Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies

None received.

To receive declarations of interest from Members in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

None received.

To receive any questions or deputations.

None received.

The Cabinet Member for Resources and Delivering Value RESOLVED to:

(i)  Agree to sign up to the principles of the voluntary Emissions Reduction Pledge 2020;

(ii)   Agree to support the wider public sector target of 30% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020/21 (from a 2009/10 baseline), and agreed that the Council adopts a 45% reduction target;

(iii)   Agree to the Council adopting a minimum 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2024/25 (from a 2009/10 baseline); and

(iv)  Agree that the Council actively works with Schools and Academies to meet the challenging target.

The Cabinet Member for Resources and Delivering Value recognised the improved health and safety performance and RESOLVED:

To approve the Council’s Annual Health and Safety Performance Report for 2017/18, so enabling it to be published as per the requirements of the Health and Safety Policy.

The purpose of the report is to:

Ø  inform the Cabinet Member of the Portfolio’s latest forecast financial position as at the 31st July 2018 against Revenue and Capital budgets as detailed in Appendix A.
1.2 To inform the Cabinet Member of the Portfolio’s progress against the latest 3 year savings targets in the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) as detailed in Appendix A;

Ø  inform the Cabinet Member of the Portfolio’s emerging pressures and proposed mitigations within the period of the current MTFS;

Ø   inform the Cabinet Member of the latest prudential borrowing indicators and investment benchmarking for the Council;

Ø   seek approval from the Cabinet Member, in compliance with the Council’s Financial Regulations:
a) To create a new reserve within the Resources and Delivering Value portfolio and make contributions.

The Cabinet Members for Resources and Delivering Value RESOLVED:

(i)  To note that the 2018/19 Revenue and Capital financial monitoring forecast and confirmed he was content with the report;

(ii)  To note the portfolio’s progress against the latest 3 year savings targets in the MTFS as at 31st July 2018;

(iii)  To note the portfolio’s emerging pressures and proposed mitigations within the period of the current MTFS; and

(iv)  To approve the creation of and contributions to a new reserve for the Liquid Logic system implementation project.

The Cabinet Member for Resources and Delivering Value considered a number of applications for discretionary rate relief and RESOLVED that:

(i)  The Get A-Head Charitable Trust (TGACT), Ground Floor 695 Warwick Road and  Second Floor 695 Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3DA

Be awarded a 10% award for 2 years.

(ii)  This Way Up Youth Project (TWUYP), The Bethany Centre, 155a Kineton Green Road, Solihull, B92 7EG

Be awarded a 20% award for 2 years

(iii)  The Real Junk Food Project (TRJFP), Proposed Address Haystacks Playbarn, Old Damson Lane, Solihull, B92 9ED

Be awarded a 100% award for duration of the contract.

(iv)  Jubilee Church Solihull (JCS), 1st Floor 677 Warwick Road and Rooms 17, 18a, 18b, 20 Part 2nd Floor Jago House, Solihull, B91 3DA

Be awarded a 20% award for 2 years

The Cabinet Member for Resources and Delivering Value RESOLVED to:

(i)  Note the outstanding levels of debt as at 30 June 2018;

(ii)   Note the level and value of debts under £10,000 authorised for write off by the Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive between 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018;

(iii)  Approve the write off of Business Rates and Sundry Income debt over £10,000 totalling £33,060.08; and

(iv)  Approve the recommendation to commence insolvency action for business rate debt.

The meeting is likely not to be open to the public during discussion of the following items because the reports contain exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:

That, pursuant to Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be now excluded from the meeting for the remainder of the business to be transacted, on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information in terms of paragraphs 3 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the said Act

These appendices relate to the pubic report item xx on the agenda and are provided for information.