Agenda item

·                 Minute No. 6 – Advice Services Contract

·                 Minute No. 9 – Maldon District Council Affordable Housing and Viability Supplementary Planning Document – Consultation on Draft Amendment

·                 Minute No. 15 – 2020 / 21 Fees and Charges Policy

·                 Minute No. 16 – 2020 / 21 Revenue Budget Growth and Savings

RESOLVED

(i)              That the Minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee held on 5 December 2019 be received.

Minute No. 6 – Review of Advice Services Funding 2020 / 21

RESOLVED

(ii)            That funding to the Maldon Citizens Advice is increased to the previous level of £73,500 from 1 April 2020.

Minute No. 9 – Maldon District Council Affordable Housing and Viability Supplementary Planning Document – Consultation on Draft Amendment

RESOLVED

(iii)          That the proposed amendments (attached at Appendix 1 to the Minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee) to the Affordable Housing and Viability Supplementary Planning Document (attached at Appendix 2 to the Minutes of the Committee) be agreed.

In accordance with his earlier declaration Councillor S P Nunn left the meeting at this point.

Minute 15 – 2020 / 21 Fees and Charges Policy

It was noted that a revised version of Appendix 3 to these Minutes had been circulated prior to the meeting.

The Leader of the Council proposed that the fees and charges policies (as set out in the revised Appendix 3) be accepted, subject to the following amendments:

·                 Green Waste Bin Service – That the proposed removal of the £5 discount to Direct Debit and web payments be agreed on the basis that Officers take steps to clear the waiting list for green waste bins.

·                 River Wharfage – The Leader referred to a number of representations that had been received in respect of this matter.  He proposed that the suggested changes to river wharfage as set out in Appendix 3 (amended version) be referred back to the Strategy and Resources Committee for further research and subsequent consideration by the Council at its meeting in February 2020. 

This proposal was duly seconded and upon a vote being taken agreed.

RESOLVED

(iv)           That the proposed removal of the £5 discount for direct debit and web payments relating to Green Waste Bin Service be agreed, and Officers take steps to clear the waiting list for green waste bins.

(v)             That the proposed policy changes to River Wharfage be removed from Appendix 3 and following additional research considered by the Strategy and Resources Committee at its next meeting prior to approval by the Council at its meeting in February 2020.

(vi)           That subject to (iv) and (v) above, the revisions to the fees and charges policies outlined in Appendix 3 (as circulated at the meeting) be agreed.

Councillor Nunn returned to the chamber.

Minute 16 – 2020 / 21 Revenue Budget Growth and Savings

RESOLVED

(vi)      that the proposals for growth items, as set out in Appendix 4 to the Minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee, be agreed;

(vii)     that the proposals for savings and income generation, as set out in Appendix 5 to the Minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee, be agreed;

(viii)   that the projects to be funded from the Repairs and Renewals reserve, as set out in Appendix 6 to the Minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee, be agreed.

RESOLVED

(ix)           That subject to the above decisions, the Minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee held on 3 December 2019 be agreed.