Agenda, decisions and minutes

Councillor Ward declared a personal interest in Item 7 - Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) – Allocation of CIL Funds as he had been involved with one of the Bids.  He left the room during consideration of this item.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2018 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny meeting held on 14 November 2018.

That the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the Review of the Council Tax Support Scheme for 2019-20 be endorsed for submission, with a full report and draft scheme, to Council on 23 January 2019.

Review of Council Tax Support Scheme 2019-20

Cabinet were supportive of the recommendation from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee which requested Cabinet to endorse the following recommendations to change the Council Tax Support Scheme for 2019/20.

1.  That a cap of 90% be applied.

2.  That the minimum amount of Council Tax Support payable be increased from £0.50 to £1.00 per week.

3.  That a minimum tolerance level for changes in income of £30.00 per week be set.

Having considered the options and for the reasons set out in the report, Cabinet agreed to the following:

Resolved:

That the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the Review of the Council Tax Support Scheme for 2019-20 be endorsed for submission, with a full report and draft scheme, to Council on 23 January 2019.

Planning

To seek approval to fund a number of projects within the borough from the council’s CIL receipts following assessment of the bids against the criteria in the Council’s approved Spending Protocol.

1.    That the following projects be approved for CIL funding:

·  Kings Somborne Community Building – £95,000

·  Romsey Flood Alleviation Scheme – £25,000

·  Hurstbourne Tarrant Flood Alleviation Scheme – £15,126

·  Southampton Road shared Pedestrian and Cycle Route – £270,000

·  Barton Stacey Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) – £35,715

·  Botley Road informal crossing point – £35,000

2.  That the sum of £475,841 be drawn from the CIL Reserve to finance these projects.

Consideration was given to a report of the Planning Portfolio Holder which set out a summary of the bids received during 2018, evaluation of each one and the funding recommendations made for each project

Statutory consultation was undertaken on the Regulation 123 List prior to its adoption in November 2016. The Council’s public sector partners such as Hampshire County Council and the Environment Agency had contributed to the Regulation 123 List as well as Parish Councils through their contributions to the Test Valley Access Plan.

Therefore the Council has taken the step through the CIL Spending Protocol approach to ensure that CIL funds were distributed in a fair, transparent and equitable way to maximise opportunities for the projects on the CIL Regulation 123 List to be delivered.

Having considered the options and for the reasons set out in the report, Cabinet agreed to the following:

Recommended to Council:

1.    That the following projects be approved for CIL funding:

·  Kings Somborne Community Building – £95,000

·  Romsey Flood Alleviation Scheme – £25,000

·  Hurstbourne Tarrant Flood Alleviation Scheme – £15,126

·  Southampton Road shared Pedestrian and Cycle Route – £270,000

·  Barton Stacey Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) – £35,715

·  Botley Road informal crossing point – £35,000

2.  That the sum of £475,841 be drawn from the CIL Reserve to finance these projects.

Planning

To propose the adoption of the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report future DPDs for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople.

1.  That the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for Gypsy, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople including its Appendices (annex 1 to the report) be approved.

2.  That the Head of Planning Policy be authorised to make changes of a minor nature to improve the presentation of the document, update those elements of the scoping report as identified in annex 2 to the report and correct typographical errors prior to publication in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder.

Consideration was given to a report of the Planning Portfolio Holder which considered the scoping report which had been prepared to cover Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople in future Development Plan Documents.  The scoping report had been prepared in line with national guidance to fulfil the first stage of the Sustainability Appraisal process.

The Scoping Report had been subject to consultation for a period of five weeks and the responses had been taken into account in the preparation of the document presented.

Having considered the options and for the reasons set out in the report, Cabinet agreed to the following:

Resolved:

1.  That the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for Gypsy, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople including its Appendices (annex 1 to the report) be approved.

2.  That the Head of Planning Policy be authorised to make changes of a minor nature to improve the presentation of the document, update those elements of the scoping report as identified in annex 2 to the report and correct typographical errors prior to publication in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder.

Planning

To seek agreement to the principle of funding Shopmobility between 2019-2021.

That the recommended funding of £30,474 for 2019/20 and £30,717 for 2020/21 for Shopmobility be agreed in principle.

Consideration was given to a report of the Planning Portfolio Holder which sought  the in principle agreement to fund Shopmobility for 2019/20 – 2020/21.

By agreeing the funding it would enable Unity to continue to provide a shopmobility service over that period of time.

Having considered the options and for the reasons set out in the report, Cabinet agreed to the following:

Resolved:

That the recommended funding of £30,474 for 2019/20 and £30,717 for 2020/21 for Shopmobility be agreed in principle.