Agenda and minutes

Report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Change detailing the Medium Term Financial Strategy Quarter 2 Update.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 46138)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  Note the updated medium term financial forecast as set out in Appendix 1.

(ii)  Approve indicative cash limits as a planning guide, recognising these may be refined and updated during the budget process, as set out in paragraph 70 of Appendix 1.

(iii)  Agree the next steps to developing the MTFS and creating a balanced budget, including the development of service business plans to enable Directorates to manage within the cash limit targets.

Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Change detailing an update on the Financial Position.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 46136)

On consideration of the report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  Agree the £2.16M adjustments to be made to directorate budgets to reflect further sustained favourable variances reported at month 6 of 2024/25 due to transformation and other measures, to be transferred to centrally held contingency to reduce the reliance on Exceptional Financial Support (EFS), as set out in paragraph 6.

(ii)  Agree the progress being made to deliver on the Deficit Recovery Plans that have been developed to mitigate forecast overspends in several specified budget areas, as set out in paragraph 7.

(iii)  Recommend Council approve the virement of £24.30M Social Care Grant income budget from Non-Specific Government Grants (Centrally Held Funding) to Children & Learning (£9.53M) and Community Wellbeing (£14.77M) to reflect a change in the grant conditions from an un-ringfenced to a ringfenced grant, as set out in paragraph 8.

Report of the Leader of the Council detailing the Transformation Update.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 45930)

On consideration of the report of the Leader, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  That Cabinet agrees the updates to the expected outcomes of the

  Portfolios of activities within the adapt | grow | thrive Transformation Programme, including the approval of Full Business Cases, as set out in the ‘key progress and next steps’ sections for each Portfolio, within the main appendix – “Transformation Update-October 2024”.

(ii)  Agrees the £9m of expected savings from the delivery of  transformation activities for 2024/25, supported by updated business cases set out within the main appendix – “Transformation Update- October 2024”

(iii)  Agrees the approach to staff engagement and consultation set out

    within the main appendix – “Transformation Update-October 2024”

Report of the Cabinet Member for Housing Operations detailing the Council Right to Buy Receipt proposals and seeking approval to spend.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 46123)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Housing  Operations, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  That Cabinet approve the expenditure of up to £5m of the Right

    to Buy receipts collected in 2019/20 on a pilot programme of

    property purchases under the temporary flexibilities granted by

    Government during the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years.

(ii)   That Cabinet grant delegated powers to the Director of Housing

    after consultation with and the Executive Director of Enabling

    Services, Executive Director of Growth and Prosperity, the

    Director of Legal and Governance and the Cabinet Member for

    Housing, to agree and approve the detail of the pilot programme

    of purchases in line with the details set out in this paper.

Report of the Leader of the Council detailing the Collections Development Policy 2024 -2029.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 45878)

On consideration of the report of the Leader, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  To approve the Museums and Archives Collection Development

     Policy 2024–2029 (see Appendix 1) within the Culture & Tourism

    Division, as the collections development and acquisition and

    disposals policy for artefacts and material held in trust for the public

    by Southampton City Council (SCC).

(ii)  To approve delegated authority to the Head of Service to revise the

    policy if required, following consultation with the Cabinet Member.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Green City and Net Zero detailing the Green Infrastructure Strategy Delivery Plan.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 45975)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Green City and Net Zero and having received representations from Councillor Barbour and Mr White, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  Adopt the Green Infrastructure Strategy Delivery Plan

This item was withdrawn at the meeting.

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport detailing the procurement of commercial waste transfer and disposal contract.

NOTE: This report is presented as a general exception item in accordance with paragraph 15 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules of Part 4 of the Council's Constitution.  Whilst the report did have the required 28 days notice, the requirement to indicate potential elements of confidentiality was not complied with as notification of the decision was published on the 18 September 2024. The matter requires a decision in order not to delay the formal procurement exercise to secure a contract from 1 April 2025.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 45990)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport. Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  To approve a formal procurement process for a waste transfer and

    disposal contract for the transfer and disposal of commercial waste.

(ii)   To delegate authority to the Executive Director - Resident Services

    to carry out the procurement process and to enter into a contract    for the delivery of the service in accordance with the Contract

    Procedure Rules.

(iii)   To authorise the Executive Director - Resident Services, following

    consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and

    Transport, to take all necessary actions to give effect to the

    recommendations of this report.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development regarding the Lease Restructure on West Quay Retail Park.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 46125)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Cabinet approved the following:

(i) To approve the proposed changes to the existing lease and

  recommendations set out in Confidential Appendix 1.

(ii) To delegate authority to the Chief Executive following consultation

  with the Leader and Executive Director of Growth and Prosperity to

  finalise the detailed terms of the agreements required and all other

  ancillary legal documentation to support the delivery of the

  redevelopment of the area.