Issue - meetings

A.        To formally receive the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 27th January 2010.

(All decisions here have previously been fully resolved. There are no outstanding recommendations or referrals which require the Council’s consideration.)

(Minutes circulated in Minute Book 8 – 2009/10 – To follow)

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

3rd February 2010

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration include:

·                    Local Development Framework – Office Needs Assessment;

·                    Water Quality Report; and

·                    Private Sector Housing Strategy and Action Plan;

17th February 2010

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration include:

·                    Planning Services – Scheme of Delegation to Officers – Amendments relating to Tree Protection; and

·                    Planning Services – Increase in Charging for Pre-Application Discussions

(Matters arising report attached)

22nd February 2010

All decisions here have previously been fully resolved. There are no outstanding recommendations or referrals which require the Council’s consideration.

(Minutes circulated in Minute Book 8 – 2009/10 – To follow)

C.        To receive the decision notice and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the following meeting of the Executive Committee:

10th March 2010

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration may include:

·                    Home Improvement Agency;

·                    Redditch Housing Advice and Homelessness Review and Enhanced Housing Options Strategy and Action Plan;

·                    Prudential Indicators 2010/11 to 2012/13 and Minimum Revenue Provision Policy;

·                    Treasury Management Policy Statement; and

·                    REDI Centre – Procurement of Alternative Service Provider - Update

(Decision Notice attached)

Members received the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee held on 27th January, 3rd February, 17th February and 22nd February 2010 and the decision notice of the meeting held on 10th March 2010.

RESOLVED that

1)         the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 27th January 2010 be received and adopted;

2)         the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 3rd February 2010 be received and all recommendations approved;

3)         the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 17th February 2010 be received and all recommendations approved;

4)         the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 22nd February 2010 be received and adopted; and

5)         the decision notice of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 10th March 2010 be received and all recommendations approved, subject to:

in respect of Minute 265 (Home Improvement Agency) it being recorded, in accordance with Standing Order 16, that Labour Group Members abstained from voting on the printed recommendations during the voting on these matters.

(Prior to consideration of this item, and in accordance with the requirements of Section 81 of the Local Government Act 2000, Councillors B Clayton and Thomas declared personal and prejudicial interests in view of their positions on the management board of the Redditch Citizens’ Advice Bureau (Councillor B Clayton) and as a staff member of Redditch Carers’ Careline (Councillor Thomas) – (Minute 269 – Voluntary Sector Grant Applications 2010/11).)