Agenda, decisions and minutes

There were no apologies given for this meeting.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 06 March 2017

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Executive held on 06 March 2017 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

The Executive Leader announced that in respect of the progress of Welborne Garden Village, the Council has been awarded capacity funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) which has now been confirmed in writing.

This funding will help bring the Welborne Garden Village proposal forward and this money will be used to progress the Council’s delivery strategy.

Garden Villages are a very important element of the Government’s delivery programme and the Homes and Communities Agency are being used now to progress projects, so in addition to this capacity funding, the Government has set up several other funding streams and initiatives to which we are now invited to apply. 

The Executive Leader stated that other funding streams include:

The Home Building Fund – this is loan finance for projects that support the delivery of new homes and infrastructure and, for this, there is £3 billion available for which a bid can be made;

The Housing Infrastructure Fund – this is grant finance for infrastructure projects that support housing delivery and from this fund, there is £2.3 billion available for which the Council can bid;

In respect of the Starter Homes Equity Funding for Local Authorities, the Executive Leader reminded Members that in January, Fareham Borough Council was announced as one of 30 local Authorities which had been selected as a partner for that programme, based on early delivery, and there is £1.2 billion available to which bids can be made;

Another funding stream is the Accelerated Construction Enabling Finance which will progress publicly owned land including existing local authority owned sites and future acquisitions, for which there is £1.7 billion available.

The Executive Leader stated that this now means there is over £8 billion of funding which has now been opened up to Fareham Borough Council to ensure that the Council delivers Welborne.

To receive any declarations of interest from members in accordance with Standing Orders and the Council’s Code of Conduct.

There were no Declarations of Interest made at this meeting.

There were no Petitions submitted at this meeting.

To receive any deputations, of which notice has been lodged.

There were no Deputations made at this meeting.

To receive any reference from the committees or panels held.

There were no references from other Committees or Panels presented at this meeting.

A report by the Director of Planning and Regulation.

At the invitation of the Executive Leader, Councillor A Mandry addressed the Executive on this item.

The Executive considered the information and additional recommendation which had been tabled at the meeting. 

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  approves funding up to the sum of £649,834.60 including contingency, funded from Community Infrastructure Levy contributions, to deliver Phase 2 of the Hill Head Coastal Protection Project;

(b)  awards the contract for the Phase 2 works to the preferred supplier as set out in Appendix B (Confidential); and

(c)  approves that ground rent is not charged for the 39 beach hut owners during the construction period when they will be unable to access their beach huts (approximately 3 months).

A report by the Director of Finance and Resources.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  notes the progress with the IFA2 project, including the conclusion of the detailed land agreement documents; and

(b)  endorses the scope of work for the two technical studies, set out in the appendices A and B of the report.

To consider whether it is in the public interest to exclude the public and representatives of the Press from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that the matters to be dealt with involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED that it is in the public interest to exclude the public and representatives of the Press from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that the matters to be dealt with involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

A report by the Director of Finance and Resources.

RESOLVED that the Executive agreed the recommendations as set out in the confidential report.