Decisions
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04/12/2018 - Chichester Enterprise Centre ref: 1774 Recommendations Approved
To consider the Post Project Evaluation report
for the Chichester Enterprise Centre development.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED
That the Post Project Evaluation (PPE) report in appendix one to the agenda report for the Chichester Enterprise Centre development be approved.
Wards affected: Chichester South;
Lead officer: Mr Alan Gregory
04/12/2018 - Selsey Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2029 ref: 1772 Recommendations Approved
To consider the Examiner’s recommendations made on the Selsey Neighbourhood Plan.
The report will recommend that Cabinet agrees the Decision Statement and the Plan moves forward for referendum.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED
That subject to the completion of a satisfactory Strategic Environment Assessment or legal advice that states that this is not required:
(1) The Decision Statement as set out in the appendix to the agenda report be published.
(2) The examiner’s recommendation that the Neighbourhood Development Plan proceed to referendum, subject to modifications as set out in the Decision Statement, be approved.
Lead officer: Mrs Tracey Flitcroft
04/12/2018 - Custom and Self-Build Register New Burdens Grant ref: 1770 Recommendations Approved
To approve the use of the Custom and self
build New Burdens Grant to fund a Housing Strategy and Policy
Officer.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED
That delegated authority be given to the Director of Housing and Communities, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing Services, to spend the Custom and Self-Build New Burdens Grant set out in para 3.1 of the agenda report.
Lead officer: Mrs Linda Grange
04/12/2018 - Air Quality Modelling for Chichester District ref: 1771 Recommendations Approved
In accordance with it's statutory Local Air
Quality Management duties budget is sought to carry out air quality
modelling of parts of Chichester and Midhurst. The model outputs
will inform CDC's rewrite of it's statutory Air Quality Action Plan
and inform the declaration of a new Air Quality Management
Area(s).
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED
(1) That the appointment of consultant B to carry out air quality modelling pursuant to Chichester District Council’s statutory Local Air Quality Management duties under the Environment Act 1995 be approved.
(2) That a budget of £13,280 from reserves to fund the air quality modelling work be approved.
Lead officer: Mr Simon Ballard
04/12/2018 - Litter and Fly Tip Action Plan ref: 1769 Recommendations Approved
Review strategy and seek approval for proposed
year 2 actions
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED
(1) That the revised Litter and Fly Tip Action Plan attached as appendix 1 to the agenda report, as amended by the revisions in the third agenda supplement to the figures in appendix 2, be approved.
(2) That expenditure of £13,300 funded from reserves be approved to enable the appointment of one part time Project Officer for one year to undertake communication initiatives relating to fly tipping and litter.
(3) That expenditure of £7,500 funded from reserves be approved to provide resources to support publicity campaigns related to fly tipping and litter.
(4) That £10,000 from reserves be approved to enable litter enforcement in low littering areas.
(5) That the entering into an agreement with East Hampshire District Council on the basis of ‘Scenario 3’ as set out in appendix 2 to the agenda report, as amended by the revised figures in the third agenda supplement, be approved to provide litter enforcement for a period of three years, with the detail of the scheme delegated to the Director of Planning and the Environment and the Cabinet Member for Environment Services to finalise.
(6) That the intention of the Chief Executive be noted to report to the Council her use of Article 10.02 constitutional delegation to discharge the enforcement functions detailed in paragraph 6.2 of the agenda report to East Hampshire District Council under powers granted to the authority under section 101 of the Local Government Act 1997.
Lead officer: Ms Alison Stevens
04/12/2018 - Increasing the Provision of the Councils Temporary Accommodation at Freeland Close Chichester ref: 1775 Recommendations Approved
The council is being presented with increasing levels of homelessness and is having particular problems finding temporary housing for larger families. Local authorities owe a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 to secure suitable accommodation for unintentionally homeless households who are in a priority need category.
(Recommendation to Council)
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED
(1) That the Project Initiation Document (PID) and timescales set out in the appendix to the agenda report be approved.
