Agenda item

To consider the following referrals from Cabinet:

7.1  CA/106/18  16 October 2018  Hemel Hempstead Town Centre and Parking Access and Movement Strategy

7.2  CA/110/18   16 October 2018  Treasury Management 17/18 Closing Performance

7.3  CA/117/18   13 November 2018 Budget Monitoring Quarter 2 2018/19

Resolved:

That the following be approved:

16^th October 2018

CA/106/18       HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN CENTRE AND PARKING ACCESS AND MOVEMENT STRATEGY

1.     That the delivery of the parking, access and movement proposals for Hemel Hempstead town centre as set out in the report be approved.

2.     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) to approve further design, planning and implementation decisions on recommendation 1 above. 

3.     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) for the appointment of consultants and contractors to deliver the Parking, Access and Movement project as set out under recommendation 1 above.

4.     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) in consultation with the Assistant Director (Corporate and Contracted Services) for the approval of a legal agreement with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) to enable the works to be undertaken on the public highway.

5.    That approval is given for either DBC to make or for DBC to submit to Hertfordshire County Council to make a Traffic Regulation order required to prevent blue badge parking along Bridge Street, west of Waterhouse Street and to seek delegated authority from HCC to enforce the Traffic Regulation Order.

6.    Approval of a supplementary capital budget of £165k in financial year 2019/20 to enable the project to be delivered.

7.    That the use of s106 income and income from sustainable transport funding from HCC to supplement existing budgets on this scheme; the virements brought in from these sources will increase the respective project budget be approved.

8.    Approval of a supplementary one off reserve draw down of £25,000 in 2019/20 to support the delivery of the project, funded from the Planning and Regeneration Project Reserve.

CA/110/18       TREASURY MANAGEMENT 17/18 CLOSING PERFORMANCE

The acceptance of the report on Treasury Management performance in 2017/18 and the Prudential Indicators for 2017/18 actuals.

13 November 2018

CA/117/18       BUDGET MONITORING QUARTER 2 2018/19

1.    That the budget monitoring position for each of the above accounts be noted.

2.    Approval of the revised capital programme to move £2.8m slippage identified at

Quarter 2 into financial year 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix C;

3.    Approval of the one off supplementary budgets required to deliver several service changes as set out below. These will be funded by use of the Management of change reserve. Details for these supplementary budgets are set out in the body of the report and have a net nil impact on the General Fund Working Balance:

·         A one off Increase to the Planning service budget of £90k to support the implementation of new and improved planning software.

·         A one-off increase to the Adventure Playground service employees budget by £80k to support costs incurred of restructuring the service.

·         An increase in the Neighbourhood Delivery employees budget by £80k to meet one off pension strain costs arising from the consolidation of the management team.

That the following be approved:

16^th October 2018

CA/106/18       HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN CENTRE AND PARKING ACCESS AND MOVEMENT STRATEGY

Decision

1.     That the delivery of the parking, access and movement proposals for Hemel Hempstead town centre as set out in the report be approved.

2.     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) to approve further design, planning and implementation decisions on recommendation 1 above. 

3.     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) for the appointment of consultants and contractors to deliver the Parking, Access and Movement project as set out under recommendation 1 above.

4.     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) in consultation with the Assistant Director (Corporate and Contracted Services) for the approval of a legal agreement with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) to enable the works to be undertaken on the public highway.

5.    That approval is given for either DBC to make or for DBC to submit to Hertfordshire County Council to make a Traffic Regulation order required to prevent blue badge parking along Bridge Street, west of Waterhouse Street and to seek delegated authority from HCC to enforce the Traffic Regulation Order.

6.    Approval of a supplementary capital budget of £165k in financial year 2019/20 to enable the project to be delivered.

7.    That the use of s106 income and income from sustainable transport funding from HCC to supplement existing budgets on this scheme; the virements brought in from these sources will increase the respective project budget be approved.

8.    Approval of a supplementary one off reserve draw down of £25,000 in 2019/20 to support the delivery of the project, funded from the Planning and Regeneration Project Reserve.

Seconded and agreed.

CA/110/18       TREASURY MANAGEMENT 17/18 CLOSING PERFORMANCE

Decision

The acceptance of the report on Treasury Management performance in 2017/18 and the Prudential Indicators for 2017/18 actuals.

Seconded and agreed.

13 November 2018

CA/117/18       BUDGET MONITORING QUARTER 2 2018/19

Decision

1.    That the budget monitoring position for each of the above accounts be noted.

2.    Approval of the revised capital programme to move £2.8m slippage identified at

Quarter 2 into financial year 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix C;

3.    Approval of the one off supplementary budgets required to deliver several service changes as set out below. These will be funded by use of the Management of change reserve. Details for these supplementary budgets are set out in the body of the report and have a net nil impact on the General Fund Working Balance:

·         A one off Increase to the Planning service budget of £90k to support the implementation of new and improved planning software.

·         A one-off increase to the Adventure Playground service employees budget by £80k to support costs incurred of restructuring the service.

·         An increase in the Neighbourhood Delivery employees budget by £80k to meet one off pension strain costs arising from the consolidation of the management team.

4.    Approval of the virement detailed in Appendix D to realign New Build capital budgets to support the progress of new housing developments.

Seconded and agreed.