Decisions

The Council Meeting will set the Council Tax for 2017/18, and the precept levels as appropriate.

The Council Meeting has:-

(1) Approved the appropriate Council Tax resolutions as set out in Appendix One of the report for a 4.99% increase in the Council-controlled element of the tax, and when taking into account the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority precepts, an increase of 5.50%*.

The Council therefore approved a Band D Council Tax of £1,665.52.

(2) Noted the calculation of Aggregate Amounts as directed by Section 31A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 set out at Appendix Two.

*figure rounded to two decimal places

The Council Meeting has adopted the Council Plan 2018/19.

The Council Meeting has noted the Medium Term Financial Plan forecasts for the Council’s finances for the period 2018/19 to 2022/23.

To agree the level of rent and service charges for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) in 2018/19 and provision of a recommended HRA budget for 2018/19.

The Council Meeting has approved:-

·         a reduction in the average social rent of 1% for dwelling rents;

·         an increase of 4.4% for rents of shared ownership properties;

·         service charge increases as outlined in Section 3;

·         increases in Sheltered Warden, Laundry and Carecall charges as outlined in Section 4; and

·         the Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2018/19 as set out in Appendix 1.

The Council Meeting has:-

(1) Approved the Budget for 2018/19 described in the report and set out in Appendix 2 and 3;

(2) Noted the risk assessment of the Budget at Appendix 5 and the report of the Borough Treasurer on the adequacy of proposed financial reserves and robustness of the estimates included at Appendix 5;

(3) Noted the financial forecasts for 2018/19 to 2022/23 (Appendix 6), and the key issues to be addressed in formulating a response to the future financial challenges facing the Council;

(4) Approved the 2018/19 to 2020/21 Capital Programme and the funding arrangements as described in the report and set out at Appendix 7; and

(5) Approved the prudential indicators set out in Appendix 8.

The Council Meeting has approved:-

·         The Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2018/19;

·         The Capital Expenditure forecasts and Capital Financing Requirement projections;

·         The Treasury Management Strategy 2018/19;

·         The Treasury and Prudential Indicators and limits 2018/19-2020/21; and

·         The Annual Investment Strategy 2018/19.

The Cabinet Member for Communities & Housing considered proposals for a permit parking scheme on Jackson Street, Platt Street and Cromer Street, Cheadle and has approved the statutory legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Order and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date, the Order being made:

Revoke (TRO)

Jackson Street, Cheadle Hulme North - 'No Waiting at Any Time'

Both Sides- From the intersections of the northern kerb line of Stockport Road for a distance of 18 metres in a northerly direction.

Proposed (TRO)

Permit Holders Parking Only- Monday to Sunday 'At All Times'

Jackson Street, Cheadle Hulme North

Both Sides -From its junction with Stockport Road, for its entire length

Platt Street, Cheadle Hulme North

Both Sides- From its junction with Jackson Street, for its entire length.

Cromer Road, Cheadle Hulme North

Both Sides - For its entire length

Platt Street, Cheadle Hulme North - 'No Waiting at Any Time'

Both Sides - From the intersections of the western kerb line of Jackson Street for a distance of 15m in a westerly direction.

Jackson Street, Cheadle Hulme North - 'No Waiting at Any Time'

West Side - From a point 5m south of the intersection of the southern kerb line of Platt Street, to a point 5m north of the intersection of the northern kerb line of Platt Street.

Both Sides - From the intersections of the northern kerb line of Stockport Road for a distance of 10 metres in a northerly direction.

Under Stockport Council's current policy, each household within the proposed

'Residents Permit Zone' will be illegible to apply for 3 No permits. For information purposes the following properties able to apply are as follows:-

Jackson Street (Odd Nos 1-57)

Jackson Street (Even Nos 2- 44)

Platt Street - 1 to 19

Cromer Road (Even Nos 2 - 38)

Stockport Road (Odd Nos 73- 81)

The Cheadle Area Committee supported the proposals subject to the inclusion of the permit eligibility for numbers 73-81 Stockport Road.

To consider the outcome of statutory representation period following publication of notice of the intention to

·         discontinue Offerton Hall Nursery School with effect from 31st August 2018; and

·         reduce the lower age limit of Dial Park Primary School in order to accommodate nursery provision with effect from 1st September 2018.

The Cabinet at its meeting on 19 December 2017 delegated the final decisions on these proposals to the Corporate Director for People in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education in the event that there were no significant objections received during the formal representation period.

The original decision to which this further decision relates can be found at

http://democracy.stockport.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=3175