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SRC.085

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of interest.

Minutes:

There were none.

 

SRC.086

Apologies

To receive apologies of absence.

Minutes:

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Stephen Davies.

 

SRC.087

Minutes pdf icon PDF 217 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meetings held on 7 April 2022.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

That the Minutes of the meetings held on 7 April were approved as a correct record.

 

 

SRC.088

Public Question Time

The Chair of the Committee will answer questions from members of the public submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

 

deadline for receipt of questions

noon on Wednesday, 1 June 2022

 

Questions must be submitted to the Chief Executive, Democratic Services,

Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Stroud and can be sent by email to Democratic.services@stroud.gov.uk

 

 

Minutes:

There were none.

 

 

SRC.089

STROUD DISTRICT COUNCIL'S BID TO THE GOVERNMENT'S LEVELLING UP FUND (ROUND 2) pdf icon PDF 236 KB

To seek the Committee’s approval for Stroud District Council’s bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund (Round 2).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Regeneration Delivery Lead introduced the report and highlighted the following key points:

  • The paper set out the details of Stroud’s bid to Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) which was due by the 6 July 2022.
  • The LUF was about infrastructure projects that gave people pride in their local communities including:

-        local transport projects

-        town centre and high street regeneration

-        support for maintaining and expanding the UKs world leading portfolio of cultural and heritage assets.

  • The bids would also be assessed on their strategic fit, their economic case and deliverability.
  • Paragraph 1.5 included additional criteria.
  • The three projects in Stroud had strong narrative, were deliverable and were based on key plans, strategies and reports that had not been able to progress due to lack of funding.
  • Much stakeholder engagement had been carried out as part of the approval process for the various strategies.
  • Match funding of 10% had been secured from our public and private sector partners.
  • Paragraph 2.10 highlighted that the bid was currently at £15.9 million However they would need to ensure that there was sufficient contingency included to allow for the current volatile construction market and general inflationary pressure. It was confirmed that the final amount could change before the final bid was submitted.

 

In response to a question from Councillor Craig it was confirmed that the council would have the opportunity to put in another bid if the current bid was unsuccessful as the Stroud District has two parliamentary constituencies within it.

 

In response to questions regarding the match funding it was advised that:

·       Stroud Town Council were committed to the bid and were providing both funding and support.

·       Approximately £1.9m of funding was being received from, Dransfield properties Ltd, County Council, District Council and Stroud Town Council.

 

Councillor Ross questioned whether the homes that would be developed on the brownfield land would be affordable, low carbon homes. The Regeneration Delivery Lead confirmed that they would be looking for a mixed tenure scheme and that there would be a proportion of affordable homes.

 

In response to questions from Councillor Hurst the Regeneration Delivery Lead confirmed that one of the factors used to choose the projects for the bid was the deliverability of the scheme and the narrative between the 3 projects.

 

Councillor Pearcy questioned when the results of the bid would be announced and whether the bid could be submitted again if it was unsuccessful. It was confirmed that the result would be announced in the Autumn and that the bid could be resubmitted, or they could look at other opportunities to bid for the funding.

 

In response to questions from Councillor Housden it was confirmed that:

  • Parish and Town Councils were contacted asking for a list of projects that they had within their areas
  • The exact number of responses was unknown but could be provided
  • The funding round deadlines were very short so projects needed be ready and deliverable
  • No other schemes submitted from other parish or town councils  ...  view the full minutes text for item SRC.089

SRC.090

LGA CORPORATE PEER CHALLENGE ACTION PLAN pdf icon PDF 403 KB

To consider the Action Plan resulting from the LGA Corporate peer Challenge Feedback report received at the end of April and reported to Council on 19 May 2022.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chief Executive introduced the report and gave a brief history to the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge (CPC). It was confirmed that in 2019 they gave 8 recommendations and that they had been invited back to assess the progress of the Council, to look at how they had responded to the pandemic and assess the Council Plan, Fit for the Future programme, and Carbon Neutral 2030 strategy. The feedback report had been conveyed to full Council and an action plan had been created following this.

 

In response to Councillor Braun, it was confirmed that the Town and Parish Council Charter would likely be taken to full Council to be adopted.

 

Councillor Pearcy suggested that education needed to be provided in particular for Parish and Town Councils regarding planning policy and enforcement so that they could better understand the process. The Chief Executive stated that they were aware of the need to provide further information to Parish and Town Councils and that the development team were looking into ways of doing this.

 

Proposed by Councillor Braun and seconded by Councillor Turner.