(2) That the preferred option, option 3 set out in section 8 of the PID, be progressed to detailed design stage and a planning application being submitted and, following planning approval, the scheme design be finalised ready for invitation of tenders.
(3) That the Director of Housing and Communities be authorised to conduct the procurement, invite tenders and take all steps up to, but not including, award of contract.
(4) That the contactor bids be presented to the Cabinet following the receipt and analysis of tenders for award of contract.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL
That the allocation of £102,000 from the Housing Investment Reserve be approved to enable the scheme design to be finalised and submitted for planning approval.
Wards affected: Chichester West;
Lead officer: Ms Holly Nicol
04/12/2018 - Financial Strategy and Plan 2019-2020 ref: 1776 Recommendations Approved
The purpose of the report is to update the
Council’s medium term financial strategy and action plan to
help guide the management of the Council’s finances having
signed up to the government’s four year settlement in the
previous year, and to build upon the work already achieved in the
deficit reduction plan in previous years.
The key recommendations from this report will help formulate the
2019-20 budget, and level of Council Tax.
Cabinet is asked to recommend to Council the
following;
(1) The key financial principles and actions of the five year
financial strategy
(2) That the current five year Financial Model is noted
(3) That a minimum level of general fund reserves be set, having
considered the recommendations from the Corporate Governance and
Audit Committee
(4) That the current resources position is noted.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL
(1) That the key financial principles and actions of the five year Financial Strategy set out in appendix 1 to the agenda report be approved.
(2) That the current five year Financial Model detailed in appendix 2 to the agenda report be noted.
(3) That, having considered the recommendations from the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee, the Minimum Level of the General Fund Reserves be set at £6.3 m.
(4) That the Director of Corporate Services be given delegated authority, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, to accept the government’s offer to participate in the 75% localisation business rate pilot for 2019-2020, if the West Sussex councils’ bid is successful, or if not, to revert back to the Coastal West Sussex existing pooling arrangement for the coming financial year.
(5) That the current resources position as set out in appendix 3 to the agenda report be noted.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mrs Helen Belenger
04/12/2018 - Determination of the Council Tax Base for 2019-2020 ref: 1773 Recommendations Approved
To set the Council Tax base for 2019/20. The tax base is effectively an estimate of the number of council tax dwellings in the District. This is adjusted for the effect of the discounts and exemptions, properties being in different valuation bands expressed as the number of band D equivalent dwellings in the district. This figure is then adjusted for the assumed collection rate.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED
That in order to comply with section 35 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the following resolutions be made:
(1) No item of expenditure shall be treated as ‘special expenses’ for the purposes of section 35 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
(2) The resolution in (1)shall remain in force for the 2019-2020 financial year.
(3) The calculation of Chichester District Council’s tax-base for the year 2019-2020 be approved.
(4) The amounts calculated by Chichester District Council as its council tax-base for the year 2019-2020 for its area and each part of its area shall be those set out in appendices 1 and 2 to the agenda report.
(5) In order to offset some or all of the costs of council tax reduction to local precepting authorities (parish councils), a grant be distributed as outlined in appendix 3 to and described in para 6.3 of the agenda report.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mr Paul Jobson
04/12/2018 - Exclusion of the Press and Public ref: 1767 Noted
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED
That in accordance with section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (the Act) the public and the press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of agenda item 15 (Development of Land at Barnfield Drive ) for the reason that it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted that there would be disclosure to the public of ‘exempt information’ being information of the nature described in Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and because in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
04/12/2018 - Late Items ref: 1766 Noted
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
[NONE]
04/12/2018 - Public Question Time ref: 1765 Noted
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
[NO PUBLIC QUESTIONS WERE SUBMITTED FOR THIS MEETING]
04/12/2018 - Declarations of Interests ref: 1764 Noted
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
[NONE]
04/12/2018 - Chairman's Announcements ref: 1762 Noted
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision:
[DETAILS IN THE MINUTES]
04/12/2018 - Development of Land at Barnfield Chichester ref: 1768 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Wards affected: Chichester East;
Lead officer: Mr Peter Legood