Decisions

The Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing has agreed the Section 106 Agreement for DC070269, former Nipp Inn, 4 Cymbal Court, Penny Lane and the allocation of Commuted Sums as follows:

·         Formal Sport Contribution of £56,796.00 is assigned to the provision of a new multi use sports zone in Gorsey Bank Park.

·         Children’s Play contribution of £35,546.86 is assigned to Phase 1 play improvements at Lancashire Hill Play Area for the provision of a new junior multi play unit. 

The Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing has agreed the Section 106 Agreement for DC067771 in respect of the former Greenhale House, Stockport as follows:-

Formal Sport Contribution of £163,187.76 is to be divided equally and assigned to improvements to the multi-use sports areas at Gorsey Bank Park (£81,593.88) and Heaton Norris Park (£81,593.88).

Children’s Play contribution of £102,134.64 is to be divided and assigned to Phase 1 play improvements at Heaton Norris Park (£57,230.89) and Hollywood Park (£44,903.75).

The Cabinet considered and adopted the first annual Stockport Council Modern Slavery Statement for 2019/20.

The Cabinet considered the Council’s Annual Pay Policy Statement and Gender Pay Gap figures for 2018 and recommended the Council Meeting adopt the Statement and agree to publish the Council’s Gender Pay Gap information.

The Cabinet will be invited to consider proposals to implement the principles of the Medium Term Financial Plan previously agreed by the Council and business cases that have been subject to public and stakeholder consultation.

The Cabinet considered an update on the Cabinet’s budget proposals and choices for 2019/20, including information on further engagement that has occurred since the Cabinet meeting in October and agreed that:-

·         the update on the Medium Term Strategy and the intention to submit further detail on the remaining proposals for 2019/20 to the 5 February 2019 Cabinet meeting be noted;

·         approval be given to the implementation of the following final proposals appended to the report:

-       2. Value for Money Procurement

-       6. Support and Governance – HR and OD and Communications

-       8. Modernising Citizen Journeys

-       9. Balancing the Cost of Services

The report will set out proposals for deciding the future arrangements for Estate & Asset Management post Carillion liquidation.

The Cabinet considered proposals for a new service delivery model for Estate and Asset Management functions following the liquidation of Carillion PLC, who had previously been part of the Council’s Strategic Property Partnership, and agreed that:

·         the proposed approach for Estate and Asset Management be approved, to be supported by niche supplier commissioning as required on a project by project basis, to include additional temporary support for remediation works to deal with back log;

·         the new service to include:

-    an in-house estates team

-    a dedicated schools estates team

-    a small Design and Technical team

-    a Facilities Management and Asset Management client team

·         in line with the existing scheme of delegation the procurement of a Facilities and Asset Management supplier be undertaken, with a contract to commence with effect from 1 July 2019 and authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive and Cabinet member with portfolio responsibility for the contract area to procure, finalise and agree the terms of the contract and any subsequent call-off contracts.

(Note: the report contained information ‘not for publication’ in its appendices that have been circulated to cabinet members only)

The Cabinet considered proposals for future polling arrangements for Stockport as a result of a review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations following a consultation period and recommended to the Council Meeting that it adopt those proposals.

The Cabinet considered an update to the Council’s 2019/20 to 2022/23 Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) forecasts and assumptions taking account of local and national changes since the completion of the MTFP Summer Review and agreed that

·         the report, including the announcements made in the Government’s 2018 Autumn Budget be noted;

·         the delay to the announcement of the 2019/20 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement and the impact changes in the Council’s settlement funding would have on the revised MTFP be noted;

·         the financial forecasts for 2019/20 to 2022/23, and the key issues to be addressed in formulating a response to the financial challenges facing the Council be noted;

·         the budget reduction requirement for 2020/221 of £11.831m rising to £33.399m in 2022/23 be noted;

·         the unallocated one-off resources identified and the options for the use of this resource as detailed in the report be noted; and

·         authorisation be given to the final steps necessary to propose a balanced budget for 2019/20 to the Budget Council meeting on 21 February 2019.

The Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing has agreed that £181,000 of formal sport commuted sum will be invested in improving the car park that serves Bruntwood Park BMX track.

The Cabinet considered an opportunity for creating a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) to lead the regeneration of Stockport’s Town Centre West and agreed that

·           the overall purpose for an MDC in Stockport’s Town Centre West be approved;

·           approval be given to underwriting the running costs of any MDC and to the guiding principles according to which an MDC would be created;

·           the GM Mayor’s intention to consult on the MDC proposal, and the intention to submit a further report to Cabinet before any final decision by the Mayor could be implemented, be noted.

The Cabinet considered and endorsed the revised plan set out headline achievements against last year’s Youth Justice Plan and outlined priorities for the coming year and recommended to the Council Meeting that it adopt the Plan.

The Cabinet considered and noted performance in relation to complaints received in the second quarter of 2018/19.

The Cabinet considered applications under the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 (as amended), seeking to establish a Neighbourhood Forum and Neighbourhood Area for Mellor, Marple Bridge, Mill Brow and Compstall and

recommended to the Council Meeting that it approve the applications and formally designate the Forum and Area.

