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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1, County Hall, Matlock. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services  Email: democratic.services@derbyshire.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

172/23

To receive declarations of interest (if any)

Minutes:

Councillors C Cupit and A Dale declared non-pecuniary interests in item 8 of the agenda, minute 178/23 refers, as members of the Clay Cross Town Board.

173/23

To consider Minority Group Leader questions (if any)

Minority Group Leaders in attendance at the meeting are able to ask a question on a report on the agenda. Any questions should be provided in writing by 12 noon at least 2 working days before the meeting.

Minutes:

None received.

174/23

To approve, as a correct record, the non-exempt minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2023. pdf icon PDF 85 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2023.

175/23

Treasury Management Mid-Year Report 2023-24 pdf icon PDF 266 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report on Treasury Management activities during the first half of 2023-24, to 30 September 2023, and the Council’s compliance with the prudential indicators set by Council at its meeting of 15 February 2023, in accordance with the CIPFA Code.

Minutes:

Councillor S Spencer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that presented the Treasury Management Mid-Year Report for 2023-24.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report on Treasury Management activities during the first half of 2023-24, to 30 September 2023, and the Council’s compliance with the prudential indicators set by Council at its meeting of 15 February 2023, in accordance with the CIPFA Code.

176/23

Capital Budget Monitoring and Forecast as at Quarter 2 2023-2024 pdf icon PDF 176 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

To note the current position on the monitoring of Capital schemes.

Minutes:

Councillor S Spencer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that informed Cabinet of the latest Capital budget monitoring position as at 30 September 2023.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the current position on the monitoring of Capital schemes.

177/23

Community Safety service – Budget virement pdf icon PDF 94 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

To approve the transfer of £2.646m Corporate Services and Transformation budget to the Adult Social Care and Health budget to facilitate the movement of the Community Safety service to the Adult Social Care and Health.

Minutes:

Councillor C Hart introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that sought approval for the virement of a budget from Corporate Services and Transformation to Adult Social Care and Health to facilitate the movement of the Community Safety service.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To approve the transfer of £2.646m Corporate Services and Transformation budget to the Adult Social Care and Health budget to facilitate the movement of the Community Safety service to the Adult Social Care and Health.

178/23

Opportunities for the Potential Relocation of Clay Cross and Staveley Libraries - Public Consultation Results pdf icon PDF 173 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Note and accept the results of the public consultation on the opportunities presented by the Town Deal programmes in Staveley and Clay Cross, which support the Council’s wider ambitions to deliver high quality, value for money services and aid delivery of the Council Plan priorities regarding Library Services;

 

2)   Approve “in principle support” for the proposal to relocate Staveley library service into a new building (Building 21) within the heart of Staveley town centre;

 

3)   Note and accept the potential implications of specific town deal proposals for Derbyshire County Council services and assets (section 4 and Appendix 1 of the report refer) in supporting the wider regeneration ambitions for Clay Cross and Staveley;

 

4)   Approve that work, in partnership with Chesterfield Borough Council and North East Derbyshire District Council, progress at a pace to finalise detailed designs and both capital and revenue costings as part of the next steps of project development, ensuring that the full cost of relocation and occupation of new buildings is understood and that relocation will not be supported unless such costs are either the same or lower than existing costs of the library service at these locations; and

 

5)   Agree to further reports being presented for final consideration once the full cost of proposals are understood.

Minutes:

Councillor B Lewis introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting in relation to opportunities for the potential relocation of Clay Cross and Staveley Libraries.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Note and accept the results of the public consultation on the opportunities presented by the Town Deal programmes in Staveley and Clay Cross, which support the Council’s wider ambitions to deliver high quality, value for money services and aid delivery of the Council Plan priorities regarding Library Services;

 

2)   Approve “in principle support” for the proposal to relocate Staveley library service into a new building (Building 21) within the heart of Staveley town centre;

 

3)   Note and accept the potential implications of specific town deal proposals for Derbyshire County Council services and assets (section 4 and Appendix 1 of the report refer) in supporting the wider regeneration ambitions for Clay Cross and Staveley;

 

4)   Approve that work, in partnership with Chesterfield Borough Council and North East Derbyshire District Council, progress at a pace to finalise detailed designs and both capital and revenue costings as part of the next steps of project development, ensuring that the full cost of relocation and occupation of new buildings is understood and that relocation will not be supported unless such costs are either the same or lower than existing costs of the library service at these locations; and

 

5)   Agree to further reports being presented for final consideration once the full cost of proposals are understood.

