Decisions
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Alternatively you can visit the officer decisions page for information just showing officer delegated decisions that have been taken by council officers.
For historical officer decisions before 10/11/2018 please contact: Democratic_services@bathnes.gov.uk
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22/12/2018 - Commercial Estate Investment, Bath Quays South – forecast budget update funding approval (WL) ref: 1178 Approved
The previous FBC was secured under a number of previous decisions. Approval is now sought to consolidate the previous decisions under one SMD and to update the cost envelope and funding streams.
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Finance and Efficiency
Decision published: 24/12/2018
Effective from: 04/01/2019
Lead officer: Richard Holden
18/12/2018 - Completion of the Shareholder Agreement between B&NES Council and Aequus Developments Limited & Aequus Construction Limited ref: 1173 Approved
On 14th September 2017 Council resolved to
agree the principles, structure and required streamlining set out
in the proposed protocol for the governance of local authority
companies. Council delegated the implementation of the group
structure and required streamlining to the Chief Executive, in
consultation with the Leader and Portfolio Holder for Finance;
section 151 Officer and Monitoring Officer. Council also requested
Cabinet to incorporate recommendations by the Resources PDS Panel
to the proposed governance structure.
On the 8 November 2018 Council approved the updated Company
Governance Protocol that included the Precedent Shareholder
Agreement. The Chief Executive having consulted on the Shareholder
Agreement including the Reserved Matters in accordance with his
delegated authority now needs to implement the approved structure
by approving the execution of the Shareholder Agreement.
Decision Maker: Director Legal & Democratic
Decision published: 19/12/2018
Effective from: 18/12/2018
Decision:
To authorise the execution of the Shareholder
Agreement between B&NES Council and Aequus Developments Limited
& Aequus Construction Limited.
Lead officer: Ashley Ayre
18/12/2018 - Business Plan Update - Clean Air Zone ref: 1174 Approved
This report considers the preferred option for achieving compliance with the Environment Act 1995 (Feasibility for Nitrogen Dioxide Compliance) Direction 2018.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 18/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/12/2018
Effective from: 28/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED (unanimously) that the Cabinet agreed to:
1) Note the unprecedented high number of consultation responses, as highlighted in section 8 of this report.
2) Receive a further report with fully costed and modelled options, including a range of mitigation measures as soon as is reasonably possible. In any event receive an update report in March 2019.
3) Request a full analysis of the consultation responses and any consequential statistical and financial modelling work deemed necessary to ensure comprehensive consideration of the wide range of comments received.
4) Request Officers to continue to liaise with the Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU) regarding the timeline and the on-going funding for the remaining Outline and Full Business cases (OBC and FBC), subject to understanding the implications of further modelling.
Lead officer: Cathryn Brown
18/12/2018 - Review of Taxi Licensing Policy and associated conditions ref: 1175 Approved
A review of the taxi licensing policy and associated conditions to ensure that it remains fit for purpose and aligns with the proposals for Bath's Clean Air Plan.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 18/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/12/2018
Effective from: 28/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED (unanimously) that the Cabinet agreed to:
1) Note the responses to the public consultation and the officer recommendations;
2) Adopt the revised hackney carriage and private hire policy following endorsement by the Licensing Committee;
3) Adopt Section 165-167 of the Equality Act 2010 following endorsement by the Licensing Committee;
4) Note the amended private hire driver conditions and hackney carriage driver byelaws following amendments proposed by the Licensing Committee;
5) Note the remaining conditions adopted by the Licensing Committee at the meeting on 17 October 2018.
Lead officer: Cathryn Brown
18/12/2018 - Revenue & Capital Budget Monitoring, Cash Limits and Virements – April to October 2018 ref: 1176 Approved
This report presents the second monitoring information for the Authority as a whole for the financial year 2018/19 to the end of October 2018. The report also includes a number of budget transfer requests for both revenue and capital.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 18/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/12/2018
Effective from: 28/12/2018
Decision:
RESOLVED (unanimously) that the Cabinet agreed:
1) To note the 2018/19 forecast over budget of £4.1m (as at the end of October 2018) and the recovery plan actions outlined in Appendix 1;
2) To note the mitigations that will be required shown in paragraph 5.6, if the over budget position cannot be reduced by the end of the financial year
3) To note the capital year-end forecast detailed in paragraph 5.17 of this report;
4) To approve the revenue virements listed for approval and note the virements listed for information in Appendix 3(i);
5) To note the changes in the capital programme including capital schemes that have been agreed for full approval under delegation listed in Appendix 4(i)
6) The capital schemes listed in Annex 4(iii) for removal / deferment from the current 5 year capital programme.
Lead officer: Jamie Whittard