Decisions

To ask Cabinet to approve the purchase and development of the Kings Heath Baptist Church site, and the development of an adjoining former garage site, for affordable rented housing.

The new development (including the former garage site) will provide 20 new council homes for families on the Housing Register.

To seek Cabinet approval to amend the council’s Off-Street Parking Places Order.

To advise the Cabinet on the robustness of the estimates in the budget and the adequacy of the proposed financial reserves for the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account before recommending to Council the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan 2019/23, the Revenue Budget for 2019/20, Capital Programme 2019/23, Reserves levels and Treasury Management Strategy 2019/20.

To ask Cabinet to approve the Performance Report

To recommend to Full Council the final HRA revenue and capital budgets for 2019/20

To recommend to Full Council the final General Fund revenue and capital budgets for 2019/20

1.    Cabinet approved the principle of Belgrave House being converted into 120 affordable rented apartments which will be leased to the Council by Legal & General (the owner of the building), retained within the Housing Revenue Account and managed and maintained by Northampton Partnership Homes.

2.    Cabinet approved the action that the Council and Northampton Partnership Homes are taking to progress the development of Belgrave House, including the expenditure that is being incurred in relation to the assessment, design and ‘due diligence’ work carried out on Belgrave House.

3.    Cabinet agreed to receive a further report in May 2019 when approval will be sought for the Council to enter into an investment arrangement with Legal & General, using a financial lease, in order to facilitate the conversion and regeneration of the Belgrave House office building into a residential scheme of 120 apartments.

1.    Cabinet noted the contents of the report and noted that future reports will set out the actions being taken by Corporate Management Board to address issues arising.

2.    Cabinet noted the capital appraisals approved under delegation as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

Cabinet adopted a formal policy approach to graffiti and flyposting in the Town and agreed the following recommendations:

1.    A free removal service to be offered for domestic properties, upon completion of a suitable disclaimer.

2.    A chargeable removal service to be offered for commercial and other non-domestic property, upon completion of a suitable disclaimer.

3.    Formalisation of existing education and enforcement processes relating to graffiti and flyposting.

1.    Cabinet accepted the results of the public consultation outlined in the report.

2.    Cabinet formally resolved that schedule 4 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 be applied to the whole of Northampton.  The scheme cannot come into force until at least three months after the date of the resolution.  Cabinet therefore recommended that the implementation date is 1st May 2019.

3.    Cabinet agreed that the fee for recovery be set at £65 per trolley.

1.    Cabinet delegated authority to the Head of Economy, Assets and Culture, in consultation with the Borough Secretary and the Cabinet Member for Regeneration to finalise the contract terms and to appoint the main construction contractor for the Vulcan Works project.

2.    Cabinet approved the inclusion in the Capital programme of all resources spent to date and those needed to complete the project (set out at exempt Appendix A of the report).

3.    Cabinet approved the acceptance of the ERDF grant funding in the sum of £3,062,315 and delegated authority to the Head of Economy, Assets and Culture in consultation with the Borough Secretary and Cabinet Member for Regeneration to undertake such actions necessary to enter into the grant funding agreement.

4.    Cabinet approved the continued appointment of Ridge and Partners LLP  to provide project management and cost consultancy to support the project.

5.    Cabinet delegated authority to the Head of Economy, Assets and Culture, to appoint the services of a design team for RIBA stage 5 and to enter into a contract, to develop final detailed design ahead of construction (these costs are accounted for within the total project cost).

6.    Cabinet delegated authority to the Head of Economy, Assets and Culture to commence the procurement of an operator through Ridge and Partners LLP to manage the completed Vulcan Works. Cabinet will receive a further report on the outcome of the procurement process and approval for the award of contract.

There were none.