Decisions

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet:

a)           notes the 2021/22 revenue position and efficiencies identified in Table 1, the variances in Table 2 and approves the carry forwards and appropriations to reserves in Appendix E;

b)           approves the other changes to the earmarked reserves as set out at Appendix B;

c)           notes the re-profiled position on capital and approves the capital carry forwards outlined in Appendix C; and

d)           notes the update on the Special Expenses outturn at paragraph 4.12 and in Appendix D.

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet:

a)           calls upon partner authorities in the County to explore transformational change to support a more equitable distribution of the BCF, which will assist in meeting local need and align with the aspirations to progress a County deal project with pooled resources;

b)           transfers £500,000 from the Support for Registered Housing Providers (RHP) budget (funded through the receipts set-aside from Large Scale Voluntary Transfer (LSVT) of housing stock) to support DFG costs;

c)           develops and implements an operational waiting list to prioritise applications in line with budget provision;

d)           amends the current Council DFG Policy to suspend the use of discretionary DFG funding until a review of the national formula is undertaken, or the adoption of an alternative county model to administer DFG applications;

e)           ensures an assessment is undertaken to consider the likely future demand and impact on the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) and capital resources. The MTFS to be updated for 2023/24; and

f)      makes representations to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUC) to review the Better Care Fund and national DFG formula to achieve a more equitable distribution of resources based on updated health and social care needs to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes.

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet:

a)           approves in draft the Ratcliffe on Soar Local Development Order and Statement of Reasons (Appendix 1), the LDO Design Guide (Appendix 2) and the LDO Parameter Plans (Appendix 3);

b)           approves the draft LDO Statement of Consultation (Appendix 4) and the publication of all supporting documents for the LDO;

c)           agrees that the draft Ratcliffe on Soar Local Development Order (LDO) and LDO supporting documents be published for consultation;

d)           agrees that, in conjunction with the consultation on the Ratcliffe on Soar LDO, views be sought on the decision-making and delegation arrangements for determining LDO Certificate of Compliance applications; and

e)           delegates authority to the Director for Development and Economic Growth, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing, to make any necessary final minor textual, graphical, and presentational changes required to the draft Ratcliffe on Soar LDO prior to publication for consultation.

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet:

a)           endorses the identified priority interventions for Rushcliffe’s Investment Plan and the local principles for the allocation of funding;

b)           endorses the identified long list of interventions for Rushcliffe’s Investment Plan for year 1 in Appendix B;

c)           delegates sign off of the Investment Plan to the Leader, Chief Executive and S151 Officer, including refinement of projects for year 1 and allocations for years 2 and 3, with both revenue and capital implications reported in future Financial reports to Cabinet and the MTFS to Full Council; and

d)           endorses the submission of the Levelling Up Funding bid with the Capital Programme to be updated accordingly and reported in future financial reports.