Agenda item

Cabinet Recommendations

To consider the following recommendations to full Council arising from the meeting of the Cabinet held on 8 February 2017.  The Agenda and reports to Cabinet can be viewed via the following link:

 

http://havant.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=128&MId=10049

 

(A)         Public Sector Audit Appointments

 

RECOMMENDED that the Council opts in to the appointing person arrangements made by the Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) for the appointment of external auditors.

 

(B)         CIL Spending 2016/17

RECOMMENDED to Council that

 

(1)       the Council invests part of the available CIL Pot of £1,250,724.12 in the following capital infrastructure projects:

 

(a)  Langstone Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Scheme (FCERM) Feasibility Assessment £75,000.

 

(b)  Southmoor Lane, Harts Farm Way Junction Improvements (Short Term) £190,405.

 

(c)  Havant Railway Footbridge Detailed Design up to £150,000, subject to negotiation with Hampshire County Council

 

(d)  Warblington Station Footbridge – Whilst the funding bid for Warblington Station Footbridge scored very highly using the CIL Protocol, the option of Network Rail providing this infrastructure will be explored. S106 funds of £647,784 have already been secured until 2025 to support this project.  A contribution from CIL will be considered further during the next round of bidding.

 

The cumulative effect of expenditure on the CIL 123 List of the above bids is illustrated in Table A:

Bid No

Priority

Title

Amount

Cumulative amount

2

Critical

Langstone FCERM Feasibility Assessment

£75,000

£75,000

4

Essential

Southmoor Lane, Harts Farm Way Junction

Improvements (Short Term)

£190,405

£265,405

18

Essential

Havant Railway Footbridge Detailed Design

£150,000

£415,405

 

Table A: Cumulative total of all recommended CIL Pot bids

 

(2)       that the Council invests part of the available Neighbourhood Portion of £163,305.49 in the following projects:

 

a)    The Hub – Hayling Island Community Centre Association £42,638

 

b)    Northney Coastal Path £90,000 –

Funding will be contingent upon other funding opportunities having been exhausted and planning permission being obtained. As there is some uncertainty over the delivery of this project at present it is recommended that a two year time limit is added to this recommendation (that funds be spent by the Council by 31 March 2019).

 

The cumulative effect of expenditure on the CIL 123 List of the above bids is illustrated in Table B:

Bid No

Priority

Title

Amount

Cumulative amount

26

Desirable

The Hub – Hayling Island Community Centre Association

£42,638

£42,638

15

Desirable

Northney Coastal Path

£90,000

 £132,638

 

Table B: Cumulative total of recommended Neighbourhood Portion bids

 

(3)       That the Council agrees a Revised CIL Funding Decision Protocol set out at Appendix F to the Cabinet report.

 

To consider any recommendations arising from the Extraordinary Cabinet meeting held on 22 February 2017.

 

The agenda and reports for the Cabinet meeting can be viewed via the following link:

 

http://havant.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=128&MId=10416

 

(C)         Revenue and Capital Budget 2017/18

Minutes:

(A)            Public Sector Audit Appointments

 

              Councillor Wilson presented a recommendation from Cabinet seeking approval of the proposed process for the appointment of an external auditor from the financial year 2018/19.

 

              As Chairman of the Governance and Audit Committee, Councillor Ken Smith reported that the Committee had considered and fully endorsed the proposal as recommended by Cabinet.

 

              Proposed by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor K Smith, it was:

 

              RESOLVED that the Council opts in to the appointing person arrangements made by the Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) for the appointment of external auditors.

 

(B)            CIL Spending 2016/17

 

              Councillor Guest presented a report to Cabinet providing an analysis of the 26 bids received following the CIL Bidding process and setting out recommendations on the spending of CIL funds.

 

              Councillor Guest also reported that Cabinet members had been minded to support a proposal that the time limit in relation to the Northney Coastal Path project be extended to three years to support efforts to secure match funding.

 

              Proposed by Councillor Guest and seconded by Councillor Turner, it was:

 

              RESOLVED that

 

              (i)      the Council invests part of the available CIL Pot of £1,250,724.12 in the following capital infrastructure projects:

                      (a)     Langstone Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Scheme (FCERM) Feasibility Assessment £75,000;

                      (b)     Southmoor Lane, Harts Farm Way Junction Improvements (Short Term) £190,405;

                      (c)     Havant Railway Footbridge Detailed Design up to £150,000, subject to negotiation with Hampshire County Council

                      (d)     Warblington Station Footbridge – Whilst the funding bid for Warblington Station Footbridge scored very highly using the CIL Protocol, the option of Network Rail providing this infrastructure will be explored.  S106 funds of £647,784 have already been secured until 2025 to support this project. A contribution from CIL will be considered further during the next round of bidding.

 

                                 The cumulative effect of expenditure on the CIL 123 List of the above bids is illustrated in Table A:

Bid No

Priority

Title

Amount

Cumulative amount

2

Critical

Langstone FCERM Feasibility Assessment

£75,000

£75,000

4

Essential

Southmoor Lane, Harts Farm Way Junction

Improvements (Short Term)

£190,405

 £265,405

18

Essential

Havant Railway Footbridge Detailed Design

£150,000

£415,405

 

                                 Table A: Cumulative total of all recommended CIL Pot bids

 

                        (ii)     that the council invest part of the available Neighbourhood Portion of £163,305.49 in the following projects:

 

                                 a)      The Hub – Hayling Island Community Centre Association £42,638

 

b)        Northney Coastal Path up to £90,000–

 

                                           Funding will be contingent upon other funding opportunities having been exhausted and planning permission being obtained. As there is some uncertainty over the delivery of this project at present it is recommended that a three year time limit is added to this recommendation (that funds be spent by the Council by 31 March 2020).

 

                                           The cumulative effect of expenditure on the CIL 123 List of the above bids is illustrated in Table B:

Bid No

Priority

Title

Amount

Cumulative amount

26

Desirable

The Hub – Hayling Island Community Centre Association

£42,638

£42,638

15

Desirable

Northney Coastal Path

£90,000

 £132,638

 

                                           Table B: Cumulative total of recommended Neighbourhood Portion bids

 

                        (iii)    That the Council agree a Revised CIL Funding Decision Protocol set out at Appendix F to the Cabinet report.

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