CABINET – 30 November 2015
Decision List
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 07 December 2015
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
ITEM 9: BIG SOCIETY FUND GRANTS PANEL
DECISION
RESOLVED:
To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Big Society Fund Grants Panel held on 29th June 2015
ITEM 10: MEMBER DEVELOPMENT GROUP
DECISION
RESOLVED:
To receive the minutes of the Member Development Group meeting held on 8th July 2015
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ITEM 11: PLANNING POLICY & BUILT HERITAGE WORKING PARTY
DECISION
RESOLVED
To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Policy & Built Heritage Working Party held on 17
August 2015
ITEM 12: SKY LANTERNS
DECISION
RESOLVED that
1. The Authority as from the date of this resolution (therefore with immediate effect) bans the
release of sky lanterns and the mass release of balloons on Council owned or controlled land or
at events organised and run by the Council
Steve Hems
Head of Environmental Health
01263 516182
Steve.hems@north-norfolk.gov.uk
2. The Authority supports the call by The Marine Conservation Society and National Farmers
Union for a nationwide ban on the release of sky lanterns or mass release of balloons.
ITEM 13: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION (DTP) UPDATE
DECISION
RESOLVED
1. That Cabinet notes the progress made on the Digital Transformation Programme.
2. That Cabinet approve the release of £35,000 from the Invest to Save budget to allow for the
contracting of technical specialist resource to facilitate upgrades and enhancements to the
IT infrastructure.
3. That Cabinet approves the release of £93,000 from the Invest to Save budget for the
provision of temporary staffing to map key processes and produced scripts, for the Planning
BPR project.
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Sean Kelly
Head of Business Transformation & IT
01263 516276
sean.kelly@north-norfolk.gov.uk
4. That Cabinet approve a capital budget of £52,000 in the current year to be funded from the
Invest to Save capital budget to fund additional back up storage capacity for the Council’s IT
system and delegates authority to the Corporate Director to complete the necessary
procurement process.
ITEM 14: MANAGING PERFORMANCE Q2 2015/16
DECISION
RESOLVED
To note this report, welcomes the progress being made and endorses the actions laid out in
Appendix B being taken by management where there are areas of concern.
Helen Thomas
Policy and Performance Management
Officer
01263 516214
Helen.thomas@north-norfolk.gov.uk
ITEM 15: INDOOR LEISURE FACILITIES STRATEGY
DECISION
RESOLVED
1.That Cabinet adopts the North Norfolk Indoor Leisure Facilities Strategy to provide an
evidence base which the Council and other leisure facility providers can utilise to access
external funding
2.That Cabinet tasks the Corporate Director (SB), working under direction from the
Portfolio Holder, to identify and agree the relevant project work streams required to take
forward the recommendations contained in the Strategy
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Karl Read
Leisure & Locality Services Manager
01263 516002
Karl.read@north-norfolk.gov.uk