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Items
No. Item

484.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

None.

485.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

None.

486.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 286 KB

Decision:

Noted.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the Minutes of the meeting on 4 January 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

487.

Budget Proposals 2018-19 pdf icon PDF 173 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION TO READ:

To delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Resources, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance, Performance and Community Safety, to make any changes to the budget proposals contained within the report necessitated by the final Local Government Finance Settlement, confirmation of Levies and the GLA precept.


RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED AGREED

Reason for decision – as specified in the report.

Other options considered - none.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

            General Fund Budget 2018-19 and MTFS (Section 3 of the Main Report)

2.1         That the 2018-19 net Council cash limits as set out in Table 1, paragraph 3.1.4 of the report, and the MTFS at Appendix A of the report, which include the revenue savings at Appendix B of the report, be agreed.

2.2         That the growth of £0.8m on supporting over-5s childcare, after-school childcare and holiday childcare, plus tackling holiday hunger, paragraph 3.1.5 - 3.1.7 of the report, be agreed.

2.3         That the fees and charges policy be noted and the 2018-19 fees and charges, paragraphs 3.2.4 - 3.2.5 and Appendices C1 - C3 of the report, be agreed.

2.4         That the Council’s policy on the level of General Fund balances be agreed and that the estimated level of earmarked reserves and general balance available for use in 2018-19, paragraphs 3.2.6 - 3.2.8 and Table 2 of the report, be noted.

HRA Budget 2018-19 and MTFS (Section 4 of the Main Report)

2.5         That the balanced HRA 2018-19 budget within the HRA MTFS, at Appendix D1 of the report, be agreed.

2.6         That the 2018-19 HRA rents and other fees and charges, Tables 4 - 7 and Appendix D2 of the report, be noted.

Capital Programme 2018-21 (Section 5 of the Main Report)

2.7         That the 2018-19 capital programme, paragraph 5.1, Table 8 and Appendix E1 of the report, be agreed and the provisional programme for 2019-21, paragraph 5.1, Table 8 and Appendix E1 of the report, be noted.

2.8         That the Corporate Director Resources applies capital resources to fund the capital programme in the most cost-effective way, paragraph 5.2 of the report, be agreed.

2.9         That the schedule of planned Traffic and Transportation schemes in 2018-19, paragraph 5.3 and Appendix E2 of the report, be noted and that the related decision making responsibilities for these schemes, paragraph 5.3 and Appendix E2 of the report, be agreed.

Treasury Management Strategy (Section 6 of the Main Report)

2.10       That the Annual Treasury Management and Investment Strategy 2018-19 (including external debt and treasury management Prudential Indicators), as considered by Audit Committee on 23rd January 2018, paragraph 6.1 and Appendix F1 of the report, be agreed.

2.11       That the additional capital Prudential Indicators (paragraph 6.1 and Appendix F2 of the report, be agreed.

2.12       That the minimum revenue provision (MRP) policy, paragraphs 6.2 to 6.7 of the report, be agreed.

Council Tax and Retained Business Rates 2018-19 (Section 7 of the Main Report)

2.13       That the calculations required for the determination of the 2018-19 council tax requirement and the level of council tax as detailed in Section 7 of the report and summarised below, be agreed:

1)      The 2018-19 council tax requirement of £88,763,542.91, paragraph 7.9 of the report.

2)      The relevant basic amount of Islington Band D council tax of £1,135.44, a 5.99% increase (comprising a 3.00% adult social care precept and a 2.99% core council tax increase) compared to 2017-18, and to determine that this is not ‘excessive’,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 487.

488.

Comments from the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee on the Budget Proposals 2018-19 pdf icon PDF 131 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

2.1       That the comments of the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee outlined in point 3 below and the committee’s support of the budget proposals be noted.

 

2.2       That an investigation of the position with regard to the rent-raising powers of
            registered providers, and any flexibility in terms of the implementation of new
            rents in Islington, in the light of the current rent restrictions on Local
            Authorities, be agreed.

 

Reason for decision – to allow Councillors to consider the comments of the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee in setting the budget.

Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.

 

489.

Financial Position as at 31 December 2017 pdf icon PDF 71 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RECOMMENDATIONS AGREED:

Reason for decision – as specified in the report.

Other options considered - none.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

2.1       That the forecast revenue outturn for the General Fund (Table 1) of a gross overspend of £6.2m, including corporate items, paragraph 3.1 of the report, be noted.

 

2.2       That the actions to reduce the forecast gross General Fund overspend, and that any remaining overspend at year-end will be covered by drawing down from corporate contingency budgets in the first instance, Section 4, paragraph 3.3 of the report, be noted.

2.3       That the breakdown of the forecast General Fund outturn by individual variance at Appendix 1 and by service area at Appendix 2 of the report, be noted.

 

2.4       That the HRA forecast is a break-even position, Section 5, Table 1 of the report, be noted.

 

2.5       That the latest capital position with forecast capital expenditure of £105.6m in
2017-18, Section 6, Table 2, and Appendix 3 of the report, be noted.

