Decisions

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The Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Executive Councillor (Economy & Regeneration) have approved the letting of the first floor of the Stockport Exchange (Phase 2) building to the tenant and on the terms indicated in the report.

This decision supersedes decision ODDCE46/ODPL46.

(Note: the report contains information ‘not for publication’ that was circulated to decisions-makers and consultees only).

The Area Committee has approved an application from the Gatley Festival Committee to hold the Gatley Festival at William Scholes Park on 2 July 2017, subject to the organiser providing appropriate papers, event plans, health and safety documentation, licences and/or insurances, and the payment of a bond and all event fees.

The Area Committee has approved an application from the Gatley Festival Committee to hold a Race Night at Gatley Recreation Ground on 1 July 2017, subject to the organiser providing appropriate papers, event plans, health and safety documentation, licences and/or insurances, and the payment of a bond and all event fees.

The Area Committee has approved an application from the Gatley Festival Committee to hold a Comedy Night at Gatley Recreation Ground on 30 June 2017, subject to the organiser providing appropriate papers, event plans, health and safety documentation, licences and/or insurances, and the payment of a bond and all event fees.

The Area Committee has approved an application from St James’ Catholic High School to use Bruntwood Park as a staging point for a student sponsored walk around parts of Bramhall and Cheadle in aid of charity on 7 July 2017, subject to the organiser providing appropriate papers, event plans, health and safety documentation, licences and/or insurances.

The Area Committee approved an application from the Friends of the Vale to hold their annual fun day at Reddish Vale Country Park on Sunday 16 July 2017 between 12 midday and 5pm with access to the site being required from 9am.

The Area Committee has given approval to an application from theFriends of Romiley Park to hold a community fun Day at Romiley Park on 24 June 2017.

The Area Committee considered a proposal to introduce No Waiting at Any Time restrictions on Beaufort Road, Hollymount Road, Magda Road and Dial Park Road, Offerton to protect the junctions of these roads from inappropriate parking and a summary of the consultation results and approved the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Order as follows, at a cost of £700 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Offerton Ward allocation), and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the following orders can be made:

Introduce No Waiting at Any Time:

Beaufort Road

Both sides from the South Easterly kerb line of Magda Road for a distance of 10 metres in a Southerly direction.

Both sides from the Northerly kerb line of Dial Park Road for a distance of 10 metres in a North Easterly direction.

Hollymount Road

Both sides from the North Easterly kerb line of Magda Road for a distance of 10 metres in a North Westerly direction.

Magda Road

North Westerly side from a point 10 metres South West of the South Westerly kerb line of Hollymount Road to a point 10 metres North East of the North Easterly kerb line of Hollymount Road.

South Easterly side from a point 10 metres South West of the Westerly kerb line of Beaufort Road to a point 10 metres North East of the Easterly kerb line of Beaufort Road.

Dial Park Road

Northerly side from a point 10 metres North West of the North Westerly kerb line of Beaufort Road to a point 15 metres East of the South Easterly kerb line of Beaufort Road.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 7 March 2017 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Executive Councillor (Economic Development & Regeneration) have approved the letting of Units D and E at Aurora Stockport on the terms outlined in the confidential report.

The Deputy Chief Executive has approved a new lease of Unit 9 Enterprise Centre 2, Chester Street, Stockport, as the existing tenant has given notice to terminate their lease.

The grant of the new lease will secure new and additional rental income for the Council, which will enhance the capital value of the estate as a whole. The grant of the new lease will reduce the Council's repairing liability and will remove the risk of having to pay empty business rates.

The Deputy Chief Executive has approved the granting of a new lease in respect of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th floors and the attic space within Wellington Mill, Stockport.

The Deputy Chief Executive has approved the installation of a defibrillator on the external wall of the Compstall Community Building at Etherow Country Park.

The Deputy Chief Executive has approved the granting of a license to assign the ground lease in respect of land at Higher Bury Street, Heaton Norris, Stockport.

The Deputy Chief Executive has approved the granting of a wayleave agreement to Virgin Media at Unit 14 Haigh Park industrial Estate, Reddish.

The Deputy Chief Executive has approved a new lease of Units 21 & 22 Enterprise Centre Two, Chestergate, Stockport, as they are currently vacant.

