Agenda item

·  2016/17 Housing Rents and Service Charges

·  Leisure Strategy  - Capital Development Programme

·  Five Year Plan 2016-2020

(Councillor Shah withdrew from the meeting)

A.   2016/17 HOUSING RENTS AND SERVICE CHARGES

 

It was moved by Councillor Swindlehurst,

Seconded by Councillor Anderson,

 

(a)  “That Council house dwelling rents for 2016/17 decrease by 1% over the 2015/16 rent with effect from Monday 4^th April 2016. This is in line with current government guidelines and legislation.

 

(b)  That garage rents, heating, utility and ancillary charges increase by 0.8% with effect from Monday 4^th April 2016. This is based upon the September RPI figure.

 

(c)  That service charges increase by 0.8% with effect from Monday 4^th April 2016. This is based upon the September RPI figure.

 

(d)  That ‘Other committee’ property rents increase by an average of 0.8% from Monday 4^th April 2016 in line with the September RPI figure.”

 

The recommendations were put to the vote and carried unanimously.

 

Resolved -

 

(a)  That Council house dwelling rents for 2016/17 decrease by 1% over the 2015/16 rent with effect from Monday 4^th April 2016. This is in line with current government guidelines and legislation.

 

(b)  That garage rents, heating, utility and ancillary charges increase by 0.8% with effect from Monday 4^th April 2016. This is based upon the September RPI figure.

 

(c)  That service charges increase by 0.8% with effect from Monday 4^th April 2016. This is based upon the September RPI figure.

 

(d)  That ‘Other committee’ property rents increase by an average of 0.8% from Monday 4^th April 2016 in line with the September RPI figure.

 

(Councillor Shah re-joined the meeting)

 

B.    LEISURE STRATEGY – CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

 

It was moved by Councillor Carter,

Seconded by Councillor Anderson,

 

“That the development of Phase 2 of the community sports facility (CSF) and commencement of the development of the leisure centre and Slough Ice Arena be approved in line with the following recommendations from the Cabinet.

 

(a)  Arbour Park community sports facility

i.  That the phased development of the CSF and funding for Phase 2, detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be agreed.

ii.  That the operating recommendations for the CSF set out in Appendix 1 of the report be noted; taking account of the need to put in place temporary management arrangements up to June 2017.

 

(b)  New Leisure Centre, Farnham Road (Centre site)

  i.  That the design, facility mix and timescales for delivery of the new leisure centre, detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, be agreed in principle and that the Strategic Director of Customer & Community Services be given delegated authority to finalise the design and facilities mix following consultation with the Leader & Commissioner for Finance & Strategy; Commissioner for Community & Leisure and Commissioner for Neighbourhoods & Renewal.

  ii.  That the funding detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, for the development of the new leisure centre is agreed.

  iii.  That options for the future operation and management of the new leisure centre detailed in Appendix 2 to the report be noted.

 

(c)  Ice Arena

 

  i.  That the design, facility mix, funding and timescales for the refurbishment works for the ice arena development be agreed in principle, as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report, and that the Strategic Director of Customer & Community Services be given delegated authority to finalise the design and facilities mix following consultation with the Leader & Commissioner for Finance & Strategy; Commissioner for Community & Leisure and Commissioner for Neighbourhoods & Renewal.”

 

The recommendations were put and a prior request having been made for a record of the voting:

 

There voted for the recommendations:-

 

Councillors Ajaib, Anderson, Bains, Brooker, Carter, Chahal, Chaudhry, Cheema, Chohan, Dar, Davis, Amarpreet Dhaliwal, Arvind Dhaliwal, Dhillon, M.Holledge, N.Holledge, Malik, Mann, Mansoor, Matloob, Morris, Munawar, Nazir, Parmar, Plenty, Rana, Sandhu, Shah, Sharif, Sohal, Strutton, Swindlehurst, Usmani and Zarait…………………………………………………34

 

There voted against the recommendations:-

 

Councillors Smith and Wright………………………………………………………2

 

There abstained from voting:

 

Councillors Abe and Rasib…………………………………………………………2

 

Resolved - That the development of Phase 2 of the community sports facility (CSF) and commencement of the development of the leisure centre and Slough Ice Arena be approved in line with the following recommendations from the Cabinet.

 

(a)  Arbour Park community sports facility

iii.  That the phased development of the CSF and funding for Phase 2, detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be agreed.

iv.  That the operating recommendations for the CSF set out in Appendix 1 of the report be noted; taking account of the need to put in place temporary management arrangements up to June 2017.

 

(b)  New Leisure Centre, Farnham Road (Centre site)

  i.  That the design, facility mix and timescales for delivery of the new leisure centre, detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, be agreed in principle and that the Strategic Director of Customer & Community Services be given delegated authority to finalise the design and facilities mix following consultation with the Leader & Commissioner for Finance & Strategy; Commissioner for Community & Leisure and Commissioner for Neighbourhoods & Renewal.

  ii.  That the funding detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, for the development of the new leisure centre is agreed.

  iii.  That options for the future operation and management of the new leisure centre detailed in Appendix 2 to the report be noted.

 

(c)  Ice Arena

 

  i.  That the design, facility mix, funding and timescales for the refurbishment works for the ice arena development be agreed in principle, as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report, and that the Strategic Director of Customer & Community Services be given delegated authority to finalise the design and facilities mix following consultation with the Leader & Commissioner for Finance & Strategy; Commissioner for Community & Leisure and Commissioner for Neighbourhoods & Renewal.

 

C.  FIVE YEAR PLAN 2016-2020

It was moved by Councillor Carter,

Seconded by Councillor Anderson,

“That the refresh of the Five Year Plan, attached as Appendix ‘C1’ to the report, be agreed.”

The recommendation was put to the vote and agreed unanimously.

Resolved -That the refresh of the Five Year Plan, attached as Appendix ‘C1’ to the report, be agreed.