Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor K Merrie.

Under the Code of Conduct members are reminded that in declaring interests you should make clear the nature of that interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest, registerable interest or other interest.

There were no interests declared.

There were no questions received.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 27 February 2024

The minutes of the meeting held on 27 February 2024 were considered.

It was moved by Councillor T Saffell, seconded by Councillor M Wyatt and

RESOLVED THAT:

The minutes of the meeting held on 27 February 2024 be confirmed as an accurate record of proceedings.

The report of the Strategic Director of Communities

Presented by the Community and Climate Change Portfolio Holder

The Community and Climate Change Portfolio Holder presented the report.

It was moved by Councillor M Wyatt, seconded by Councillor T Saffell, and

RESOLVED THAT:

1. The North West Leicestershire Community Health and Wellbeing Plan be adopted.
2. The Council to be a key partner in the delivery of the North West Leicestershire Community Health and Wellbeing Plan be agreed.

Reason for decision: The Integrated Care Board is taking a whole systems approach to improving the health of local residents, and the Council is a key partner in supporting the delivery of this at a local/neighbourhood level.

Due to the nature of the services it delivers, the Council can impact health positively through areas such as housing, customer services, planning policy, air quality, physical activity, signposting, and safeguarding, for example.

In addition, the Council works with and understands the needs of its residents and is best placed to support with behaviour change as well as being well connected with local organisations and having a good knowledge of the local area, both of which will help to inform and deliver the plan.

The report of the Strategic Director of Place

Presented by the Business and Regeneration Portfolio Holder

The Business and Regeneration Portfolio Holder presented the report.

The Chair welcomed the application for external grant funding and hoped that it was successful.

It was moved by Councillor T Gillard, seconded by Councillor N Rushton, and

RESOLVED THAT:

1. The minutes of the Coalville Special Expenses Working Party at Appendix 1 be noted.
2. The recommendations made by the Working Party at its meeting on 13 February 2024 be approved.
3. That if the grant funding application for external funding for the 125 year anniversary of Coalville Park celebration was successful, authority to accept and spend this grant be approved.

Reason for decision: So that the decisions of the Coalville Special Expenses Working Party can be considered.

The report of the Strategic Director of Resources

Presented by the Housing, Property and Customer Services Portfolio Holder

The Housing, Property and Customer Services Portfolio Holder presented the report.

It was moved by Councillor N Rushton, seconded by Councillor A Woodman, and

RESOLVED THAT:

1. The forecasted overspend on the Housing Revenue Account for 2023/24 of £94K, based on the Quarter 3 information, be noted.
2. The revised Housing Capital forecast detailed in appendix 2 be noted.

Reason for decision: to update Cabinet on Quarter 3 financial monitoring.

The report of the Strategic Director of Resources

Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder

The Corporate Portfolio Holder presented the report.

It was moved by Councillor N Rushton, seconded by Councillor A Woodman, and

RESOLVED THAT:

1. The forecasted overspend on the General Fund for 2023/24 of £333k based on Quarter 3 information be noted.
2. The Special Expense forecast outturn figure for 2023/24 based on the Quarter 3 information be noted.
3. The supplementary estimates detailed on Appendix 2 which are below £100k and are externally funded be noted.
4. The supplementary estimates detailed on Appendix 2 which are above £100k and are externally funded be approved.
5. All supplementary estimates detailed on Appendix 2 which require Council funding be approved.
6. The supplementary estimates detailed on Appendix 2 which are above £250k and are externally funded be noted.
7. The revised General Fund Capital Programme detailed in Appendix 5 be noted.

Reason for Decision: To update Cabinet on the Quarter 3 financial monitoring and request approval for supplementary estimates as detailed in the recommendations above.

The officers consider that the press and public should be excluded during consideration of the following items in accordance with Section 100(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 as publicity would be likely to result in disclosure of exempt or confidential information.  Members are reminded that they must have regard to the public interest test and must consider, for each item, whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption from disclosure outweighs the public interest in making the item available.

It was moved by Councillor R Blunt, seconded by Councillor T Gillard, and

RESOLVED THAT:

In pursuance of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that the business to be transacted involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that the public interest in maintaining this exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Reason for decision: To enable the consideration of exempt information.

The report of the Strategic Director of Communities

Presented by the Housing, Property and Customer Services Portfolio Holder

The Housing, Property and Customer Services Portfolio Holder presented the report.

It was moved by Councillor A Woodman, seconded by Councillor M Wyatt, and

RESOLVED THAT:

The recommendation within the report be approved.

Reason for Decision: The level of expenditure on the proposed contract exceeds the authority level in the Scheme of delegation.