Decisions

To appoint Councillors Sutton and Lees to Outside Bodies.

RESOLVED to:

I.              Appoint Councillor Sutton to the Community Safety Partnership

II.            Appoint Councillor Sutton to the Crawley Prize Endowment

III.           Appoint Councillor Sutton to the Essex County Traveller Unit

IV.          Appoint Councillor Sutton to the Uttlesford Youth Strategy Group

V.            Appoint Councillor Lees to the Local Strategic Partnership.

To appoint Councillors Sutton and Reeve to the membership of the Assets of Community Value and Local Heritage List Committee and Voluntary Support Grants Committee.

RESOLVED:

I.          To appoint Councillor Sutton in place of Councillor Day on the Assets of Community Value and Local Heritage List Committee and Voluntary Support Grants Committee.

II.         To appoint Councillor Reeve in place of Councillor Lodge on Voluntary Support Grants Committee.

To appoint Councillor Lodge to the Local Plan Leadership Group and to appoint Councillor Sutton to the Community Services Working Group.

RESOLVED:

I.              To appoint Councillor Lodge in place of Councillor Lees on the Local Plan Leadership Group.

II.            To appoint Councillor Sutton in place of Councillor Day on the Community Services Working Group.

The current partnership agreement relating to on-street and off-street parking ends on the 31 March 2022 and a new agreement is required to commence from the 1 April 2022.

RESOLVED to:

I. Continue as a Partner with NEPP as per the new agreement and remain a member of the Joint Committee

II. To continue its arrangement with NEPP for the delivery of the off-street parking services via a new Service Level Agreement

III. Cllr Richard Freeman, Portfolio Holder for Council and Public Services and the Assistant Director of Resources have delegated authority to finalise the Partnership Agreement and the Service Level Agreement for all parking services.

To provide members with a mid year review on treasury management activity in the first half of the financial year.

RESOLVED to note the Treasury Management mid-year review report.

A predicted forecast spend position for General Fund, Housing and Capital accounts.

RESOLVED to:

I. Note the General Fund, Housing Revenue Account and Capital Programme forecast outturn positions

II. Approve the updated use of reserves and requested slippage for the Capital Programme.

The Climate Change Action Plan sets out specific actions pertaining to the delivery of the Uttlesford Climate Change Strategy.

RESOLVED to adopt the Climate Change Action Plan and note progress on the actions therein.

The new Forward Plan for Saffron Walden Museum sets out proposals to improve the Museum and its long-term sustainability, subject to funding being raised from external sources and by Saffron Walden Museum Society Ltd.

RESOLVED:

I.  To approve the Forward Plan 2022-26 for Saffron Walden Museum.

II. That the Forward Plan is reviewed and updated annually, as the Museum’s development plans progress in conjunction with grant applications and other fund-raising activity.

RESOLVED: That the longstop date for the completion of the running track at Carver Barracks be extended to 30 June 2022.

The Council received an application from Broxted Parish Council for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area on 07 September 2021.

RESOLVED to:

I.              To designate the Parish of Broxted as a Neighbourhood Development Plan Area.

II.            The Plan Area as submitted by Broxted Parish Council should be supported and adopted as the Broxted and Cherry Green Neighbourhood Development Plan Area.