To consider the report of the Cabinet Member
for Green City seeking approval to introduce a Green City
Charter.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 22/01/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 22/01/2019
Effective from: 30/01/2019
Decision:
(i) To note the intention to develop a new Green City Charter for Southampton as outlined in this paper and, which will subsequently be brought to Cabinet for adoption in spring 2019.
(ii) To support the intention to engage with partners on the development of the Green City Charter.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Steve Guppy
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member
for Green City seeking approval for the content and submission of a
local plan to the Secretary of State in order to achieve compliance
with the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive limits of nitrogen
dioxide (NO2) within the shortest possible time.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 22/01/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 22/01/2019
Effective from: 30/01/2019
Decision:
(i) To approve the Plan attached as appendices for submission to the Secretary of State by the 31st January 2019 which proposes a package of non-charging measures that will mitigate risk of exceedance, increase the likelihood that compliance is achieved before 2020 and to promote ongoing improvements in air quality.
(ii) To delegate authority to the Service Director for Transactions & Universal Services to include port based measures, namely shore side power and the port HGV booking scheme, to the Plan subject to securing implementation and funding agreement with stakeholders.
(iii) To delegate authority to the Service Director for Transactions & Universal Services to take any action necessary to finalise the Plan, including making minor or consequential amendments following consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Green City, so that all implementation, delivery and management requirements are sufficient enough to satisfy the requirements of HM Treasury Green Book methodology.
(iv) To delegate authority to the Service Director for Transactions & Universal Services to submit a revised Plan to the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Green City, in the event that the original Plan submitted on the 31st January 2019 is rejected.
(v) To approve the revision of the Clean Air Strategy for Southampton 2016-2025 to reflect the outcome of this Cabinet decision, the Plan and any other relevant progress made since the publication of the original strategy in 2016 and to delegate authority to the Service Director for Transactions & Universal Services to make any amendments to the Strategy necessary to give effect to this recommendation.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Steve Guppy
To consider the report of the Director of
Quality and Integration seeking approval on round 2 awards for the
Community Chest Grants 2018/19, following recommendations from the
cross-party Community Chest Grant Advisory Panel.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/01/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 15/01/2019
Effective from: 24/01/2019
Decision:
CABINET MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY WELLBEING
(i) To agree the recommendations for round 2 grants made by the cross-party Community Chest Grant Advisory Panel
CABINET
(i) To delegate authority to the Director of Quality and Integration, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing, to award the final grants from the remaining Community Chest budget in 2018/19.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Report of Cabinet Member for Aspiration, Schools and Lifelong Learning seeking approval of the admissions arrangements for community and voluntary controlled infant, primary, junior, secondary schools for 2020-21.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/01/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 15/01/2019
Effective from: 24/01/2019
Decision:
(i) To approve the Admissions Policies and the Published Admissions Numbers (PANs) for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools and the schemes for coordinating Infant-Primary, Junior and Secondary admissions for the school year 2020-21 as set out in appendices 1 to 7.
(ii) To authorise the Service Director, Children and Families Services to take any action necessary to give effect to the admissions policies and to make any changes necessary to the admissions policies where required to give effect to any Acts, Regulations or revised Schools Admissions or School Admissions Appeals Codes or binding Schools Adjudicator, Court or Ombudsman decisions whenever they arise.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Clodagh Freeston
Section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”) requires each billing authority in England to make a scheme (“a council tax reduction scheme”) each year specifying the reductions which are to apply to amounts of council tax payable by persons, or classes of person, whom the authority considers are in financial need. Council Tax Reduction is a local scheme which replaced Council Tax Benefit, a national scheme in 2013.
Decision Maker: Officer Decision Making
Made at meeting: 11/01/2019 - Officer Decision Making
Decision published: 11/01/2019
Effective from: 19/01/2019
Decision:
To approve for the year 2019-20 and subsequent years the amended Southampton City Council Tax Reduction Scheme.
Wards affected: (All Wards);