Agenda and minutes

To receive and record any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillor Pike.

To confirm the minutes of the last meeting held on 24 October 2018.

The minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 24 October 2018 were approved as a correct record.

To receive and record any declarations of interest.

There were no declarations of interest from any of the members present.

To receive any reports the Chairman wishes to make.

The Chairman briefed the Cabinet on recent meetings he had attended, including the Royal Town Planning Institute Awards in Brighton, Local Enterprise Partnership Board discussions around ensuring Districts have a stronger voice in decision-making, and the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire discussion around new National Planning Policy Framework and implications for the emerging Local Plan.

RECOMMENDED that the following Delegated Decisions and Minutes of Meetings be noted:

(1)          Delegated Decision:  Park Tennis Provision;

(2)          Delegated Decision:  Proposed Traffic Regulation Order Havant, St Albans Road and Lockerley Road; and

(3)          Delegated Decision:  Proposed Traffic Regulation Order  Padnell Road, Padnell Avenue and Cherry Tree Drive

RESOLVED that the following delegated decisions be noted:

(1)  Delegated: Park Tennis Provision;

(2)  Delegated Decision: Proposed Traffic Regulation Order: Havant, St Albans Road and Lockerley Road; and

(3)  Delegated Decision: Proposed Traffic Regulation Order: Padnell Road, Padentll Avenue and Cherry Tree Drive.

To be circulated separately.

In the absence of the Cabinet Lead for Finance, the Chief Finance Officer presented the updated Treasury Management Strategy, which now made provision for borrowing to finance the investment aspirations of the Regeneration Strategy adopted by the Council on 7 November 2018. 

RESOLVED that the updates to the Treasury Management Strategy be noted by Cabinet and recommended to full Council for approval.

In recognition of the shared portfolio interest in this item, Councillor Bowerman presented a report and recommendation to Cabinet on behalf of Councillors Turner and Bains, seeking the release of funding, set aside within Capital budgets for the procurement and mobilisation of new IT systems for the Council’s regulatory functions.

RESOLVED that

(1)  The release of planned funds from capital funds be authorised; and

(2)  The Executive Director (Operations and Place Shaping), in consultation with the Cabinet Leads, be delegated authority to allocate a Programme Level and spend the funds on completion of the procurement process.