Agenda and draft minutes

Special Council Executive Committee - Thursday, 30th June, 2022

Venue: David Hicks 1 - Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN. View directions

Contact: Madeleine Shopland  Democratic and Electoral Services Specialist

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman of the Special Council Executive Committee for the 2022/23 Municipal Year

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That Caroline Smith be elected Chairman of Special Council Executive for 2022/23.

2.

Appointment of Vice Chairman

To appoint a Vice Chairman of the Special Council Executive Committee for the 2022/23 Municipal Year

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That Beth Rowland be appointed Vice Chairman of Special Council Executive for 2022/23.

 

3.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes:

An apology for absence was submitted from Stephen Conway.

4.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 192 KB

To confirm the Minutes of the Special Council Executive Committee Meeting held on 30 July 2020

 

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 30 July 2020 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

5.

Declaration of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received.

6.

Public Question Time

To answer any public questions

 

The Council welcomes questions from members of the public about items included within this agenda.

 

Subject to meeting certain timescales, questions can relate to the items which are on the agenda for this meeting For full details of the procedure for submitting questions please contact the Democratic Services Section on the numbers given below or go to www.wokingham.gov.uk/publicquestions

Minutes:

There were no public questions.

7.

Member Question Time

To answer any member questions relating to the items included within this agenda

Minutes:

There were no Member questions.

8.

Barkham Solar Farm - Procurement Business Case pdf icon PDF 446 KB

To consider a report relating to the procurement business case for Barkham Solar Farm as recommended by the Executive.

 

RECOMMENDATION

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received a report from the Executive regarding the Barkham Solar Farm Procurement Business Case.

 

It was proposed by Clive Jones and seconded by Pauline Jorgensen that the recommendations within the report be agreed.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

1)    the procurement strategy, recommended by the Executive and set out in the Procurement Business case, for the contractor required for the construction of the Barkham solar farm, be approved;

 

2)    authority be delegated to the Director of Resources and Assets, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and the Executive Member for Climate Emergency and Resident Services, to implement the procurement strategy.