Agenda and decisions

To record the names of apologies given.

To give consideration to the approval of alternative arrangements for appointments to bodies set up by Cabinet or external bodies, or the making or terminating of such appointments.

The following appointments are proposed to replace those made at Cabinet on 22 May 2024:

a)      Treasury Investment Group

For the 2024/25 municipal year -

·       Cabinet Member (with responsibility for Finance) – Cllr Cutler

·       One other Cabinet Member – name to be confirmed

·       Chair of the Audit & Governance Committee – Cllr Morris

·       One other Member from the Administration of the Council from the Audit & Governance Committee – Cllr Power

·       Principal opposition group member for finance – Cllr Godfrey

b)      Winchester Charity School Education Foundation

Councillor Latham (until May 2027)

To receive any disclosure of interests from Members and Officers in matters to be discussed.

Note: Councillors are reminded of their obligations to declare disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and/or prejudicial interests in accordance with legislation and the Council’s Code of Conduct.

– to note the names of members of the public wishing to speak on general matters affecting the District or on agenda items (in the case of the latter, representations will normally be received at the time of the agenda item, after the Cabinet Member’s introduction and any questions from Cabinet Members).

NB members of the public are required to register with Democratic Services three clear working days before the meeting (contact: democracy@winchester.gov.uk or 01962 848 264). 

1.    That a capital budget of £400,000 be agreed to upgrade 4 waste-water treatment works (WwTW) to be funded from HRA reserves.

2.    That works to individual WwTW works to be delivered subject to the Council’s Chief Finance Officer and Strategic Director agreeing the business case and granting authority to spend the budget under Financial Procedure Rule 7.4; and, if credits are to be sold in the market, suitable agreements being secured.

3.    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, S151 Officer and Director – Legal to utilise and/or dispose of (in accordance with market conditions at the time of sale) credits generated from historic and new upgrades in accordance with the following strategy:

a)    To support the delivery of council housing commissioned by the council.

b)    To support the delivery of housing where an element of that housing is to be council housing and the approach helps to unlock delivery via credit disposal.

c)    To dispose of credits to support other council led and enabled activities.

d)    Disposal of credits to the open market.

4.    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director and Director - Legal authority to agree required monitoring and enforcement mechanisms for such arrangements and to enter into legal agreements to facilitate delivery.

5.    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for the procurement of any works or services and that the Strategic Director be authorised to award contracts and enter into all necessary legal agreements with the preferred bidder(s).

1.       That up to £3.25m of HRA capital expenditure in 2024/25 be approved, using the existing retrofit budget, for the retrofit of 21 Swedish cottages and up to 150 loft insulation top-ups and associated works.

2.       That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director - Services to be authorised to award and enter into a JCT Standard Building Contract to retrofit 21 Swedish Cottages and improve the loft insulation in up to 500 properties with Synergize Ltd.

3.       The Strategic Director - Services to be authorised to negotiate and agree contractual terms with the contract appointment.

4.       That authority be delegated to the Service Lead: Legal to prepare and enter into all relevant agreements, negotiate the contractual agreements, and see them to completion to enable the successful delivery of the Retrofit Works.

1.       That HRA capital expenditure of up to £0.680 m be approved for the purchase of 2 properties and associated costs as identified in the exempt appendix (as amended) to report CAB3468, using the HRA new build unallocated schemes budget, subject to each purchase demonstrating a positive net present value including cost of necessary works.

2.       That HRA capital expenditure of £ 0.680m be approved for the purchase of 2 properties yet to be identified using the HRA new build unallocated schemes budget, subject to each purchase demonstrating a positive net present value including cost of necessary works.

3.       That authority be delegated to the Corporate Head – Asset Management and the Strategic Director with the responsibility for housing to make offers for the unidentified properties and to complete purchase the 4 properties.

To consider whether in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

(i)            To pass a resolution that the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business because it is likely that, if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of ‘exempt information’ as defined by Section 100 (I) and Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.