The Cabinet considered the outcome of consultation on proposed changes to the Council Tax and Business Rates Discounts following the annual review and agreed to endorse the proposed changes and recommend to the Council Meeting that it approve the Council Tax and Business Rates Discounts Schemes as set out in the report.

The Cabinet considered the forecast Collection Fund outturn position for 2018/19, the setting of the Council Tax Taxbase for 2019/20 and a forecast for Business Rates income for 2019/20 and agreed that in relation to the Stockport Billing Area -2019/20 Council Tax Taxbase and Non Domestic Rates forecast:

·         a forecast Collection Fund surplus of £2.029m (£1.767m attributable to the Council) in 2018/19 be declared relating to:

-       an in-year Council Tax surplus of £1.607m (£1.396m attributable to the Council);

-       an in-year Business Rates deficit of £0.088m (£0.087m attributable to the Council; and

-       a Collection Fund carry forward position of £0.510m (£0.458m attributable to the Council).

·         the 2019/20 Council Tax Taxbase for budget setting purposes of 94,302.9 Band D equivalent dwellings rising to 95,100.8 subject to the approval of the CTD proposal;

·         the impact that the approval of the proposed changes on the Council’s Council Tax Discount scheme on the 2019/20 Council Tax Taxbase be noted;

·         the 2019/20 forecast for Business Rates income of £82.367m be provisionally approved subject to the completion of the Council’s 2019/20 NNDR1 form in January;

·         the £1.802m forecast benefit from the 2018/19 Pilot and the indexation compensation grant adjustment of £0.720m in 2019/20 against this be noted;

·         the transfer of the 100% Retention Pilot 2018/19 outturn benefit to Collection Fund Reserves as part of the financial year end process be noted;

·         the available resources to support the Council’s 2019/20 investment decisions and Medium Term Financial Plan be noted.

The Cabinet also agreed that the Borough Treasure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Reform and Governance, be authorised to take decisions in relation to:

·         vary the Business Rates forecast presented in Table 7.

·         continuing in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Business Rates pooling arrangement.

The Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing has considered the outcome of a review of traffic regulations on Castle Street, Edgeley. In light of the findings of the review, the Cabinet Member has approved the statutory legal advertising of the Traffic Regulations Orders detailed in Appendices A, B and C of the report and, subject to no objections being received within twenty-one days of the advertisement date, the Orders be made.

The Area Committee has given approval to the award of a grant of £1,000 from the Ward Flexibility Budget (Cheadle Hulme South ward allocation) to the Friends of Wright's Wood towards the cost of making improvements to a pond.

The Area Committee has given approval to a proposal to resurface the full length of the footway on Chester Road, Woodford between Woodford community centre and the Chrome Car dealership at a cost of £31,500 to be funded jointly from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (£6,000 from Bramhall South & Woodford ward allocation); central funding (£5,500) and Section 106 funding (£20,000).

The Area Committee has given approval to an application from the organisers of Bramhall Parkrun to continue to hold weekly fun runs through Bramhall Park each Saturday morning, commencing 5 January 2019.

The Area Committee has given approval to the award of a grant of £500 from  the Ward Flexibility Budget (Cheadle Hulme South ward allocation) to Chelwood Foodbankplus towards the cost of items of stock in advance of the rollout of Universal Credit.

The Area Committee has given approval to the award of a grant of £200 from  the Ward Flexibility Budget (Bramhall North ward allocation) to ‘Defibulous’ towards the cost of a defibrillator.

The Area Committee has given approval to an application from Bramhall and Woodford Rotary Club for the use of Bramhall Park for their annual Duck Race and Fun Day on Sunday, 19 May 2019.

The Area Committee has given approval to the award of a grant of £280 from the Ward Flexibility Budget (Cheadle Hulme South ward allocation) to the Friends of Hesketh Park and Mellor Green towards the cost of seeds and plants.

The Area Committee has given approval to legal advertising of the following traffic regulations, and subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders at a cost of £1,800 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Bramhall North ward allocation):-

No Waiting at Any Time

Ladythorn Road, Bramhall

South West Side – From a point 10 metres south east of the intersection of the south eastern kerb line of Rossall Drive to a point 20 metres north west of the intersection of the north western kerb line of Rossall Drive.

North East Side – From a point 23 metres south east of the intersection of the

eastern kerb line of Ladythorn Crescent, to a point 24.5 metres north west of the intersection of the western kerb line of Ladythorn Crescent.

Ladythorn Crescent, Bramhall

Both Sides – From the intersections of the northern kerb line of Ladythorn Road, for a distance of 5 metres in a north easterly direction.

Rossall Drive, Bramhall

Both Sides – From the intersections of the southern kerb line of Ladythorn Road, for a distance of 15 metres in a south westerly direction.

‘No Waiting Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm

Ladythorn Road, Bramhall

South West Side – From a point 20 metres north west of the intersection of the north western kerb line of Rossall Drive, for a distance of 167 metres in a north westerly direction.

North East Side – From a point 24.5 metres north west of the intersection of the western kerb line of Ladythorn Crescent, for a distance of 145 metres in a north westerly direction.