Agenda item

To consider recommendations to the Council, details of which are set out in the attached items as 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E and 7F.

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Council had, before it, recommendations from the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Joint Governance Committee and the Joint Strategic Committee.

Extract of these minutes had been circulated as items 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E and 7F

Item 7A           Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 18 March 2021

Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme for 2021/22

The Chairman of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee presented the recommendation from the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 18 March 2021. The recommendation was proposed and seconded and on a vote it was

Resolved: The Worthing Borough Council approved the JOSC Work Programme 2021/22.

Item 7B           Joint Governance Committee - 23 March 2021

LGA Model Code of Conduct and arrangements for dealing with breaches of the Members’ Code of Conduct

The Chairman of the Joint Governance Committee presented the recommendation from the Joint Governance Committee meeting held on 23 March 2021. The recommendations were proposed, seconded and debated. On a vote it was:

Resolved that Worthing Borough Council:

a.     adopt the LGA Model Code of Conduct;

b.     accept the procedures set out in Appendices 2, 3 and 4;

c.     agree that the Members Code of Conduct and arrangements for dealing with complaints under that Code should be reviewed by the Monitoring Officer, every two years including any related policies;

d.     agree to have two separate sub-committees for Adur & Worthing Councils.

Item 7C           Joint Strategic Committee - 30 March 2021

Delivering Pathways to Affordable Homes

The Leader presented the recommendation from the Joint Strategic meeting held on 30 March 2021. The matter was proposed, seconded and on a vote it was:

Resolved that Worthing Borough Council approved the adoption of the ‘Developing Pathways to Affordable Homes’ report as part of the Housing Strategy for 2021-2022.

Item 7D           Joint Strategic Committee - 30 March 2021

Strategic Property Investment Fund 2021 Annual Commercial Property Investment Strategy 2021/22

The Leader presented the recommendation from the Joint Strategic meeting held on 30 March 2021. The recommendation was proposed, seconded and upon a vote it was

Resolved that Worthing Borough Council approved the adoption of the Commercial Property Investment Strategy for 2021-2022.

Item 7E           Joint Strategic Committee - 30 March 2021

Delivery of Worthing Integrated Care Centre and MSCP on Worthing Town Hall Car Park

The Leader presented the recommendation from the Joint Strategic meeting held on 30 March 2021. The matter was proposed, seconded and on a vote it was

Resolved that Worthing Borough Council release the full budget for the construction of the integrated care centre funded through borrowing subject to final agreement of the Heads of Terms for the occupier leases, acquisition of Central Clinic and the development agreement (£33,971,000)

Item 7F           Joint Strategic Committee - 30 March 2021

Delivering Colonnade House Expansion

The Leader presented the recommendation from the Joint Strategic meeting held on 30 March 2021. The matter was proposed, seconded and debated. On a vote it was

Resolved that Worthing Borough Council approve the creation of the capital budget of £4.050m referred to in Section 7 of the report.