Decisions

Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:

(1)          Consider and note the progress made on the delivery of the Council’s Climate Change Action Plan over the past year, a period which coincided with the continued COVID-19 pandemic, the publication of IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) in July – August 2021 and COP26 in November 2021.

(2)          Note that the Environment and Sustainability Member Working Group had been established to monitor and review actions of the Council to deliver the climate change priorities set out in the Action Plan.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:

(1)      Authorise the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Chair/Vice Chair, to vary fees and charges for items generating income under £1,000 per annum and/or for one-off services or items;

And, subject to the approval of the Council:

(2)      Agree the fees and charges for 2022/23 as set out at Appendices 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the report.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:

(1)      Note the findings of the report

(2)      Agree to publish the report on the Council’s website.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:

(1)      Recommend the 2022/23 service estimates for approval at the budget meeting of full Council in February 2022;

Following consideration, the Committee was resolved to:

(1)      Approve the Draft Public Spaces Protection Order in Appendix 2 to the report.

(2)      Delegate authority to The Head of Housing and Community to make the Order in accordance with the statutory process set out in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:

(1)      Agree to be part of the ASB Pledge.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:

(1)      Agree to the car park charges proposed in Appendix 1 to the report.

(2)      Agree to the car park permit prices proposed in Appendix 2 to the report.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:

(1)      Submit the capital programme for 2022/23 as identified in section 3 of the report to the Council for approval on 15 February 2022;

(2)      Note the provisional list of schemes for the capital programme for 2023/24 to 2026/27.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved to:

(1)      Consider the representations to the proposed changes in Stoneleigh Parade Car Park and approve the proposal in place.

(2)      Approve the removal of car park barriers in Town Hall and Hope Lodge car park.

The Committee resolved unanimously to:

(1)      Approve the proposed support for voluntary organisations in 2022-2023 as detailed in Appendix 1 to this report.

The Committee resolved to:

(1)       Authorise the Chief Finance Officer to vary fees and charges for items generating income under £1,000 per annum and/or for one-off services or items;

And, subject to the approval of Council:

(2)      Agree the fees and charges for 2022/23 as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

The Committee resolved to:

(1)      submit the capital programme for 2022/23 as identified in section 3 of this report to the Council for approval on 15 February 2022;

(2)      note the provisional list of schemes for the capital programme for 2023/24 to 2026/27;

(3)      note that schemes subject to external funding from Disabled Facilities Grants only proceed once funding has been received.

The Committee resolved to:

(1)      Recommend the 2022/23 service estimates for approval at the budget meeting of Full Council in February 2022.

(2)      Support the three new initiatives in section 6 of the report;

(3)      Note that the supported initiatives from section 6 of the report will only be progressed if a funding option can be identified during the year, in accordance with the Council’s Financial Regulations and budget virement policy.

The Minutes of the previous meeting of the Community and Wellbeing Committee held on 5 October 2021 were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

Declarations of Interest

The following matters were raised in relation to Items of business to be discussed at the meeting:

Councillor Christine Cleveland, Other Interest: In the interests of openness and transparency, Councillor Christine Cleveland declared that she is an allotment holder.

Declarations of Interest

Councillor Christine Cleveland, Other Interest: In the interests of openness and transparency, Councillor Christine Cleveland declared that she is one of the allocated Councillors for Age Concern, Epsom & Ewell.

Declarations of Interest

Councillor Guy Robbins, Other Interest: In the interests of openness and transparency, Councillor Guy Robbins declared that he is one of the allocated Councillors for Age Concern Epsom and Ewell.

Declarations of Interest

Councillor Julie Morris, Other Interest: In the interests of openness and transparency, Councillor Julie Morris declared that she is an allotment holder.

No questions were received from members of the public.