179/23

Markham Vale Progress pdf icon PDF 118 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Note the continuing success and progress made in bringing forward development at Markham Vale and the economic activity that has taken place over the period October 2022 to October 2023; and

 

2)   Note and approve the activity planned over the coming years to bring the project to completion.

Minutes:

Councillor T King introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting that provided an update in relation to Markham Vale development progress.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Note the continuing success and progress made in bringing forward development at Markham Vale and the economic activity that has taken place over the period October 2022 to October 2023; and

 

2)   Note and approve the activity planned over the coming years to bring the project to completion.

180/23

Green Towns Consultation Outcome pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Note the findings of the public consultation on the introduction of 20mph speed limits in areas surrounding the town centres of Buxton and Long Eaton; and

 

2)    Approve that the Council does not proceed with the introduction of 20mph speed limits in areas surrounding the town centres of Buxton and Long Eaton.

Minutes:

Councillor C Cupit introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting that informed Cabinet of the findings of the public consultation and next steps in relation to the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits for surrounding areas of Buxton and Long Eaton.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Note the findings of the public consultation on the introduction of 20mph speed limits in areas surrounding the town centres of Buxton and Long Eaton; and

 

2)    Approve that the Council does not proceed with the introduction of 20mph speed limits in areas surrounding the town centres of Buxton and Long Eaton.

181/23

Charging Policy for local residents in receipt of Adult Social Care Support in the community pdf icon PDF 222 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED to approve:

 

1)   The changes to the charging policy for people receiving Adult Social Care support in the community, as detailed in the recommended option 2 outlined in the report;

 

2)   The revised Adult Social Care charging contribution policy for people receiving Adult Social Care support in the community to apply from 15 July 2024;

 

3)   The procurement through G-Cloud for an external specialist provider to undertake the financial assessments at an approximate cost of £200k; and

 

4)   The decision not to apply the 2024/2025 uplifts in April 2024 at an initial loss of income to the Council of approximately £142,000.

Minutes:

Councillor N Hoy introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting in relation to the charging policy for local residents in receipt of Adult Social Care in the community.

 

RESOLVED to approve:

 

1)   The changes to the charging policy for people receiving Adult Social Care support in the community, as detailed in the recommended option 2 outlined in the report;

 

2)   The revised Adult Social Care charging contribution policy for people receiving Adult Social Care support in the community to apply from 15 July 2024;

 

3)   The procurement through G-Cloud for an external specialist provider to undertake the financial assessments at an approximate cost of £200k; and

 

4)   The decision not to apply the 2024/2025 uplifts in April 2024 at an initial loss of income to the Council of approximately £142,000.

182/23

Exclusion of the Public

To move “That under Regulation 4 (2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England)  Regulations 2012, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that in view of the nature of the items of business, that if members of the public were present, exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 would be disclosed to them.”

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That under Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, the public are excluded from the meeting for the remaining business on the grounds that in view of the nature of the items of business, that if members of the public were present, exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 would be disclosed to them.

183/23

Provision of Insurance Services Tender

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

To approve the recommendations as detailed in the not for publication report.

Minutes:

Councillor S Spencer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting in relation to the provision of the Insurance Services Tender.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To approve the recommendations as detailed in the not for publication report.

184/23

Markham Vale Delegated Decisions

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

To approve the recommendations as detailed in the not for publication report.

Minutes:

Councillor T King introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting in relation to Markham Vale delegated decisions taken.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To approve the recommendations as detailed in the not for publication report.