Agenda

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

(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.)

To receive the minutes of the following Committees and Panels:-

Planning Committee - 11 January 2023

Performance Monitoring Panel – 24 January 2023

Planning Committee – 8 February 2023

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)

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

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).

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).

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).

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

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).

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

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).

Exempt appendix to Agenda item 9.