Agenda item

The Council to consider the following recommendations arising from the Cabinet meeting held on 4 February 2015:

 

(A)       Revenue Budget 2015/2016 to 2019/2020

 

            RECOMMENDED to Council:

 

(a)        that the following be approved, as set out in the report to the Cabinet on 4 February 2015:

 

(1)       The proposed Revenue and Capital Budget for 2015/2016, including a Council Tax rate of £192.78 at Band D (0% increase);

 

(2)       The Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential Indicators; and

 

(3)        Proposed Prices for Services for 2015/2016

 

 

(b)       That it benoted that (on 8th January, 2015) the Chief Finance Officer calculated the Council Tax Base 2015/2016 for the whole Council area as 38,846.07 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended, (the “Act”)] and that this Council Tax base be split between the regions of the Environment Agency as follows:

 

Southern – Hampshire – 38,106.00

Southern – Sussex – 740.07

 

(c)        That the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2015/2016 in accordance with Sections 31 and 34 to 36 of the Act.

 

               (i)      £ 70,193,000 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act;

 

        (ii)     £ 62,704,250 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act;

 

                                    (iii)    £7,488,750 being the amount by which the aggregate at d(i) above exceeds the aggregate at d(ii) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Item R in the formula in section 31A(4) of the Act);

                

        (iv)    £192.78 being the amount at d(iii) above (Item R), divided by Item T  (c above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year;

 

(e)       Valuation Bands

 

A                   B                      C                     D

   £128.52        £149.94           £171.36           £192.78

 

E                   F                      G                     H

   £235.62        £278.46           £321.30           £385.56

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at d(iv) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

 

(f)        That it be noted that for the year 2015/2016 the Hampshire County Council (see (h) below) and Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of the dwellings shown below:

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire County Council

 

A                      B                      C                     D

£691.92            £807.24           £922.56           £1,037.88

 

E                      F                      G                     H

£1,268.52         £1,499.16        £1,729.80        £2,075.76

 

Valuation Bands – Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire

 

A                      B                      C                     D

£104.89            £122.37           £139.85           £157.33

 

E                      F                      G                     H

£192.29            £227.25           £262.22           £314.66

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

 

A                      B                      C                     D

£40.92              £47.74             £54.56             £61.38

 

E                      F                      G                     H

£75.02              £88.66             £102.30           £122.76

 

(g)          That having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at (e)  and (f) above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby, but subject to Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Authority and the Police and Crime Commissioner confirming the precept at (f) above on 19 February 2015, 20^th February 2015 and 18^th February 2015 respectively, sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2015/2016 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

 

Valuation Bands

 

A                      B                      C                     D

£966.25            £1,127.29        £1,288.33        £1,449.37

 

E                      F                      G                     H

£1,771.45         £2,093.53        £2,415.62        £2,898.74

 

(h)          If the Precepting Bodies decide a different precept than stated above the calculation and setting of the final total council tax figure for 2015/2016 be delegated to a special meeting of the Cabinet (if required) to be held on 27th February 2015, the Cabinet meeting on that date being as a Committee appointed by the Council for the purpose of Section 67(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.  That meeting shall only be authorised to amend the figures at (f) in accordance with their decisions in February 2015 and the overall Council Taxes at (g) above accordingly.    

 

[Note: At the time of the publication of this agenda the figures for the Precepting Bodies are based upon current proposals.  If these change before the Council meeting councillors will be advised before the meeting].

 

(B)       Corporate Strategy 2015-20

 

RECOMMENDED to full Council that the Corporate Strategy 2015-20 as set out in the agenda for the Cabinet meeting held on 4 February 2015 be approved and adopted subject to the following amendment to Appendix 1:

 

That, under “In the future our environment will”, the first paragraph be amended to include the word ‘harbours’ so as to read:

 

“Enhance our area as a great place to live and work – we will use and enhance our countryside, harbours and coastline J”

 

 

(C)       Community Infrastructure Levy: Spending

 

RECOMMENDED to full Council that:

 

(1)       Up to £50,000 of CIL funding be used, working in partnership with Hampshire County Council, to commission a feasibility study into the costs, options for construction and a business case for the Havant Station footbridge to lever in funding from other sources;

(2)       Remaining funds collected up to 31 March 2015 to be carried forward, pending the outcome of the studies for the Havant Station Footbridge and the Southmoor Lane / Harts Farm Way junction signalisation options;

 

(3)       Other bids be not supported at this time due to the limited funds currently available from the CIL;

(4)       The revised Funding Decision Protocol at Appendix C to the Cabinet report be agreed; and

(5)       The Executive Head (Planning & Built Environment), in consultation with the Cabinet Lead for Planning Policy and the Built Environment, be authorised to amend the explanatory notes to the Regulation 123 List for clarification.

