Issue - meetings

RECOMMENDATIONS

That Cabinet:

1.      Notes the forecast budget position for revenue and capital as at July 2015 (Month 4).

2.      Notes the Treasury Management update as at July 2015 at Appendix E.

3.      Continues the delegated authority up until the 22 October 2015 Cabinet meeting to the Chief Executive to approve any consultancy and agency assignments over £50k, with final sign-off of any assignments made by the Leader of the Council. Cabinet are also asked to note those consultancy and agency assignments over £50k approved under delegated authority between the 23 July 2015 and 24 September 2015 Cabinet meetings, detailed at Appendix F.

4.      Approves the addition of £428,709 DCLG grant funding to support those clients formerly in receipt of Independent Living Fund monies to Adult Social Care operating budgets from 2015/16 onwards.

5.      Approves the addition of £24,132 DCLG grant funding for new burdens in respect of personal search fees to Residents Services operating budgets in 2015/16.

6.      Approves the addition of £75k grant funding from Transport for London for the Transport Interchange and Public Realm programme within the Local Implementation Plan.

7.      Approves acceptance of £23,500 Planning Performance Agreement income in respect of the Former Technicolour Site, Bath Road, Bath Road Corporation Sarl/Blakes Hotels.

8.      Agrees to transfer of £50k funding from Capital Contingency to the Bowls Club refurbishment budget for works at Deane Park Bowls Club.

9.      Ratifies the decisions, outlined in Appendix G, taken by the Leader of the Council under specific delegated authority between the 23 July and 24 September 2015 Cabinet meetings, subject to Cabinet agreeing an amendment to:

The decision taken on 1 September 2015 on the Deed of variation to rights of access in The Pavilions Shopping Centre, Uxbridge, where following the receipt of additional information, approval be given to progress the necessary variation to the basement rights, in addition to the ground floor rights already granted, delegating final authorisation of this matter to the Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director of Residents Services, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Business Services. Furthermore, requests the Chairman of the Executive Scrutiny Committee waives the call-in period to progress this matter expediently.

10.  Delegate authority to the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Business Services, in consultation with the Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director of Residents Services, to make all necessary decisions in respect of the refurbishment project at Cedars and Grainges Car Parks in Uxbridge, including the award of the construction and associated contracts. Furthermore, requests the Chairman of the Executive Scrutiny Committee waives the call-in period to progress this matter expediently.

11.  Authorise the 2015/16 annual grant of £54,600 to the Hillingdon Outdoor Activity Centre and agree that going forward this be incorporated into the annual corporate core voluntary sector grants budget and that the necessary funding be vired to that budget from Children's & Young People's Services.

Reasons for decisions

Cabinet was informed of the latest forecast revenue, capital and treasury position (Month 4) for the current year 2015/16 to ensure the Council achieved its budgetary and service objectives.

Cabinet made a range of decisions including the acceptance of grants and allocation of new funds to support Adult Social Care budgets, new burdens for personal search fees and monies for transportation improvements. Cabinet also agreed to accept gift funding for a planning development and transferred monies to cover the cost of the refurbishment of Deane Park Bowls Club.

In ratifying the decisions taken by the Leader of the Council during the summer period to ensure continuity of decision-making, Cabinet agreed an amendment to the decision made in relation to the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Uxbridge, of which the Council owns the freehold, to extend the property variation for rights of access to include the basement.

Two additional decisions were made by Cabinet at the meeting by way of an Addendum Sheet in respect of delegating decision-making to progress the refurbishment project at the Cedars and Grainges Car Parks in Uxbridge, along with approval of continued grant support to the Hillingdon Outdoor Activity Centre.

Alternative options considered and rejected

None.

Officer to action:

Paul Whaymand, Finance Directorate

Classification: Public

The report relating to this decision by the Cabinet is available to view on the Council's website or by visiting the Civic Centre, Uxbridge.