Policy & Resources Committee

 

 

Date:

1 December 2022

Time:

4.00pm

Venue

Hove Town Hall - Council Chamber

Members:

Councillors: Mac Cafferty (Chair), Druitt (Joint Deputy Chair), Gibson (Joint Deputy Chair), Allcock (Joint Opposition Spokesperson), Appich (Joint Opposition Spokesperson), Bell (Group Spokesperson), Allbrooke, Evans, McNair and Yates

Invitee: Dr Anusree Biswas Sasidharan

Contact:

Lisa Johnson

Democratic Services Manager

lisa.johnson@brighton-hove.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agendas and minutes are published on the council’s website www.brighton-hove.gov.uk.  Agendas are available to view five working days prior to the meeting date.

 

Electronic agendas can also be accessed through our meetings app available through ModernGov: iOS/Windows/Android

 

This agenda and all accompanying reports are printed on recycled paper

 

 
                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 


AGENDA

 

PART ONE

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69       Procedural Business

 

 

(a)      Declaration of Substitutes: Where Councillors are unable to attend a meeting, a substitute Member from the same Political Group may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

(b)      Declarations of Interest:

(a)      Disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)      Any other interests required to be registered under the local code;

(c)      Any other general interest as a result of which a decision on the matter might reasonably be regarded as affecting you or a partner more than a majority of other people or businesses in the ward/s affected by the decision.

In each case, you need to declare

(i)        the item on the agenda the interest relates to;

(ii)      the nature of the interest; and

(iii)     whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest or some other interest.

 

If unsure, Members should seek advice from the committee lawyer or administrator preferably before the meeting.

(c)      Exclusion of Press and Public: To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

NOTE:   Any item appearing in Part Two of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

 

 

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70       Minutes

9 - 32

 

To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 6 October 2022.

 

 

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71       Chair's Communications

 

 

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72       Call Over

 

 

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73       Public Involvement

 

 

To consider the following matters raised by members of the public:

 

(a)      Petitions: to receive any petitions presented by members of the public to the full Council or as notified for presentation at the meeting by the due date of (10 working days);

 

(b)      Written Questions: to receive any questions submitted by the due date of 12 noon on the (insert date);

 

(c)      Deputations: to receive any deputations submitted by the due date of 12 noon on the (insert date).

 

 

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74       Items Referred from Council

 

 

No items were referred from Council held on 20 October 2022

 

 

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75       Member Involvement

33 - 38

 

To consider the following matters raised by councillors:

 

(a)      Petitions: to receive any petitions notified by the due date (10 working days);

 

(b)      Written Questions: to consider any written questions;

 

(i)            Cllr Fishleigh – Reallocation of Money for Saltdean Oval Park

(ii)          Cllr McNair – Cost of Living in and Visiting the City

(iii)         Cllr Nemeth – Cost of Working in the City

(iv)         Cllr Nemeth – Council Structure and Bureaucracy

 

(c)      Letters: to consider any letters;

 

(d)      Notices of Motion: to consider any Notices of Motion.

 

(i)            Conservative Group – Fees and Charges

(ii)          Conservative Group – Protection of Urban Fringe

 

 

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76       Targeted Budget Management (TBM) 2022/23: Month 7 (October)

39 - 104

 

Report of the Chief Finance Officer

 

 

Contact Officer:

Jeff Coates

Tel: 01273 292364

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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77       Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2022-23 - Mid-Year Review

105 - 122

 

Report of the Chief Finance Officer

 

 

Contact Officer:

James Hengeveld

Tel: 01273 291242

 

 

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78       Draft General Fund Budget & Resources Update 2023/24

 

 

Report of the Chief Finance Officer – Report to follow

 

 

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79       8-9 Kings Road Brighton

123 - 130

 

Report of the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture

 

 

Ward Affected:

Regency

 

 

 

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80       Annual Waiver Report 2021/22

131 - 142

 

Report of the Executive Director Governance People & Resources

 

 

Contact Officer:

Cliff Youngman

Tel: 01273 291408

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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81       Bus & Taxi Shelters Concession agreement

143 - 150

 

Report of the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture

 

 

Contact Officer:

Owen McElroy

Tel: 01273 290368

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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82       Development Brief for Black Rock

151 - 162

 

Report of the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture

 

 

Contact Officer:

Sam Smith

Tel: 01273 291383

 

 

Ward Affected:

Rottingdean Coastal

 

 

 

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83       City Downland Estate Plan

163 - 256

 

Report of the Executive Director Economy Environment & Culture

 

 

