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Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 07/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That the Cabinet’s Carbon Reduction Management Plan, as informed by the Environment & Climate Change Task Force, be approved in principle.
1.2 That the Cabinet Member for Environment and the Cabinet Member for Finance, in consultation with the Section 151 Officer, be given delegated authority to consider the business case for each proposal and approve the funding up to a total of £500,000 from the General Fund, which has been allocated from the Growth and Efficiency Fund.
Reason for Decision: The Council(s) have agreed a climate change emergency in recognition of the urgent need to take action to address global warming and the crisis being created by climate change. This decision will enable the Council(s) to work towards their goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
1.1 Option One: To use the proposals of the Environment & Climate Change Task Force to inform the Carbon Reduction Management Plan to be agreed by the respective Cabinets. This option utilises the opinions and proposals of the Task Force and allows the Cabinets to amend the proposals as set out in Appendix A of the report.
1.2 Option Two: To adopt all the proposals recommended by the Environment and Climate Change Task Force without change. This option is not recommended for the reasons set out in Appendix A of the report.
1.3 Option Three: To do nothing. This option is not recommended as it will not achieve the Councils’ ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Babergh Cabinet
Decision published: 07/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That the Cabinet’s Carbon Reduction Management Plan, as informed by the Environment & Climate Change Task Force, be approved in principle.
1.2 That the Cabinet Member for Environment be given delegated authority to consider the business case for each proposal and to present options to either: the Cabinet to agree funding from the Transformation and Innovation Fund; or the Council to agree funding from the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account.
Reason for Decision: The Council(s) have agreed a climate change emergency in recognition of the urgent need to take action to address global warming and the crisis being created by climate change. This decision will enable the Council(s) to work towards their goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
1.1 Option One: To use the proposals of the Environment & Climate Change Task Force to inform the Carbon Reduction Management Plan to be agreed by the respective Cabinets. This option utilises the opinions and proposals of the Task Force and allows the Cabinets to amend the proposals as set out in Appendix A of the report.
1.2 Option Two: To adopt all the proposals recommended by the Environment and Climate Change Task Force without change. This option is not recommended for the reasons set out in Appendix A of the report.
1.3 Option Three: To do nothing. This option is not recommended as it will not achieve the Councils’ ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 07/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
That the revised table of fares attached as Appendix E of the report, and in accordance with Section 65 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, be adopted and come into effect on 27th July 2020.
Reason for Decision: To adopt the revised table of fares for Hackney Carriages within the Mid Suffolk District.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
1.1 Officers have undertaken the statutory public consultation exercise as instructed by the Licensing and Regulatory Committee at the meeting of 7 February 2020. The Licensing and Regulatory Committee in accordance with the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 considered the two options set out below, whilst having had due regard for objections received, which have not been withdrawn. Objections which have been received are attached to the report as Appendix C and officer comments to the objections received are attached to the report as Appendix D.
Option 1
That the Licensing and Regulatory Committee was minded that no change was necessary to the revised table of fares fixed for Hackney Carriages operating in the controlled zone of the Mid Suffolk District attached as Appendix A of the report.
Option 2
That the Licensing and Regulatory Committee was minded, to modify the revised table of fares attached to this report fixed for Hackney Carriages operating in the controlled zone of the Mid Suffolk District (Appendix A). To assist the Licensing and Regulatory Committee in its deliberations, officers have reviewed the single representation received and created an alternative proposed tariff table for the Committee’s consideration which is attached to the report as Appendix E.
2.2 The Licensing and Regulatory Committee following consideration of the options above made the following recommendations to Cabinet that:
(i) the revised table of fares as modified under option 2 (Appendix E of the report) for Hackney Carriages within the controlled zone of the Mid Suffolk District be adopted; and
(ii) once adopted the revised table of fares shall become effective on 27th July 2020.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 07/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That the 2019/20 financial outturn as set out in the report be noted.
1.2 That the transfer of £1.396m, being the HRA surplus for the year (£1.815m more than planned) per paragraph 5.5 of the report, to the Strategic Priorities Reserves be approved.
1.3 That the HRA Capital carry-forward requests referred to in paragraphs 5.12 and 5.13 of the report totalling£8.319m be approved.
Reasons for Decision: To ensure that Members are kept informed of the outturn position for both Housing Revenue and Capital and to approve earmarked reserve transfers and carry forward requests.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
1.1 Transfer funds of £1.396m to the Strategic Priorities earmarked reserve.
1.2 To recommend the carry forward of £8.319m HRA Capital costs.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 07/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That the 2019/20 financial outturn as set out in the report be noted.
1.2 That the following net transfers of £318k be approved;
b) Of the remaining balance of the General Fund surplus £294k be transferred to the Growth and Efficiency Fund and £611k from the Business Rates Equalisation reserve, as referred to in section 2.1 (c) of the report.
1.3 That the General Fund carry-forward requests totalling £164k referred to in paragraph 5.16 of the report be approved.
1.4 That the total Capital carry-forward requests referred to in paragraph 5.22 of the report totalling £18.956m be approved.
Reason for Decision: To ensure that Members are kept informed of the outturn position for both General Fund Revenue and Capital and to approve earmarked reserve transfers and carry forward requests.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
1.1 The options that have been considered are;
a) Withdraw funds of £318k from the Growth and Efficiency (GEF) reserve.
b) Withdraw surplus funds of £318k from the Business Rates Equalisation reserve.
c) Transfer surplus funds of £294k to the Growth and Efficiency Fund, withdraw funds of £611k from the Business Rates Equalisation reserve and net transfers of £1k from specific earmarked reserves as detailed in 3.2(a) of the report.
d) To recommend carry forward requests for the General Fund of £164k and Capital of £18.956m.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Babergh Cabinet
Decision published: 07/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That the 2019/20 financial outturn as set out in the report be noted.