The Council considered the following recommendations arising from the Cabinet meeting held on 4 February 2014:

 

(A)         Revenue Budget 2015/16 to 2019/20

 

The Leader of the Council presented the draft Revenue Budget 2015/16 to 2019/20.  Proposed by Councillor Cheshire and seconded by Councillor Sceal it was

 

RESOLVED that

 

(a)        the following be approved, as set out in the report to the Cabinet:

 

(1)         the proposed Revenue and Capital Budget for 2015/2016, including a Council Tax rate of £192.78 at Band D (0% increase);

 

(2)         the Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential Indicators; and

 

(3)        proposed Prices for Services for 2015/2016

 

 

(b)                   it benoted that (on 8th January, 2015) the Chief Finance Officer calculated the Council Tax Base 2015/2016 for the whole Council area as 38,846.07 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended, (the “Act”)] and that this Council Tax base be split between the regions of the Environment Agency as follows:

 

Southern – Hampshire – 38,106.00

Southern – Sussex – 740.07

 

(c)        the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2015/2016 in accordance with Sections 31 and 34 to 36 of the Act.

 

(i)            £ 70,193,000 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act;

 

(ii)           £ 62,704,250 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act;

 

(iii)          £7,488,750 being the amount by which the aggregate at c(i) above exceeds the aggregate at c(ii) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Item R in the formula in section 31A(4) of the Act);

                

(iv)         £192.78 being the amount at c(iii) above (Item R), divided by Item T  (b above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year;

 

(d)       Valuation Bands

 

A                   B                        C                     D

£128.52       £149.94            £171.36          £192.78

 

E                   F                        G                     H

£235.62        £278.46            £321.30         £385.56

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at c(iv) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

 

(e)       it be noted that for the year 2015/2016 the Hampshire County Council (see (g) below) and Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of the dwellings shown below:

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire County Council

 

A                   B                     C                   D

£691.92        £807.24         £922.56        £1,037.88

 

E                   F                     G                   H

£1,268.52    £1,499.16      £1,729.80    £2,075.76

 

Valuation Bands – Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire

 

A                   B                    C                   D

£104.89        £122.37         £139.85        £157.33

 

E                    F                    G                   H

£192.29        £227.25         £262.22       £314.66

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

 

A                    B                    C                        D

£40.92          £47.74           £54.56              £61.38

 

E                    F                    G                        H

£75.02          £88.66           £102.30            £122.76

 

(f)         having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at (d)  and (e) above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby, but subject to Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Authority and the Police and Crime Commissioner confirming the precept at (e) above on 19 February 2015, 20^th February 2015 and 18^th February 2015 respectively, sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2015/2016 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

 

Valuation Bands

 

A                    B                    C                       D

£966.25        £1,127.29     £1,288.33         £1,449.37

 

E                    F                     G                       H

£1,771.45    £2,093.53      £2,415.62        £2,898.74

 

(g)        if the Precepting Bodies decide a different precept than stated above the calculation and setting of the final total council tax figure for 2015/2016 be delegated to a special meeting of the Cabinet (if required) to be held on 27th February 2015, the Cabinet meeting on that date being as a Committee appointed by the Council for the purpose of Section 67(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.  That meeting shall only be authorised to amend the figures at (e) in accordance with their decisions in February 2015 and the overall Council Taxes at (f) above accordingly.

 

             In accordance with the requirements of the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, voting on this item was recorded as follows:

 

             For the proposal

 

Councillors:

Mrs G Blackett

R Bolton

J Branson

R Brown

P Buckley

M Cheshire

D Collins

R Cousins

M Fairhurst

Mrs H Farrow

B Francis

R Galloway

D Guest

T Hart

R Heard

D Keast

G Kerrin

A Lenaghan

C Mackey

J Perry

F Ponsonby

M Sceal

G Shimbart

Mrs M Smallcorn

D Smith

G Smith

K Smith

C Tarrant

L Turner

P Wade

M Wilson

 

Against the proposal:

 

None

 

Absentions:

None

 

Absent, Councillors:

 

A Briggs

F Edwards

B Gibb-Gray

C Hilton

V Pierce-Jones

Mrs E Shimbart

Mrs Y Weeks

(B)       Corporate Strategy 2015-20   The Leader of the Council presented the draft Corporate Strategy 2015-20.  Proposed by Councillor G Shimbart and seconded by Councillor P Wade it was:   RESOLVED that the Corporate Strategy 2015-20 as amended by the Cabinet on 4 February 2015 be approved and adopted.   (C)       Community Infrastructure Levy: Spending   The Cabinet Lead for Planning and the Built Environment presented recommendations from the Cabinet in respect of the Community Infrastructure Levy.  Proposed by Councillor D Keast and seconded by Councillor K Smith it was:   RESOLVED that:   (1)       Up to £50,000 of CIL funding be used, working in partnership with Hampshire County Council, to commission a feasibility study into the costs, options for construction and a business case for the Havant Station footbridge to lever in funding from other sources; (2)       Remaining funds collected up to 31 March 2015 to be carried forward, pending the outcome of the studies for the Havant Station Footbridge and the Southmoor Lane / Harts Farm Way junction signalisation options;   (3)       Other bids be not supported at this time due to the limited funds currently available from the CIL; (4)       The revised Funding Decision Protocol at Appendix C to the Cabinet report be agreed; and (5)       The Executive Head (Planning & Built Environment), in consultation with the Cabinet Lead for Planning Policy and the Built Environment, be authorised to amend the explanatory notes to the Regulation 123 List for clarification.