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46.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 261 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 1 June 2021.

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The minutes of the meeting held on 1 June 2021 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

47.

Declarations of Interest (if any)

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None.

 

48.

Executive Forward Plan

To note forthcoming decisions anticipated on the Executive Forward Plan

 

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RESOLVED that the Forward Plan be noted.

 

49.

Budget Monitoring – Revenue and Capital, Treasury Management Lending List pdf icon PDF 294 KB

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The Executive Member for Corporate Resources presented the report update Members on the principal areas where there were likely to be departures from the 2021/22 budget and summarise those variations to the end of May 2021. Members were also updated on progress with the capital programme and funding and any amendments to the lending list for treasury management purposes.

 

Members acknowledged the pressures some services had with regards to staff shortages and discussed the use of the apprenticeship scheme to support work in these service areas.

 

RESOLVED that:-

 

(1)            The revenue budget variations as shown at appendix 1 be approved;

 

(2)            The updated capital programme as shown at appendix 2 be approved; and

 

(3)            The updated lending list as shown at appendix 3 be noted.

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

50.

Empty Homes Policy pdf icon PDF 338 KB

To consider the recommendation of Overview and Scrutiny Committee 1 on Tuesday, 22nd June, 2021

 

The Executive is recommended to adopt the Empty Homes Policy as set out in Appendix A to the agenda report.

 

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The Executive Member for Homes and Communities presented the Empty Homes Policy. This policy dealt with homes that had been empty and detailed the aims and objectives to reduce long term empty homes and an action plan of how these objectives would be met.

 

RESOLVED that the Empty Homes Policy (appendix A) be adopted.

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

51.

Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 - Exclusion of Press and Public

RECOMMENDED that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

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RESOLVED that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

52.

Teignbridge affordable housing development proposals.

To consider the recommendation of Overview and Scrutiny Committee 1 on Tuesday, 22nd June, 2021

 

The Executive is recommended to approve the following:

 

(1)        The “Teignbridge 100” housing development project is progressed to increase the delivery of social and affordable housing across Teignbridge to meet the evidenced housing need of the district, including within the Dartmoor National Park.

 

(2)        That the Governance arrangements outlined in the report are adopted to ensure an expedient and transparent delivery of the pipeline.

 

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The Executive Member for Homes and Communities presented the report on progress made so far in the delivery of the Councils Housing Development programme. He proposed an amendment that the relevant Executive Member be part of the Virtual Internal Officer Group that would be formed to move the projects forward. This was agreed by Executive.

 

RESOLVED that:-

 

(1)                      The “Teignbridge 100” housing development project be progressed to increase the delivery of social and affordable housing across Teignbridge to meet the evidenced housing need of the district, including within the Dartmoor National Park;

 

(2)                      That the Governance arrangements outlined in the report be adopted to ensure an expedient and transparent delivery of the pipeline; and

 

(3)                      The relevant Executive Member be part of the Virtual Officer Group formed to move projects forward.

 

The vote was unanimous.