Agenda and minutes

The Leader announced the following change to delegation moving from the Housing Portfolio to Environment and Transport Portfolio:

All statutory responsibilities and policies relating to Private Sector Housing, Houses in Multiple Occupation, unit houses, renovation grants, enforcement action, compulsory purchase and housing advice and welfare rights services. 

Report of the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee concerning a call-in of Executive Decision No. CAB 11/12 7331: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL’S CHANGE PROGRAMME under Rule 12 of the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules, attached.

On considering recommendations made by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee at its meeting on 15^th December 2011, Cabinet made the following modification to Executive Decision CAB 11.12 7331 – Southampton City Council’s Change Programme, recommendation (ii):

  To remove the words ‘and implement’

  Amended recommendation (ii) to read:

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to develop the Change Programme projects detailed in this report, following consultation with the Leader of the Council.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking acceptance of a funding package from the Department of Transport for a Sustainable Travel Programme, adding it to the Council’s revenue and capital programme, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 11/12 7454)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member forEnvironment and Transport and having had regard to the provisions of the Community Strategy and being satisfied that the proposals in this report will or are likely to improve the economic, social or environmental well being of the Southampton area, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  To accept the £3.96m funding package from the Department for Transport (DfT) and to approve the total match funding commitment of £1.7M over the 4 year funding period, principally from SCC Local Transport Plan grant and strategic ‘Section 106’ developer contributions.

(ii)  To add £230,000 to the 2011/12 revenue estimates and £1,080,000 to the 2012/13 revenue estimates of the Environment and Transport Portfolio funded by the DfT grant (subject to approval of the budget strategy at full Council in February 2012) and to note that further additions of £1,170,000 to the 2013/14 revenue estimates and £1,030,000 to the 2014/15 revenue estimates will be formally made as part of the preparation of those financial years’ budgets.

(iii)  To increase by £450,000 the Smarter Travel Choices Capital Scheme within the Environment and Transport Portfolio capital programme, and approve capital expenditure of £450,000, phased £170,000 in 2012/13, £170,000 in 2013/14 and £110,000 in 2014/15.

(iv)  To instruct officers to bring a further report to cabinet in March 2012 detailing the options for governance arrangements and mechanisms for delivery of the programme.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Housing seeking the commencement of repairs and refurbishment for works defined within the approved 5 year plan, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 11/12 7529)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member forHousing, Cabinet approved the following

(i)  To bring forward to 2011/12 £1,634K of expenditure that was originally scheduled for 2012/13 in the HRA 5 year Capital Plan that was approved by Council on the 16^th November 2011 as part of the “Reform of Council Housing Finance“ paper.

(ii)  To approve in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules spend against schemes in the HRA 5 year Capital Plan as detailed in the table below

Report of the Cabinet Member for Resources, Leisure and Culture seeking approval for the classification of properties held in the Investment Portfolio to enable them to be reviewed for possible disposal, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 11/12 7537)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Resources, Leisure and Culture, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve the re-categorisation of Investment Property into ‘Strategic Investment Property’ and ‘Managed Investment Property’ as set out in Confidential Appendix 2 to this report.

(ii)  To increase the delegated authority to the Head of Property and Procurement to approve any potential disposals from the current limit of £50,000 to £300,000.

(iii)  To increase the delegated authority to the Head of Property and Procurement, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources, Leisure and Culture, to approve any potential disposals from the current limits of £50,000 - £500,000, to new limits of £300,000 - £1,000,000.