Agenda item

To consider recommendations to the Council, details of which are set out in the attached items as 7a – 7h.  Full reports are available on the website as listed below:

 

	Executive/Committee	Date	Item
7a	Joint Strategic Committee	9 June 2020	Chief Executive’s use of Urgency Powers during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic
7b	Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee	25 June 2020	Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2020/21
7c	Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee	25 June 2020	Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2019/20
7d	Joint Strategic Committee	7 July 2020	Financial Performance 2019/20 – Revenue Outturn
7e	Joint Strategic Committee	7 July 2020	Financial Performance 2019/20 Capital and Projects Outturn
7f	Joint Strategic Committee	7 July 2020	Impact of Covid 19 on the Council’s finances - Update on current financial performance and developing a revenue budget for 2021/22
7g	Joint Strategic Committee	7 July 2020	Becoming financially sustainable - Capital Strategy 2021/24
7h	Joint Strategic Committee	7 July 2020	Southwick Green
7i	Joint Strategic Committee	7 July 2020	Western Harbour Arm

 

a) Chief Executive’s use of Urgency Powers during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic

 

The Leader introduced the recommendation to the Council. The Council debated the matter and on a vote it was,

 

Resolved: that the decision to increase the Treasury Management limits onto Council be noted and endorsed.

 

 

b) Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2020/21

 

The Vice Chair of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee introduced the Work Programme to the Council and moved the recommendation which was seconded

 

On a vote the recommendations were approved

 

          Resolved: That the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee 2020/21 Work Programme be approved

 

 

c) Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2019/20

 

The Vice Chair of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee introduced the Annual Report to the Council and moved the recommendation which was seconded

 

Resolved: That the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2019/20 be approved

 

 

d) Financial Performance - 2019/20 Revenue Outturn

 

The Leader introduced the recommendation to the Council. The Council debated the matter and and upon a vote it was,

 

          Resolved:

 

 1. that the overall final outturn for 2019/20 be noted;

 

(b) that the net appropriations to General Fund Reserves in the year as detailed in paragraph 6.2 totalling: Adur District Council £1,072,315 be approved; 

 

(c) that the net carry over of revenue budget to 2020/21 funded from reserves as detailed in appendix 6: Adur District Council £80,700 Worthing Borough Council £157,500 be agreed.

 

 

e) Impact of Covid 19 on the Council’s finances - Update on current financial performance and developing a revenue budget for 2021/22

 

 

The Leader introduced the recommendation to the council and moved the recommendation which was seconded.

 

The Council debated the recommendation, in particular matters relating to the Strategic Property Investment Programme

 

On a vote the recommendations were approved

 

Resolved: that the Councils approve the Budget Strategy for 2021/22 outlined in Section 9 of the report

 

 

f) Financial Performance 2019/20 - Capital and Projects

 

 

The Leader of introduced the recommendation to the Council which was seconded, voted upon and approved.

 

Resolved: that Adur District Council:

 

1) note the overall capital final outturn for 2019/20;

 

2) Agree the net carry over of General Fund Capital underspends for Adur District Council as detailed in paragraphs 5.3;

 

3) Approve the financing of the Adur District Council 2019/20 Capital Investment Programme, including the use of capital receipts as set out in paragraphs 5.1 and 5.2;

 

4) Approve the carry forward of Council resources underspends to fund budget pressures and a contingency budget as detailed in paragraph 4.2.2. and summarised in paragraph 5.6.

 

 

g)         Becoming financially sustainable - Capital Strategy 2021/24

 

The Leader of introduced the recommendation to the Council which was seconded, voted upon and approved.

 

            Resolved: that the Capital Strategy for 2021/24 be approved

 

 

h)         Southwick Green

 

The Council was asked to suspend Council Procedure rules where they conflicted with the budget procedure rules in accordance with paragraph 7.2 of the budget procedure rules.

 

Resolved: that Adur District Council, as Trustees of Southwick Green, note this resolution of the Joint Strategic Committee, made on behalf of the Trustees

 

i)          Western Harbour Arm Flood Defence Scheme

 

The Leader of the Council introduced the recommendations to the Council. The motion was proposed, seconded and on a vote it was

 

 

 

            Resolved:

 

            that Adur District Council:

 

(a)        Approve an overall increase to the budget for the Flood Defence scheme at Western Harbour Arm of £1,140,000. The full cost of the project will be £6.1m;

 

(b)        Resource the associated funding shortfall of £1,140,000 as follows:

£427,000 grant from the Shoreham Harbour Regeneration Partnership;

Additional borrowing of £713,000.