Agenda

To approve the Record of the Meeting held on 11 December 2025.

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report.

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

This annual report provides an account of the role of the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness. It details their ambitions for their areas of responsibility, how they have, and how they will undertake political challenge and leadership and what their priorities and ambitions are for the year ahead.

This report presents the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) capital and revenue budgets for 2026/27 and provides details of proposed rent and service charge levels for 2026/27.

The report also contains the latest revised forecasts of the HRA Business Plan. The comments of this Committee will be collated for onward despatch to Cabinet and Council.

This report provides a performance update on Medway’s five waste contracts for the contract year October 2024 to September 2025:

·       Waste collection and street cleansing services delivered by Medway Norse.

·       Residual waste disposal services delivered by Veolia Environmental Services.

·       Recycling waste disposal services delivered by Veolia Environmental Services.

·       Management of Medway’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) delivered by Medway Norse.

·       Kerbside garden and food waste composting services delivered by Countrystyle Recycling.

Overall, all contracts have met core requirements, with service delivery remaining consistent and compliant. No operational issues, contractual breaches, or significant performance concerns were reported during the period. Key achievements and priorities for the next contract year are outlined in Section 3 of this report.

This report is the sixth annual review to be reported to Overview and Scrutiny of the Highway Infrastructure Contract between Medway Council and Volker Highways. This report and the supporting appendix provide an annual review for Year 8 of the Contract Term, covering the period 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025.

This report concerns monitoring information prepared by the Planning Service on Section 106 (S106) legal agreements. It presents recent reports to Planning Committee and the Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS), 2025, which sets out details of funding agreed, received and spent through developer contributions, and proposed spend on infrastructure.

This report provides an overview of the baseline consultation undertaken to inform the development of Medway’s new Local Transport Plan.

This report advises the Committee of petitions received by the Council which fall within the remit of this Committee including a summary of the responses sent to the petition organisers by officers.

This item advises Members of the current work programme and allows them to adjust it in the light of latest priorities, issues and circumstances. It gives Members the opportunity to shape and direct the Committee’s activities over the year.