Decisions

RESOLVED that the non-domestic rates amount in paragraph 4 of the report be written off.

RESOLVED it be noted that:

(1)  5% of income received to date will be transferred to the JCS budget as a contribution towards administrative costs

(2)  the remaining 95% of income received during the financial year 2019/20 will be rolled forward into 2020/21

(3)  a review of the CIL Charging Schedules is being undertaken

(4)  proposals for the governance arrangements for funding the infrastructure schemes identified in the JCS Infrastructure Delivery Plan, will be brought to Cabinet as a recommendation of the CIL Leader Board during the next financial year

(5)  proposals for governance arrangements for local (i.e. Gloucester) infrastructure schemes will be brought to Cabinet early in the next financial year.

RESOLVED that:

(1) the result of the public consultation be noted

(2) it is RECOMMENDED that the Housing, Homelessness and Rough  Sleeping Strategy 2020-2025 be adopted.

RESOLVED that:

(1)  the Managing Director, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, is authorised to consider comments from Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the attached draft Digital Strategy for Gloucester (appendix 1 of the report) and to finalise the strategy for adoption

(2)  this draft Digital Strategy be put out for public consultation, and as part of this engagement, proposals for delivery of elements of this strategy are sought and considered

(3)  the Managing Director is authorised to sign the Local Digital Declaration (appendix 2 of the report) on behalf of the City Council.

RESOLVED that Gloucester City Council join the new Gloucestershire Resources and Waste Partnership and delegate authority to the Waste, Recycling and Streetscene Manager in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and the Council Solicitor to finalise and approve the Terms of Reference of the new Partnership.

RESOLVED that:

(1)  the Risk Management Policy Statement and Strategy 2020-2023 be adopted and endorsed; and

(2)  following endorsement, the Strategy be disseminated to Members and officers in accordance with a communications plan to reaffirm the council’s risk management objectives.

RECOMMENDED to Council that:

(1) the proposals for the 2020/21 budget included in the report be approved

(2) it be noted that consultation has been undertaken on budget proposals.

RESOLVED that:

(1)  approval is given to the outline Civic Events Programme for 2020 set out in the table 1 Appendix A of the report to be managed by the City Council Cultural Services team

(2)  approval is given to support key city festivals and events programme 2020 as set out in table 2 Appendix A of the report

(3)  approval is given to allocate a proportion of the budget to create an innovation fund that supports the development of new and emerging events and festivals and talent in the city.

As per the exempt decision record.

To agree and sign the Deed of Settlement, Release and Variation agreed with Amey (Enterprise (AOL) Ltd) in respect of the dispute between the City Council and Amey in respect of the delivery of the City’s recycling collection, sorting and sales procedures.