1.2 That the transfer of £1.506m, being the HRA surplus for the year (£1.699m more than planned) per paragraph 5.5 of the report, to the Strategic Priorities Reserves be approved.
1.3 That the HRA Capital carry-forward requests referred to in paragraphs 5.12 and 5.13 of the report totalling£17.340m be approved.
Reason for Decision: To ensure that Members are kept informed of the outturn position for both Housing Revenue and Capital and to approve earmarked reserve transfers and carry forward requests.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
1.1. Transfer funds of £1.056m to the Strategic Priorities earmarked reserve.
1.2. To recommend the carry forward of £17.340m HRA Capital costs.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Babergh Cabinet
Decision published: 07/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That the 2019/20 financial outturn as set out in the report be noted.
1.2 That, the following net transfers of £219k be approved;
b) Of the remaining balance of the General Fund deficit £640k be transferred from the Business Rates Equalisation reserve and £355k to the Transformation Fund, as referred to in section 2.1 (b) of the report.
1.3 That the General Fund carry-forward requests totalling £153k referred to in paragraph 5.16 of the report be approved.
1.4 That the total Capital carry-forward requests referred to in paragraphs 5.20 and 5.21 of the report totalling £26.168m be approved.
Reason for Decision: To ensure that Members are kept informed of the outturn position for both General Fund Revenue and Capital and to approve earmarked reserve transfers and carry forward requests.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
The options that have been considered are;
a) Withdraw funds of £219k from the Business Rates Equalisation Reserve
b) Transfer surplus funds of £355k to the Transformation Fund, withdraw funds of £640k from the Business Rates Equalisation reserve as explained further in the table in section 5.10 and net transfers of £66k to specific earmarked reserves as detailed in section 3.2(a) of the report.
c) To recommend carry forward requests for the General Fund of £153k and Capital of £26.168m.
Any Declarations of Interest Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Babergh Cabinet
Decision published: 06/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That Cabinet noted the content of the report.
1.2 That Cabinet approved the proposals for Sudbury and Hadleigh Town Centre CCTV cameras to be transferred, monitored and maintained by West Suffolk Council and agree delegated authority to the Assistant Director for Sustainable Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities, to:
· Finalise and complete an agreement with West Suffolk Council for the transfer of monitoring and maintenance responsibilities for the CCTV system as outlined in the report
· Complete the partnership agreements with Sudbury and Hadleigh Town Councils including the respective working arrangements, roles and responsibilities of the parties.
1.3 (a) That Cabinet noted the capital costs of an enhanced CCTV system, which will be subject to a future CIL bid to be determined on its own merits by the Cabinet at a later date; and
(b) That, should the CIL bid be unsuccessful, the funding for the enhanced CCTV system be approved from the existing capital programme.
Reason for Decision: The current CCTV system was installed in 2000 and the system has now become outdated. The proposed approach solidifies collaboration with Hadleigh and Sudbury Town Councils and provides for a fully compliant, modern, CCTV system with the processes, technology and links in place with key partners, such as Suffolk Police, to undertake maintenance and 24/7 monitoring.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
Option 1: Remove the existing CCTV system and have no public space CCTV within Sudbury and Hadleigh.
Option 2: Retain the current CCTV system, making no upgrade to the equipment, acknowledging that the equipment will eventually fail.
Option 3: Retain and upgrade the CCTV system but without staff to monitor the images. This would be a passive modelfor a CCTV system, it would record and could help support investigations. This has not been fully costed but is believed to be in the region of £80k to £100k (without new cameras or the capability to have digital images). In addition, a separate maintenance contract will also need to be arranged.
Option 4: To upgrade the CCTV system and transfer the monitoring and maintenance to West Suffolk Council. The capital costs of this option would be £43k in the short term and a further £140k to upgrade the CCTV to a fully digital wireless system once a system specification has been agreed. Ongoing monitoring arrangements would incur revenue costs of approximately £44,000 per year.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: Councillor Jan Osborne declared a non-pecuniary interest.
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Made at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Babergh Cabinet
Decision published: 06/07/2020
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
That the matter be referred back to the Licensing Committee for further consideration and engagement with relevant stakeholders with a view to simplifying and making clearer the table of fares.
Reason for Decision: To allow for further consultation with stakeholders before a decision can be made.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
Officers have undertaken the statutory public consultation exercise as instructed by the Licensing and Regulatory Committee at the meeting of 14 February 2020. The Licensing and Regulatory Committee in accordance with the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, considered the two options set out below, whilst having had due regard for objections received, which were not withdrawn. Objections that have been received are attached to this report as Appendix C of the report and officer comments to the objections received are attached to this report as Appendix D of the report:
Option 1
That the Licensing and Regulatory Committee was minded that no change was necessary to the revised table of fares fixed for Hackney Carriages operating in the controlled zone of the Babergh District attached as Appendix A of the report.
Option 2
That the Licensing and Regulatory Committee was minded, to modify the revised table of fares fixed for Hackney Carriages operating in the controlled zone of the Babergh District (Appendix A of the report). To assist the Licensing and Regulatory Committee in its deliberations, officers have reviewed the objections received and created an alternative proposed tariff for the Committee’s consideration attached as Appendix E of the report.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None