This report seeks consideration of the Financial Strategy 2016/17 to 2025/26.

In accepting the recommendation, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that the Financial Strategy 2016/17 to 2025/26 as detailed at Annex A and Annex A (1) of the report be approved.

The subject of the decision:

This report sought consideration of the Financial Strategy 2016/17 to 2025/26.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To ensure there was a long term financial planning mechanism for the Council.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that the Financial Strategy 2016/17 to 2025/26 attached at Annex A and A(1) to the report be approved.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Quarter 3 update at 31 December 2015 on the progress of the Capital Programme 2015/16 and the Treasury Management position.  A full schedule of the Capital Programme 2015/16 schemes is attached at Annex ‘A’ of the report, together with the relevant update on progress of each scheme.

In accepting the recommendations, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council the net decrease of £3,047,453 in the Capital Programme to £14,237,403 as detailed in Annex ‘B’ and also in the Capital Programme attached at Annex ‘A’ of the report; the increase of capital expenditure funded from the Economic Development Fund of £168,996; the funding allocation to the capital programme as detailed in paragraph 3.1 and the Treasury Management position and prudential indicators at Annex ‘E’.

The subject of the decision:

This report provided the Quarter 3 update at 31 December 2015 on the progress of the Capital Programme 2015/16 and the Treasury Management position.  A full schedule of the Capital Programme 2015/16 schemes was attached at Annex A of the report, together with the relevant update on progress of each scheme.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To comply with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2003 and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Prudential Code and the CIPFA Treasury Management Code of Practice.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends that Council approves:-

(1)     the net decrease of £3,047,453 in the Capital Programme to £14,237,403 as detailed in Annex B of the report and also in the Capital Programme attached at Annex A of the report;

(2)     the increase of capital expenditure funded from the Economic Development Fund of £168,996;

(3)     the funding allocation to the Capital Programme as detailed in paragraph 3.1 of the report; and

(4)     the Treasury Management position and prudential indicators at Annex E of the report.

This report provides an update on the revenue budget position of the Council and the reserve funds at the end of December 2015.

In accepting the recommendation, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council the budget increase at paragraph 3.2 of the report in quarter 3 of £399,290 which results in a budget of £7,785,830; the allocation from the one-off fund at paragraph 6.5 of the report of £90,145 and the allocation from the Repairs and renewals at paragraph 6.6 of the report of an additional £13,000.

The subject of the decision:

This report provided an update on the Revenue Budget position of the Council and the Reserve Funds at the end of December 2015.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To comply with S25 of the Local Government Act 2003 regarding setting a balanced budget and monitoring the financial position throughout the year.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends that Council approves:-

(1)     the budget increase at paragraph 3.2 of the report in quarter 3 of £437,810 which results in a budget of £7,824,350; and

(2)     the allocation from the one-off fund at paragraph 6.5 of the report of £90,145.

This report considers the 10 year Capital Programme covering the financial years 2016/17 to 2025/26; the 2016/17 Capital Programme and the Treasury Management Strategy Statement, including the Annual Investment Strategy and Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement.

In accepting the recommendations, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that the 10 year Capital Programme 2016/17 to 2025/26 at £39,037,717 be approved, as detailed in paragraph 2.2 and attached at Annex ‘A’ of the report; the Capital Programme 2016/17 at £16,758,070 detailed in Annex ‘B’ of the report be approved for implementation; the Treasury Management Strategy attached at Annex ‘C’ of the report be approved; the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement attached in the body of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement Annex ‘C’ of the report be approved; the Prudential and Treasury Indicators attached at Annex ‘C’ of the report in the body of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement be approved; the revised Treasury Management Policy Statement at Annex ‘D’ of the report be approved and the Scheme of Delegation and role of the S151 Officer attached at Annex ‘E’ of the report be approved.

The subject of the decision:

This report sought approval for the Capital Programme for the financial years 2016/17 to 2025/26; the 2015/16 Capital Programme and the Treasury Management Strategy Statement, including the Annual Investment Strategy and Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To comply with the requirements as set out under the Local Government Act 2003 and the CIPFA Prudential Code.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends that Council approves:-

(1)     the 10 year Capital Programme 2016/17 to 2025/26 at £39,037,717 as detailed in paragraph 2.2 and attached at Annex A of the report;

(2)     the Capital Programme 2016/17 at £16,758,070 detailed in Annex B of the report for implementation;

(3)     the Treasury Management Strategy attached at Annex C of the report;

(4)     the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement attached in the body of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement Annex C of the report;

(5)     the Prudential and Treasury Indicators attached at Annex C in the body of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement;

(6)     the revised Treasury Management Policy Statement at Annex D of the report; and

(7)     the Scheme of Delegation and role of the S151 Officer attached at Annex E of the report.

This report presents at a strategic level the revenue budget proposals for the next financial year 2016/17.

In accepting the recommendation, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council the Revenue Budget for 2016/17 at £7,811,370.

The subject of the decision:

This report presented at a strategic level the revenue budget proposals for the next financial year 2016/17.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To take account of the requirements of the Local Government Finance act 1992 to set a balanced budget and monitor the financial position throughout the year.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council the Revenue Budget for 2016/17 at £7,811,370.

This report considers the level of Council Tax for 2016/17 and the policy on reserves.  It also provides details of the Council’s formula grant funding settlement for 2016/17 and the Business Rates target for the Retained Business Rates funding mechanism, which is now operated as a pool across North Yorkshire.

In accepting the recommendations, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council various decisions regarding the setting of the level of Council Tax; confirm that the indicators on expenditure and treasury management decisions are affordable, prudent and sustainable and approve the policy on Balances and Reserves.

