Cabinet Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.  A flowchart providing guidance on interests is attached to assist councillors.

There were no declarations of interest.

To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25April 2017.

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on the 25 April 2017.

To receive questions from the public in accordance with the Constitution.

Questions, of no longer than 50 words, can be submitted to the Democratic Support Unit, Plymouth City Council, Ballard House, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ, or email to democraticsupport@plymouth.gov.uk. Any questions must be received at least five clear working days before the date of the meeting.

There was one question from a member of the public.

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

Councillor Bowyer, Leader, informed Cabinet Members that he had signed a number of decisions for publication before the meeting.  This included the Highways Capitalised Maintenance Programme 2017/18 to 2019/20, which was a proactive investment programme to ensure the Plymouth road network was fit for purpose for increasing use.

Councillor Darcy (Cabinet Member for Finance and IT) introduced the report on the 2016/17 financial out turn. Councillor Darcy commented that –

·         2016/17 posed a number of challenges, which included the delivery of £23.871m of savings and the management of a £531.615m gross budget through a varied range of services and performance standards; 

·         the out turn was still subject an external audit review due to commence in June;

·         the Council will declare a balanced outturn position after the application of reserves and capital receipts; 

·         in 2016/17 the Council invested £90.423m in the City and this compared to £62m last year – a 45% increase. 

In addition to the recommendations within the report, Councillor Darcy proposed a further recommendation thanking the Chief Executive and Officers for their effort in ensuring a balanced budget positon at year-end.

Agreed to –

1.    note the provisional outturn position as at 31 March 2017;

2.    note the use of capital receipts - £0.267m - to write down Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) to ensure a balanced budget position is achieved in 2016/17;

3.    approve the additional transfers to and from reserves reflected within the outturn figures:

·         Release the Business Rates Reserve (£1.000m)

·         Transfer to Housing Benefits Overpayments Provision £1.000m

·         Release of Stock Transfer Release (£1.005m)

4.    approve the release of £0.350m from Working Balances and transfer to the redundancy reserve;

5.    note the Capital Report including the Capital Financing Requirement of £90.423m;

6.    express the Cabinet’s thanks to the Chief Executive and all Council Officers for the effort and contributions made to deliver a balanced budget.

Councillor Bowyer (Leader) invited Andrew Loton (Senior Performance Advisor) to present the Council’s Corporate Plan monitoring report and commitment progress report.  He reported that the plan was progressing well, the majority of the areas were on track and that the monitoring report would continue to be improved.

Agreed that Cabinet note the Corporate Plan Quarter 4 monitoring report and commitments progress report.

Councillor Bowyer (Leader) presented the People Strategy for agreement. 

Agreed to approve the People Strategy.

Councillor Nicholson, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Housing and Transport, presented the report on Compulsory Purchase Orders: North Prospect.  Following a briefing from Neil Mawson, Housing Delivery Officer, Cabinet agreed to -

1.    make a Compulsory Purchase Order pursuant to S17 of the Housing Act 1985 in respect of the areas outlined in red on the plan submitted (appendix one) in the event that it is required for properties within Phase 5 of North Prospect defined as:

a)         Briardale Road no.s 8,12,14,20,22,28,30       

b)         Foliot Road no.s 7,9,13,17,19,21,23,27,31,45

c)         Woodville Road no.s 3,4,9,12,14,15,29,32

2.    note the considerations that arise under the Human Rights Act (1998) in respect of the proposed CPO and has had full regard to the rights of those that would be affected by the CPO but, for the reasons set out in this report, determines nevertheless to authorise CPO procedure.

Councillor Mrs Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care, presented the report on the Veterans Strategic Commissioning Framework.  Following a short debate Cabinet agreed to approve the Veterans Strategic Commissioning Framework and delivery of an implementation plan.