Decisions

Approval is sought for the allocation of £71,442 from the existing Sustainable Travel Projects budget and Reopening High Streets Safety Fund to top up Essex County Council funding to install street furniture, carry out other minor repair and improvement works at Epping High Street under the Covid-19 Safer Places Project. The project will improve safety of visitors to Epping High Street by facilitating safe social distancing, improvement in public realm will facilitate businesses in their economic recovery.

1. That funding from the Grant Aid Scheme (one-off grants) for 2020/21 totalling £17,738 be awarded to; St Margaret’s Church – Stanford Rivers, St Clare Hospice, Lambourne End, Epping Bowls Club and Matching Green Cricket Club under the terms of the Grant Aid scheme, for the reasons stated and subject to any conditions set out in Column 2 of Appendix 1 attached.

2. There were no applications refused.

3. There were no applications deferred.

1)   That Cabinet noted the composition of the permanent Qualis Group Board;

(2)   That Cabinet noted the renumeration levels for Qualis Group Board members; and

(3)  That Cabinet noted the selection and recruitment process for Group Board

Members.

(1)    The Cabinet noted the backdrop to the Financial Planning process for 2021/22 to 2025/26, including the impact of Covid-19 and emerging changes in local authority finance; and

(2)    agreed the proposed approach to Financial Planning, including the reporting and governance timetable as summarised in Appendix A of the report.

(1)          The Cabinet noted that the Local Council Tax Support scheme for 2020/21 continued unchanged for 2021/22; and

(2)          The Cabinet recommended that Full Council note that the Local Council Tax Support scheme for 2019/20 continues unchanged for 2021/22.

(1)        The Cabinet agreed that, AA Woods Ltd be awarded a 1-year contract renewable annually for up to a maximum of 4-further years, for the removal of asbestos containing materials from Council-owned properties in the sum of £82,895.50 with an overall weighted price and quality score of 91.66% being the most economically advantageous tender received; and

(2)        The Cabinet agreed that should it not be possible to enter into contract with AA Woods Ltd, DC (UK) Ltd be awarded the contract as the reserve contractor, being the second most economically advantageous tender received, with a Tender Sum of £116,902.26; and

(3)        That, the overall value of the works be limited to the sum included in the Capital Programme identified for asbestos removal on an annual basis; and

(4)        The Cabinet agreed, this contract be designated as a serial contract to facilitate the annual adjustment to the tendered rates in accordance with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) BCIS ALLCOS Resource Cost Index of All Construction: All Repair and Maintenance Work #7419.  

(1)        The Cabinet noted the progress the progress on devolution of Highway Rangers Service from Essex County Council; and

(2)        agreed to allocate £1,000 for repair and maintenance of Heritage Finger Posts subject to match funding from Town and Parish Councils.

(1)        The Cabinet agreed to the introduction of landing fees at North Weald Airfield for visiting       

            Aircraft; and

(2)        agreed the recommended scale of landing fee charges.

Epping Forest College be granted a variation to the covenants on the land further to previous removal of restrictive covenants, in order to facilitate the Colleges plans for the site.

The Cabinet noted and agreed the minutes of the Council Housebuilding Cabinet Committee meeting of 23 June 2020.