Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Conrad Broadley, Greta Goatley, John Knight and Jordan Meade.

The Minutes of the Council held on 8 May 2018 were signed by the Mayor.

No declarations of interest were made.

No questions had been received.

To receive and adopt the proceedings, reports and recommendations of the following committees, except those items reserved under Council procedure Rule 5.2 (6) and to ratify and confirm the orders made by them.

Motions that proceedings, reports and recommendations of Committees, except those reserved under Council Procedure 5.2(6) as referred to below be received and adopted and where applicable the Orders made by them be ratified and confirmed were duly proposed, seconded and resolved in each case.

Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on Monday, 30 April 2018

Minutes of the meeting of the Overview Scrutiny Committee held on Thursday, 3 May 2018

Minutes of the meeting of the Regulatory Board (Planning) held on Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on Monday, 21 May 2018

Minutes of the meeting of the Overview Scrutiny Committee held on Monday, 21 May 2018

Minutes of the meeting of the Finance and Audit Committee held on Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Minutes of the meeting of the Regulatory Board (Planning) held on Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Minutes of the meeting of the Overview Scrutiny Committee held on Thursday, 14 June 2018

To receive and adopt the proceedings, reports and recommendations of committees contained in the list of items reserved under Council Procedure Rule 5.2(6) and to ratify the orders made by them. They will be dealt with in the following order:-

Cabinet

Finance & Audit Committee

Overview Scrutiny Committee

Regulatory Board

There were no reserved minutes.

To approve an extension to the funding available to deliver the Council’s Property Acquisition Strategy.

The Council received a report which recommended an extension to the funding available to deliver the Council’s Property Acquisition Strategy.

Resolved that:-

·         additional funding of £1.7 million be made available for further purchases under the Council’s Property Acquisition Strategy, taking the total funding made available to deliver the Council’s Property Acquisition Strategy to £21.7 million;

·         the additional funding be met from investment balances; and

·         the additional funding be included in the current years capital programme.

The Council received a report which recommended an amendment to the Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2018-19.

Resolved that:-

The Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2018-19 be amended to read;

·         the Group Limit, Counterparty Limit and Money Market Fund limit should be increased to £8 million;

·         the non-UK AAA Sovereignty Limit should be increased to £16 million;

·         the limit of investment per Property Fund Limit should be increased to £8m and the limit on Non-specified investments over 1 year duration (property funds) should be increased to £25 million;

·         the limit of investment per Multi Asset Fund should be increased to £8m and the limit on Non-specifies investment over 1 year duration (Multi Asset Funds) should be increased to £25 million; and

·         the limit on Non-specified investments over 1 year duration (other) should be increased to £25 million.

It will be moved by Cllr Shane Mochrie-Cox and seconded by Cllr Lenny Rolles:-

That the Council condemns the increase in fly tipping and littering that has taken place across the Borough since the closure of Pepperhill and calls on Kent County Council to put in additional resources beyond the meagre opening hours of other sites it has offered to our residents which are a distance away and assist GBC further in keeping Gravesham clean and maintained with additional resources and funding.

It was moved by Cllr Shane Mochrie-Cox and seconded by Cllr Lenny Rolles:-

That the Council condemns the increase in fly tipping and littering that has taken place across the Borough since the closure of Pepperhill and calls on Kent County Council to put in additional resources beyond the meagre opening hours of other sites it has offered to our residents which are a distance away and assist GBC further in keeping Gravesham clean and maintained with additional resources and funding.

The motion was declared to be carried unanimously.

The Council paid tribute to the Assistant Director (Environment) and his team for the support provided to date following the closure of the Pepperhill Household Waste and Recycling Centre. The Council also acknowledged that there had been no disruption to the waste collection service during this time.

No questions had been received.

The Mayor invited Members to join him in the Parlour for refreshments.