Agenda

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 18^th September 2019   (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 consider any recommendations of the Cabinet in respect of:

a)    2019/20 Financial Report Quarter 2 - To provide information on the forecast full year financial position of the Council at 30 September 2019 (Cabinet minute 44/19) (Cabinet agenda item 11);

b)    Acquisition of market dwellings to provide new affordable housing for the HRA - To provide details of the acquisition of seven open market houses on a development site within the district, to be provided as affordable housing (Cabinet minute 49) (Cabinet agenda item 17);

c)    Acquisition of New Affordable Homes for the Housing Revenue Account - To set out the details of the potential for the council to acquire 13 units of Affordable Rent tenure housing and 6 units of Shared Ownership on a development site in the district (Cabinet minute 50) (Cabinet agenda item 18).

To consider variations to the Constitution relating to (a) the definition of Deputy Chief Officer (b) shareholder / trustee issues (c) contracts (d) delegations to officers relating to Contract Procedure Rules (e) vacation of office by failure to attend meetings (report of the Monitoring Officer enclosed).

To provide an update of the treasury management position of the Council as at 30th September 2019 (report of the Executive Director Commercialisation (S151 Officer) enclosed).

To approve the new honorarium policy (report of the Portfolio Holder, Governance and Customer and the Executive Director Strategy and Governance enclosed).

To outline the proposed three-year plan of improvements for Holbeach and Spalding that can be delivered to enhance the town centres and provide future opportunities (report of the Deputy Leader of Cabinet and Council and the Deputy Leader of the Cabinet enclosed).

Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire – To note (report by Councillor Scalese 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 consider resolving that, under section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (A) of the Act.

Acquisition of market dwellings to provide new affordable housing for the HRA (exempt minute enclosed) - Agenda item 9 refers

Acquisition of market dwellings to provide new affordable housing for the HRA (exempt report and appendices enclosed) - Agenda item 9 refers

Acquisition of New Affordable Homes for the Housing Revenue Account (exempt report and appendices enclosed) - Agenda item 9 refers