| Number | Item |
| | Agenda Front Page  |
| | Agenda Papers |
| | Minutes for this Meeting |
| 1. | Apologies |
| 2. | Declarations of Interest |
| 3. | Minutes – To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 8th September 2016 |
| 4. | To receive any Petitions |
| 5. | Leader’s Announcements |
| 6. | Part I – Matters Referred to the Cabinet - None for this Meeting |
| | Part II – Consideration of Reports from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee - None for this Meeting |
| | Part III – Ordinary Decision Items - Key Decisions Annotated* |
| | This report under the heading of ‘Corporate Plan Update: The Corporate Delivery Programme and the MTFP’ comprises the Corporate Plan update incorporating the Delivery Programme and the Medium Term Financial Plan 2017-2022 Part I of the report – the Corporate Plan update - gives a broad overview of the Council’s priorities and takes the opportunity to update Members on other strategic initiatives. Part II looks at the Delivery Programme with a specific update report on the current progress of the projects within the Programme. As well as the ‘Big 8’ projects it also includes other strategic projects that contribute to the Council’s four priorities and its underpinning principles. And Part III - the Medium Term Financial Plan - is a budget forecast with underlying assumptions covering the five-year period from 2017 to 2022 for the General Fund which the Cabinet is asked to note. (The business plan for the Housing Revenue Account will be covered separately in a report to November’s Cabinet). Additionally Cabinet is asked to endorse three strategies for: • Inflation Management; • Borrowing & Acquisitions; • Closing-the-Gap 2020/21 The Cabinet is also asked to note the responses in relation to the consultation on 100% Business Rates Retention; to accept the Government’s four-year settlement; and to delegate authority to the Head of Finance in conjunction with the Leader and Portfolio Holder to agree the Council’s continued participation in the Kent Business Rates pool. |
| | *Corporate Plan Update: The Corporate Delivery Programme & MTFP |
| 7. | A public consultation on the Homelessness Review and draft Homelessness Strategy ran for 12 weeks until 15th July 2016. The outcome of the consultation together with the information contained within the Homelessness Review and previous consultation carried out has been used to inform the final Homelessness Strategy and its action plan. The Homelessness Strategy and action plan have been developed around the 10 local challenges set by government to deliver an effective and efficient approach to preventing homelessness locally. |
| | *Homelessness Review and Strategy |
| 8. | At the end of last year the Wye Neighbourhood Plan was the subject of an independent examination and subject to a number of amendments was considered suitable to progress to a local referendum. On 8th September the amended and final version of the Neighbourhood Plan was the subject of a local referendum in the parish and received overwhelming backing from those who voted.This is the first Neighbourhood Plan to reach this stage in the borough and it is now the Local Planning Authority’s responsibility to formally ‘make’ (i.e. adopt) the Plan which will confer full Development Plan status for decision-making purposes. Formally ‘making’ the Neighbourhood Plan must be agreed by the Full Council so this report recommends that the Cabinet endorse the Neighbourhood Plan and ask Full Council to ‘make’ it. |
| | Adoption of the Wye Neighbourhood Plan |
| | Background Paper |
| 9. | Following the approval by Cabinet and Full Council in July 2016 for the Loan/Grant to West Kent and Ashford College to deliver Phase 1 and 1a of the new Ashford College Campus on Elwick Road this report informs members of the use of the Chief Executive’s delegated authority on the grounds of urgency to vary the approved Heads of Terms in order to finalise the funding agreements. |
| | Ashford College Campus: Use of Chief Executive’s Delegated Authority |
| 10. | Part IV – Information/Monitoring Items |
| | Local Plan and Planning Policy Task Group – Notes of the Meeting held on 1st September 2016 |
| 11. | To set out the latest Schedule of Key Decisions to be taken by the Cabinet of Ashford Borough Council. |
| | Schedule of Key Decisions |
| 12. | Items for Future Meetings |
| 13. | Part V – Cabinet Member Reports - None for this Meeting |
| | Part VI – Ordinary Decision Items - None for this Meeting |