Agenda

Council - Monday, 25th September, 2023 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Redditch Town Hall, Walter Stranz Square, Redditch B98 8AH

Contact: Democratic Services 

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Welcome

2.

Apologies for Absence

3.

Declarations of Interest

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

 

4.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 594 KB

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5.

Announcements pdf icon PDF 306 KB

To consider Announcements under Procedure Rule 10:

 

a)           Mayor’s Announcements

 

b)           The Leader’s Announcements

 

c)           Chief Executive’s Announcements.

 

 

6.

Questions on Notice (Procedure Rule 9) pdf icon PDF 94 KB

7.

Motions on Notice (Procedure Rule 11) pdf icon PDF 95 KB

8.

Constitution Review pdf icon PDF 164 KB

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9.

Committee Membership

To consider changes to the Labour Group’s membership of the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee.

10.

Outside Body Appointments - To Follow pdf icon PDF 184 KB

11.

Executive Committee

Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 25th July 2023 pdf icon PDF 656 KB

11.1

Worcestershire Housing Strategy 2040 pdf icon PDF 239 KB

Due to the length of this report, only the covering report has been included in the main agenda for this meeting.  The full report can be found in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

 

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11.2

Approvals to Spend pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Due to the length of this report, only the covering report has been included in the main agenda for this meeting.  The full report can be found in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

 

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11.3

Draft Treasury Management Outturn Report 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 442 KB

Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting held on 12th September 2023 pdf icon PDF 473 KB

NOTE: Minute Items No. 34 and 35 – Disposal of a Long Lease Interest at 18 – 19 Woodfield Close, Abbeydale, Redditch and Housing Development Proposal – Loxley Close, Church Hill - in the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 12th September 2023 have only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss these minutes in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).)

 

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11.4

Future of Brick Arched Former Railway Bridge, Green Lane, Studley pdf icon PDF 184 KB

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11.5

Disposal of Long Leasehold Interest at Woodfield Close, Abbeydale, Redditch pdf icon PDF 214 KB

NOTE: Appendix 3 to this report has only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss the Appendix in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).)

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11.6

Housing development proposal - Loxley Close, Church Hill pdf icon PDF 247 KB

NOTE: Appendices 2 and 3 to this report have only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss these Appendices in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).)

 

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11.7

Town Hall Refurbishment - Final Decision pdf icon PDF 321 KB

NOTE: Appendices E - G to this report have only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss these appendices in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).)

 

Due to the length of this report, only the covering report has been included in the main agenda for this meeting.  The full report can be found in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

 

 

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11.8

Finance and Performance Monitoring Report - Quarter 1 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 629 KB

NOTE: Appendices D - G to this report have only been made available to Members and relevant Officers. Should Members wish to discuss these appendices in any detail, a decision will be required to exclude the public and press from the meeting on the grounds that exempt information is likely to be divulged, as defined in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 12 (a) of Section 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

(Paragraph 3: Subject to the “public interest” test, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

 

Paragraph 4: information relating to consultations and negotiations, or contemplated consultations and negotiations, in relation to Labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority.)

 

Due to the length of this report, only the covering report has been included in the main agenda for this meeting.  The full report can be found in a supplementary pack for this meeting.

 

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12.

Urgent Business - Record of Decisions pdf icon PDF 270 KB

There has been one urgent decision taken since the last Council meeting in respect of the appointment of an Acting Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, following the retirement of the previous Chief Executive.

 

(Urgent Decision attached)

13.

Urgent Business - general (if any)

To consider any additional items exceptionally agreed by the Mayor as Urgent Business in accordance with the powers vested in him by virtue of Section 100(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

(This power should be exercised only in cases where there are genuinely special circumstances which require consideration of an item which has not previously been published on the Order of Business for the meeting.)