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Items
No. Item

487.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies by Cabinet Members made at the meeting.

488.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the advice contained within the Declaration of Interest form attached at the back of this agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that form and hand it to the officer clerking the meeting and then take the prescribed course of action.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

489.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 87 KB

To approve the summary of recommendations and decisions of the Cabinet meeting held on 16 January 2018, copy attached.

Minutes:

Councillor Lin Fairbrass proposed, Councillor Stummer-Schmertzing seconded and Members agreed the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 16 January 2018.

490.

Budget 2018-19 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2018-22 pdf icon PDF 310 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The item was withdrawn from the agenda because there were no recommendations that came from the Overview & Scrutiny Panel regarding the budget proposals.

 

It was therefore no longer necessary to re-consider the item because Cabinet recommendations to Council made on 16 January 2018 remained unchanged.

491.

Asset Disposal – Community Asset Transfer Policy pdf icon PDF 85 KB

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Minutes:

Members were advised that the proposed policy provided a commitment to supporting neighbourhoods as it would create a transparent framework for decision making regarding the transfer of assets of a community value to community and voluntary organisations that work in Thanet. This would be in line with one of the council’s corporate priorities on ‘Supporting Neighbourhoods.’

 

The new policy would give structure to the assessment process of applications and would create a better understanding for all stakeholders who are interested in bidding for assets of community value, each time Council was considering the disposal of such assets.

 

Councillor Gregory and Councillor Savage spoke under Council Procedure Rule 20.1.

 

Councillor Townend proposed, Councillor Lin Fairbrass seconded and Cabinet agreed to adopt the Community Asset Policy 2018 – 2021.

492.

Petition regarding Western Undercliff Facilities pdf icon PDF 82 KB

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Minutes:

Cabinet agreed that the facilities referred to in the petition had been closed for over 3 years and there was no realistic prospect of the council re-opening them. Therefore, whilst Members had sympathy with the objectives of the petitioners, there was no funding to build or maintain toilets in the area. It was worth noting that there were alternative facilities located reasonably close to the beach that members of the public could access.

 

Councillor Campbell spoke under Council Procedure Rule 20.1.

 

Councillor Townend proposed, Councillor Stummer-Schmertzing seconded and Cabinet agreed to consider these comments as part ofthe strategic toilet review which is ongoing and will be presented to Cabinet in 2018.