Meeting Details

Councillor Mrs Riddle (Chairman), Councillors Allison, Mrs Birks, Mrs Bowman (Vice Chairman), Mrs Glendinning, Mallinson J, Robson, Watson

Substitutes:

Bainbridge, McDonald, Mrs McKerrell, McNulty, Shepherd, Sidgwick S

To consider any matter which has been the subject of call-in.

(a) Minutes of the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Panel and Economic Growth Scrutiny Panel
To receive the views of the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Panel and the Economic Growth Scrutiny Panel on the service implications of the Budget reports.
(Copy Minutes of 23 November 2017 and 30 November 2017 to follow)

Revenue Budget Reports:
(b) Budget Update - Revenue Estimates 2018/19 to 2022/23

Background:
To consider and comment on the summary of the Council's revised revenue base estimates for 2017/18, together with base estimates for 2018/19 and forecasts up to 2022/23 for illustrative purposes.

Potential new spending pressures and savings are also considered.  The following areas are those where the Panel has service responsibility in addition to its overall budget scrutiny responsitbility:

To consider new savings proposals and additional income generation.  The following areas are those where the Panel has service responsibility in addition to its overall budget scrutiny responsibility:

(c) Individual Charges Reviews -
Background:
To consider and comment upon Individual Charges Review reports as follows:

Community Services
Report:  CS.33/17 pages 31 - 58
Officer:  Darren Crossley, Deputy Chief Executive

Economic Development
Report:  ED.38/17 pages 59 - 68
Officer:  Jane Meek, Corporate Director of Economic Development

Governance and Regulatory Services
Report:  GD.66/17 pages 69 - 104
Officer:  Mark Lambert, Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services

Licensing
Report:  GD.68/17 pages 105 - 118
Officer:  Mark Lambert, Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services

(d) Revised Capital Programme 2017/18 and Provisional Capital Programme 2018/19 to 2022/23
Report:  RD.32/17 pages 119 - 130
Officer:  Alison Taylor, Chief Finance Officer

Background:
To consider and comment on the revised capital programme for 2017/18, together with the proposed method of financing and the proposed programme for 2018/19 to 2022/23.

(e) Corporate Assets - 3 Year Repair and Maintenance Programme 2018/19 - 2020/21
Report:  GD.72/17 pages 131 - 136
Officer:  Mark Lambert, Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services

Background:
To consider and comment on the maintenance programme and budget proposals for the Council's corproate operational property assets for the 3 year period 2018/19 to 2020/21 together with an update on building maintenance.

(f) Treasury Management September 2017 and Forecasts for 2018/19 to 2022/23
Report:  RD.30/17 pages 1337 - 150
Officer:  Alison taylor, Chief Finance Officer

Background:
To receive the regular quarterly report on Treasury Transactions and the City Council's Treasury Management estimates for 2018/19 with projections to 2022/23

(g) Local Taxation 2018/19 - 2022/23
Report:  RD.33/17 pages 151 - 160
Officer:  Alison Taylor, Chief Finance Officer

Background:
To receive the considerations as part of the budget process that need to be made in relation to aspects of funding received by the Council from Local Taxation.

(h) Revenue Budget Overview and Monitoring Report - April to September 2017

(i) Capital Budget Overview and Monitoring Report - April to September 2017
Report:  RD.29/17
Officer:  Alison Taylor, Chief Finance Officer

Background:
The Budget Monitoring Reports are submitted for informaiton

Why are the Budget 2018/19 Reports on the agenda?
Annual Scrutiny as part of the Budget process

What is the Panel being asked to do?
Scrutinise the budget reports and provide feedback to the Executive

Background:
The Policy and Communications Manager to submit a report which presents the work of the Community Asset Transfer Task and Finish Group.

Why is this item on the agenda?
Agenda item agreed by the Panel in their Work Programme. 

What is the Panel being asked to do?
1.  Consider and coment on the Draft Community Asset Transfer Policy (Appendix 1) and supporting documents to enable the Council to implement the policy.

2. Refer the report to Executive for consideration on 18 December 2017.

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Enquiries, requests for reports, background papers etc to:

Rachel Plant, Democratic Services Officer, (01228) 817036 or rachel.plant@carlisle.gov.uk