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Policy Committee
Monday, 17th July, 2017

17 July 2017 at 6.30pm in the Council Chamber

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU

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Agenda [68kb]

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Agenda

Item	Description	Wards affected	Report
1.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in relation to the items for consideration.
2.	PROPERTY IN CENTRAL READING Councillor Lovelock / Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services	KATESGROVE
3.	WORKS TO CORPORATE BUILDINGS 2017/18 Councillor Lovelock / Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services	BOROUGHWIDE
4.	HOMES FOR READING: SHAREHOLDER CONSENT Councillor Page / Director of Finance & Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services	BOROUGHWIDE
	ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PUBLIC SESSION
5.	CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
6.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillors to declare any interests they may have in relation to the items for consideration in public session.
7.	MINUTES To confirm the Minutes of the Policy Committee meeting on 12 June 2017.		Item 7 - Minutes [50kb]
8.	PETITIONS AND QUESTIONS To receive any petitions from the public and any questions from the public and Councillors.		Item 8 [168kb]
9.	DECISION BOOK REFERENCES
10.	BUDGET MONITORING 2017/18 Councillor Lovelock / Director of Finance This report sets out the budget monitoring position for the Council to the end of May 2017.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 10 [62kb]
11.	BRIDGING THE GAP - MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY Councillor Lovelock / Corporate Management Team This report presents and seeks agreement for a revised Medium Term Financial Strategy and associated savings proposals.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 11 [1Mb] Item 11 Appendix [67kb]
12.	PROPOSED SAVING TO HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT SERVICES: RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION AND PROPOSALS TO RECONFIGURE SERVICES Councillor Ennis / Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services The report summarises the key findings from consultation on a proposal to reconfigure Homelessness support services, and seeks approval to implement the proposals and make a budget saving.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 12 [169kb]
13.	USE OF S106 AND RIGHT TO BUY RECEIPTS TO INCREASE THE PROVISION OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES Councillor Ennis / Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services This report provides an update on the current Local Authority New Build programme and seeks spend approval for the next phase of the programme.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 13 [100kb]
14.	HOMES FOR READING - AMENDMENT TO SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT Councillor Page / Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services & Director of Finance This report proposes an amendment to the shareholder agreement between the Council and Homes for Reading, to increase the threshold at which shareholder consent is required for a transaction.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 14 [34kb]
15.	READING'S ARMED FORCES COVENANT AND ACTION PLAN - MONITORING REPORT Councillor Lovelock / Chief Executive This report presents an annual update on the development of the Armed Forces Community Covenant and progress against the action plan.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 15 [116kb]