Agenda

South Holland District Council - Thursday, 2nd March, 2023 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Priory Road, Spalding

Contact: Democratic Services  01775 764454

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence.

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 155 KB

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 18 January 2023 (copy enclosed).

 

3.

Declaration of Interests.

(Where a Councillor has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest the Councillor must declare the interest to the meeting and leave the room without participating in any discussion or making a statement on the item, except where a Councillor is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of dispensation.)

4.

Chairman's Announcements.

5.

Announcements by Leader and Members of the Cabinet.

6.

Questions asked on notice under Standing Order 6

7.

Questions asked without notice under Standing Order 7

8.

Committee Minutes

9.

Report from Cabinet meeting on 14 February 2023 pdf icon PDF 220 KB

To consider the recommendations of the Cabinet in respect of:

 

·       Housing Comments, Compliments, Complaints and Compensation Policy, Tenant Engagement Framework and Housing Estate Management Policy – To adopt the Housing Comments, Complaints and Compensation Policy, Tenant Engagement Framework and the Housing Estate Management Policy (Cabinet minute 73) (Cabinet agenda item 11 and exempt agenda item 14).

 

(report of the Cabinet enclosed)

Additional documents:

10.

Key Decision Plan pdf icon PDF 249 KB

To receive the current Key Decision Plan (copy enclosed).

11.

Annual Budget Report 2023/24, Medium Term Financial Strategy, Capital Programme and Capital Strategy, Treasury Management Policy/Strategy and Annual Delivery Plan pdf icon PDF 251 KB

To approve: the General Fund and HRA budgets for 2023/24 including the use of reserves, Medium Term Financial Strategy, Capital Programme and Strategy, Treasury Management Policy/Strategy, MRP Policy and Annual Investment Strategy, Fees & Charges, Pay Policy Statement and the Annual Delivery Plan.

 

(Please note that in accordance with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote will be taken on Budget recommendations).

 

(Members are reminded that if they are two months or more in arrears, they must disclose the fact and not vote on any item to set tax or any decision which may affect its calculation).

Additional documents:

12.

Council Tax Setting 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 231 KB

To set the amounts of Council Tax applicable for 2023/24 for each valuation band and in each part of the district.

 

(Please note that in accordance with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote will be taken on Budget recommendations).

 

(Members are reminded that if they are two months or more in arrears, they must disclose the fact and not vote on any item to set tax or any decision which may affect its calculation).

 

Additional documents:

13.

Rent setting 2023-2024 pdf icon PDF 239 KB

To seek Council approval for the proposed applicable rent increase allowable under The Direction on the Rent Standard 2023 for Council tenants and other housing tenures (report of the Assistant Director – Housing enclosed).

14.

The South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership performance report pdf icon PDF 272 KB

Six monthly update on Partnership performance (report of the Assistant Director – Corporate enclosed).

Additional documents:

15.

Spalding Reconnected: Historic Town and Riverside – National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant Acceptance pdf icon PDF 241 KB

To secure Council approval for acceptance of a National Lottery Heritage Fund award of £233,163 that will provide funding in support of the Spalding Reconnected: Historic Town & Riverside scheme, and to agree the creation of the budget to fund the scheme (report of the Assistant Director – Strategic Growth and Development enclosed).

16.

Nominations for Committees and other Seats and Proposed Changes to the Constitution.

To receive, from political groups, nominations for any changes to Committees and other seats and to consider any proposed changes to the Constitution.

17.

Health Scrutiny for Lincolnshire Report pdf icon PDF 227 KB

To provide South Holland District Council with an update following the latest meeting of the Health Scrutiny for Lincolnshire Committee (report of Councillor G P Scalese enclosed).

18.

To consider resolving that, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

19.

Report from Cabinet meeting on 14 February 2023

Exempt appendix to Agenda item 9.

20.

Any other items which the Chairman decides are urgent

 

 

NOTE:            No other business is permitted unless by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified in the minutes, the Chairman is of the opinion that the items(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.