Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies received at the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve the summary of recommendations and decisions of the Cabinet meeting held on 1 August 2013, copy attached.

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed and signed by the Chairman.

Cabinet noted that the cessation of operations by Transeuropa would have a significant impact on the budget outturn. However the anticipated shortfall in the budget would be covered from service underspends. A realignment of the Council budget would need to be agreed by Cabinet in order to reflect the savings made to date and thereafter continued monitoring of the budget performance would have to be undertaken.

Councillor Wise and Councillor Wells spoke under Council Procedure Rule 24.1.

Councillor Everitt proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Members agreed the following:

1.  To note the projected outturn position for 2013/14 for the General Fund;

2.  The budget realignments referred to in 2.4 of the Cabinet report , subject to approval by the Cabinet Member for Financial Services;

3.  To note the current Housing Revenue Account position;

4.  To approve the variations to the Capital Programme as detailed below:

The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013; was a new piece of legislation that would be coming into effect in October this year. The Act brought with it delegations to Local Authorities, that would see Thanet District Council being required to issue licences to scrap metal dealers, after applicants were cleared as fit and proper persons by the Police.

Councillor Fenner proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Members agreed:

1.  To recommend that Full Council delegates to the Licensing Board the power to; grant refuse, revoke or vary applications under the 2013 Scrap Metal Dealers Act where representations are to be made. Non-contentious applications without representations may be granted by the Regulatory Services Manager under delegated powers. Fees to be set by the Regulatory Services Manager in consultation with the relevant Cabinet portfolio holder and then agreed annually by Council.

Cabinet acknowledged the proposed suite of waste management and enforcement policies to support the November 2013 roll-out of a new recycling and waste collection service by Thanet District Council. The adoption of this new service was in accordance with the Council’s commitment to the Five Way Inter Authority Agreement regarding the East Kent Joint Waste Project.

Councillor Wise spoke under Council Procedure Rule 24.1

Councillor Poole proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Members agreed:

1.  To adopt the Recycling and Waste Management Policies 1-12 and Enforcement Procedures and Guidelines attached in Annexes 1 and 2 to the report.

Cabinet examined the findings of the Technology Strategy Board funded study, carried out by the Council on ‘Design for Future Climate Change’ on buildings in the Cliftonville West’. The study focused mostly on Victorian buildings.

Councillor Wells spoke under Council Procedure Rule 24.1

Councillor D. Green proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Members accepted the report and agreed that its findings should be incorporated into the Dalby Square Townscape Heritage Initiative Action Plan and the Cliftonville West Design Code as appropriate.

In accordance with the Visit England principles; Thanet District Council had developed a Destination Management Plan. The Plan identified the key stages and elements that ought to be in place in order to make the plan effective and to increase the benefits derived from visitors to the Thanet area.

Councillor Wise spoke under Council Procedure Rule 24.1

Councillor Johnston proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Cabinet adopted the Destination Management Plan, attached in Annex 1 to the report and agreed that officers take forward its delivery.

Cabinet would continue to receive report updates on the performance of the Corporate Plan 2012-16 in order to regularly review the performance of the Council as measured against what the Council had set itself to do.

Councillor Wise and Councillor Wells spoke under Council Procedure Rule 24.1

Councillor Fenner proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Members noted the Council’s performance and considered the remedial actions listed.

Cabinet considered the new protocol for managing the establishment of encampments by Travellers.

Councillor Fenner proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Members agreed to note the Protocol.