Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Fox.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

Councillor Hollingsworth and Pearson declared a non-pecuniary interest in item 7 as Councillors for the Gedling ward.

Report of the Democratic Services Manager

Consideration was given to a report of the Democratic Services Manager, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, detailing the Executive’s draft Forward Plan for the next four month period.

RESOLVED:

To note the report.

Report of the Legal Services Manager

The Legal Services Manager introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, updating Members as to the use of the Council’s use of powers under RIPA from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 in line with the Council’s RIPA Policy and to seek approval of minor amendments to the Council’s RIPA policy to reflect changes in roles following restructure.

RESOLVED to:

1)     Note the report; and

2)     Approve the amendments to the Council’s Regulation of Investigatory Powers Policy document at Appendix 1 to the report.

Report of the Community Infrastructure Levy Officer

The Community Infrastructure Lecy Officer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval for the commencement of a four-week public consultation on the projects shortlisted to receive CIL Neighbourhood Funding in the ‘CIL Non-Parish Funding – Local Infrastructure Schedule, Project Assessments and Proposed Funding Allocations’ document.

RESOLVED to:

Approve the commencement of a public consultation to commence in early 2025 for a period of 4 weeks on the projects nominated for CIL Non-Parish Funding.

Report of the Property Services Manager

The Property Services Manager introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval to commence the procedure to amend the Council’s current Civil Enforcement Off Street Parking Places Order 2020.

RESOLVED to:

1)     Approve the commencement of the statutory procedure to amend the Gedling Borough Council (Civil Enforcement Off Street Parking Places) Order 2020 in order to:

                                                    i.     Introduce parking charges at Gedling Country Park between 8am and 6pm daily.

                                                  ii.     Introduce a cashless payment option across all Gedling Borough Council’s Car Parks.

2)     Approve a permitting system for a fee, for regular users of the park, the fee and administration of the scheme to be agreed by the Chief Executive in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder.

Report of the Chief Financial Officer

The Chief Financial and Section 151 Officer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, updating Cabinet on the forecast outturn for Revenues and Capital Budgets for 2024/25 and to request approval from Cabinet for the changes to the budget as set out in the report.

RESOLVED to:

1)     Approve the general Fund Budget virements set out in Appendix 1;

2)     Note the use of reserves and funds during quarter two as detailed in appendix 2; and

3)     Approve the changes to the capital programme included in paragraph 2.3 to the report.

Report of the Chief Financial Officer

The Chief Financial and Section 151 Officer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, informing Members of the performance of the 2024/25 Prudential Code Indicators, and to advise Members of the Treasury activity as required by the Treasury Management Strategy.

RESOLVED to:

1)     Note the report, together with the Treasury Activity Report 2024/25 for the period ended 30 November 2024 (Appendix 1); and

2)     Note the Prudential and Treasury Indicator Monitoring 2024/25 for the period ended 30 November 2024 (Appendix 2).

The Leader highlighted the government’s plans for Local Government Reform as part of the devolution proposals and suggested it should be included as an item for a future meeting of Cabinet.

RESOLVED:

Members agreed that they would like the Council to seek the views of the public on the upcoming plans, and after considering their feedback, would like to debate the issue and submit their views on the proposals to government.