Decisions

That the Executive Councillor:

1. Approves the issue of a new Grant Funding Agreement with Citizens Advice Lincolnshire to a value of £278,000 to continue the Citizens Advice Services across Lincolnshire for a further 12 month period between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022.

2. Notes the planned strategic review of the Citizens Advice funding in 2021 to inform future commissioning decisions around this arrangement beyond 31 March 2022.

That the Executive:-

1.    approves the Development Fund – Drainage Investigations and Flood Repairs Governance Structure attached in Appendix A of the report and the Programme of Works attached in Appendix B of the report; and

2.    delegates to the Executive Director – Place in Consultation with the Executive Councillor for Highways, Transport and IT, and the Executive Councillor for Economy and Place, the authority to take decisions to proceed with individual schemes and the terms of entering into any contractual documents to give effect to the schemes.

That the Green Masterplan be approved.

1.    That the Executive endorses the Review of the Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan and recommends to the full County Council that the whole Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan is updated in accordance with the programme set out in the proposed Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Development Scheme;

2.    That the Executive authorises the Head of Planning Services to make any minor amendments to the Review of Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan and the Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Development Scheme before they are considered by the full County Council, which may be necessary to allow them to be published on the County Council's website.

The Executive:-

1.    approves the adoption of a formal charging regime for giving pre-application planning advice for minerals, waste and the County Council's own applications in the form of the Charging Schedule and Exemptions as set out in Appendix A to the report, to take effect from 1 April 2021; and

2.    delegates authority to the Executive Director – Place to review the Charging Schedule after a minimum of 12 months from its implementation and to make any changes that are felt necessary following this initial period.

That the Executive:

1.    Approves the payment of a sum of £2.56 million from the Capital Programme for Lincolnshire to NKDC through a Funding Agreement to support the development of the Hoplands, Sleaford, which is permitted under the state aid rules where the aid provided can be categorised as Services of General Economic Interest, with Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council entering into a Nominations Agreement and Funding Agreement for the Extra Care Housing scheme and Working Age Adult properties, to secure nomination rights for Lincolnshire County Council on 40 Extra Care Housing units and 12 Community Supported Living units for Working Age Adults with learning disabilities, mental health and/or physical disabilities; through a process of first refusal with no void risk for a period of 30 years.

2.    Approves the under-value disposal of 0.9625 hectares of the Hoplands site for nil value to North Kesteven District Council to support the development of the Hoplands, which is permitted under the state aid rules, where the aid provided can be categorised as Services of General Economic Interest.  (The market value for this section of land is £650,000).

3.    Approves the disposal of 0.81262 hectares of the Hoplands site for market value of £250,000 to Lafford Homes, North Kesteven District Council's wholly-owned property company, for the development of market rental properties, or to North Kesteven District Council for the development of social housing, in the event Lafford Homes are unable to proceed.

4.    Delegates to the Executive Director for Adult Care and Community Wellbeing, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Adult Care, Health and Children's Services, authority to determine the final form, and approve the entering into of all legal documentation necessary to give effect to the above decisions.

That the Quarter 2 performance for 2020/21 be noted.

That the Executive:

1.    Consider the effect of the funding available and revenue expenditure position as noted in paragraphs 1.24, 1.25 and Table B of the report, supported by additional information in Appendix A;

2.    Consider the Equality Impact Analysis at Appendix B and the consultation comments as shown in Appendix G and presented at the meeting;

        2a) Approve for recommendation to full Council that the budget for                 2020/21 be amended as follows:

i)             a new Support for Businesses Reserve of £12m be created for the purpose of implementing schemes for supporting Lincolnshire Businesses by a transfer of £12m from the Financial Volatility Reserve; and

ii)            £0.2m be transferred from the Financial Volatility Reserve to the existing Flood and Water Risk Management reserve for the purpose of providing sandbags across the county.

3.    Subject to recommendation 4 below approve for recommendation to full Council:

a)    the revenue Budget for 2021/22 proposed in Table B of the report subject to the following changes:-

                                  i.        The Financial Volatility Reserve be reduced by £12.2m;

                                ii.        The new Support for Businesses Reserve of £12m be inserted; and

                               iii.        The Flood and Water Risk Management Reserve be increased by £0.2m to £0.418m

b)    the capital programme for 2021/22 proposed in Table C and Appendix C of the report subject to the New Developments Capital Contingency Fund being reduced by £10m and the insertion of a new scheme in Highways, "Rural Road Fund" with an allocation of £10m;

c)    the levels of council tax proposed in Table D and shown in Appendix D of the report including the increasing of council tax in 2021/22 by 1.99%;

d)    the prudential indicators for 2021/22 shown in Appendix E of the report;

e)    the Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy for 2021/22 shown in Appendix F of the report; and

f)     the Medium Term Financial Strategy attached at Appendix H to the report; and

g)    the Capital Strategy 2021/22 attached at Appendix I to the report.

4.    Request the Leader to review and amend the Executive's budget recommendations to the County Council, as appropriate, in light of the final Local Government Finance Settlement if received between the Executive meeting and the County Council on 19 February 2021.

5.    Request the Leader to review and amend the figures within the Medium Term Financial Strategy to be recommended to the County Council as appropriate, to ensure consistency with final budget recommendations made to the County Council meeting on 19 February 2021.

That the new charges and fees, as detailed in the report, be applied from 1 April 2021.

That approval be given to the award of a main contract for the A1084 Caistor to Brigg Safer Roads Primary Route Network resurfacing scheme.

That the recommendations, as detailed in the report, be approved.

That the recommendation, as detailed in the exempt report, be approved.

That the award of a main contract for the Ropery Road / Bridge Street, Gainsborough Primary Route Network (PRN) Scheme, be approved.

That the award of a main contract for the Harpswell Roundabout Primary Route Network Scheme be approved.

That the award of a main contract for the A1133 / A57 / A156 Primary Route Network (PRN) Package be approved.