The grant of the new lease will secure new and additional rental income for the Council, which will enhance the capital value of the Estate as a whole. The grant of new lease will reduce the Council's repairing liability and will remove the risk of having to pay empty business rates.

The Deputy Chief Executive has approved the disposal of a plot of land adjacent to 17 Thurlestone, Drive, Hazel Grove, SK7 5RD.

The Council were requested to enter into negotiations with a third party by the land registry, following a claim for adverse possession for land adjacent to 17 Thurlestone Drive, Havel Grove. Terms have now been agreed for the sale of the land to the third party, subject to covenants which will serve to retain access, over the land to the adjacent culvert, in favour of the Council.

The Deputy Chief Executive has approved the granting of a license to assign the ground lease in respect of land at Hammond Avenue and Haigh Avenue, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Reddish, Stockport to Whitehill Industrial Holdings Limited.

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing) has considered objections in relation to traffic calming at Windlehurst Road and notwithstanding the objections, has approved the orders being implemented as advertised.

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) (Councillor Alex Ganotis) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the Medium Term Financial Plan forecasts for the Council’s finances for the period 2017/18 to 2021/22 taking account of the 2017/18 final local government finance settlement published on 22 February 2017.

RESOLVED – That the updated Medium Term Financial Plan forecasts for the Council’s finances for the period 2017/18 to 2021/22 taking account of the 2017/18 final local government finance settlement published on 22 February 2017 be noted.

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) (Councillor Alex Ganotis) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the Executive’s Revenue Budget Proposals for 2017/18 and Capital Programme Investment Plans and outlines the Council’s financial outlook and challenges across the medium term period 2017/18 to 2021/22.

MOVED AND SECONDED – That:-

(1) approval be given to the Budget for 2017/18 described in the report and set out in Appendix 2 and 3.

(2) 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 be noted.

(3) the financial forecasts for 2017/18 to 2021/22 (Appendix 6), and the key issues to be addressed in formulating a response to the future financial challenges facing the Council be noted.

(4) approval be given to the 2017/18 to 2019/20 Capital Programme and the funding arrangements as described in the report and set out at Appendix 7.

(5) approval be given to the prudential indicators set out in Appendix 8.

(6) approval be given to the passing of the appropriate Council Tax resolutions which produce a Council Tax increase of 4.99% (inclusive of a 3% increase in relation to the Adult Social Care Precept) for Council services as illustrated in Appendix 9.

AMENDMENT MOVED AND SECONDED - That approval be given to the amendment of paragraphs 4.7 and 4.9 of the 2017/18 Executive Revenue Budget and Capital Programme Report put forward by the Liberal Democrat Group and as set out in its proposals and summarised in the document entitled ‘Proposal One and Two - Education and Publicity to Increase Recycling Rates and Improving Road Safety Around Schools’ circulated in advance of the meeting and which would result in consequential revisions to Appendices 2, 3 and 6 to the report.

For the amendment 57.

AMENDMENT CARRIED

The names of those councillors voting on this amendment were recorded as follows:-

Those councillors who voted for the amendment were:-

The Mayor (Councillor Chris Gordon) in the chair; Deputy Mayor (Councillor Lisa Walker); Councillors Geoff Abell, Malcolm Allan, Brian Bagnall, Sheila Bailey, Stuart Bodsworth, Laura Booth, Walter Brett, Anna Charles-Jones, Richard Coaton, Christine Corris, Stuart Corris, Dickie Davies, Tom Dowse, Roy Driver, Annette Finnie, Dean Fitzpatrick, Colin Foster, Alex Ganotis, Graham Greenhalgh, Tom Grundy, Yvonne Guariento, Paul Hadfield, Philip Harding, Daniel Hawthorne, Keith Holloway, Linda Holt, Sylvia Humphreys, Mark Hunter, Mike Hurleston, Susan Ingham, Oliver Johnstone, Mags Kirkham, Julian Lewis-Booth, Syd Lloyd, John McGahan, Tom McGee, Wendy Meikle, Chris Murphy, Adrian Nottingham, John Pantall, Paul Porgess, Iain Roberts, David Sedgwick, Lisa Smart, June Somekh, Andy Sorton, Charlie Stewart, John Taylor, Jon Twigge, Alanna Vine, Mark Weldon, Wendy Wild, David Wilson, Elise Wilson and John Wright.

