Notes:
All decisions in this Decision List which are not identified as RECOMMENDATIONS to Council are capable of being "called-in" under Section 8 of
Chapter 4, Part 3 of the Constitution. If not called-in, they will take effect on the expiry of 5 clear working days after the publication of this decision list.
For the avoidance of doubt, the deadline for a call-in request for this decision list will be 16 June 2014
The officer listed as taking action will generally be the author of the original report unless otherwise notified to the Democratic Services Team.
ACTION BY
RESOLVED
That the Land Supply Statement is published
ITEM 9: PLANNING POLICY AND BUILT HERITAGE WORKING PARTY
DECISION
ITEM 10: 2013/14 OUTTURN REPORT
DECISION
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL: a) The final accounts position for the general fund revenue account for 2013/14; b) The transfers to and from reserves as detailed within the report (and appendix C) along with the corresponding updates to the 2014/15 budget; c) Transfer the surplus of £119,011 to the general reserve; d) The financing of the 2013/14 capital programme as detailed within the report and at Appendix
D; e) The balance on the general reserve of £1,745,452 at 31 March 2014 and forecast balance of
£1,496,220 at 31 March 2015; f) The updated capital programme for 2014/15 to 2015/16 and the associated financing of the schemes as outlined within the report and detailed at Appendix E; g) A capital budget of £30,000 for replacement hardware storage as detailed within 7.2 of the report.
Mark Ashwell
Planning Policy & Property
Information Manager mark.ashwell@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Karen Sly
Head of Finance
01263 516243 karen.sly@north-norfolk.gov.uk
RECOMMENDATION
TO COUNCIL
(June)
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ITEM 11: BANKING TENDER
DECISION
RESOLVED:
That Cabinet delegate the decision to award a contract for banking services to the Head of
Finance in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance.
Karen Sly
Head of Finance
01263 516243 karen.sly@north-norfolk.gov.uk
ITEM 12: DEBT RECOVERY ANNUAL REPORT
DECISION
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
To a pprove the annual report giving details of the Council’s write-offs in accordance with the Council’s Debt Write-Off Policy and performance in relation to revenues collection.
ITEM 13: TREASURY MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT
DECISION
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
That the Treasury Management Annual Report and Prudential Indicators for 2013/14 are approved.
Louise Wolsey
Revenues and Benefits Services
Manager
01263 516081
Louise.wolsey@north-norfolk.gov.uk
RECOMMENDATION
TO COUNCIL
(June)
Tony Brown
Technical Accountant
01263 516126
Tony.brown@north-norfolk.gov.uk
RECOMMENDATION
TO COUNCIL
(June)
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ITEM 14: ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14
DECISION
RESOLVED:
1) That Cabinet note the contents of this report.
2) That Cabinet give authority to the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive to approve the final public version of the report.
3) That Cabinet give authority to the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive to approve the communications plan for the Annual Report 2013/14.
ITEM 15: CAR PARKING MANAGEMENT AND PRICING
DECISION
RESOLVED: a) Removal of the evening charge from 6:00 pm b) Allowing £5 (24hr) pay and display tickets to be transferable to other P&D car parks c) To delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder for Assets and the Section 151 Officer, to agree the free parking arrangements
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL: that Council approve the budget implications detailed within Section 6
ITEM 16: WEB INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE
DECISION
RESOLVED:
1) That Cabinet approves the permanent establishment of the previously identified post within the
Applications Development team of the IT section at a cost of approximately £37,000 to be funded as outlined in the report.
Helen Thomas
Policy & Performance Management
Officer
01263 516 214
Helen.thomas@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Duncan Ellis
Head of Assets & Leisure
01263 516330
Duncan.ellis@north-norfolk.gov.uk
RECOMMENDATION
TO COUNCIL
(June)
Sean Kelly
Head of Business Transformation & IT
01263 516276
Sean.kelly@north-norfolk.gov.uk
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2) That Cabinet approves funding from the Invest to Save Reserve of £37,500 to fund the one off engagement of third party technical expertise and the procurement of associated IT infrastructure components.
3) That Cabinet delegates authority to the relevant Corporate Director in consultation with the s151 Officer to procure the goods and services required to implement the new web technology.
ITEM 17: DISPOSAL OF COUNCIL LAND
DECISION
RESOLVED that:
1. An options agreement for the five Retained Housing Sites is completed between the
Council and Broadland St Benedicts on the terms set out in their letter dated 29 April 2014 and the terms contained in this report.
2. The Head of Assets and Leisure is delegated to approve the sale of individual sites by private treaty in accordance with the options agreement.
ITEM 18: LOCAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY – REQUEST FOR LOAN FROM BROADLAND HOUSING
ASSOCIATION
DECISION
RESOLVED:
It is recommended that delegated authority is given to the Head of Finance and the Portfolio
Holder to approve the loan request from Broadland Housing Association to provide a loan of
£3.5m to Broadland Housing Association and £0.75m to Broadland St Benedicts which will be repaid to allow the final tranche of the loan to Broadland Housing Association to be paid, subject to:
1. The 3.5m available in the capital programme being ring fenced for the provision of the agreed loans to Broadland Housing Association and Broadland St Benedicts.
2. The completion of loan agreements between the Council and Broadland Housing
Association and Broadland St Benedicts in advance of any loan payments being lent.
3. The required level of security for the loan being provided as set out in this report being provided immediately prior to the loan tranche payments being lent.
4. Capital receipts from the repayments of principal (which shall be on an Equal Instalment of
Principal basis) are applied to finance the Capital Financing Requirement.
Nicola Turner
Team Leader – Strategy
01263 516222
Nicola.turner@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Duncan Ellis
Head of Assets & Leisure
01263 516330
Duncan.ellis@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Nicola Turner
Team Leader – Strategy
01263 516222
Nicola.turner@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Karen Sly
Head of Finance
01263 516243 karen.sly@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Decision List – 09 June 2014