Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

The Executive is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 5 November 2020.

The Executive considered the minutes of the meeting held on 5 November 2020. It was noted there needed to be an amendment to the second sentence in the second paragraph under minute item 46 – Council Delivery Plan 2020-22 where the sentence should read ‘In response to a query concerning the process of amending or reviewing the Council plan, it was stated that this would have to be made by Full Council’.

RESOLVED:

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 5 November 2020 for signing by the Chair.

A copy of the Register of Interest for each Selby District Councillor is

available for inspection at www.selby.gov.uk.

Councillors should declare to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary

interest in any item of business on this agenda which is not already

entered in their Register of Interests.

Councillors should leave the meeting and take no part in the

consideration, discussion or vote on any matter in which they have a

disclosable pecuniary interest.

Councillors should also declare any other interests. Having made the

declaration, provided the other interest is not a disclosable pecuniary

interest, the Councillor may stay in the meeting, speak and vote on that

item of business.

If in doubt, Councillors are advised to seek advice from the Monitoring

Officer.

Councillor Pearson declared a personal interest in agenda item 7 – ‘Groundwork Merger’ as he was a member of the Groundwork Board. He stated he would not be participating in the vote on the item.

Report E/20/24 outlines the leisure services planned maintenance programme for year 12.

The Leader of the Council presented the report which outlined the leisure services planned maintenance programme for year 12.

It was noted that a substantial part of the work would be at Tadcaster Leisure Centre car park.

In response to a query concerning the finance, the Head of Commissioning, Contracts and Procurement explained that the drawdown of funds for the work would be conducted in the next financial year.

In response to a query concerning essential and desirable work, the Head of Commissioning, Contracts and Procurement clarified that the programmed work was checked with Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles (IHL) to confirm what work was essential and what was not.

RESOLVED:

i)                 To agree that the Year 12 Landlord Planned Maintenance Programme for Selby Leisure Centre, Tadcaster Leisure Centre and Selby Park

ii)               To fund the Year 12 programme from the Building Repairs Reserve within the budget proposals for 2021/22.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To ensure essential maintenance work required at the Council’s leisure facilities is included in the Council’s capital programme to enable the Council to discharge its duties as a landlord and ensure the facilities are maintained to an appropriate standard.

Report E/20/25 sets out the details of how much monies have been collected from CIL and S106 obligations receipts over the course of the monitoring period and seeks approval for the publication of the Council’s first Infrastructure Funding Statement.

The Lead Executive Member for Place Shaping presented the report which set out the details of how much monies had been collected from CIL and S106 obligations receipts over the course of the monitoring period and sought approval for the publication of the Council’s first Infrastructure Funding Statement.

The Lead Executive Member for Place Shaping informed the Executive that the total CIL receipts to date were around £2.7m and that following the introduction of new legislation in September 2019, the Council was required to publish an annual infrastructure funding statement which replaced the current Regulation 123 list. Additionally, the Executive was informed that CIL would be reviewed as part of the work on the new Local Plan.

In response to a query concerning the spending of funding, the Planning Policy Manager explained that as the Infrastructure Delivery Plan was progressed, the Council would have a good idea on what the funding could be spent on.

Following a query, it was suggested that authorities such as Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire who had gone through Local Government Review be contacted to clarify how the new arrangements affected previous CIL money.

RESOLVED:

To approve the Draft Infrastructure Funding Statement as attached at appendix 1 for publication.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To meet the requirements of The Community Infrastructure (Amendment) (England) (No.2) Regulations 2019.

Report E/20/25 outlines the quarterly Corporate Performance Report provides a progress update on delivery of the Council Plan 2020-2030 as measured by a combination of: progress against priority projects/high level actions; and performance against key performance indicators (KPIs).

The Leader of the Council presented the quarterly Corporate Performance Report which provided a progress update on delivery of the Council Plan 2020-2030 as measured by a combination of: progress against priority projects/high level actions; and performance against key performance indicators (KPIs).

The Executive praised Council staff for getting a bronze award in relation to the work on Selby 950 and highlighted the positive work done on empty homes, benefits and taxation and the reduction in complaints.

RESOLVED:

                    To note and approve the report.

REASON FOR DECISION:

The reporting of performance data enables the Council to demonstrate progress on delivering the Corporate Plan Priorities to make Selby District a great place.

Report E/20/27 outlines details of the proposed merger between Groundwork North Yorkshire, Groundwork Wakefield and Groundwork Leeds.

The Lead Executive Member for Communities and Economic Development presented the report which outlined details of the proposed merger between Groundwork North Yorkshire, Groundwork Wakefield and Groundwork Leeds.

The Executive praised the work done by Groundwork in the area to date and felt the merger would strenghten the organisation.

Following his earlier declaration, Councillor Pearson did not take part in the vote on this item.

RESOLVED:

i)                To support the merger between Groundwork North Yorkshire, Groundwork Wakefield and Groundwork Leeds.

ii)              To nominate Councillor Chris Pearson as the voting member for Selby District Council at the forthcoming EGM with Councillor Paul Welch as the substitute member.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To do so in line with the Council Plan 2020-30 priority to make the district a great place to enjoy. To do so in line with the Plan priorities to work collaboratively and in a community centred way

Report E/20/28 presents the draft revenue budget; capital programmes and the Programme for Growth for 2021/22 to 2023/24.

The Lead Executive Member for Finance and Resources presented the report which presented the draft revenue budget; capital programmes and the Programme for Growth for 2021/22 to 2023/24.

The Lead Executive Member for Finance and Resources explained that the budget proposals included a council tax freeze for 2021/22, an increase to housing rents of CPI + 1% and £19m in improvements to Council homes.

In response to a query concerning the housing rents increase, it was clarified this was the authority’s decision however was the maximum amount they could be raised. Additionally, it was noted that the Council’s rents were lower than 90% in the area.

RESOLVED:

To approve the draft budget proposals for 6 weeks public consultation with effect from 4 December 2020 and submitted to the Policy Review Committee for comments.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To enable the views of the public, local businesses, Policy Review Committee and other stakeholders to be gathered through consultation, prior to the Executive finalising their budget proposals for Council consideration.