Decisions made

That Cabinet:

1.1  Notes the £140m Tt2019 programme breakdown and the individual Department targets - section 3 and Appendix 1;

1.2  Notes the latest Tt2019 programme risk assessment, including the early securing of £26m of savings - section 4.

1.3  Notes that the programme delivery, particularly in Adults, Children’s and ETE is set to take four years and that corporate cash flow support of up to £40m (as reported in the previous Budget Setting item) will be required to enable the safe delivery of the different projects thus minimising disruption and impacts for service users and their families – section 4.

1.4  Notes that (currently) up to 11 service specific public consultations are planned to take place in 2018 and that further clarity on the different consultations and their content will be reported to Cabinet in the next Tt2019 update – section 4.

1.5  Notes the progress and strong contributions being made by the three enabling projects to the programme; Digital, Productivity and Procurement – section 5.

1.6  Notes that programme progress will continue to be monitored closely and that regular updates will be provided to Cabinet throughout 2018 and beyond – section 6.

1.7  Notes that officers have been requested by Cabinet to continue to explore all viable options to revise or refine these proposals (the Full Council approved Tt2019 savings proposals) with particular regard to service continuity in areas such as community transport, school crossing patrols and waste and recycling centres, in consultation with partners and stakeholders as appropriate, while recognising that any modification to any proposal must be consistent with the financial and time imperatives of the overall programme – section 1, 3 and 6.

1.8  Agrees to continue to lobby Government in respect of new charging powers aimed specifically at raising income that will be used to protect important universal services e.g. Household Waste Recycling Centres, or to enable other specific savings proposals not to be implemented or for their impact to be mitigated.

That Cabinet:

1.1  Notes the good progress on the delivery of the Hampshire Superfast Broadband Programme for the public funding available, but recognises the wider broadband market failure which means that there are still 2.6% (circa 15,000 properties) where there are no plans currently.

1.2  Acknowledges that, even though there are areas where market failure has meant that plans are not in place and public funding will not meet the demand, the programme still continues to help all residents across Hampshire where possible through innovation such as the Community Match Funding Scheme.

1.3  Notes that the Community Match Funding Scheme is being positively received by communities across Hampshire.

1.4  Approves that the programme continues to extend and maximise coverage under the existing contracts by seeking to reinvest rebate (gainshare) and contract delivery underspend with the existing supplier and continue to apply pressure to the supplier to accelerate delivery of existing contract targets.

1.5  Agrees that the County Council should continue to proactively seek funding from the LEPs and DCMS, as well as other external funding sources, and considers running additional procurements if necessary or advantageous to residents.

1.6  Continues to support the programme through engagement with District Councils, Parish Councils, communities and residents.

1.7  Agree that the Leader of the Council writes to the Minister of State for Digital to reinforce the continuing issue of rural coverage, especially given the crucial economic and social implications, and to seek assurances that the government will address this through policy development and a range of proposals alluded to in the report.

That Cabinet:

1.1  Notes the annual report of the Director of Public Health, and approves publication of the report.

1.1      That the proposed County Council approach to strategic development and planning set out in the report be agreed.

1.2      That the proposed County Council approach to the Welborne motorway access improvement, as set out in the report be approved.

1.3      That allocation of any CIL funds transferred to the County Council that are not identified for a specific scheme be prioritised to the broad areas in which they are collected, and allocations reflect local County Council capital investment priorities in order to ensure the impact of development on infrastructure in these areas are mitigated.

1.4      That the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment be given delegated authority to negotiate with the local planning authorities operating CIL in order to seek amendments to the Regulation 123 list, and to finalise the allocation of CIL resources to specific projects as appropriate.

That Cabinet:

1.1  Notes the County Council’s performance for the first two quarters of 2017/18.

1.2  Acknowledges progress made to support the County Council further to advance equality and fairness through establishing an Inclusion and Diversity Standards Framework, and forming relevant governance arrangements.

That Cabinet:

1.1      Approves the provisional cash limits for 2018/19 set out in Appendix 1.

1.2      Approves a one-off sum of £310,000 from the Invest to Save Reserve to fund additional resource for enabling support over the next two years.

1.3      Approves the capital guideline amounts for the next three years set out in paragraph 7.2.