Contact Officer:

Angela Dymott

Tel: 01273 291450

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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84       Fair & inclusive update including ethnicity and disability pay gap reports

257 - 294

 

Report of the Executive Director Governance People & Resources

 

 

Contact Officer:

Deborah Totney

 

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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85       Freedom Leisure Contract - Response to Increased Energy Costs

295 - 326

 

Report of the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture

 

 

Contact Officer:

Mark Fisher

 

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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86       Progress update against Corporate Key Performance Indicators Q2 2022/23

327 - 444

 

Report of the Executve Director Governance People & Resources

 

 

Contact Officer:

Richard Miles

Tel: 01273 292344

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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87       Review of the Council's Constitution

445 - 460

 

Report of the Executive Director Governance People & Resources

 

 

Contact Officer:

Victoria Simpson

Tel: 01273 294687

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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88       Eastergate Road Former Garage Site Redevelopment

461 - 478

 

Report of the Executive Director Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities

 

 

Contact Officer:

Paul Dalton

 

 

 

Ward Affected:

Moulsecoomb & Bevendean

 

 

 

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89       Charles Kingston Gardens Lease Acquisition

479 - 494

 

Report of the Executive Director Housing Neighbourhoods & Communities

 

 

Contact Officer:

Martin Reid

Tel: 01273 293321

 

 

Ward Affected:

Patcham

 

 

 

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90       New Homes for Neighbourhoods Rotherfield Crescent - Procurement of Contractor

495 - 528

 

Report of the Executive Director Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities

 

 

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91       Coroners Service

529 - 532

 

Report of the Executive Director Governance People & Resources

 

 

Contact Officer:

Elizabeth Culbert

Tel: 01273 291515

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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92       Items Referred For Council

 

 

To consider items to be submitted to the 15 December 2022 Council meeting for information.

 

 

 

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PART TWO

 

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93       Charles Kingston Gardens Lease Acquisition

533 - 536

 

Report of the Executive Director Housing Neighbourhoods & Communities

 

 

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<AI27>

94       Freedom Leisure Contract - Response to Increased Energy Costs Part 2

537 - 544

 

Report of the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture

 

 

Contact Officer:

Mark Fisher

 

 

 

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95       Part Two Proceedings

 

 

To consider whether the items listed in Part Two of the agenda and decisions thereon should remain exempt from disclosure to the press and public.

 

 

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Date of Publication - Wednesday, 23 November 2022

 

 


 

 

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The City Council actively welcomes members of the public and the press to attend its meetings and holds as many of its meetings as possible in public.  Provision is also made on the agendas for public questions to committees and details of how questions can be raised can be found on the website and/or on agendas for the meetings.

 

The closing date for receipt of public questions and deputations for the next meeting is 12 noon on the fourth working day before the meeting.

 

Meeting papers can be provided, on request, in large print, in Braille, on audio tape or on disc, or translated into any other language as requested.

Infra-red hearing aids are available for use during the meeting. If you require any further information or assistance, please contact the receptionist on arrival.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further details and general enquiries about this meeting contact Lisa Johnson, (01273 291228, email lisa.johnson@brighton-hove.gov.uk) or email democratic.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk

 

WEBCASTING NOTICE

This meeting may be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s website.  At the start of the meeting the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed.  You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 1998.  Data collected during this web cast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s published policy.

 

Therefore, by entering the meeting room and using the seats in the chamber you are deemed to be consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for the purpose of web casting and/or Member training.  If members of the public do not wish to have their image captured, they should sit in the public gallery area.

 

ACCESS NOTICE

The Public Gallery is situated on the first floor of the Town Hall and is limited in size but does have 2 spaces designated for wheelchair users.  The lift cannot be used in an emergency.  Evac Chairs are available for self-transfer and you are requested to inform Reception prior to going up to the Public Gallery.  For your own safety please do not go beyond the Ground Floor if you are unable to use the stairs.

Please inform staff on Reception of this affects you so that you can be directed to the Council Chamber where you can watch the meeting or if you need to take part in the proceedings e.g. because you have submitted a public question.

 

FIRE / EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

If the fire alarm sounds continuously, or if you are instructed to do so, you must leave the building by the nearest available exit.  You will be directed to the nearest exit by council staff.  It is vital that you follow their instructions:

·         You should proceed calmly; do not run and do not use the lifts;

·         Do not stop to collect personal belongings;

·         Once you are outside, please do not wait immediately next to the building, but move some distance away and await further instructions; and

·         Do not re-enter the building until told that it is safe to do so.

 

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