Agenda item

Please refer to the recommendations detailed below.

Item 7c – Audit and Governance Committee 28 July 2022 – Minute No 117 – Treasury Management Monitoring Report

Councillor Beesley, Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committee presented the report on Treasury Management Monitoring Report and outlined the recommendations as set out on the agenda.

Members were advised that the Council is required to approve any changes to the prudential indicators.

In debating the item some members expressed concern with regards to increasing borrowing.

RESOLVED that Council: -

(d)            approves the revised prudential indicators set out in the table 9 of the report (‘Revised Treasury Indicators: limits to borrowing activity’);

Note – resolutions (a), (b) and (c) were determined by the Audit and Governance Committee.

Voting: 36:33 2 abstentions

Councillor Farquhar requested that his vote against the recommendation be recorded.

Councillors M Brooke, N Brooks and T Johnson declared for transparency purposes an interest as Board Members of Bournemouth Development Company in respect of this item and remained present for the discussion and voting thereon.

Item 7d – Cabinet 7 September 2022 – Minute No 42 – Wessex Fields Site – University Hospital Dorset Link Road

Councillor Broadhead, Portfolio Holder for Development, Growth and Regeneration presented the report on Wessex Fields Site – University Hospital Dorset Link Road and outlined the recommendations as set out on the agenda.

Members were provided with an update on the progression of the master planning and wider redevelopment of Wessex Fields and in relation to this were advised that approval was now sought for additional budget allocation from the Futures Fund for the new link road due to construction industry inflation and an enhanced design based on completing more of the consented road scheme.

A proposition was made to move into exempt session in order to discuss the confidential appendices, this was agreed with no dissent and the following resolution was read out by the Chairman of Council:

RESOLVED that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act and that the public interest in withholding the information outweighs such interest in disclosing the information.

Comprehensive discussion took place with several members expressing concerns with regards to the increased costs against those budgeted for.

RESOLVED that Council: -

(a)            approved the budget increase as detailed in Confidential appendix A; and

(b)           approved this is funded from the council’s Futures Fund.

At the request of the required number of members Council then took a recorded vote which was carried as follows:

For – 39

Against – 31

Abstentions – 1

Councillor P Hilliard declared an interest in this item for transparency purposes and refrained from voting thereon.

Councillor L J Evans declared an interest in this item for transparency purposes.

7e – Cabinet 7 September 2022 – Minute No 45 – Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) Implementation

Councillor M Greene, Portfolio Holder for Sustainability and Transport presented the report on the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) Implementation and outlined the recommendations as set out on the agenda.

Members were advised that the purpose of the report was to seek Council approval to accept and invest the indicative grant award of £8.9m from the Department for Transport (DfT) to deliver it’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) over the next 3 years.

RESOLVED that: -

(a)             Subject to confirmation of an award Council accepts the £8.9m Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for the period 2022/3 and 2024/5 from the Department for Transport; and

(b)            Delivery of the Bus Service Improvement Plan be delegated to the Service Director for Transport and Engineering in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Sustainability and Transport.

Voting: Nem.Con

7i – Cabinet 26 October 2022 – Minute No 74 – Children’s Services Pay Review

Councillor White, Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented the report on the Children’s Services Pay Review and outlined the recommendations as set out on the agenda.

Members were advised that the report recommended a salary offer for social work staff and managers within Children’s Services which is competitive with those being offered by neighbouring authorities who are rated good or outstanding and where we are experiencing the loss of our current staff.

Members spoke in support of the report and of the importance being able to recruit and retain staff.

RESOLVED that Option 5, as outlined in Appendix 2 to the submitted report, be approved.

Voting: Unanimous