Councillor Malcolm Daniells
Email: mdaniells@fareham.gov.uk
Council: Fareham
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Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Decisions from Meetings
118 decisions · Page 19 of 24
General Fund Fees & Charges 2025/26
From: Executive - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW - January 13, 2025
The report provides an update and proposals for the Council’s fees and charges for the financial year 2025/26. The report gives the Executive the opportunity to consider the Council’s fees and charges for 2025/26, including approving increases in existing charges, and consider new charges where applicable.
Recommendations Approved
Review of Hackney Carriage Tariff
From: Executive - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW - January 13, 2025
To set the level of Hackney Carriage Tariff for licensed Hackney Carriage vehicles in the Borough of Fareham. Earlier this year, the Fareham Taxi & Private Hire Association approached the Council’s Licensing team seeking an increase to the Hackney Carriage Tariff. Although Licensing generally in a non-Executive function and matters are dealt with by the Licensing Committee, the setting of the Tariff is an Executive function. A consultation was undertaken with taxi vehicle owners. Of those who responded to the consultation, 17 (85%) agreed with the proposal as suggested by the Association, whilst 3 (15%) respondents indicated that the Tariff should remain as is. This matter was considered by the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Committee on 26 November 2024 and they have recommended the proposed increase to the Executive.
Recommendations Approved
Review of Statement of Gambling Principles
From: Executive - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW - January 13, 2025
Under the Gambling Act 2005 the Council is required to have in place a Statement of Gambling Principles (Gambling Policy) that details the Council’s approach to the provision of Gambling in the Borough, which must be approved by Full Council. The Gambling Statement of Principles must be reviewed every three years and the current three-year period ends in January 2025. The report introduces a revised Gambling Policy. The revised Policy is attached as Appendix A to the report and is being presented to the Executive for recommendation to Full Council for adoption. The Council has an existing Gambling Policy, there have not been any substantiative policy changes. The Policy sets out the standards and criteria for applications received according to the Gambling Act and how those applications will be determined, and the licensing objectives promoted.
Recommendations Approved
Capital Programme & Capital Strategy 2025/26
From: Executive - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW - January 13, 2025
The report considers the Capital Strategy for 2025/26, prior to its submission to Council for approval. Regulations require the Council to prepare and formally approve a Capital Strategy. The document for 2025/26 is attached as Appendix A to this report for consideration by the Executive before being submitted to Council for approval. The Capital Strategy gives a high-level overview of how capital expenditure, capital financing , asset management and treasury management activity contribute to the provision of services along with an overview of how associated risk is managed and the implications for future financial sustainability. The main highlights in the Capital Strategy are: i) The 5-year programme contains capital expenditure of £85.9 million (compared to £82.3million in the previous Strategy). Kay points included are: · Completion of Fareham Live and demolition of Osborn Road car park · Construction of Assheton Court sheltered housing apartments · Holly Hill Woodland Park Restoration · Fareham Park Vision · Aeronautical Ground Lighting at Daedalus · Land purchase for Nutrient Mitigation in Stubbington · Vehicle purchases for the introduction of Simpler recycling ii) New Schemes that are proposed since the 2024/25 Capital Strategy are listed at paragraph 30. There is currently no provision in the programme for the Town Centre Regeneration requirements which will be subject to a separate report. iii) The revised level of capital expenditure estimated for 2024/25 is £30 million (previously £16.4 million). This significant increase reflects streams of external funding that the Council has been successful in attracting, such as from Homes England for Assheton Court housing, or is pursuing , such as Lottery Grant funding for Holly Hill Woodland Park. The current estimate is that only £2.3 million of the spend will need to be met by new borrowing. iv) However, there are a number of pressures highlighted in the Capital Strategy, not least for the General Fund asset management and replacement plans. In particular, the estimated provisions for vehicle replacement and ICT development are such that it is proposed that Revenue Contributions to Capital are now increased by £225,000 to £1.3 million a year. This is covered by the Revenue Budget report at the same meeting. v) There are also a number of pressures on the HRA element of the Capital Strategy. In particular, the value of the planned maintenance of the stock has been increase from £3million to £4million and is one of the reasons that no further funds are being put aside the HRA debt at this moment. This will be covered further in the HRA budget to the February Committee. vi) The funding of the 5-year Strategy relies on forecasts of resources that are not yet in place. These total £64 million (75% of the programme). vii) A high-level review of future funding requirements has also identified a capital funding requirement of £229 million over the next 30 years. viii) The Strategy proposes some policy clarifications. This includes expanding the capitalisation of officer salary costs that are directly attributable to capital schemes, to now be considered as part of the total project costs. A separate report proposing the Treasury Management Strategy and Investment Strategy for 2025/26 will be presented at the February meeting of the Executive. The value of the Council’s investment property portfolio is covered in the Capital Strategy and is estimated to have a value of £66 million.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Review of Corporate Strategy 2023-2029
From: Executive - Tuesday, 3rd December, 2024 6.00 pm - December 03, 2024
The Council’s performance management framework requires the Executive to undertake an annual review of the corporate vision and priorities. The purpose is to update the wording where necessary, to provide an overview of the Council’s performance for the 2023/24 financial year and refresh the list of corporate projects. This is the first review of the new Corporate Strategy 2023-2029 which was adopted in October 2023. The Corporate Strategy provides a clear focus on the most important issues to be addressed for the 2023-2029 Strategy period. This annual review is an opportunity to consider progress made in developing corporate priorities during 2023-2024 and to assess the impact of any other influences on the Council’s services and initiatives.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 70
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 118