Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DR
Contact: Email: memberservices@dartford.gov.uk
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Chairman's Introduction Minutes: The Chairman welcomed Members and Officers to the meeting. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors S H Brown, P Cutler, B Garden, M B Kelly, J A Ozog, and M I Peters. |
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Urgent Items The Chairman will announce his decision as to whether there are any urgent items and their position on the agenda. Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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Items Reserved for Debate Minutes: The Chairman advised Members that the following agenda item had been drawn down for debate:
12. Dartford Home Energy Conservation - Home Energy and Fuel Poverty Action Plan 2015 – 2018 Progress Report & Home Energy and Fuel Poverty Action Plan 2017 – 2020
Accordingly, Members endorsed the Officer recommendations in respect of the following items:
8. Business Rate Pool: Use of Pool Funds
9. Street Naming and Numbering - Land North of Hedge Place Road
10. Orchard Theatre: Auditorium Seating
11. Report of Delegated Action taken under Standing Order 38: Response to A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet Junction Improvements Public Consultation |
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Declarations of Interest on Items Reserved for Debate Only To receive declarations of interest from Members including the terms(s) of the Grant of Dispensation (if any) by the Audit Board or Managing Director. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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References from Committees None at this stage. Minutes: There were no references from Committees. |
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SD (ES) |
Consultation on the Housing White Paper "Fixing our Broken Housing Market" Summary:
1. This report is produced in response to the Government’s consultation on the document ‘Fixing our Broken Housing Market’ (February 2017), known as the Housing White Paper.
2. A summary of proposed further actions are listed in Appendix A to the report, and the proposed response to the consultation questions forms in Appendix B.
Recommendation:
That the Council’s response to the Government’s White Paper ‘Fixing our Broken Housing Market’ (February 2017)’ consultation, as set out in Appendix B to the report, be agreed. Additional documents:
Minutes: This report presented, for approval, the Council’s proposed response to the Government’s Housing White Paper entitled “Fixing our Broken Housing Market”.
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SD (IS) |
Business Rate Pool: Use of Pool Funds Summary:
This report seeks Members’ agreement for the use of the joint regeneration pot within the business rate pooling funds towards the Council’s contribution to the Thames Gateway Kent Partnership and to support the Dartford Town Centre Regeneration project.
Recommendations:
1. That Cabinet agrees a sum of £58,000 be drawn down from the joint regeneration pot of the business rate pooling funds as the contribution towards the work of the Thames Gateway Kent Partnership as set out in the report.
2. That Cabinet agrees that the balance of the joint regeneration pot be used to support the Dartford Town Centre Regeneration project. Minutes: Members endorsed the recommendations in the report. |
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SD (IS) |
Street Naming and Numbering - Land North of Hedge Place Road Summary:
To approve two new road names for the development of the land to the north of Hedge Place Road.
Recommendation:
That Fairlawn and Swansfield be approved as the two new road names for the development of the land to the north of Hedge Place Road. Additional documents: Minutes: Members endorsed the recommendations in the report. |
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SD (IS) |
Orchard Theatre: Auditorium Seating Summary:
The Orchard Theatre operator, HQ Theatres, wish to replace the auditorium seating to meet health and safety requirements. Members are asked to note the capital contribution that the Council is required to pay towards these works in accordance with the lease. Provision for this contribution has been made within the 2017/18 Capital Programme.
Recommendation:
That Members note that a contribution of £40,546.75 will be required from the Council towards the cost of replacement auditorium seating in accordance with the Orchard Theatre lease. Minutes: Members endorsed the recommendations in the report. |
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SD (IS) |
Summary:
To report to Cabinet, in accordance with the requirements of Standing Order 38(2)(b), the delegated action taken under Standing Order 38(2)(a) by the Managing Director, in consultation with the Cabinet Chairman, in relation to the Council’s response to the Highways England public consultation on proposed improvements to the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junctions.
Recommendation:
That Cabinet note the action taken by the Managing Director, in consultation with the Cabinet Chairman, under Standing Order 38(2)(a), in relation to the Council’s response to the Highways England public consultation on proposed improvements to the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junctions. Additional documents:
Minutes: Members endorsed the recommendations in the report. |
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SD (ES) |
Summary:
1. The Council is required to publish a report at two yearly intervals on progress made in implementing measures relating to the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995.
2. The report attached at Appendix A covers the progress made against the actions in the 2015 – 2018 Home Energy and Fuel Poverty Action Plan. The report also covers a range of areas including an analysis on Dartford’s current position regarding energy efficiency and the action to be taken in the period 2017 to 2020.
3. The report also includes information about the changes to the Energy Company Obligation Government Scheme following wide consultation.
Recommendation:
That the contents of the 2015 – 2018 Home Energy and Fuel Poverty Action Plan progress report at Appendix A and the Home Energy and Fuel Poverty Action Plan 2017 - 2020 at Appendix B, be noted. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Council is required to publish a report at two yearly intervals on progress made in implementing measures relating to the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995. This report presented the progress made against the actions in the 2015 – 2018 Home Energy and Fuel Poverty Action Plan, and also covered a range of areas, including an analysis on Dartford’s current position regarding energy efficiency, and the action to be taken in the period 2017 to 2020. The report also included information relating to changes that had been made to the Energy Company Obligation Government Scheme following wide consultation.
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