Agenda and minutes

DECISION:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 8 August 2023 be approved as a correct record.

1.    Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

2.    Other Interests

There were no declarations of interest.

DECISION:

That the Forward Plan be approved for publication.

The report notified councillors of the responses received to the public consultation on the draft Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).  The report and appendices also provided details of suggested responses from the Council to consultation feedback as well as suggested modifications to be made to the SPD. 

Options considered:

·         The Cabinet was requested to recommend approval of the Developer Contributions SPD. The Developer Contributions SPD set out what would be required to mitigate or manage the impact of new developments and the financial contributions provided by developers to pay for infrastructure to meet the needs of their development (recommended).

·         Members decide not to recommend approval of the Developer Contributions SPD. The information and guidance within the document would not be available (not recommended).

DECISION:           

1.    That the feedback to the public consultation, suggested Council responses and modifications to the SPD be noted.

2.    That Council be recommended to adopt the Developer Contributions SPD.

The purpose of the report was to propose the new Local Development Scheme that established the timetable for proposed planning policy documents, including the Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document.

Options considered:

·         The Cabinet was requested to recommend approval of the Local Development Scheme. The timescales proposed for the Local Plan and Developer Contributions SPD were considered to be the most expedient possible having regard to the requirements in the regulations and the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and the level of resource available  to support plan making (recommended).

·         Members decide not to recommend approval of the Local Development Scheme. The information and guidance within the document would not be available (not recommended).

DECISION:           

1.    That the content of the proposed Local Development Scheme be noted.

2.    That Council be recommended to adopt the Local Development Scheme and the outline timetable for the production of all documents that make up the local plan.

The Cabinet considered a report that proposed the adoption of the Staffordshire Moorlands Plan for Nature.  The report was considered by the Community Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 18 September 2023.

Options considered:

There were no options identified.

DECISION:           

1.    That the Plan for Nature be adopted.

2.    That appropriate governance, monitoring and reporting arrangements be introduced.

The report advised the Cabinet on the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2023- 2027 and sought approval to adopt the strategy following consultation.  The report was considered by the Service Delivery Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 6 September 2023.

Options considered:

·         Option 1- Proceed with the recommendation to adopt the Homelessness Review and Strategy - Recommended

·         Option 2- Not to proceed with the recommendation – not recommended. The Council had a legal duty to carry out a review and publish a strategy.

DECISION:           

That the contents of the report be noted and the adoption of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2023- 2027 (Appendix A of the report), in connection with the Homelessness Review (Appendix B of the report) be approved.

The purpose of the report was to inform members of the Council’s overall performance and financial position for the period ended 30th June (“First Quarter 2023/24”). The report was considered by the Finance and Performance Committee on 27 September 2023.

Options considered:

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

DECISION:           

1.    That the First Quarter 2023/24 financial, procurement and performance position detailed in Appendices A, B and C and summarised at 3.3 of the covering report be noted.

2.    That the 2022/23 CFO review of reserves as set out in item 8 of Appendix A to the report be approved.

The purpose of the report was to put in place a Corporate Debt Recovery Policy that brought together all income streams where the Council was responsible for collecting and recovering debt.

Options considered:

The recovery of Council debt is statutory with some areas of discretion.

DECISION:           

That the implementation of the Corporate Debt Policy be approved.

The purpose of the report was to detail the draft SMDC Asset Management Framework for consideration and to allow the Cabinet to consider the establishment of an Accommodation Review Working Group to monitor progress and make recommendation on the implementation of the framework. The report was due to be considered by the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 4 October.

Options considered:

·         Approve the SMDC Asset Management Framework as drafted (recommended).

·         Reject the SMDC Asset Management Framework as drafted.

DECISION:           

1.    That the draft Asset Management Framework be approved, subject to comments from the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel.

2.    That the establishment of an Accommodation Review Working Group as set out in Section 11 of the report be agreed.

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.