Agenda and minutes

To receive and record any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillor Guest.

To confirm the minutes of the last meeting held on 17 May 2017.

The minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 17 May 2017 were approved as a correct record.

To consider any matters arising from the minutes of the last meeting.

There were no matters arising from the minutes of the last meeting.

Councillor Pike declared an interest in Minute 21 below as a landowner within the AONB and Councillor Bains declared an interest in Minute 20 as Chairman of the Westbrook Hall Community Assocation.  The Monitoring Officer advised that neither matter constituted a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and that, therefore, there was no requirement for either Councillor to withdraw from the meeting for consideration of the items in question.

The Chairman reported that Councillor Lulu Bowerman would be joining the Cabinet with effect from 1 July 2017 and gave an outline of the ensuing changes to Cabinet portfolio responsibilities.  The Chairman also announced that he would shortly be taking a leave of absence and that Councillor Briggs would take up the position of Acting Leader during this period.

The Cabinet to note the following decisions taken under the scheme of delegations to Cabinet Leads:

(1)  South Hayling Beach Management Plan

(2)  Purchase of Vehicles for Neighbourhood Quality Service

RESOLVED that the following decisions taken under the scheme of delegations to Cabinet Leads be noted:

(1)  South Hayling Beach Management Plan;

(2)   Purchase of Vehicles for Neighbourhood Quality Service.

RESOLVED that the following Panels be appointed with the membership as set out below:

(1)          Councillor Development Panel

Councillors Wilson (Chairman), Branson (Vice Chairman), Lloyd, Perry, G Shimbart, Francis, Ponsonby and Bowerman

(2)          Coastal Defence Panel

Councillors Guest (Chairman), Branson and K Smith

(3)          Local Plan Panel

All Councillors appointed to the Development Management Committee (including Standing Deputies) and all Scrutiny Board members.

As Chairman of the Crime and Disorder Panel, Councillor Diana Patrick was invited to join the meeting to present a report and associated recommendations arising from the Panel’s review of the effectiveness of the Safer Havant Partnership with regard to the Supporting Troubled Families Programme. 

In fully endorsing the recommendations of the Panel, and in relation to concerns about future funding for the Programme, Councillor Narinder Bains proposed additional recommendations as set out in (3) and (7) below and these were fully supported by Cabinet members.

RESOLVED that

(1)          Hampshire County Council be requested to relax the scheduled timescales for working with families within the Troubled Families Programme, to allow for full support to be given;

(2)          Hampshire County Council be requested to extend the length of grant funding to be given over a three-year period to allow for long-term planning an resource allocation;

(3)          Hampshire County Council be requested to     

(a)       provide a true evaluation of innovation grant funding; and

(b)       report back on the current level of transformation within HCC services with reference to the Troubled Families Programme;

(4)          The Department of Work and Pensions be requested to allow for the access of data for agencies within the Troubled Families Programme;

(5)          The Leader of the Council be requested to seek the support of Local Members of Parliament for an extension of the funding for the Programme beyond 2020;

(6)          An investigation be undertaken into the feasibility of requiring a contribution towards the Programme as part of the Planning permission for certain developments; and

(7)          The Clinical Commissioning Group be requested to commit to providing adequate funding to meet the need for services for families within the programme that meet the criteria for health.

This item has been withdrawn.

This item was withdrawn.

Report to follow.

Councillor Cheshire presented an update of the Council’s Corporate Strategy.

RECOMMENDED to full Council that the Corporate Strategy 2017-2022 update be approved and adopted.

Report to follow.

Councillor Cheshire presented a report to Cabinet setting out the financial outturn position as at the end of 31 March 2017.  The Leader also took the opportunity to thank Craig Smith for his sound management of the Council’s finances as s151 officer and to wish him well in his new position.

RESOLVED that

(1)          The Outturn position be noted; and

(2)               The carry forward bids be supported and remaining surplus be committed to the General Fund.

In the absence of the Cabinet Lead for Planning, Councillor Pike presented a report and recommendation proposing the adoption of the Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Supplementary Planning Document.

RECOMMENDED  to full Council that the Joint Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Supplementary Planning Document be approved and adopted.