Agenda and decisions

CPH Stronger Communities & Partnerships Decision Session - Wednesday 30th January 2019 6.00 pm

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies and Substitutions Decision: There were no apologies or substitutions.
2.	Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of interest from Members. Decision: There were no declarations of interest.
3.	Questions and Deputation To answer questions, if any, asked by any resident of the Borough pursuant to Standing Orders. Decision: No questions or deputations were submitted.
4.	Neighbourhood CIL Report PDF 116 KB View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. To provide an update on proposed spending mechanism for the Neighbourhood proportion of the Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) and to seek approval for the scoring matrix which has been developed in order to determine whether projects are eligible for funding. Additional documents: Appendix A - NCIL Current Totals , item 4. PDF 36 KB Appendix B - Scoring Matrix , item 4. PDF 49 KB Appendix C - Matrix Criteria Help Sheet , item 4. PDF 71 KB Decision: RESOLVED The Cabinet Member: (i) Approved the scoring matrix, which will be utilised to assess proposed projects seeking funding from the neighbourhood proportion of the community infrastructure levy. (ii) Agreed the proposed timeline for engagement with communities, submission of proposal bids and decision on successful projects.
5.	Review of Solihull's Cemeteries & Crematorium Policy PDF 108 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. To request Cabinet Member Approval for the updated policy in relation to Solihull’s Cemeteries and Crematoriums. Additional documents: 1b Appendix 1 - Cemetery and Cremetorium Policy 2019 - FINAL.docx , item 5. PDF 119 KB Decision: RESOLVED The Cabinet Member: (i) Agreed to exclude alcohol from our cemeteries and crematoriums. (ii) Approved the revised Policy on Solihull’s Cemeteries and Crematoriums included as Appendix 1.
6.	Refurbishment of the Public Toilets at Robin Hood Cemetery PDF 107 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. To request approval for the refurbishment of the Public Toilets at Robin Hood Crematorium. Decision: RESOLVED The Cabinet Member approved the complete refurbishment of Robin Hood Public Toilets (Option 2) at an estimated cost of £15,000.
7.	Registration Service Ceremony Proposals PDF 116 KB View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. To seek approval from Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities and Partnerships to implement changes to our marriage and civil partnership registration services which include the introduction of a third room for marriages/civil partnership, new fees and bespoke ceremony planning service which will provide more choice for customers. Decision: RESOLVED The Cabinet Member approved: (i) The introduction of a third ceremony room to offer the basic statutory register office marriage / civil partnership service at the cost of £46.00. (ii) Change of use of the current statutory register office (operating out of the small ceremony room) to be a non-statutory ceremony room called ‘the Jubilee Room’ at a new fee rate of £95 (iii) The introduction of a range of new chargeable services, including ceremony planning, at £45 and personalised stationary. (iv) A small increase in the annual charges noted in the table at 6.4.1.
8.	Outcomes and Recommendations from Scrutiny Boards PDF 44 KB To consider issues arising from Overview & Scrutiny, specifically: Stronger Communities & Neighbourhood Services Scrutiny Board - November 2018 – (1) Bereavements Services; (2) Locality Based Working; and (3) Safer Solihull Partnership Update. Additional documents: SCNSSB 06 11 2018 Minutes (extract) Bereavement Services , item 8. PDF 62 KB 6 November 2018 to CPH Stronger Comms and Partnerships LBW Nov 2018 Agenda Published Version , item 8. PDF 43 KB SCNSSB 06 11 2018 Minutes (extract) LBW , item 8. PDF 56 KB 6 November 2018 to Safer Solihull Board Nov 2018 Agenda Published Version , item 8. PDF 44 KB SCNSSB 06 11 2018 Minutes (extract) Safer Solihull , item 8. PDF 69 KB Decision: RESOLVED The Cabinet Member noted the recommendations from the Stronger Communities & Neighbourhood Services Scrutiny Board.