Agenda and minutes

Members will disclose any pecuniary and any other significant interests they may have in relation to the matters to be considered at this meeting.

None.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the previous meeting of Cabinet.

The minutes of the Cabinet meeting of 14 July 2021 were approved as a correct record.

To receive and respond to any questions from members of the public.

Public questions for Cabinet may be submitted at any time by writing to Democratic Services or via email democratic.services@wyre.gov.uk. Public questions for this meeting must be received by noon on the Thursday before the meeting is held and do not need to specifically relate to items on this agenda. Questioners should provide their name and address and indicate to which Cabinet member the question is to be directed.

The total period of time allocated for public questions will not normally exceed 30 minutes.

None

Report of the Resources Portfolio Holder and Corporate Director Resources.

The Resources Portfolio Holder and Corporate Director Resources submitted a report asking Cabinet to consider the council’s Medium Term Financial Plan for the financial years 2021/22 to 2025/26.

Decisions

Cabinet

·         considered the Medium Term Financial Plan and the consequential action required in order to address the issues resulting from the five year Financial Forecast (current year plus four years),

·         noted the revised expenditure projections incorporating the slippage from 2020/21, and the resulting impact on the level of the council’s Reserves and Balances at 31 March 202 and

·         agreed the top-up and use of all Reserves and Balances as indicated in Appendix 3 to the Medium Term Financial Plan.

Report of the Resources Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Director Resources and Section 151 Officer

The Resources Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Director Resources submitted a report for Cabinet to consider the review of the 2021/22 Capital Programme and progress of schemes for the five month period, covering April 2021 through August 2021, undertaken by spending officers, noting amendments to the Capital Programme since it was last reported to Cabinet and the financial impact over the term of the Programme, through to the end of 2025/26.

Decisions

Cabint approved the 2021/22 Capital Programme and its funding, totalling £16,095,805, noting the following specific amendments:

·         £321,837 additional expenditure on Disabled Facilities Grants in 2021/22, following an additional funding contribution of £246,837 from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and £75,000 from Regenda,

·         £23,410 expenditure on Cell Eleven Monitoring for Year 1 of a 5 year programme with funding from the Environment Agency via Sefton Council.

·         £14,500 additional expenditure on Fleetwood Market to be funded from the Capital Investment Reserve - specific funding had been allocated to the reserve in 2020/21.

Cabinet approved the Capital Programme over the term through to the end of 2025/26 totalling £64,507,227 and noted the progress of, and expenditure incurred on, capital schemes for the first five months of the 2021/22 financial year.

Report of the Leader of the Council and the Corporate Director Communities

The Leader of the Council and Corporate Director Resources asked Cabinet to consider the Annual Review letter from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) for 2020/21.

Decision

Cabinet noted the comments made by the LGO in the Annual Review Letter.