Decisions

To seek approval for a disabled facility grant to the value of £85,367.17 for two applicants living at the same property. The grant is to cover the construction of a single storey extension containing two bedrooms and a shower room

To approve the disabled facility grant to the value of £85,367.17 for two applicants living at the same property. The grant is to cover the construction of a single storey extension containing two bedrooms and a shower room.

Decision

That Cabinet delegates authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, HR & Economic Development, to finalise the 2025/26 budget carry forwards for Capital and Revenue expenditure in respect of the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (HRA).

Reasons for the decision

To ensure the efficient transfer of funding allocation between financial years without unnecessary delay.

Other options considered

Budget carry forwards could have been presented to a later meeting of Cabinet, but this would have created a delay in the availability of budgets; there would be a consequent detrimental impact on delivery of projects and services.

Decision

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the report on the South Kesteven Shop Front Design Guidance following the initial 18-month review period agreed during its adoption by Cabinet on 5 November 2024.

2.    Delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Planning & Growth in conjunction with Cabinet Member for Planning to approve ‘quick reference guides’ produced based on the document for use; and approve minor changes to the document including images and formatting which do not impact the substantive guidance given within the document.

Reasons for the decision

Clear and accessible shopfront design guidance was important to maintaining the quality of the historic environment within the district’s town centres, and thereby their attractiveness to visitors, residents and businesses.

The resolutions made within this report ensured that guidance remains accessible, accurate and relevant, and would support the maintenance of a high-quality environment within South Kesteven’s town centres.

Other options considered

The ‘do nothing’ option, to not implement any suggestions raised through the review of the document was considered. However, although this guidance document represented a very recent update in comparison to previous documents, it was important that the guidance be up to date and accessible to ensure that businesses were able to comply with all relevant requirements and legislation. As such the ‘do nothing’ option was discounted in favour of producing ‘quick reference’ guides on key topics within the guidance and reviewing Shopfront Design guidance on a pentannual basis.

To obtain authority to enter into a contract for Wharf Road Multi Storey Car Park, Grantham Remedial Works - Phase II

Decision

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve the award of a contract to Rio Asphalt & Paving Co Ltd for a value of £298,948.12 exclusive of VAT for essential resurfacing of Level Four of Wharf Road Multi-Storey Car Park Grantham.

2.    Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Property to award a further contract for general repair works to all levels of the Wharf Road Multi-Storey Car Park Grantham.

Reasons for the decision

The structure of the car park was deteriorating as evidenced by corrosion of the concrete plank structural fixings below Level 3. Resurfacing with mastic asphalt to Level 3 would prevent water ingress and the existing corrosion would be treated to prevent further deterioration.

Other options considered

Delaying the works further would have meant the car park surface and underlying concrete framed structure would further deteriorate leading to much higher costs in the future.

Decision

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the contract award for the leisure improvement works at a cost of £321,222.00 to the preferred supplier Northdown Property Services (NPS) Limited, for a period of up to six months with the option to extend for a further six months if required.

2.    Approve the allocation of a revenue budget from the Leisure Investment Reserve to fund the works.

3.    Delegate authority to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture to extend the contract by up to a further six months and make any contract variations to the scope of should this be required.

Reasons for the decision

The contract with NPS Limited would ensure that the changing rooms were refurbished to a high standard and undertaken in accordance with agreed budgets, thus improving the customer experience across each of the three leisure centres and sports stadium.

A compliant procurement exercise was undertaken to identify a preferred contractor and following expiry of the appropriate standstill period the contract needed to be formally awarded.

Other options considered

The Council could have chosen not to undertake the phase one improvement works; however, this was discounted as the Leisure Investment Reserve has been established with the primary objective of improving the cosmetic appearance of each of the three leisure centres and sports stadium.

To seek approval for the acquisition of public open space land, adjacent to Casterton Road, Stamford, PE9 2XX as contained within Title Number LL351627.

To approve the acquisition of five areas of open space land at Casterton Road, Stamford, PE9 2XX.

To approve the procurement and installation of a cloud-hosted contact centre solution called Genesys CX from Kerv Experience Limited via the GCloud framework to replace the current telephony system.

To approve the procurement and installation of a cloud-hosted contact centre solution called Genesys CX from Kerv Experience Limited via the GCloud framework to replace the current telephony system.

To approve the Housing Payment Policy for 2026/27.

To approve the Housing Payment Policy for 2026/27.

To seek approval to create a budget of £73,500 from the remaining funds in relation to the Council’s contribution to the Future High Street Fund in order to host the Luminarium exhibition as part of the Newton 300 commemorative events.

That approval is granted to create a budget of £73,500 from the remaining funds in relation to the Council’s contribution to the Future High Street Fund in order to host the Luminarium exhibition as part of the Newton 300 commemorative events.