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1.
Apologies
To receive apologies
for absence.
2.
Minutes 
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To confirm as a
correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 23
January 2025.
3.
Disclosure of Interests
(a)
To receive declarations of non
pecuniary interests in respect of items on this
agenda.
For
reference: Having declared their
non pecuniary interest members may
remain in the meeting and speak and, vote on the matter in
question. A completed disclosure of interests form should be
returned to the Clerk before the conclusion of the
meeting.
(b)
To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary
interests in respect of items on this agenda.
For
reference: Where a Member has a
disclosable pecuniary interest he/she must leave the meeting during
consideration of the item. However, the Member may remain in the
meeting to make representations, answer questions or give evidence
if the public have a right to do so, but having done so the Member
must then immediately leave the meeting, may not vote and must not
improperly seek to influence the outcome of the matter. A completed
disclosure of interests form should be returned to the Clerk before
the conclusion of the meeting.
(Please Note: If Members and Officers wish to seek advice
on any potential interests they may have, they should contact
Governance Support or Legal Services prior to the
meeting.)
4.
Urgent Items
To consider any other
items the Chairman decides are urgent.
5.
Matters for Consideration
6.
Acquisition of land to deliver Scheme 2 of the Accommodation Repurposing Programme (“Hotels to Homes”) PDF 231 KB
To consider a report
that seeks approval for the acquisition of Scheme 2 of the Hotels
to Homes Programme.
Additional documents:
7.
Rent and Service Charge Policy and Proposed Changes to Social Housing Rents PDF 173 KB
To
consider a report that seeks approval to adopt the Rent and Service
Charge Setting Policy and authorisation to implement the proposed
rent increases for Torbay Council’s housing stock.
Additional documents:
8.
Revenue and Capital Budget 2025/2026 Proposals PDF 1 MB
To receive the
recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Board on the
Cabinet’s draft budget proposals for 2025/2026 and to make
final recommendations to the Council.
9.
Budget Monitoring 2024/25 – April to December 2024 Revenue and Capital Outturn Forecast PDF 681 KB
To consider a report
that provides a high-level budget summary of the Council’s
revenue and capital position for the financial year 2024/25,
reviewing budgets and considering year-end forecasts.
Additional documents:
10.
Torbay Council Climate Change Action Plan PDF 319 KB
To consider a report
that seeks approval of the Climate Change Action Plan.
Additional documents:
11.
Land Disposal at Penn Meadow, Brixham PDF 155 KB
To consider a report
that sets out a request, the terms agreed for the
proposed transfer and if in agreement consent to dispose of the
land to Brixham Town Council.
Additional documents:
12.
Local Development Scheme (Local Plan Timetable) PDF 226 KB
To consider a report
that seeks to agree an updated timetable for the Local Plan, known
as a Local Development Scheme.
13.
Adult Social Care electronic recording system replacement PDF 280 KB
To consider a report
that seeks approval for the procurement and subsequent award of
contracts for the provision of a new Case Management System and
related Finance Module for use in the delivery of the
Council’s statutory duties in relation to Adult Social Care
Services.
Additional documents:
14.
Torbay Interagency Carers’ Strategy Action Plan 2024-27 PDF 147 KB
To consider a report
that seeks approval of the Torbay Interagency Carers Strategy
Action Plan.
Additional documents:
15.
Adopt South West Annual Report 2023-24 PDF 165 KB
To consider a report
that sets out the Adopt South West Annual Report 2023-24.
Additional documents:
16.
Review of the Membership of Community Infrastructure Levy (CiL) Spend Panel PDF 129 KB
To consider a report
that seeks to expand the membership of the CiL Spend Panel.
Live Streaming and Hybrid Arrangements
To
encourage more people to engage in our public meetings the Council
is live streaming our Cabinet meetings on our YouTube channel in
addition to recording the meetings and publishing the recording on
our website. To watch the meeting live
please visit https://www.youtube.com/user/torbaycouncil.
We are
also using hybrid meeting arrangements to enable officers and
Councillors who are not members of the Cabinet to either attend the
meeting in person or to attend the meeting remotely via
Zoom. Anyone attending the meeting
remotely must use their raise hand function when they wish to speak
and to declare any interests at the appropriate time. If anyone attending the meeting remotely loses
connection the meeting will continue and
they will have the option to follow the meeting via the YouTube
live stream.
