Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Reading, RG1 2LU

Contact: Simon Hill - Committee Services Email: (simon.hill@reading.gov.uk)  0118 9372303

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78.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 146 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 14 February 2022 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

79.

Questions pdf icon PDF 99 KB

To receive any petitions from the public and any questions from the public and Councillors.

 

Minutes:

Questions on the following matters were submitted by Councillors:

 

 

Questioner

Subject

Reply

 

1.

Cllr McElroy

Smaller Vehicle Needed to Collect Waste from Narrow Roads

Cllr Barnett-Ward

 

(The full text of the question and response was made available on the Reading Borough Council website).

80.

Allocation of the Community Infrastructure Levy 15% Local Contribution pdf icon PDF 1 MB

This report deals with the 15% of collected Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) which should be allocated to the local area in which development takes place, and proposes an allocation of 15% local CIL collected up to 31 December 2021.

Minutes:

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the proposed allocation of the 15% of collected Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) which should be allocated to the local area in which development took place.  The following documents were attached to the report:

 

·       Appendix 1: Equality Impact  ...  view the full minutes text for item 80.

81.

Cremator Procurement Project - Delegated Authority pdf icon PDF 208 KB

This report seeks authority to enter a contract for the demolition and removal of two defunct cremators and the supply, installation, and maintenance of two new Cremators for Reading Crematorium.

Minutes:

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report seeking authority to enter a contract for the demolition and removal of two defunct cremators and the supply, installation, and maintenance of two new cremators for Reading Crematorium.

 

The report noted that between 2012 and March 2020 the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 81.

82.

Berkshire Sensory Consortium Services Contract pdf icon PDF 149 KB

This report requests approval to enter into the Berkshire Sensory Consortium Services Joint Agreement Contract for the planning and commissioning of services to support children and young people with a SEND diagnosis at a regional level.

Minutes:

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report seeking approval to enter into the Berkshire Sensory Consortium Services Joint Agreement Contract for the planning and commissioning of services to support children and young people with a SEND diagnosis at a regional level as required under the Children & Families Act 2014. 

 

The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 82.

83.

Information Management Strategy pdf icon PDF 172 KB

This report presents the Council’s Information Management Strategy and Action Plan to deliver better value from data and to ensure that the Council remains compliant with legal requirements for the processing of data.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report presenting the Council’s Information Management Strategy and Action Plan to deliver better value from data and to ensure that the Council remained compliant with legal requirements for the processing of data.  The Information Management Strategy was attached to the report at Appendix 1  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83.

84.

Quarter 3 Performance and Budget Monitoring pdf icon PDF 474 KB

This report sets out the projected revenue and capital outturn positions for 2021/22 for both the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Accounts as at the end of December 2021 (Quarter 3), as well as the performance against the measures of success published in the Council’s Corporate Plan.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Director of Finance submitted a report setting out the projected revenue and capital outturn positions for 2021/22 for both the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Accounts as at the end of December 2021 (Quarter 3), as well as performance against the measures of success published in the Council’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 84.

85.

Brighter Futures for Children 2022/2023 Business Plan pdf icon PDF 215 KB

This report sets out the Brighter Futures for Children 2022/23 Business Plan and contract sum for approval by the Committee acting as Sole Member.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report to the Committee, in its capacity as sole member of Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC), setting out for approval BFfC’s 2022/23 Business Plan and contract sum, as required by the company’s Articles of Association.  The Business Plan was attached to the report at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 85.

86.

Brighter Futures for Children Limited - Reserved Matters pdf icon PDF 134 KB

This report set out the outcome of the selection process for a new Executive Director of Finance and Resources for Brighter Futures for Children and seeks the Committee’s agreement to the proposed appointment.

Minutes:

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report to the Committee, in its capacity as the sole member of Brighter Futures for Children Ltd (BFfC), setting out the outcome of the selection process for a new Executive Director of Finance and Resources for BFfC and seeking agreement to the proposed appointment.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 86.

87.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

The following motion will be moved by the Chair:

 

“That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following items on the agenda, as it is likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of that Act”

 

Minutes:

Resolved –

 

That pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of item 88 below as it was likely that there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraphs specified in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 87.

88.

Reading Transport Limited - Shareholder Update

Minutes:

The Chair and Chief Executive of Reading Transport Limited (RTL) attended the meeting to brief the Committee, in its role as shareholder of RTL, on current issues including government grant funding and Bus Service Improvement Plans.

 

Resolved –

 

          That the position be noted.