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 03 February 2020.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 06 January 2020 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

There were no Executive Leader announcements.

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.

There were no petitions submitted at this meeting.

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

There were no deputations submitted at this meeting.

To receive any references from the committees or panels held.

The Panel received a report along with a supporting presentation delivered by the Head of Leisure and Community on the proposed Fareham Leisure Centre Planning Application which is due to be taken to the Executive for consideration on the 02 March 2020. The Panel was delighted with the overall design proposals and agreed that these alterations will be a great improvement, particularly to the Fareham Leisure Centre.

The Panel was also pleased with the retention of the hedge line between Park Lane and the extension to the car park as this is a mature hedge row with some large trees.

Members queried the choice of cladding, asking why brick or other types of cladding had not be considered. Officers explained that by using a mixture of cladding and brick helps to create a design that responds to the existing leisure centre, which reflects the natural setting of the park.

The key points from the Panel’s discussions were that it wanted improvements to be as Carbon Neutral as possible and for Solar Panels to be considered as part of the improvement works.

The Chairman thanked Officers for their hard work in progressing this planning application to this stage.

RESOLVED that the Panel: -

(a)  considered the contents of the report and presentation; and

(b)  ask the Executive to consider that Carbon Neutrality and the early installation of Solar Panels be a priority within the planning application at their meeting on the 02 March 2020.

This item is listed at Agenda item 8(1) for consideration by the Executive.

A report by the Director of Leisure and Community.

A revised page 12 of the agenda pack was tabled at the meeting to provide greater clarification in respect of the costs of the proposals.

The comments of the Leisure and Community Scrutiny Panel were taken into account during the consideration of this item (see minute 7).

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  considered the comments of the Leisure and Community Scrutiny Panel;

(b)  considered the principle of the detailed design for Fareham Leisure Centre as outlined in Appendix A to the report; and

(c)  agrees that this, including any minor alterations, be submitted as part of a planning application.

A report by the Director of Planning and Regeneration.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  approves the capital budget as outlined in the confidential Appendix A to the report to provide additional power infrastructure to Faraday Business Park; and

(b)  delegates authority to the Director of Planning and Regeneration, following consultation with the Executive Member for Policy and Resources, to award the contract(s) for the installation of the power upgrade after a procurement exercise in accordance with the Council’s Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules 2019.

A report by the Director of Planning and Regeneration.

At the invitation of the Executive Leader, Councillors J S Forrest and R H Price, JP addressed the Executive on this item.

During the discussion on this item, Councillor S D Martin proposed two additional recommendations, (e) and (f) which would add to the wording of the Terms of Reference as set out in Appendix A.

RESOLVED that the Executive notes the content of the report and approves:

(a)  the scope of works to be undertaken on climate change and carbon reduction by the Climate Change Working Group, as set out in the Executive Briefing Paper;

(b)  the principle of commissioning the Greening Campaign to work with communities within the borough;

(c)  a working budget of £10,000, funded from revenue reserves, to support the work needed to deliver the initial actions and projects proposed;

(d)  the inclusion of climate change and carbon reduction impacts in Committee Reports and Executive Decisions in the new municipal year;

(e)  that the Terms of Reference for the Climate Change Working Group include the additional wording: “Acting as the Member Champion on climate change matters, Councillor Martin will be the recipient of any informal proposals arising from elected Members for carbon reduction planning or other climate change work.  Councillor Martin will present any such proposals to the Working Group to allow these to be investigated and considered in more detail, in order to determine whether they should form part of any formal climate change proposals presented to the Policy and Resources Scrutiny Panel and the Executive for consideration and decision”; and

(f)   that the Members’ Newsletter will include updates on the progress of the Climate Change Working Group and that this be added to the Terms of Reference.

A report by the Director of Planning and Regeneration.

RESOLVED that the Executive approves a capital budget to refurbish the air conditioning system and undertake minor building upgrade works at Faretec at the Cams Estate Business Park, as set out in the confidential Appendix A to the report.

A report by the Head of Democratic Services.

RESOLVED that the Executive agrees that:

(a)  candidate  6  is selected from the attached nominations at Confidential Appendix A to be formally recognised as the Citizen of Honour 2020;

(b)  candidate  20 is selected from the attached nominations at Confidential Appendix B to be formally recognised as the Young Citizen of Honour 2020; and

(c)  that the persons listed as numbers 6 and 20 in the confidential Appendices A and B of the report be selected for the annual Citizen of Honour and Young Citizen of Honour Awards 2020.