50 MC/20/21 STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN 2020-2025 PDF 147 KB
Cabinet Member for Assets and Investments
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The meeting was adjourned between 7:54 pm and 8:10 pm.
Note: Councillor Geake left the meeting at 8:06 pm.
50.1 The meeting had reached the guillotine deadline and the Chair asked for a proposer and seconder for the meeting to continue.
50.2 Councillor Carter PROPOSED that the meeting continued, which was SECONDED by Councillor Muller.
50.3 Members approved by consensus and none spoke against the proposal.
It was RESOLVED: -
That the meeting continued beyond the guillotine deadline, until all business was concluded.
50.4 The Chair invited the Cabinet Member for Assets and Investments, Councillor Gould to introduce Paper MC/20/21.
50.5 Councillor Gould introduced the report and MOVED the recommendation in the report, which was SECONDED by Councillor Morley.
50.6 Councillor Field referred to paragraph 7.3 and asked if there would be any briefings for the opposition and other Members of the Council and not just for Cabinet Members. He thought that the opposition would like to have the opportunity to be constructive.
50.7 Councillor Gould responded that in many of the activities of the projects Members had opportunities to be involved and that the expectation was that Members would be briefed.
50.8 In response to Councillor Passmore’s question, the Assistant Director – Assets and Investments confirmed that the evaluation of the total value of the assets was undertaken by an external party, as this was a CIFCO requirement and that this was carried out on a rolling basis of three or five years.
50.9 Councillor Welham referred to page 103, bullet points 1 and 3 and asked if the Carbon Reduction Management Plan would ensure that all new council facilities were energy efficient and delivered to sustainable specifications, and that the Council would insist on this.
50.10 The Assistant Director – Assets and Investments explained that standards applied to council housing developments and the Council’s own occupational houses. The carbon reduction plan was key to the Council and the Strategic Asset Management Plan would support the Carbon Reduction Plan in relation to the delivery of new build housing and require assets. There would be an appropriate approach to ensure sustainable new build houses, similar to operational properties.
50.11 Councillor Stringer queried page 81 regarding the timeframe of the ‘pipeline’ delivery of houses, to which Councillor Gould explained that the long term ‘pipeline’ delivery timeframe was for the overall plan and that some of the development would be completed sooner rather than later.
50.12 Members debated the report and Councillor Richardson thanked Councillor Gould for the report. He thought that that there was a broader impact of the Council owned assets, such as that 61% was open and amenities spaces, which had an impact on the wellbeing of residents and communities.
50.13 Councillor Field thought that the document did not represent a whole Council vision but a restricted one, though he was in agreement with some aspects of the plan. He considered whether the Council should be a vehicle for investments to deliver what residents required. He thought that there ... view the full minutes text for item 50
48 BC/20/21 STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN 2020-2025 PDF 147 KB
Cabinet Member for Assets and Investments
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Minutes:
48.1 The Chair invited the Cabinet Member for Assets and Investments, Councillor Busby to introduce Paper BC/20/21.
48.2 Councillor Busby provided a brief introduction and thanked the officers involved for the work undertaken.
48.3 Councillor Busby PROPOSED Recommendation 3.1, which was SECONDED by Councillor Ward.
48.4 Members had no questions and the Chairs invited Members to debate the report.
48.5 Members debated the issues including:
· That this was a timely report as there was a need for the Strategic Assets Management Plan (SAMP)
· The SAMP would be used to support all the Council’s policies and projects.
· That the SAMP was a continuous process and would be updated regularly.
· That the Council owned 800 open spaces, some of them very small.
· That some of these small spaces had been constrained by planning applications.
· That now that the internal process was in place, Members hoped to see some management of public places.
48.6 Members thanked officers and commended the expertise that the Council had gained in producing the SAMP.
48.7 The Recommendation was put to Members for voting.
By a unanimous vote
It was RESOLVED: -
That Council approves and adopts the SAMP for 2020-2025 (Appendix 1) including the Transactions and Community Transfer Policies set out in the SAMP as Appendices A and B.