Agenda and minutes

DECISION:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 6 October 2020 be approved as a correct record.

1.    Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

2.    Other Interests

The following declarations were made:

On 6 October Cabinet considered a report which outlined proposals for the establishment of a Cheadle Town Centre Delivery Board, supported by a Stakeholder Panel, to oversee development and delivery of town centre projects including options appraisal for the emerging Cheadle town centre Masterplan and the High Streets Task Force programme of activity. The report also provided an update on progress with regards to the Cheadle Town Centre Options Appraisal Report and the High Streets Task Force and sought to agree next steps.

The decision was called-in by the required number of councillors and was reviewed by the Service Delivery Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 18 November 2020.  Following considerable debate the Panel voted to refer the decision back to Cabinet for reconsideration.

It was reported that there had been a great deal of speculation, misunderstanding and misinformation relating to the original report. The views of local people, businesses and organisations in Cheadle were extraordinarily important to ensure that the project led to improved facilities and visitor numbers for the town’s long term future.  The potential options provided so far could, after debate, be accepted, amended or rejected.  It was important that Cheadle received long-term investment and there was inclusive consultation on all the options available.

Options considered:

As detailed in the report.

DECISION:         

1.     That the Cabinet Decision made on 6th October 2020 to approve the proposals for establishment of a Cheadle Town Centre Delivery Board and Stakeholder Panel be reaffirmed.

2.     That a public consultation exercise and survey, overseen by the Stakeholder Panel, to seek the views of local people, businesses and organisations of Cheadle on all the regeneration issues & opportunities for the town centre, which will inform the priorities for delivering regeneration projects be commissioned.

3.     That a Cabinet Report on the results of the public consultation exercise and to set out the next steps in delivering the regeneration of Cheadle Town Centre be prepared.

DECISION:

That the Forward Plan be approved for publication.

The purpose of the report was to present the Council’s Annual Report for 2019/20, which compared Staffordshire Moorlands’ performance and costs with councils in the West Midlands region and nationally; and highlighted further action where needed. 

The report was considered by the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 25 November 2020.

Options considered:

This report was for information with no decision required of the Cabinet.

DECISION:         

That the findings of the benchmarking exercises and the small refocus of the Corporate Plan suggested for the following 12 months be noted.

The purpose of the report was to inform members of the Council’s overall performance and financial position for the period ended 30^th September (“Second Quarter 2020/21”).The report was considered by the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 25 November 2020.  The position was summarised as follows:

Options considered:

Detailed analysis was contained within the main body of the report.

DECISION:         

That the Second Quarter 2020/21 financial, procurement and performance position detailed in Appendices A, B and C and summarised at 3.3 of the covering report be noted.

This report presented the Council’s updated Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) for the period 2021/22 – 2024/25. The MTFP presents the Council’s priorities in the context of the likely resources available, providing a financial context to future decision-making.  The report was considered by the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 25 November 2020.

Options considered:

There were no options to consider at this stage.

DECISION:         

That the Cabinet approves the updated Medium Term Financial Plan.

The purpose of the report was to introduce measures to reduce the risk of wildfires in high risk areas of the District.  The report was considered by the Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 23 November 2020.

Options considered:

The Council could work with partners to raise awareness of the risks of wildfires and to encourage people to behave responsibly without introducing new enforcement powers.

DECISION:         

1.     That the necessary consultation, publication and notification in relation to the draft Order appended to this report be agreed.

2.     That the approval of the draft Order be made by way of a  Delegated Cabinet Decision unless the responses from the consultation necessitate material changes to the draft Order.

To provide an Information Governance update which details how the Council continues to embed good information management practices through its ASSURED framework.  The report was considered by the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 25 November 2020.

Options considered:

This report is for information only and no decision is required.

DECISION:         

That the Cabinet notes the contents of this update.

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 the write off balances which were deemed non recoverable.