Decisions

That, in accordance with paragraphs 5.2(c) and 5.5(c), the Procurement Rules be waived to appoint AECOM for the provision of additional Habitats Regulations Assessment activities required to support the Examination of the Council’s Local Plan.

(1)         That the structure and responsibilities of the Council’s Executive Portfolios be revised as attached, to reflect the implementation of the authority’s new senior management framework; and

(2)         That the following members nominated by the Leader of the Council be appointed as the respective Portfolio Holders for the remainder of the 2018/19 municipal year.

(1)   That the piece of land adjacent to 7 The Glebe, Magdalen Laver (shown on the plan in Appendix 1), which measures approximately 206 square metres in area, be sold to one of the owners of 7 The Glebe (Ms Birch) for £20,000.

(2)   That a covenant be placed on the deeds to:

(a)   Require the new owner to preserve all existing pipes and drains on the land so as not to damage them or obstruct access; and,

(b)   Require the new owner to allow access rights for maintaining pipes and drains; and,

(c)   Restrict the use of the land for garden use only.

(3)   That an overage agreement be applied to the land which, in the event of a change of use or implementation of any planning permission, a further premium under overage provisions will be paid to the Council.

1.         That Cabinet seek a bid from the 2019/20 budget for a Capital Allocation of £240,000 to invest in the Gymnastics Centre at North Weald Airfield, to enable essential building works to be undertaken and to equip the facility with a complete set of new gymnastics apparatus;

2.         That expressions of interest were sought from suitably qualified gymnastics clubs to enter into a lease in order to provide opportunities for local children and young people of all abilities to participate in recreational and competitive gymnastics; and

3.         That delegated authority was granted to the Service Director Commercial and Regulatory Services in liaison with the Asset Management and Economic Development Portfolio Holder to agree the final terms of the lease.

That the Cabinet seek a bid from the 2019/20 budget for the funding of the Epping Forest Citizens Advice Bureau’s (CAB) two existing full-time Debt Advisors for a further year to be agreed from 1 April 2019 and funded as follows:

(a) £8,400 from the Housing Revenue Account (HRA); and

(b) £33,600 from the General Fund District Development Fund (DDF).

(1)        That the Cabinet agreed to reinvest some of the additional predicted income because of the tariff review and to recommend to Council the following Capital growth bids in the car parking budget for the 2019/20 financial year:

(a)  £100,000 for environmental enhancement and improvement works;

(b)  £60,000 for installation electric charging points subject to the outcome of the ongoing feasibility study;

(c)  £23,000 for installation of new CCTV systems;

(d)  £100,000 allocation for new LED lighting;

(2)        That the Cabinet agreed to recommend to the Council a DDF growth bid of £40,000 in 2019/20 for appointment of external consultants to carry out feasibility assessment to increase car park capacity; and

(3)        That the Cabinet agreed that the ongoing costs of £10,000 from 2019/20 onwards arising from the recommendations in this report to be funded from the additional income generated by the increase in parking charges already agreed.