Agenda, decisions and minutes
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: An apology was received from Councillor P Pilkington. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting of the Executive
To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee. Additional documents: Minutes: (Minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 15 July 2020 circulated with the agenda)
Resolved that the minutes of the Executive held on 15 July 2020 be confirmed as a correct record.
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Declarations of Interest
To receive and note any declarations of disclosable pecuniary or prejudicial or personal interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.
(The personal interests of Councillors and Clerks of Somerset County Council, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes.)
Additional documents: Minutes: Members present at the meeting declared the following personal interests in their capacity as a Councillor or Clerk of a County, Town or Parish Council or any other Local Authority:-
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Public Participation
The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme.
For those members of the public who have submitted any questions or statements, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker and you will be asked to speak before Councillors debate the issue.
Temporary measures during the Coronavirus Pandemic Due to the Government guidance on measures to reduce the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19), we will holding meetings in a virtual manner which will be live webcast on our website. Members of the public will still be able to register to speak and ask questions, which will then be read out by the Governance and Democracy Case Manager during Public Question Time and will either be answered by the Chair of the Committee, or the relevant Portfolio Holder, or be followed up with a written response. Additional documents: Minutes: No members of the public had requested to speak on any item on the agenda. |
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Executive Forward Plan
To receive items and review the Forward Plan. Additional documents: Minutes: (Copy of the Executive Forward Plan, circulated with the agenda).
Councillors were reminded that if they had an item they wanted to add to the agenda, that they should send their requests to the Governance Team.
Resolved that the Executive Forward Plan be noted. |
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This matter is the responsibility of Executive Councillor for Asset Management and Economic Development, Councillor Marcus Kravis.
Following Covid-19 Lockdown, £535,000 has been made available for the purposes of Emergency Town Centre Recovery by repurposing the Council’s existing Economic Growth and Prosperity Fund earmarked reserve. This has been carried out to put in place short-term impactful interventions in our Town Centres to provide an urgent response to attracting footfall back in to the high street to support businesses located in these areas. Additional documents: Decision: Resolved that the Executive:- 1) Noted that £535,000 had been repurposed for Emergency Town Centre Recovery following Covid-19 Lockdown utilising the Council’s Economic Growth and Prosperity Fund held in earmarked reserves; 2) Recommended that Full Council approved a budget allocation of £500,000, funded from General Reserves, to back-fill the Economic Growth and Prosperity fund; 3) Delegated authority to approve expenditure of the budget allocation of £500,000 as referred to in 2.2 to the Director of Development and Place in consultation with the Economic Development Portfolio Holder; and 4) The Director of Development and Place and the Economic Development Portfolio Holder consulted with councillors from the Taunton Charter Trustees alongside the Taunton Chamber of Commerce as part of the Working Group for Taunton. Minutes: During the discussion, the following points were raised:- · The Chair of Scrutiny gave an update on the discussions raised on the report at the previous Scrutiny Committee meeting. He advised the Executive of the reasons why they had proposed an additional recommendation. The Portfolio Holder for Asset Management and Economic Development advised he had spoken to members of the Taunton Chamber of Commerce and they were happy to include members of the Taunton Charter Trustees in the decision making process. · The Vice Chair of Scrutiny thanked the Executive for acknowledging the comments made by the Scrutiny Committee. She wanted to ensure that the Charter Trustees were included as Taunton did not have a Town Council to include in the consultation. · The Executive agreed that the Taunton Charter Trustees should be included in the Working Group for the Taunton area. The Economic Development Operational Manager gave reassurance on the governance arrangements within the terms of reference for the distribution of funds. She also gave information on the composition of each working group and that she was keen to ensure each group were represented. · Councillors queried the wording used for the additional recommendation from the Scrutiny Committee. The Director for Development and Place advised that the Governance Specialist had listened back to the recording of the meeting and confirmed that the wording had been read out at the meeting and voted on by the Scrutiny Committee. She also confirmed that the report had been brought forward because the original funds had already been approved and allocated to the project but that they had been used to assist with the work carried out during the Covid Pandemic and that Councillors were being asked to approve for the budget to be backfilled to allow the Town Centre Recovery Project to carry on.
Resolved that the Executive:- 1) Noted that £535,000 had been repurposed for Emergency Town Centre Recovery following Covid-19 Lockdown utilising the Council’s Economic Growth and Prosperity Fund held in earmarked reserves; 2) Recommended that Full Council approved a budget allocation of £500,000, funded from General Reserves, to back-fill the Economic Growth and Prosperity fund; 3) Delegated authority to approve expenditure of the budget allocation of £500,000 as referred to in 2.2 to the Director of Development and Place in consultation with the Economic Development Portfolio Holder; and 4) The Director of Development and Place and the Economic Development Portfolio Holder consulted with councillors from the Taunton Charter Trustees alongside the Taunton Chamber of Commerce as part of the Working Group for Taunton. |
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Small Scale Industrial Space Local Development Order Report
This matter is the responsibility of Executive Councillor for Planning and Transportation, Councillor Mike Rigby.
The purpose of this report is to seek approval of the Small Scale Industrial Space Local Development Order (LDO), prior to progressing to Full Council for formal adoption as policy. Additional documents: Decision: Recommended that Executive:- 1) Delegated authority to the Assistant Director for Strategic Place Planning and the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transportation to make any minor amendments in accordance with the discussion had at the Executive meeting held on 16 September 2020 and any changes in legislation, prior to the report being taken to Full Council for approval; and 2) Approved the progress of Small Scale Industrial Space Local Development Order in the Somerset West and Taunton Area to Full Council for adoption. Minutes: During the discussion, the following points were raised:- · Councillors thanked the Councillors for their hard work and they were pleased to see cross party involvement. · Councillors requested some changes to the wording in the Design Guide. The Assistant Director for Strategic Place Planning advised that it was the Local Development Order that the permissions were binded to and that the Design Guide advised how the work should be done, hence the wording used, which would allow for flexibility. The Strategy Specialist advised that they could make changes to the document prior to the report going to Full Council. · Councillors thanked the officers for their hard work on the documents.
Recommended that Executive:- 1) Delegated authority to the Assistant Director for Strategic Place Planning and the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transportation to make any minor amendments in accordance with the discussion had at the Executive meeting held on 16 September 2020 and any changes in legislation, prior to the report being taken to Full Council for approval; and 2) Approved the progress of Small Scale Industrial Space Local Development Order in the Somerset West and Taunton Area to Full Council for adoption. |
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Delivering Regeneration - Setting up a Special Purpose Vehicle
This matter is the responsibility of Executive Councillor for Asset Management and Economic Development, Councillor Marcus Kravis.
The purpose of this report is to propose the establishment of a local authority trading company, and specifically to seek approval for the creation of the SPV. The report summarises why the SPV is required (by reference to independent legal and financial advice where that is appropriate). The report reviews what the Group structure will do and function, and how it will achieve the Council's goals. Additional documents: Decision: Resolved that the item be deferred until the meeting of the Executive being held on 21 October 2020. Minutes: Resolved that the item be deferred until the meeting of the Executive being held on 21 October 2020. |