Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations made.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 1 April 2021 be approved as a correct record.

The report presented the Council’s 2021/22 Climate Change Plan (Part 1) ‘Towards Carbon Neutrality 2030’.

Options considered:

1.     To approve the Climate Change Plan (Part 1).

2.     To amend or delay approval of the draft Climate Change Plan (Part1) pending further development (Not recommended – by its nature the Plan needed to be dynamic with further actions to be developed and included as more analysis is completed and in response to opportunities such as may arise from new Government policy initiatives).

RESOLVED:

1.     That the 2021/22 Climate Change Plan (Part 1) be approved subject to comments received at the next Climate Change Working Group which the Executive Councillor for Climate Change will consider for inclusion in the Plan.

2.     That the Executive Councillor for Climate Change be approved to make any subsequent amendments and additions to part one of the plan, subject to agreement at the Climate Change Working Group.

The report presented documents which delivered on the corporate priority of Develop a Parks Development Plan as part of Aim 4 of the Council’s 2019-2023 Corporate Plan to protect and improve the environment, including responding to the climate change emergency. The report was considered by the Community Select Committee on 16 June 2021.

Options considered:

There were three options available to the Council:

1.     To recommend that the Executive approve the documents within the scope of this report to help deliver on Aim 4 of the Council’s 2019-2023 Corporate Plan which sets out an aspiration to protect and improve the environment, including responding to the climate change emergency. (Recommended)

2.     Option to review areas of the proposed documents where there is concern or changes required with these documents brought back to committee for further review at a later stage. (Not Recommended)

3.     Do nothing (Not Recommended)

RESOLVED:

1.     That the new Parks Strategy and associated Park Management Plans be approved.

2.     That the proposed introduction of a Parks Development Fund be approved.

3.     That the Play and Outdoor Sports Facilities Investment and Delivery Plan be approved.

The Borough Council was required by statute to work in partnership with other listed organisations to tackle community safety problems in the High Peak. The Council’s corporate plan committed the Council to ‘review the Community Safety Strategy to ensure that the Council was supportive in fighting crime and anti social behaviour’. This report delivers that commitment.  The report was considered by the Community Select Committee on 16 June 2021.

Options considered:

None identified.

RESOLVED:

1.     That the creation of a Strategy Group that focuses just on High Peak be approved.

2.     That the Community Safety Partnership’s plan be noted.

3.     That the contributions that the Council makes towards community safety be noted.

The Council’s Corporate Plan identified effective relationships with strategic partners as a key objective. The report described how the Council worked in partnership to deliver Aim 1 of the Corporate Plan and made recommendations for further developing partnership working.  The report was considered by the Community Select Committee on 16 June 2021.

Options considered:

Working in partnership with community, voluntary and partner groups and organisations was an essential part of the Council’s work and the report looked at how we can strengthen those arrangements.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the principles at 11.3 for partnership working that are set out in the report be adopted.

2.    That each key partnership be invited annually to the relevant Select Committee to present an overview of activity.

3.    Councillors should be provided with regular updates on work in partnership with an emphasis on how this has helped to achieve the Council’s corporate objectives.

4.    That the appointment of a representative on the Place Alliance be formally agreed, and added to list of outside body appointments.

5.    That training for Officers and Elected Members be arranged to further develop the tools and practical approaches needed for managing relationships and effective partnership working.

6.    That officers continue discussions with key partners to review and further strengthen partnership working.

The purpose of the report was to propose a policy methodology to enable the Council to purchase additional housing stock to the Housing Revenue Account (HRA).  This included properties previously sold under the Right to Buy, former Council properties advertised on the open market and bespoke purchase of properties for families with complex needs. The report was considered by the Corporate Select Committee on 28 June 2021.

Options considered:

There were two options:-

·         To approve the policy methodology and delegated decision making to enable the timely purchase of appropriate additional stock to the HRA (recommended)

·         Not to approve – each individual property will need separate reporting and decision making, delaying the process and making the Council less attractive to vendors, potentially preventing the purchase of appropriate stock (not recommended).

RESOLVED:

1.     That the policy methodology be agreed.

2.     That approval of purchasing suitable properties be delegated to the Executive Director (Finance & Customer Services), in liaison with the Executive Councillor for Housing & Licensing and Executive Councillor for Corporate Services & Finance, with a maximum net expenditure of £300,000.

3.     That prior to formal appointment of the Executive Director (Finance & Customer Services), it be approved that delegation will be to the Executive Director & Monitoring Officer and Interim Executive Director & S151 Officer.

The purpose of the report was to appoint councillors to Outside Bodies.

Options considered:

Statutory guidance for authorities operating executive arrangements, states that the Executive should make appointments to all those outside bodies whose functions are executive functions.  All other appointments should be made by Council.  Appendix A lists the organisations for which representatives are appointed.

RESOLVED:

1.     That councillors be appointed to the various outside bodies, as detailed in Appendix A to the report.

2.     That in line with the discussion as part of the working in partnership agenda item, and the potential impact of ICS arrangements that consideration of a representative for the High Peak Alliance will be deferred to a later date.

RESOLVED:

That the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items because there may be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:

That the exempt minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 1 April 2021 be approved as a correct record.

The Executive approved a report that provided an on the Glossop Halls project, including the renovation of the Glossop Market Hall and Municipal Buildings’ roof, and to outline the Phase 2 works including costings and the scope/schedule of works to renovate the buildings to bring them back into use.