Agenda

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2021 (copy enclosed).

(Where a Councillor has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest the Councillor must declare the interest and leave the meeting 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 note the minutes of the following Committees and Panels:-

a)    Planning Committee - 13 January 2021

b)    Governance and Audit Committee - 14 January 2021

c)    Joint Performance Monitoring and Policy Development Panel - 21 January 2021

d)    Performance Monitoring Panel - 27 January 2021

e)    Special Meeting of the Performance Monitoring Panel - 9 February 2021

f)     Joint Performance Monitoring and Policy Development Panel - 9 February 2021

g)    Planning Committee - 10 February 2021

To consider recommendations of the Cabinet in respect of:

a)    2020/21 Finance Report Quarter 3 – To provide information on the Quarter 3 (to 31 December 2020) financial position of the Council (Cabinet agenda item 8) (Cabinet minute 64);

b)    Welland Homes Business Plan Update – To present to the Council, as sole shareholder for Welland Homes Ltd, an updated Welland Homes Business Plan and a proposal from the Company to purchase four houses for the purposes of market rental investment (Cabinet agenda item 12 and exempt item 18) (Cabinet minutes 68 and 73, and exempt minute 73);

c)    Acquisition project to purchase S106 units – To set out the details of the potential for the authority to acquire seven s106 homes on a development site in the district (Cabinet agenda item 13 and exempt item 19) (Cabinet minute 69)

To consider the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account 2021/22 revenue and capital estimates and the Financial Medium Term Plan (report of the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Strategy and Partnerships and the Executive Director Commercialisation (S151) enclosed).

To set the amounts of Council Tax applicable for 2021/22 for each valuation band and in each part of the district (report of the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Strategy and Partnerships and the Executive Director Commercialisation (S151) enclosed).

To seek approval of the Pay Policy Statement (report of the Executive Director Commercialisation enclosed).

To designate an officer as the Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer to the Council with immediate effect (report of the Executive Manager Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer) enclosed.

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

The following notification has been submitted:

Armed Forces Champion

Councillor Pepper to replace Councillor Grocock

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 paragraphs 3 and 5 of Schedule 12 (A) of the Act.

To consider the restricted minute of the meeting of South Holland District Council held on 20 January 2021 (copy enclosed).

Welland Homes Business Plan Update (exempt minute enclosed) – Agenda item 10 refers

Welland Homes Business Plan Update (exempt appendices enclosed) – Agenda item 10 refers

Acquisition Project to purchase s106 units (exempt appendix enclosed) – Agenda item 10 refers