Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Foster Avenue, Beeston NG9 1AB

Contact: Email: committees@broxtowe.gov.uk 

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13.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

Councillors S Easom declared a non – pecuniary interest in agenda item 8 due to being a board member of Liberty Leisure. Minute number 19 refers.

Councillors M Radulovic MBE and G Marshall declared a non–pecuniary interest in agenda item 5 as being members on the board for Beeston Town Centre. Minute number 16 refers.

Councillor E Kerry declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 6 as he was a Nottinghamshire County Councillor. Minute number 17 refers.

14.

CORPORATE DEBT POLICY pdf icon PDF 239 KB

To request approval to implement the updated Corporate Debt Policy, as set out in the appendix.           

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered the updated Corporate Debt Policy. It was important that the debts were managed and recovered in a consistent manner to ensure fairness and equality for those required to pay the Council for services.

 

The policy had been updated to include the level of involvement to Legal Services and the referral to Legal with cumulative debts over £1200 when all recovery options had been exhausted.

 

A query was raised if the Council could be more proactive and if early intervention could help to reduce the debt. However, it was acknowledged that business rates could take a significant amount of time to recover and this policy would help to target debt as quickly as possible.

 

RESOLVED that the implementation of the updated Corporate Debt Policy be approved.

15.

BEESTON TOWN CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT pdf icon PDF 122 KB

To update members on progress on The Square Phase 2 in Beeston.

 

Minutes:

Members were updated with the progress on the Square Phase 2 in Beeston.

 

Lettings and leases had been agreed for units 2,3 and 6 all of which were expected to be trading by January 2022. This was a little later than expected due to tenants focussing on rebuilding their existing businesses following COVID-19 restrictions and shortages of key materials across the construction industry.

The Cross party project board had received a presentation of options for refreshing and re-modelling the Argos block that had become vacant. Preferred options would be developed to prepare for a planning application and pre tender costs.

 

Councillors noted the report and further verbal updates that were provided at the meeting.

 

RESOLVED to continue to delegate to the Deputy Chief Executive all key approvals, in consultation with the cross-party project board, and subject to the overall project cost remaining within the financial limits already set or subsequently changed by the Finance and Resources Committee and/or Full Council as appropriate.

16.

DEVOLUTION

A verbal update will be provided at the meeting.

Minutes:

Members welcomed a verbal update from the Chief Executive on Devolution.

 

Nottinghamshire County Council had expressed an interest in being involved in a deal. More detailed work would need to be carried out before a formal report would come to Committee.

 

Devolution would be a non–structural reform. It would add value to how we would work with each other. Governance would be provided by a framework similar to that of the Economic Prosperity Committee.

 

Discussions had been amicable across the tiers and were progressing well.

17.

UPDATE ON AGREEMENTS FOR A NEW PARK BISTRO AT LONG LANE ATTENBOROUGH pdf icon PDF 126 KB

To update the Committee on the progress of agreements for the conversion of the Attenborough Colts FC’s changing / storage rooms into a small Bistro, with the provision of a new changing rooms facility for the Colts FC.

 

Minutes:

Councillors received an update on the progress of agreements for the conversion of the Attenborough Colts FC changing and storage rooms into a small bistro, with the provision of a new changing room facility for the Colts FC. There was some concern regarding the on-street parking.

 

18.

REVIEW OF CORPORATE PLAN PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE pdf icon PDF 368 KB

To report progress against outcome targets linked to Corporate Plan priorities and objectives and to provide an update as to the latest financial performance as measured against the budget.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the progress against outcome targets linked to the Corporate Plan priorities and objectives and were updated as to the latest financial performance as measured against the budget.

19.

WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 113 KB

To consider items for inclusion in the Work Programme for future meetings.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the work programme.

 

RESOLVED that the work programme be approved with the additional item of Kimberley Leisure Centre to be added.

20.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

The Committee is asked to RESOLVE that, under Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

 

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

 

 

21.

CHILWELL QUARRY

Minutes:

RESOLVED to enter into detailed discussions with ward member and local residents, with the initial priority being the creation of an inspection path to monitor the sides and ensure safety.

22.

LAND SALE ADJACENT TO THE CREMATORIUM SITE

Minutes:

RECOMMENDED to Full Council that:

 

1.    The surplus land at the Crematorium be sold to the developer as a private treaty disposal in line with the Council’s land disposal policy and

2.    A delegation be made to Broxtowe’s Deputy Chief Executive and s.151 officer, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Bramcote Bereavement Services Joint Committee and the Group Leaders, to progress all key approvals relating to the subsequent sale of the land.

23.

HOUSING DELIVERY PLAN-LAND PURCHASE OPPORTUNITY

Minutes:

RESOLVED that:

1.    The purchase of the public house be approved.

2.    A delegation be made to Broxtowe’s Deputy Chief Executive and s.151 officer, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Housing committee and the Chair of the Policy and Performance Committee, to progress all key approvals relating to the purchase of the site.

24.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 208 KB

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 1 July 2021.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 1 July were approved and signed as a correct record.