The amendment was then put as the substantive motion and it was

RESOLVED – (57 for) That:-

(1) approval be given to the Budget for 2017/18 described in the amended report and set out in the amended Appendix 2 and 3.

(2) 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 be noted.

(3) the financial forecasts for 2017/18 to 2021/22 (amended Appendix 6), and the key issues to be addressed in formulating a response to the future financial challenges facing the Council be noted.

(4) approval be given to the 2017/18 to 2019/20 Capital Programme and the funding arrangements as described in the report and set out at Appendix 7.

(5) approval be given to the prudential indicators set out in Appendix 8.

(6) approval be given to the passing of the appropriate Council Tax resolutions which produce a Council Tax increase of 4.99% (inclusive of a 3% increase in relation to the Adult Social Care Precept) for Council services as illustrated in Appendix 9.

The names of those councillors voting on this resolution were recorded as follows:-

Those councillors who voted for the resolution were:-

The Mayor (Councillor Chris Gordon) in the chair; Deputy Mayor (Councillor Lisa Walker); Councillors Geoff Abell, Malcolm Allan, Brian Bagnall, Sheila Bailey, Stuart Bodsworth, Laura Booth, Walter Brett, Anna Charles-Jones, Richard Coaton, Christine Corris, Stuart Corris, Dickie Davies, Tom Dowse, Roy Driver, Annette Finnie, Dean Fitzpatrick, Colin Foster, Alex Ganotis, Graham Greenhalgh, Tom Grundy, Yvonne Guariento, Paul Hadfield, Philip Harding, Daniel Hawthorne, Keith Holloway, Linda Holt, Sylvia Humphreys, Mark Hunter, Mike Hurleston, Susan Ingham, Oliver Johnstone, Mags Kirkham, Julian Lewis-Booth, Syd Lloyd, John McGahan, Tom McGee, Wendy Meikle, Chris Murphy, Adrian Nottingham, John Pantall, Paul Porgess, Iain Roberts, David Sedgwick, Lisa Smart, June Somekh, Andy Sorton, Charlie Stewart, John Taylor, Jon Twigge, Alanna Vine, Mark Weldon, Wendy Wild, David Wilson, Elise Wilson and John Wright.

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing) (Councillor Sheila Bailey) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Council Meeting to set the level of rent and service charges in the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and approve the HRA budget for 2017/18.

RESOLVED – (57 for) That approval be given to:-

(i)         A reduction in the average social rent of 1% for dwelling rents;

(ii)        An increase of 2.5% for rents of shared ownership properties;

(iii)       Service charge changes and increases as outlined in Section 3;

(iv)      A 2.0% increase in Carecall Charges;

(v)       A 2.0% increase in Sheltered Warden and Laundry charges;

(vi)      The Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2017/18 as set out in Appendix 1.

The names of those councillors voting on this resolution were recorded as follows:-

Those councillors who voted for the resolution were:-

The Mayor (Councillor Chris Gordon) in the chair; Deputy Mayor (Councillor Lisa Walker); Councillors Geoff Abell, Malcolm Allan, Brian Bagnall, Sheila Bailey, Stuart Bodsworth, Laura Booth, Walter Brett, Anna Charles-Jones, Richard Coaton, Christine Corris, Stuart Corris, Dickie Davies, Tom Dowse, Roy Driver, Annette Finnie, Dean Fitzpatrick, Colin Foster, Alex Ganotis, Graham Greenhalgh, Tom Grundy, Yvonne Guariento, Paul Hadfield, Philip Harding, Daniel Hawthorne, Keith Holloway, Linda Holt, Sylvia Humphreys, Mark Hunter, Mike Hurleston, Susan Ingham, Oliver Johnstone, Mags Kirkham, Julian Lewis-Booth, Syd Lloyd, John McGahan, Tom McGee, Wendy Meikle, Chris Murphy, Adrian Nottingham, John Pantall, Paul Porgess, Iain Roberts, David Sedgwick, Lisa Smart, June Somekh, Andy Sorton, Charlie Stewart, John Taylor, Jon Twigge, Alanna Vine, Mark Weldon, Wendy Wild, David Wilson, Elise Wilson and John Wright.

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) (Councillor Alex Ganotis) submitted a report (copies of which were circulated) setting out the Council Tax for 2017/18 and the level of precepts for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester and the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority.

