Issue - meetings

To receive the minutes and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the following meetings of the Executive Committee:

29^th July 2014

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration include:

·         Consolidated Revenue and Capital Outturn;

·         Changes in Funding for Extra Care Scheme;

·         Response to Stratford on Avon’s Proposed Submission Draft Core Strategy; and

·         Worcestershire Shared Services Joint Committee.

8^th September 2014

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration may include:

·         Consolidated Revenue and Capital Monitoring Report Quarter 1, 2014-15

·         Voluntary and Community Sector Grants Programme 2015-16

(Reports attached – Minutes of the meeting on 29^th July 2014 circulated in Minute Book 2 – 2014/15. Minutes of the meeting held on 8^th September 2014 to follow)

The Council considered the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee held on 29th July and 8th September 2014. 

In relation to Minute 20 (Consolidated Revenue and Capital Outturn, Executive Committee meeting, 29th July 2014), there was some discussion regarding the delay in selling Threadneedle House and it was queried how proactively this had been/was being marketed.   The Leader set out his understanding that there had been an expression of interest in the building and a bid on this made.  Officers confirmed that Property Services had marketed the building on the Council’s behalf and that a written update would be issued to all Members detailing the current position.  A further query was raised in relation to the balance of the grant for Town Centre developments, to which the Leader responded that the relevant Officer could provide any required update on monies which had been earmarked for improvements.

In relation to Minute 22 (Response to Stratford Upon Avon’s Proposed Submission Core Strategy), it was commented that there appeared to be inconsistencies in the Council’s approach to the exercise of its green belt policy between Stratford Upon Avon and Redditch and Bromsgrove.   The Leader stated that the response had been considered by the Planning Advisory Panel within a very short timescale, and that this represented a continuation of the Borough Council’s existing policy.  A further issue was raised in relation to the large number of empty commercial units in the Moons Moat area and what was deemed to be an unnecessary need to develop the Winyates Green Triangle.  The Leader referred to his earlier response in this regard.      

RESOLVED that

1)        the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 29th July 2014 be received and all recommendations adopted; and

2)        the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 8th September 2014 be received and all recommendations adopted.

(Prior to consideration of this item Councillor David Bush, declared a disclosable pecuniary interest, in view of the nature of his employment, and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of the item on the Response to Stratford-on-Avon District Council’s Proposed Submission Core Strategy.)