Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies for absence from Cabinet Members who are unable to attend this meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Kendrick and Khan.

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

No interests were declared.

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

It was noted that Agenda Item 15 would be considered in private session.

The Cabinet will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.

No deputations or petitions were received.

To receive questions from Councillors.

No questions were asked.

This report sets out the proposal to transfer the land and buildings that currently make up Milnsbridge Village Hall, Armitage Road, Huddersfield to Milnsbridge Village Hall (Charitable Incorporated Organisation;  Number: 1172735) 

Ward:  Golcar

Portfolio: Corporate

Contact:  Mark Varley and Giles Chappell, Asset Strategy Officers, Tel: 01484 221000

1.    That authority be delegated to the Service Director (Economy & Skills) to negotiate and agree terms for the grant of a 125 year lease of Milnsbridge Village Hall to Milnsbridge Village Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to enter into and execute all necessary documentation in connection with the grant of a 125 year lease of Milnsbridge Village Hall to Milnsbridge Village Charitable Incorporated Organisation.   

Toreceive information onfinancial monitoringfor GeneralFund Revenue, Housing Revenue Account (HRA) andCapital Plan, asat Quarter 2(month 6), 2019-20

Ward: N/A

Portfolio: Corporate

Contact:James Anderson, Head of Service, Accountancy and Sarah Hill, Finance Manager

1)    That in regards to the General Fund;

(i)            approval be given to the roll forward of £4.9m High Needs overspend through the Dedicated Schools Grant mechanism

(ii)          the 2019-2020 forecast revenue overspend of £0.9m as at Quarter 2, net of (1) above, be noted

(iii)         it be noted that Strategic Directors will identify opportunities for spending plans to be collectively brought back in line within the Council’s budget by year end

(iv)         the new leases for Huddersfield and Dewsbury Markets, to allow break clauses to be installed, as detailed at para 1.4.4 of the considered report, be noted

(v)          the forecast year end position on corporate reserves and balances be noted

2)    That in regards to the Collection Fund;

(i)            the forecast position on the Collection Fund as at Quarter 2 be noted

(ii)          approval be given to proposals for the use of the Leeds City Region Business Rates Pool surplus

3)    That, with regards to the Housing Revenue Account, the Quarter 2 forecast surplus of £0.2m and forecast year-end reserves of position of £60.6m be noted

4)    That in regards to Capital;

(i)            the Quarter 2 forecast capital monitoring position for 2019-2020 be noted

(ii)          approval be given to the capital works to be undertaken at Highfields Day Opportunities, as detailed at para 1.10.8 of the considered report

(iii)         approval be given to re-profiling across years of the capital plan, as detailed at para 1.10.3 of the considered report

(iv)         the intention to further review capital budget profiles in year, as part of Quarter 3 financial monitoring, be noted

5)    That approval be given to the in-year capital virement of £1.897m from flexible capital receipts strategy activity to Spenborough Valley Leisure Centre activity, in order to enable the construction phase of the scheme to commence as soon as possible.

To receive the half-yearly monitoring report on Treasury Management Activity, covering the period 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2019.

Ward: All

Portfolio: Corporate

Contact: James Anderson, Head of Accountancy and Rachel Firth, Finance Manager, Tel: 01484 221000

That the report be noted and submitted to the meeting of Council on 15 January 2020.

To seek Cabinet approval to invest up to a maximum of £320,000 in Dewsbury Sports Centre to enable Kirklees Active Leisure to create a new Family Attraction at the facility

Ward: Dewsbury East

Portfolio: Regeneration

Contact: Peter Thompson, Economic Resilience Project Manager, Tel: 01484 221000

That approval be given for an investment of up to £320k for the creation of a new visitor attraction at Dewsbury Sports Centre, to be funded from the approved Capital Plan allocation for ‘Strategic Regeneration of Town Centres – Dewsbury’.

To seek approval to publish the updated Local Development Scheme (LDS).

Ward: All

Portfolio: Regeneration & Greener Kirklees

Contact:  Steven Wright, Planning Policy and Strategy Group Leader, Tel: 01484 221000

That the revised Local Development Scheme be approved.

To seek approval to publish the revised Statement of Community  Involvement (SCI). The SCI sets out how the council will involve communities in planning policy decisions.

Ward: All

Portfolio: Regeneration

Contact:  Steven Wright, Planning Policy and Strategy Group Leader, Tel: 01484 221000

That the revised Statement of Community Involvement be approved.

To seek approval of the Dewsbury Town Centre Better Spaces Strategy, its constituent proposals, including a Public Art Plan and approval of funds to implement these projects

Ward:  Dewsbury East, Dewsbury West, Dewsbury South

Portfolio:  Regeneration

Contact:  Peter Thompson Economic Resilience Project Manager Tel:01484 221000

1)    That the Dewsbury Town Centre Better Spaces Strategy and Plan be approved.

2)    That approval be given to the principle of creating a ‘pocket park’ at the site of 23 Northgate and that Officers be authorised to take the necessary steps to deliver this scheme, including the acquisition of the site and the submission of a planning application, and submit a further report to a meeting of Cabinet.

3)    That Officers be authorised to progress feasibility and development work of projects contained within the Better Spaces Strategy and Plan.

4)    That approval be given to the Public Arts Plan, as detailed within the considered report, and that authorisation be given to the implementation of the schemes.

5)    That approval be given to capital expenditure of £1.040m towards the projects described within the considered report, and that this be funded from the approved Capital Plan allocation for ‘Strategic Regeneration of Town Centres – Dewsbury’.

6)    That approval be given to expenditure of £140k to cover the costs of feasibility and consultation on key projects and that this be funded from the ‘Aspirational Regeneration on Major Town Centres – Feasibility’ budget in the approved Capital Plan.  

To provide additional information on the proposed strategic investment by the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

Ward:  All

Portfolio: Corporate

Contact:  James Anderson, Head of Accountancy; Jane Lockwood, Head of Procurement and Commissioning Support; Karl Larrad, Legal – Head of Corporate; and Martin Dearnley, Head of Risk & Internal Audit Tel:  01484 221000

1)    That the transaction proposed by Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, as detailed within the considered report, be noted.

2)    That confirmation be given to the financial backing of the transaction by agreeing to underwrite the loan and entering into a Supplemental Agreement, and that authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to approve the Supplemental Agreement, as set out in appendix 6 of the considered report, subject to (i) at least 10 of the 13 Founding Members remaining and agreeing to enter into the Supplemental Agreement (ii) the satisfactory completion of legal and financial due diligence on the proposal giving confidence to proceed and (iii) a resolution of Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Management Committee to enter into the proposed transaction.

To resolve that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

It was agreed that Agenda Item 15 would be considered in private session.

Private appendix in relation to agenda item 13

(Exempt information relating to Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, namely that the report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information and providing greater openness in the Council’s decision making).

Cabinet gave consideration to the exempt information prior to the determination of Agenda Item 13.