Meeting documents

Apologies for absence were received from CouncillorsMrs J Langley (Cabinet Member for Housing) and S Saddique (Deputy Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources).

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 17 September 2018 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

There were no declarations of interest.

Cabinet recalled that new Air Quality Action Areas had been declared in December 2017. The new areas covered High Wycombe, amendments to the existing M40 area, and the Marlow area. It was noted that due to legislation requirements the Council had 12 months from the date of declaring any new areas to publish an Air Quality Action Plan.

Further to the recent public consultation on the proposed Air Quality Action Plan, Cabinet was asked to consider a number of matters and to recommend to Council accordingly. The matters before Cabinet included proposals for how the Council would achieve the air quality standards or objectives for the area; and the timescales for the achievements of the measures.

The Cabinet Member for Environment thanked the officers for all their hard work in relation to producing the Air Quality Action Plan.

The following recommendation was made to ensure that Wycombe District Council complied with its obligations to produce an Air Quality Action Plan within 12 months of declaring new Air Quality Management Areas as required by Part IV of the Environment Act 1995.

Recommended: That the Air Quality Action Plan as set out in Appendix A of the report be approved and the existing action plan published in 2002 be replaced.

RESOLVED: That pursuant to Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Minute Nos 41 and 42, because of their reference to matters which contain exempt information as defined as follows:

Minute 41 –  CCTV Service

Minute 42 –  Property Acquisition

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) (Paragraph 3, Part 1 of Schedule 12A, Local Government Act 1972)

(The need to maintain the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure, because disclosure could prejudice the Council’s position in any future tender process or negotiations)

Cabinet had before it proposals to merge the Council’s CCTV monitoring service with others across Buckinghamshire.

The following decisions were made to deliver cost effective and efficient CCTV monitoring services.

RESOLVED: That (i) the Council’s CCTV control room monitoring services be merged at the location set out in paragraph 4 of the report, for the cost set out in paragraph 10 of the report; and

(ii)    in principle the entry into a service level and funding agreement with Thames Valley Police for the delivery of CCTV monitoring services be approved and delegated authority be granted to the Head of Community Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community to negotiate and confirm the final terms of the agreement.

Cabinet had before it a report setting out proposals for a freehold interest in a plot of land within High Wycombe.

The following decision was made in order to release funds allocated in the Major Projects Capital Programme in order to acquire the property.

RESOLVED: That the freehold interest in the property detailed in paragraph 3 of the report be acquired.