Agenda item

To consider the recommendations from the meetings of the Cabinet held on 6th October and 3rd November 2010 on the following items (the full Cabinet reports are enclosed for information at the back of the Council agenda book)

• Worcestershire Shared Services Joint Committee – Fees and Charges in respect of Private Water Supplies
• Council Plan 2011-2014 Part 1
• Improvements to Charford Recreation Ground – Skate Park
• Bromsgrove Town Centre Regeneration
• Local Enterprise Partnerships (this item was raised as an urgent verbal report at the Cabinet meeting on 3rd November 2010)

(i)         WORCESTERSHIRE SHARED SERVICES JOINT COMMITTEE – FEES AND CHARGES IN RESPECT OF PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIES

            RESOLVED  that the following fees and charges in respect of private water supplies be adopted:

Risk Assessment                              £40 per hour (up to £500 maximum)

Investigation (each investigation)    £40 per hour (up to £100 maximum)

Granting an Authorisation                £100 maximum

Sampling (each visit)                        £100 maximum

Analysing a sample 

    - taken under regulation 10          £ 25 maximum

      (small supplies)

    - taken during check                     £100 maximum

      monitoring

 - taken during audit                       £500 maximum

   monitoring

(ii)        COUNCIL PLAN 2011-14 PART 1

            RESOLVED:

            (a)       that the Council’s vision and priorities as set out in 6.1 to 6.4 of             the appendix to the report be reconfirmed;

            (b)       that the analysis of the Council’s national, regional and local      context as set out in the report be noted; and

            (c)        that based on this context, the areas of focus for the forthcoming           budget round as set out in 6.5 of the appendix to the report be        approved.

(iii)       IMPROVEMENTS TO CHARFORD RECREATION GROUND – SKATE PARK

            RESOLVED:           

            (a)       that the scheme to enhance play facilities at Charford     Recreation Ground, by way of improvement to the existing skate park, be included in the Capital Programme for 2010/2011 and             that the scheme be funded from available Section 106 monies;             and

(b)       that the work be undertaken prior to the “claw back” point being            reached.       

(iv)       BROMSGROVE TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION

            RESOLVED:           

(a)       that an additional £1,000,000 be included within the 2010/2011 Capital Programme to fund the majority of the upgrading of the Public Realm and resurfacing work in the High Street, with this being financed from the balance of capital receipts arising from the sale of industrial units (£500,000), together with a contribution from Worcestershire County Council from the sale of capital assets within the Town Centre (£500,000);

(b)       that a further sum of £500,000 be included within the 2011/2012 Capital Programme once a final assessment can be made of the monies available from the Section 106 Agreement with Sainsburys;

(c)        that the sum of £5,000 be allocated to the revenue budget from balances in order to extend the Regeneration Programme into 2010/2011;

(d)       that it be noted that a further report will be submitted in due course seeking approval for the final contribution of £500,000 arising from future asset disposals in the Town Centre.

(v)        LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS

            RESOLVED:           

(a)       that in the light of the Government’s decision not to accept the   Worcestershire LEP proposal, Bromsgrove District forms part of   the Birmingham and Solihull LEP in order to ensure that the             business and economic interests of the businesses and             residents within the District can be properly and adequatelyrepresented in the important early stages of the LEP’s   development; and

(b)       that it be recognised that the Government’s position on membership of LEPs  continues to change, particularly in           relation to whether a Council can be represented on more than             one LEP and in that regard, if at any future date the    Worcestershire is accepted then Bromsgrove be similarly          represented on the Worcestershire LEP.