RESOLVED - (57 for) (1) That it be noted that on 19 January 2017, the Council has calculated the Council Tax Base for the financial year 2017/18 as

·         92,587.3 for the whole Council area [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")]

(2) That the Council Meeting approve the Council Tax Requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2017/18 as being £140,896,576

(3) That the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2017/18 in accordance with sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

(a)          £621,131,918 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in section 31A(2) of the Act (Appendix Two).

(b)          £480,235,342 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in section 31A(3) of the Act (Appendix Two).

(c)          £140,896,576 being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax Requirement for the year (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act). (Appendix Two).

(d)          £1,521.77 being the amount at 3(c) above, all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

(e)          £0.00 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in section 34(1) of the Act

(f)           £1,521.77 being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by the amount by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates.

4. That it be noted that for the year 2017/18 the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester and the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each category of dwellings in the Council's area as indicated

in the table below.

5. That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the

aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2017/18 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.

(6) That the Council, in accordance with section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 hereby determines that the Council’s relevant basic amount of council tax for 2015/16 is not excessive in accordance with the principles determined by the Secretary of State under section 52ZC of the Act.

The names of those councillors voting on this resolution were recorded as follows:-

Those councillors who voted for the resolution were:-

The Mayor (Councillor Chris Gordon) in the chair; Deputy Mayor (Councillor Lisa Walker); Councillors Geoff Abell, Malcolm Allan, Brian Bagnall, Sheila Bailey, Stuart Bodsworth, Laura Booth, Walter Brett, Anna Charles-Jones, Richard Coaton, Christine Corris, Stuart Corris, Dickie Davies, Tom Dowse, Roy Driver, Annette Finnie, Dean Fitzpatrick, Colin Foster, Alex Ganotis, Graham Greenhalgh, Tom Grundy, Yvonne Guariento, Paul Hadfield, Philip Harding, Daniel Hawthorne, Keith Holloway, Linda Holt, Sylvia Humphreys, Mark Hunter, Mike Hurleston, Susan Ingham, Oliver Johnstone, Mags Kirkham, Julian Lewis-Booth, Syd Lloyd, John McGahan, Tom McGee, Wendy Meikle, Chris Murphy, Adrian Nottingham, John Pantall, Paul Porgess, Iain Roberts, David Sedgwick, Lisa Smart, June Somekh, Andy Sorton, Charlie Stewart, John Taylor, Jon Twigge, Alanna Vine, Mark Weldon, Wendy Wild, David Wilson, Elise Wilson and John Wright.

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) (Councillor Alex Ganotis) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Council Meeting to consider the Treasury Management Strategy Statement, the Annual Investment Strategy and the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy 2017/18.

RESOLVED (57 for) – That approval be given to:-

·         The Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2017/18;

·         The Capital Expenditure forecasts and Capital Financing Requirement projections;

·         The Treasury Management Strategy 2017/18;

·         The Treasury and Prudential Indicators and limits 2017/18-2019/20; and

·         The Annual Investment Strategy 2017/18.

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) (Councillor Alex Ganotis) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) seeking approval for the draft 2017/18 Council Plan.

RESOLVED –That the Council Plan 2017/18 be approved and adopted.

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing) has approved the legal advertising of the following Traffic Regulation Order and, subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the orders can be made at an estimated cost of £510 to be funded by the Executive Highways delegated budget:-

Proposed Traffic Regulation Order No Waiting At Any Time

Brinnington Road

North West side from a point 9 metres North East of the Northerly kerbline of Brinnington Crescent for a distance of 28 metres in a North Easterly direction.

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing) has approved the legal advertising of the following Traffic Regulation Orders and, subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the orders can be made at an estimated cost of £850 to be funded from the Strategic Network Budget:-

No Waiting at Any Time:

Crossley Road

South West side from a point 10 metres North West of the North Westerly kerb line of the entrance to Boundary Court to a point 15 metres South East of the South Easterly kerb line of the entrance to Boundary Court.

Not forming part of the Traffic Regulation Order, a Bus Clearway Marking (No Stopping except Buses) to be provided at the following location:

Crossley Road

South West side from a point 32 metres South East of the South Easterly kerb line of the entrance to Boundary Court in a South Easterly direction for a distance of 23 metres.