Decisions

To approve a public consultation focussing on Sand and Gravel provision and past performance of Minerals and Waste operators

That:

1)        the Central and Eastern Berkshire Joint Minerals and Waste Plan: Sand and Gravel Provision and Operator Performance regulation 18 Consultation be agreed for public consultation;

2)         the proposed consultation framework be agreed;

3)        any minor amendments to the Central and Eastern Berkshire Joint Minerals and Waste Plan: Sand and Gravel Provision and Operator Performance Regulation 18 Consultation and material to support this consultation be delegated to the Director of Localities and Customer Services, in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning and Enforcement.

To consider the Chief Finance Officer report which outlines the major financial issues facing the Council

That:

1)           the Chief Finance Officer’s (CFO) report and the issues contained within, including the local government finance settlement and the sections on key risks be noted and that these be considered when setting the Council Tax for 2020/21 and agreeing the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP);

2)           the Council’s response to the draft local government finance settlement, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, be supported;

3)           the Council’s ongoing representations for fairer funding for the residents of Wokingham Borough Council be supported.

To update the Executive on the revenue budget position and provide an estimate of the outturn position at year-end (31 March 2020)

That:

1)         the current position of the revenue budget to date be noted;

2)        the forecast outturn and the projected level of balances in respect of the General Fund be noted.

To consider the Capital Monitoring report to the end of December 2019

That:

1)        the quarter three position for the capital budgets as set out in Appendix A to the report be noted;

2)        the transfer of £275k budget from environmental work at Carters Hill (static caravan site, non-HRA) to environment and accommodation works at Groveland’s Park (static caravan site, non-HRA) project in the capital programme for 2019/20 be noted.  Diverting budget between similar projects, to where on further investigation works required.

That:

1)        Wokingham Without Parish Council be approved as the preferred operator for the new community facility within the South Wokingham Strategic Development Location, subject to agreement of the terms of leases;

2)        the Executive receives a report at a later date recommending the specific terms of formal agreement with Wokingham Without Parish Council to operate the community facility within the South Wokingham Strategic Development Location.

To consider options for the future management of the new Arborfield Primary School premises

That:

1)        the preferred approach of relocating and expanding Farley Hill Primary School to a potential capacity of 630 places from September 2021 by taking on the management of the new Arborfield Primary School premises be endorsed;

2)         a formal consultation on the preferred approach be undertaken; and

3          authority to make a final decision be delegated to the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Lead Member for Children’s Services.

To consider the acquisition of a property for part investment and part regeneration purposes

That:

1)        the target property be acquired in line with the details contained within Part 2 of the report;

2)        the additional costs be funded, as detailed in Part 2 of the report, from other sources and not from the Investment Portfolio;

3)        all income from this property be reported through the Investment Portfolio.

To consider a request for the temporary closure of the Footpath to allow the Henley Festival to be organised and run in a safe manner

That:

1)        the making of an order for the closure of Footpath Remenham No 4, for a closure of an 80m section of the footpath for the set up and de-rig of the Festival stage from Monday 6^th to Wednesday 8^th July 2020 inclusive and from Monday 13^th July to Tuesday 14^th July 2020 inclusive be approved;

2)        included within the closure a 620m section for evening performances from Wednesday 8^th July to Sunday 12^th July 2020 inclusive and day time performances on Saturday 11^th July and Sunday 12^th July 2020, under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, subject to the receipt of the requisite consent of the Secretary of State for Transport.

That:

1)        the budget monitoring position for the month ending 31 December 2019 be noted;

2)         the operational update for the period to 31 December 2019 be noted;

3)        the Optalis budget and operational position update for November 2019 be noted.

The Executive Member for Planning and Enforcement agreed to ratify a consultation response provisionally submitted to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and contained in Appendix A to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

To consider and approve the making permanent of the Wiltshire Road Wokingham (Prohibition of Waiting) Experimental Order 2018 and the Wiltshire Road Wokingham (Prohibition of Waiting) Experimental Order (No.2) 2018. The permanent Order will be promoted in accordance with The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2012 and published in late 2019 or early 2020, subject to consultation and objections.

That the Executive Member for Highways and transport agreed that the two Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders, including the extension of restrictions to the junction of Crutchley Road, affecting Wiltshire Road, Wokingham, are made permanent following a successful experimental period and no objections to the Orders having been received.

That the Executive Member for Highways and Transport:

1)    approved the making of the Wokingham Borough Council (Hyde End Lane, Shinfield) (Prohibition of Driving) Order 2019 and;

2)    instructed that officers within Locality and Customer Services inform those persons who objected accordingly.