Agenda and decisions

28/2006 The Cabinet approved the capital budget proposals, as set out in Appendices 1 to 5 to the report, for referral to Council. This included the three unfunded priority schemes reflected in Table 3 of the report.
29/2006 The Cabinet noted the recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny committees and reversed the proposal to cut the 'out of hours' noise service, adding back the £33,000 to the budget requirement.
30/2006 When considering fees and charges the Cabinet also amended the car parking proposals so as not to agree any increases for the basic tariff, to withdraw proposals for Sunday charging and to not increase permit fees. The effect of these amendments will be to add a further £60,000 to the budget requirement set out in Appendix 9 of the report.
31/2006 The Cabinet recommended to Council that the net revenue budget summarised at Appendix 9 of the report, amounting to £300.129m, should be adopted and that this be financed by a 6.3% increase in Council Tax to £956.43. Officers were instructed to identify further savings of £93,000 to finance the two amendments referred to at decisions 29/2006 and 30/2006 above.
32/2006 The Cabinet recommended to Council the fees and charges set out in the booklet 'Medway Council - Fees and Charges' noting that it now incorporated the amended parking fees, subject to the removal of the time restrictions for golf at Deangate, referred to in the pricing structure for 2006/2007 (page 37 of the booklet).
33/2006 The Cabinet requested that the Director of Finance and Corporate Services calculate the formal requirements under Sections 32 and 33 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for resolution by Council on 2 March 2006.
34/2006 The Cabinet agreed that a deputation be sent to government concerning Medway's budget position.

42/2006 The Cabinet agreed to unfreeze the following posts, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report, to enable Directors to commence the recruitment process:
Community Services
a) Project Manager, Woodlands & Shaws Wood
b) Sheltered Service Manager
c) Tenant Participation Officer
d) Seasonal Ranger x2
e) Part-time Receptionist
f) Countryside Project Officer.
Finance and Corporate
g) Senior Lawyer Litigation.

36/2006 The Cabinet recommended to Council that
a) the Local Transport Plan 2006/2011 be adopted as a policy framework document with effect from 1 April 2006 and be submitted to government by 31 March 2006 in accordance with statutory requirements
b) the Director of Regeneration and Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Front Line Services, be authorised to:
i) make minor amendments to the Local Transport Plan 2006/2011 prior to submission, subject to the amendments not adversely altering the overall policies and programmes set out in the adopted document;
ii) finalise and publish where appropriate the supporting documentation and supporting transport strategies provided they conform to the priorities, objectives and targets set out in the adopted Local Transport Plan 2006/2011;
iii) submit the supporting documentation and supporting transport strategies to government within the statutory requirements where appropriate.
37/2006 The Cabinet granted delegated authority to the Director of Regeneration and Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Front Line Services, to produce and submit to government a Delivery Report within the statutory requirement.

35/2006 The Cabinet recommended to Council on 2 March 2006 for approval:
a) The proposed Revenue and Capital Budgets for 2006/07, inclusive of an average rent increase of £2.09 per week (based upon 50 collection weeks and equating to an increase of 3.56%)
b) An average increase in service charges for 2006/2007 of 3.2%
c) The proposed increase in garage rent charges by 2.7%.

38/2006 The Cabinet agreed that the draft Medway Guide to Developer Contributions be approved for the purposes of public consultation.
39/2006 The Cabinet endorsed the approach to related matters as listed in section 5 of the report.
40/2006 The Cabinet agreed that the Director of Regeneration and Development be granted delegated authority to, if necessary, make minor technical amendments to the draft prior to publication.

41/2006 The Cabinet approved the Warwick Crescent site as the new permanent site for The Pilgrim (Voluntary Controlled, Church of England) School and authorised officers to apply to the School Organisation Committee to have their decision of 24 August 2004 modified to designate Warwick Crescent as the permanent site of the Pilgrim School.