There were no apologies for absence.

The Leader of the Council agreed to take as urgent the joint report of the Assistant Director of Regeneration and Cultural Services and the Theatre and Events Manager because the work to the Hazlitt Arts Centre needs to be carried out urgently for the following reasons:

·  The health and safety of staff and contractors;

·  Business continuity if the boilers fail;

·  The need to do the work in the summer during the scheduled annual summer shut down of the Arts Centre.

There were no Visiting Members.

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

There were no disclosures of lobbying.

RESOLVED: That the item on Part II of the Agenda be taken in private as proposed.

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 13 April 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed.

That the Information Strategy 2011 – 2014 as set out at Appendix 1 to the report of the Head of ICT Services be approved.

DECISION MADE: That the Information Strategy 2011 – 2014 as set out at Appendix 1 to the report of the Head of ICT Services be adopted.

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1.  That the boilers and associated pipework and controls, electrical switchgear and mains distribution panels are replaced and enabling health and safety works are carried out, all as identified in the report by Mervyn Hayes Consultants set out in Appendix A to the joint report of the Assistant Director of Regeneration and Cultural Services and the Theatre and Events Manager and at the approximate costs set out in that Appendix, plus a contingency of 10%. 

2.  That the necessary urgent works to the HAC are funded from balances, and the monies recouped through either reduced subsidy and/or increased income.

DECISION MADE:

That the boilers and associated pipework and controls, electrical switchgear and mains distribution panels are replaced and health and safety works are carried out and that the necessary urgent works are funded from balances, and the monies recouped through either reduced subsidy and/or increased income.

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1.  That the provisional outturn figures for revenue and capital for 2010/11 be noted.

2.  That the provisional funding of capital expenditure in 2010/11 be agreed.

3.  That the carry forward of revenue resources of £1.73m for the financing of future capital expenditure be agreed.

4.  That the carry forward of grant funding as detailed below be approved.

5.  That the revenue carry forward requests as set out in Appendix B of the report of the Head of Finance and Customer Services from 2010/11 into 2011/12 based on the previously agreed criteria be agreed.

6.  That the impact on the balance sheet of the provisional outturn 2010/11 be noted.

DECISION MADE:

1.  That the provisional outturn figures for revenue and capital for 2010/11 be noted.

2.  That the provisional funding of capital expenditure in 2010/11 be agreed.

3.  That the carry forward of revenue resources of £1.73m for the financing of future capital expenditure be agreed.

4.  That the carry forward of grant funding be approved.

5.  That the revenue carry forward requests be agreed.

6.  That the impact on the balance sheet of the provisional outturn 2010/11 be noted.

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The Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council regarding the Forward Plan for the period 01 June to 30 September 2011.

RESOLVED:  That the Forward plan for the period 01 June to 30 September 2011 be noted, subject to the following amendments:-

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