Agenda and decisions

To take any questions or statements from members of the Public.

To receive declarations of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or other registrable or non-registrable interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

The Committee is asked to confirm as a true record the Restricted Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 8 October 2024 and the Minutes and Restricted Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 16 January 2025 (attached), and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

This report sets out the Council’s intended health and wellbeing strategy for 2025-2028.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Approve the draft Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-2028 as set out at Appendix 1 of the report.

(2)          Agree to the draft Strategy being taken to Public Consultation for a period of 6-weeks after the Committee meeting.

EEBC continues to have a significant financial outlay on temporary accommodation costs to meet its homelessness obligations under the Housing Act 1996 and Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, and the level of expenditure is set to significantly exceed the budget set for 2024/25. This report sets out the actions taken to minimise homelessness expenditure and identifies the funding which will be utilised to cover the additional expenditure for 2024/25.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Note the priority action points which have been taken to manage homelessness over the past 6 months.

(2)          Note the use of Homelessness Prevention Grant (HPG) and Homelessness Grant reserves to cover the increase in expenditure, during 2024/25, to enable the Council to meet its duties under the Housing Act 1996 and Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

(3)          Agree that a further update regarding nightly paid accommodation (NPA) expenditure be provided at the Community & Wellbeing Committee in October 2025.

This report sets out achievements of work delivered as part of the Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy between 2023 - 2025.

The report sets out a proposal of relevant funding streams and attributed work to support in the delivery of the Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy for 2025/26. 

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Note the achievements of works delivered as part of the Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy.

(2)          Note the proposal of relevant funding streams and attributed work to support in the delivery of the Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy for 2025/26. 

This report recommends an additional fee for which this Committee is responsible and corrects the charge on a previously agreed fee. Both fees will be effective from 1 April 2025.

This late item has been published further to the Chair of the Community and Wellbeing Committee being of the opinion that it should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency in accordance with Appendix 5, CPR 3.7 of the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Constitution, and s.100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Agree the additional fee for hourly rates for standard room hire at Bourne Hall for 17:00 – 24:00, as set out at section 3.1 of the report.

(2)          Agree an updated fee for hourly rates for standard room hire at Bourne Hall for 09:00 – 17:00, as set out at section 3.2 of the report.