provides information to enable Members to understand performance to date and provides a summary assessment of the future challenges and opportunities for SAP.

Tree Planting Strategy

A 10-year Tree Planting Strategy and associated planting plan 2021-2031 is being drafted in support of the Council’s declaration of a climate emergency. The planting plan will be developed in full consideration of ‘best practice’ principles, local management knowledge and required resource. This will ensure future tree planting undertaken by the Council is carried out in a sustainable and considered way.

Cabinet considered the minutes from the meeting of the Environment & Leisure Working Group held on 10 December 2020 and approved the recommendations at:

Minute 20 – Safer Arun Partnership Review

The Cabinet

            RESOLVED – That

(1)          The work of the Safer Arun Partnership is endorsed and the importance of partnership working in contributing to reducing anti-social behaviour and addressing crime and disorder in Arun is recognised; and

(2)          Recognition is given to the work of the Safer Arun Partnership in contributing to the delivery of the Council’s strategic priority ‘Supporting you if you need Help”

Minute 21 – Tree Planting Strategy

The Cabinet

            RESOLVED

            To endorse the principles outlined in the report which would form the basis of the Tree Planting Strategy 2021 to 2031 and an associated planting plan which would both be presented to the relevant Committee.

The Council’s Medium Financial Strategy assumes that income from all charges should reviewed. This therefore requires certain parking charges for 2021/22 to be varied to find the additional income. The purpose of this report is not to make the decision on the charges, but to ask for approval to commence the consultation.

In addition, this report reviews other car parks initiatives and services improvements.

The Cabinet

            RESOLVED - That

(1)  To approve that the proposed charges in Appendix A are put out for consultation; and

(2)  Give delegated authority to the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services to consider the results of the consultation and take a decision.

This report sets out the Q2 performance outturn for the Corporate Plan and Service Delivery Plan performance indicators for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020.

The Cabinet

            RESOLVED – That

(1)  The Council’s Q2 performance against the targets for the Corporate Plan indicators as set out in this report and Appendix A be noted;

(2)     The Council’s Q2 performance against the targets for the Service Delivery Plan indicators as set out in this report and Appendix B be noted; and

(3)    The minutes from Overview Select Committee on 1 December 2020 and associated comments and queries be noted.

Planning permission was refused for applications Y/103/18/PL and EP/148/20/PL. Both decisions were taken by the Development Control Committee (DCC) and were contrary to the advice of officers. In deciding the subsequent appeals, the Inspector has concluded that the Council acted unreasonably in refusing planning permission and has awarded costs against the Council.

This award follows an award of costs for BE/69/19/OUT in May 2020 (a decision also taken at DCC contrary to the officer recommendation). This award of costs (£11,400) was paid out of the Departments budget. A Supplementary Estimate is now sought to pay these further costs as the Department budget is unable to accommodate these significant additional payments.

The Cabinet

            RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL

            To approve a supplementary estimate of a maximum of £33,000 to settle the awards of costs in respect of applications Y/103/18/PL and EP/148/20/PL.  This equates to a band D equivalent Council Tax of £0.53.

The report provided a background to The Journey to Work Project and summarises its achievements over the past year and its future.

The Cabinet

            RESOLVED

            That the contents of this report be noted.

The report provides the annual update on the baseline position for the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan (HRABP) projections. 

The HRABP forecasts income, expenditure, investment and borrowing in respect of Council housing over a 30 year period.

The update has been produced by our retained expert consultant; Housing Finance Associates and is based entirely on inputs that have been provided by the Council.

The Cabinet

            RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL

            That the updated Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 202/21 be noted.