 

Councillor Hurst raised concerns regarding the number of meetings Councillors needed to attend and that it was difficult with other commitments. The Chair, Councillor Cornell, confirmed that the Member Development Working Group would be asked to consider the number and format of meetings.

 

 

Councillor Ross advised that they had had the last Voids Task and Finish Group, much progress had been made and they needed to get better at celebrating success which could be helped by a communication strategy to show the work completed on voids and congratulate people for the work done.

 

Councillor Braun stated that many of the actions appeared to be already part of the Fit for the Future programme and that a lot of the actions had short timescales for delivery. She also highlighted the improvements in housing and the Parish and Town council work.

 

On being put to the vote, the Motion was carried unanimously.

 

RESOLVED  To:

a.  Agree the Action Plan; and

b.  Note that progress will be reported to future Strategy & Resources Committee meetings.

SRC.091

Appointment of Performance Monitors

To appoint two performance monitors for Civic Year 2022-23.

Minutes:

Councillor Pearson advised that he had been a performance monitor for Strategy and Resources Committee since it started and that he would now be stepping down from the role.

 

The Leader, Councillor Cornell, thanked Councillor Pearson for carrying out the role so diligently over the years.

 

RESOLVED

Councillor Gordon Craig and Councillor Nick Housden were appointed as Performance Monitoring Representatives.

 

SRC.092

Member / Officer Reports ( To Note)

SRC.092a

Performance Management pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Minutes:

Councillor Brine identified the differences between the format of the Community Services and Licensing performance monitoring report and the Strategy and Resources Committee report.

 

Councillor Cornell asked that a consistency of colours be used throughout the report and asked the committee if there was anything specific they wanted to look at in greater detail.

 

The Strategic Director of Resources advised that it was the first meeting in which the youth council had been involved and they had spent a long time looking at the report, but they would be able to look at specific items in future meetings and that the Committee would also be able to request that the performance monitors look at certain elements.

SRC.092b

Gloucestershire Economic Growth Joint Committee (GEGJC) pdf icon PDF 341 KB

Minutes:

The report had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting. In response to a question from Councillor Braun it was confirmed that an invite had been sent to various Members and Officers for the decarbonisation of transport workshop.

SRC.092c

Gloucestershire Economic Growth Scrutiny Committee (GEGSC) pdf icon PDF 151 KB

Minutes:

The report had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting.

SRC.092d

Regeneration and Investment Board

Minutes:

The Chief Executive gave a brief update on the Regeneration and Investment Board confirming that the meeting concentrated on the LUF bid and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which also had a tight deadline (1st August).

SRC.092e

Brimscombe Port Redevelopment pdf icon PDF 78 KB

Minutes:

The report had been circulated to Members and photos were displayed to show the recent changes to the site following demolition. The Head of Property Services confirmed that the contract was due to complete on the 17 June and the Public Right of Way would reopen. An all-Members briefing had been planned for the 22 June.

SRC.093

Draft Work Programme pdf icon PDF 142 KB

To consider the draft work programme.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

To note the updates to the Work Programme.

 

SRC.094

Member Questions

See Agenda Item 4 for deadlines for submission.

Minutes:

There were none.

 

SRC.095

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2000 - EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

THE FOLLOWING REPORT CONTAINS EXEMPT INFORMATION BY VIRTUE OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 12A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 AND THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION MAY BE PASSED TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC DURING CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM:

 

PROPOSED:      That, pursuant to the provisions of Section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the matter detailed at Agenda Item 12 on the grounds that involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Minutes:

Proposed by Councillor Cornell and seconded by Councillor Braun

 

On being put to the vote, the Motion was carried unanimously.

 

RESOLVED

That, pursuant to the provisions of Section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the matter detailed at Agenda Item 12 on the grounds that involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

SRC.096

ACQUISITION OF LAND, STROUD

To seek approval to the acquisition of a brownfield development site in the Stroud District.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Head of Property Services introduced the report and advised that there was an amendment to the decision box to add the words ‘agree terms,’ in paragraph i after ‘Head of Property Services’ to allow further flexibility.

 

On being put to the vote, the Motion was carried with 8 votes in favour and 3 abstentions.

 

 

RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL

That:

I. the Council purchases the site shown at Appendix A to this report for the sum set out in paragraph 6.5 and delegates authority to the Head of Property Services to agree terms, take all necessary steps and undertake necessary procedures, including entering into any legal documents for, and associated with, the purchase of the site as may be required to complete the purchase.

II. a budget of £1.535million is added to the Council’s Capital Programme for the brownfield site acquisition.

 

 

 

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