Agenda and minutes

The minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2018 were approved.

1.    Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

2.    Other Interests

There were no declarations made.

DECISION:

That the Minutes of the Local Joint Employees Consultative Committee held on 20 November 2018 be received and the recommendations contained therein adopted.

DECISION:

That the Forward Plan for the period November 2018 to January 2019 be approved for publication.

The purpose of the report was to inform members of the Council’s overall performance and financial position for the period ended 30th September 2018 (“Second Quarter 2018/19”) The report was considered by the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 28 November 2018.  The position was summarised as follows:

Options considered:

Detailed Analysis was contained within the main body of the Report.

DECISION:           

That the Second Quarter 2018/19 financial, procurement and performance position detailed in Appendices A, B and C and summarised at 3.3 of the covering report be noted.

The Council’s updated Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) presented the Council’s priorities in the context of the likely resources available and provided a financial context to future decision-making. The report was considered by the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 28 November 2018.

Options considered:

There are no options to consider at this stage. Options would be need to be developed in order to close the financial deficits highlighted in this updated plan.

DECISION:           

That the updated Medium Term Financial Plan be approved and be recommended to Council for endorsement.

The purpose of the report was to update the Cabinet on the response to consultation regarding the Draft Growth Strategy for Staffordshire Moorlands, developed jointly in partnership between SMDC and SCC.  The report was considered by the Service Delivery Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 21 November 2018.

Options considered:

Option 1: Do not agree approval for adoption. Under this option, the Council would not adopt the Growth Strategy as a material planning document. This would mean that there was no agreed delivery strategy to support key developments identified in the Local Plan. Not having a delivery mechanism in the form of the Growth Strategy in place would result in fewer opportunities to attract inward investment in the district and could risk the Council losing out on wider community benefits. Not recommended

Option 2: Agree adoption of the Growth Strategy. Having an implementation plan in place would help demonstrate the Council’s commitment to delivering the Local Plan. This would support appropriate development to come forward in identified locations and maximise community benefits from such development. It would also provide context to prospective investors and funders and attract inward investment in the District. It would also help the public and private sector partners in preparing and assessing business cases for funding bids and investment propositions. Recommended

DECISION:           

1.            That the response to the draft growth strategy consultation be noted.

2.            That the Growth Strategy for Staffordshire Moorlands as the Council’s policy for regeneration be adopted.

The Chair to Move:-

“That, pursuant to Section 100A(2) and (4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings whereby it is likely that confidential information as defined in Section 100A (3) of the Act would be disclosed to the public in breach of the obligation of confidence or exempt information as defined in Section 100 I (1) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act would be disclosed to the public by virtue of the Paragraphs indicated.”

RESOLVED -    That, pursuant to Section 100A(2) and (4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings whereby it is likely that confidential information as defined in Section 100A (3) of the Act would be disclosed to the public in breach of the obligation of confidence or exempt information as defined in Section 100 I (1) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act would be disclosed to the public by virtue of the Paragraphs indicated.

The Cabinet approved a report that provided an update on the progress on the reinstatement of the heritage rail link from Leekbrook to Leek (Cornhill).

The Cabinet approved a report that considered the service specification for the services to be transferred to Alliance Environmental Service (AES) in the third phase, ensuring that future service delivery met the requirements of the Council.

The Cabinet approved a report which agreed a way forward for the establishment of the future arrangements for the management of the Council’s leisure centres post March 2019.