The subject of the decision:

This report considered the level of Council Tax for 2016/17 and the policy on reserves.  In addition, it provided details of the Council's formula grant funding settlement for 2016/17 and the Business Rates target for the Retained Business Rates funding mechanism, which was operated as a pool across North Yorkshire.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To maintain the long term viability of the Council’s finances and ensure sustainability by investing in community projects as determined by the Council’s priorities and supporting the maintenance and enhancement of service delivery.  To maintain the integrity of the Council’s financial strategy.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that:-

(1)     it be noted that on 15 January Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2016/17:-

         (a)      for the whole Council area as £35,088.46 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")]; and

          (b)     for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as in Annex of the report;

(2)     the Council has calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2016/17 (excluding Parish precepts) as £3,315,157.70;

(3)     the following amounts be calculated for the year 2016/17 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

          (a)     District/Parish Gross Expenditure

                   £46,616,234.95   being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils

          (b)     District/Parish Gross Income (including Government Grants, use of Reserves and Collection Fund Surpluses etc)

                   £41,970,322.30   being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act

          (c)     District/Parish Net Expenditure

                   £4,645,916.65     being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) 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 31B of the Act)

          (d)     Basic Amount of Tax (including average Parish Precepts)

                   £132.4057           being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R) all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts)

          (e)     Parish Precepts

                   £1,330,754.94     being the aggregate of all special items (Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per Annex A)

          (f)      Basic Amount of Tax (Unparished Areas)

                   £94.58                 being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 4(e) above by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish precept relates  ...  view the full minutes text for item CA.56

This report seeks agreement of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment as part of the Council’s evidence base for the preparation of the new Local Plan and as a basis to inform S106 negotiations in relation to affordable housing and housing type, mix and tenure.

In accepting the recommendations, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that that the Strategic Housing Market Assessment is approved for the purposes of  evidence base for Hambleton Local Plan; that the Objectively Assessed Need in the Strategic Housing Market Assessment provides the basic requirement for assessing five year supply and considered in the determination of applications for housing until a Housing Target is developed as part of the Local Plan; that additional work is carried out to develop scenarios for economic growth, using the established Objectively Assessed Need as a base, in order to determine the final Local Plan housing target and that this is reported to Cabinet; and that the Strategic Housing Market Assessment will be used as a basis to inform negotiations on planning applications, both with respect to the mix and type of market housing and affordable housing contributions including the type, mix and tenure.

The subject of the decision:

This report sought agreement of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment as part of the Council’s evidence base for the new Local Plan and as a basis to inform negotiations on planning applications in relation to affordable housing and housing type, mix and tenure.  The conclusions and recommendations of the Assessment were attached at Annex A of the report and a copy of the full report was available in the Members’ Lounge.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

Cabinet was satisfied that the Strategic Housing Market Assessment was sufficient to provide an assessment of future needs for market and affordable housing for the Local Plan period to 2035, providing the Objectively Assessed Need for housing for the new Local Plan.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that:-

(1)     the Strategic Housing Market Assessment is approved for the purposes of the evidence base for Hambleton Local Plan;

(2)     the Objectively Assessed Need in the Strategic Housing Market Assessment provides the basic requirement for assessing the five year housing supply and be considered in the determination of applications for housing until a Housing Target is developed as part of the Local Plan;

(3)     that additional work is carried out to develop scenarios for economic growth, using the established Objectively Assessed Need as a base, in order to determine the final Local Plan Housing Target and that this is reported to Cabinet; and

(4)     the Strategic Housing Market Assessment be used as a basis to inform negotiations on planning applications, both with respect to the mix and type of market housing and affordable housing contributions including the type, mix and tenure.

To confirm the decisions of the meeting held on 12 January 2016 (CA.46 - CA.50), previously circulated.

THE DECISION:

That the decisions of the meeting held on 12 January 2016 (CA.46 – CA.50), previously circulated, be signed as a correct record.

The Preferred Options consultation document is the third main step in the preparation of the Minerals and Waste Plan, which is being prepared jointly by City of York Council, the North York Moors National Park Authority and North Yorkshire Country Council.  The Preferred Options present new draft planning policies for minerals and waste and identifies possible new sites for minerals and waste development which are considered suitable.  The purpose of this report is to set out the main implications of the Plan for Hambleton District and seek approval for a formal response.

In accepting the recommendation, Cabinet will give approval for the comments set out in paragraph 3.1 of the report and any other comments raised by Members to be passed onto City of York Council, the North York Moors National Park Authority and North Yorkshire County Council as a formal response to the Preferred Options for the Joint Minerals and Waste Plan.

The subject of the decision:

The Preferred Options consultation document was the third main step in the preparation of the Minerals and Waste Plan, which was being prepared jointly by City of York Council, the North York Moors National Park Authority and North Yorkshire Country Council.  The Preferred Options presented new draft planning policies for minerals and waste and identified possible new sites for minerals and waste development which were considered suitable.  This report set out the main implications of the Plan for Hambleton District and sought approval for a formal response.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To respond to consultation.

THE DECISION:

That the comments set out in paragraph 3.1 of the report be approved and that these be passed onto the City of York Council, the North York Moors National Park Authority and North Yorkshire County Council as a formal response to the Preferred Options for the Joint Minerals and Waste Plan.

This report seeks endorsement of the refreshed Public Open Space, Sport and Recreation Plan for Great Ayton.

In accepting the recommendation, the refreshed Public Open Space, Sport and Recreation Plan for Great Ayton will be endorsed.

The subject of the decision:

This report sought endorsement of the Public Open Space, Sport and Recreation Action Plan for Great Ayton.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To comply with the Council’s legal responsibility to ensure funding is used in a way consistent with the individual S106 Agreements.

THE DECISION:

That the Public Open Space, Sport and Recreation Action Plan in Annex B of the report be endorsed.