Agenda and minutes

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No disclosures were made.

No announcements were made.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

The minutes of the meeting held on 10th August 2023 were confirmed as a correct record and signed.

The deadline for questions is noon on Monday, 4th September 2023. 

No questions had been submitted.

A report of the Head of Finance.

Key Decision

Considered, a report of the Head of Finance to consider amendments to the 2023/24-2025/26 Capital Plan and its financing (item 6 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

Councillor Seaton, Chair of the Scrutiny Commission, presented a report setting out the Commission’s pre-decision scrutiny of the matter and recommendation (copy filed with these minutes).

RESOLVED that the current Capital Plan for 2023/24-2025/26, as amended by the changes shown in Appendix 1 to the report, in the budgeted sum of £52,240,200, be approved:

1.         to add a new scheme - Town Hall – Main Auditorium Air Handling Equipment of £90k in 2023/24 – to enable the replacement of the chiller and improve the operational efficiency of the system, funded from a virement of £20k from Planned Building Improvements and the remainder from capital receipts;

2.         to increase the budget for the Replacement Hardware Programme by £45k in 2023/24 – to enable the purchase of laptops and headsets for new councillors, and replace existing equipment for returning councillors;

3.         to increase the budget for Shepshed Public Open Space Enhancement by £8.4k – for additional improvement works at Morley Quarry funded from grant received from Natural England;

4.         to add a new scheme – Sileby Memorial Park totalling £473.1k (£83.1k in 2023/24 and £390k in 2024/25), for the regeneration and improvement of green spaces in Sileby – fully funded by S106 contributions;

5.         to add a new scheme – Halstead Road Sport and Recreation Scheme, Mountsorrel of £523.1k in 2024/25, for the provision of various hub facilities – fully funded by S106 contributions;

6.         to increase Infrastructure IT Development budget by £20k in 2023/24, due to delays in the IT supply chain, to be funded from capital receipts;

7.         to increase IT Cloud Implementation budget by £20k in 2023/24, due to delays supply chain, to be funded from capital receipts;

8.         a virement of £60.2k in 2023/24 from Sheltered Housing Improvements budget to Delivery of Stock Condition Survey and Associated Costs budget to enable the final payment to be made;

9.         to note additional decisions taken by Officers, in relation to new S106 schemes added to the Capital Programme, also included in Appendix 1 to the report;

10.      to note amendments to the Capital Programme since 9th February 2023 minute 58;

Reasons

To enable the current Capital Plan to be the basis for capital spending by the Council and so that schemes may proceed and:

1.         To enable the Town Hall – Main Auditorium Air Handling Equipment budget to be available in 2023/24.

2.         To confirm that the Replacement Hardware Programme be increased by £45k in 2023/24 funded by capital receipts.

3.         To confirm that the Shepshed Public Open Space Enhancement scheme be increased funded by external grant.

4.         To enable the Sileby Memorial Park budget to be available in 2023/24 and 2024/25, which is funded by S106 contributions.

5.         To enable the Halstead Road Sport and Recreation Scheme, Mountsorrel budget to be available in 2024/25, funded by S106 contributions.

6.         To confirm  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.

It is recommended that members of the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item on the grounds that it will involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

RESOLVED that members of the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item on the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Democratic Services Officer stopped the sound recording of the meeting.

An exempt report of the Director of Customer Experience, circulated to councillors.

Key Decision

Notification was given on 16th August 2023 that the public could potentially be excluded during this item since exempt or confidential information could be considered. No representations regarding considering this item in exempt session have been received.

Considered, an exempt report of the Director Customer Experience to consider the delivery of the Revenues and Benefits Service from October 2024 onwards (item 8 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

Councillor Seaton, Chair of the Scrutiny Commission, presented an exempt report setting out the Commission’s pre-decision scrutiny of the matter and recommendation (copy filed with these minutes).

RESOLVED that decisions be made as detailed in the exempt minute (Cabinet Minute 30E 2023/24);

Reasons

As set out in the exempt minute (Cabinet Minute 30E 2023/24).