 

 

Reason for decision – to allow Councillors to monitor the budget.

Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

490.

Business Rates - the determination of the Revaluation Relief awards for 2018/2019 pdf icon PDF 221 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RECOMMENDATIONS AGREED:

Reason for decision – as specified in the report.

Other options considered - none.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

2.1       That the award of Revaluation Relief in 2018/2019, by applying a discount to businesses’ bills that is broadly equivalent to forward capping the increases in businesses’ notional 2019/20 bills (after transitional relief) to no more than 5% for micro businesses and 10% for small businesses and that no further capping for medium sized businesses (i.e. no further relief offered for this size of business), be agreed.

2.3       That the Corporate Director of Resources, in consultation with the Executive
            Member for Economic Development, be authorised to vary the discounts
            and/or make individual awards of relief, if it appears that there will be unspent
            funds at the end of the financial year, be agreed.


2.4       That the Corporate Director of Resources, in consultation with the Executive
            Member for Economic Development, be authorised to adjust scheme awards
            proportionately or stop applications so as not to exceed the funding provided
            by government and to assess further awards of relief by reference to the sum
            that remains available, be agreed.

 

2.5       That the award of Pub Relief of up to £1,000 to qualifying public houses in    

            occupation of premises which have a Rateable Value of less than £100,000
            for the financial year 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 be agreed and that for
            every year thereafter that the government provides funding for this relief, it
            continue to be awarded at the level of any funding provided, unless there is
            proper reason to reverse it, as advised by officers, be agreed.

 

Reason for decision – To enable the distribution of Rate Revaluation Relief.

Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

 

491.

Carbon Offset Fund Allocations pdf icon PDF 252 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RECOMMENDATIONS AGREED:

Reason for decision – as specified in the report.

Other options considered - none.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

2.1       That the allocations of Section 106 Carbon Offset funds as detailed in
            Appendices 1 and 2 of the report be agreed.

 

Reason for decision – to allocate the fund and therefore mitigate the impacts of new development by reducing carbon emissions and contributing to tackling fuel poverty.

Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

 

492.

Triangle Estate - Application for Compulsory Purchase Order in respect of leasehold and commercial properties pdf icon PDF 168 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RECOMMENDATIONS AGREED:

Reason for decision – as specified in the report.

Other options considered - none.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

2.1       That the Corporate Director for Resources, in consultation with theExecutive Member for Housing and Development and the Corporate Director for Housing and Adult Social Services, be authorised to take all necessary steps, includingthe making of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) under section 226(1)(a) of the Town andCountry Planning Act 1990, General Vesting Declarations or Notices to Treat, to ensure that the leaseholdand any other interests in the properties described in Table 2.1 below, where attempts to negotiatea voluntary acquisition of the leasehold interest in accordance with the development timetablehave failed, be agreed.

Table 2.1


Address of premises



Interest to beacquired


Number


Estate / Commercial


Street


Postcode

49

The Triangle

Compton Street

EC1C 0AG

Residential long leasehold

1

Cafe

Goswell Road

EC1V 7JY

a.    Commercial Head lease; and

b.    Commercial Sub-Lease

 

2.2       That where the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources approves the making of a CPO, the Acting Director of Law and Governance be authorised to take all necessary steps to secure the making, confirmation and implementation of the CPO including the approval of agreements with the owners and any objectors for the withdrawal of objections to the CPO, the settling of compensation and the acquisition of all interests in the properties on terms recommended by the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources, be agreed.

2.3       That the use of CPO powers in respect of the properties identified in this report is being exercised after balancing the rights of the individual property owners with the requirement to obtain possession of the properties in the public interest, be agreed.

2.4       That the interference with the human rights of the property owners affected by the proposals in this report, and in particular their rights to a home and to the ownership of property, is proportionate, given their rights to object and to compensation, and the benefit to the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the areas of Islington affected by these proposals, be agreed.

 

Reason for decision – to enable the development of 54 new homes, 27 of which will be for social rent.

Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

 

493.

School admission arrangements 2019/2020 pdf icon PDF 536 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RECOMMENDATIONS AGREED:

Reason for decision – as specified in the report.

Other options considered - none.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

2.1       That the co-ordinated schemes and timetables for admission to Islington primary and secondary schools and academies in 2019/20, and in-year admission protocols for 2019/20, as set out in Appendices 1, 4 and 7 of the report be agreed.

 

2.2       That the policy and oversubscription criteria for admission to community primary and secondary schools and Islington Sixth Form Consortium for admission in 2019/20, as set out in Appendices 2, 5, 8 and 9 of the report be agreed.

 

2.3       That the proposed admission numbers for Islington community primary and secondary schools, and for external applicants to the Islington Sixth Form Consortium in 2019/20, as set out in Appendices 3, 6 and 10 of the report be agreed.

 

Reason for decision – to meet the requirements of the Schools Admission Code 2014.

Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none