Decisions

That approval be given to the following as the co-ordinated schemes and admissions criteria to take effect from 1 September 2019 and to apply to decisions on applications for the normal year of intake in schools at the start of the school year in September 2020:

1)  as the Primary co-ordination scheme, the scheme attached at Appendix A

2)  as the Secondary co-ordination scheme, the scheme attached at Appendix B

3)  as the oversubscription criteria for community and voluntary controlled Primary schools, the criteria attached at Appendix C 

4)  as the oversubscription criteria for Spalding High School the criteria attached at Appendix D 

5)  as the Sixth Form arrangements for Spalding High School, the criteria attached at Appendix E. 

(1)   The approval be given in principle to the recommendation of outcomes and measures generally, as specified in Appendix A to the report, as the Council Business Plan for 2019 – 2020.

(2)   The Leader of the Council be delegated authority to determine any changes to the said outcomes and measures to be finally recommended to full Council following discussion with Executive Councillors.

That the Capital Strategy 2019/20 be recommended to full Council for adoption.

(1)   That the effect of the updated funding available and revenue expenditure as noted in paragraphs 1.3 to 1.19, and as detailed at Appendix A and Appendix B to the report, be noted.

(2)  That the Equality Impact Analysis, as detailed at Appendix C to the report, and the consultation comments as shown in Appendix I to the report and presented at the meeting be noted.

(3)  That, subject to recommendation 4 below, the following be recommended to the County Council for approval:

        a) the revenue budget for 2019/20, as detailed in Table C of the Further Update to the Council Budget 2019/20;

        b) the capital programme for 2019/20, as detailed at Table A and Appendix E to the report;

        c) the levels of council tax proposed in Table B of the report, including the increasing of council tax in 2019/20 by 4.95%;

          d) the prudential indicators for 2019/20, as detailed at Appendix G to the report; and

          e) the Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy for 2019/20, as detailed at Appendix H to the report.

(4)  That the Leader of the Council be given delegated authority to review and amend the Executive's budget recommendations to the County Council, as appropriate, in light of the final Local Government Settlement, council tax and business rates information from the Lincolnshire District Councils if received between the Executive meeting and the County Council on 22 February 2019.

(5)  That a Business Rates Volatility reserve be established for the County Council's share of the surplus for 2019/20 of Business Rates Collection Funds operated by the District Councils, which could then be used to offset Business Rates Collection Fund deficits in future years or for other purposes approved by the Council. 

(1)  That approval be given to the carrying out of a public consultation on the proposed changes set out in the Report to the Council's Heritage Service.

(2)  That delegated authority be given to the Interim Executive Director of Place, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Culture and Emergency Services, to determine the detail of the consultation to include scope, timing, content and methodology.

(1)  That the current position on the revenue and capital budgets be noted.

(2)  That Group Leaders be invited to consider how the monitoring of the capital programme could be improved, ready to commence in the financial year 2019/20.

(1)  That approval be given to the establishment of a commercial trading property company which will be by limited by shares and 100% owned by Lincolnshire Future Ltd.

(2)  That the property company be named Lincolnshire County Property Ltd.

(3)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Finance and Public Protection, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Executive Councillor for Resources and Communications, to complete all legal matters to enable the company to be established including approval of the final form of all necessary legal documentation and the appointment of Directors as well as the Council's representative in relation to the Company.

That approval be given to a change to the management policy for Policy Unit P of the Flamborough Head to Gibraltar Point Shoreline Management Plan from 'Hold the Line' to 'Managed Realignment' for the first epoch of the plan (up to 2025) only.

That the updated Street Lighting Policy, as detailed at Appendix A to the report, be approved.