Agenda and minutes

To declare any interests which fall under the following categories, as

explained on the attached document:

a) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI)

b) Other Significant Interests (OSI)

c) Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests

See Agenda Item 2 for further details

Bartlett - Made a Voluntary Announcement as a Trustee of the Central Ashford Community Forum. 146

Feacey - Made a Voluntary Announcement as a Chairman of the Ashford Volunteer Centre. 146

and

Made a Voluntary Announcement as a Chairman of the Ashford International Development Company. 147

Wright - Made a Voluntary Announcement as a Trustee of Repton Connect Community Trust. 147

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 27^th July 2023.

Resolved:

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 27th July 2023 be approved and confirmed as a correct record.

Resolved:

That the performance data for Quarter 1 2023/24 be received and noted.

Resolved:

That

(i)            the content of the report and the Broadband work undertaken in the past year be noted.

(ii)          it be noted that the delivery of broadband is, and should remain, a key priority in the council’s Corporate Plan.

(iii) the actions set out in section 38 of this report be approved.

Resolved:

That the Chief Executive’s recommendations regarding an update to the Senior Structure of the Council be endorsed.

Recommended:

That the costs associated with the early release of pension (set out in the exempt appendix of the report), in the event a redundancy results, be approved.

Recommended:

That

(i)           the relocation of the Civic Centre to International House, including Phase 1 and Phase 2, be approved.

(ii)          it be noted that Phase 3 will include a future report to the Cabinet detailing the future use of the Civic Centre.

(iii)        the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer be authorised to negotiate, finalise and complete all necessary legal agreements and other documents to give effect to the above.

Recommended:

That the renewed Ashford Borough Council Anti-Social Behaviour Policy be approved and adopted.

To receive and note.

Resolved:

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Joint Transportation Board held on the 5th September 2023 be received and noted.

To receive and note.

Resolved:

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Local Plan and Planning Policy Task Group held on the 26th July 2023 be received and noted.

Resolved:

That the latest Schedule of Key Decisions as set out within the report be received and noted.