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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: It was noted that there were no apologies for absence. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members in respect of business to be transacted on the agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Record of Decisions The decisions of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 1 March 2021 numbered CAB 93 to CAB 102 (inclusive) are attached. Minutes: It was agreed that the decisions of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 1 March 2021, as detailed in decision numbers CAB 93 to CAB 102, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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Future of Co-Innovation Centre (Former Co-op Store), Castle Street, Dover To consider the attached recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Minutes: It was agreed that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s endorsement of Cabinet decision CAB 102, made at its meeting held on 8 March 2021 (Minute No 111), be acknowledged. |
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Refurbishment of Dover Discovery Centre To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).
Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Environment and Corporate Property Minutes: It was agreed:
(a) That the proposed investment by Kent County Council in the refurbishment of the Dover Discovery Centre be noted and welcomed.
(b) That the proposal to include a walk-in archive facility and education room within the Dover District Council-owned area as part of the project be approved.
(c) That the allocation of £700,000 from the Capital Programme to support the delivery of the project be approved.
(d) That the Council enters into an agreement with Kent County Council to contribute the sum of £550,000 towards the cost of delivering the project.
(e) That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Corporate Property, to finalise agreements and the associated decisions involved in delivering the project. |
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Public Sector Decarbonisation Fund To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).
Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Environment and Corporate Property Additional documents: Minutes: It was agreed:
(a) That the project to deliver carbon emission reductions at the Council’s Whitfield Offices and the Dover Museum be approved.
(b) That the procurement methodology outlined in the report be approved.
(c) That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Corporate Property, to take all necessary actions to deliver the project, including the award of contract, contract variations and the approval of any necessary significant design changes. |
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Use of Kearsney Abbey Contingency Fund To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).
Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Environment and Corporate Property Minutes: It was agreed that the overspend on the Kearsney Abbey and Russell Gardens project be financed from contingencies identified in the Medium-Term Financial Plan, namely £250,000 from a specific contingency established for this project, and £100,000 from general contingencies. |
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Housing Stock Compliance To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).
Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Housing and Health Additional documents: Minutes: It was agreed that the contents of the report, which relates to statutory Health & Safety compliance matters associated with managing the housing stock, as well as the actions being taken to verify the accuracy of compliance data, be approved. |
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Dover Town Regeneration Advisory Board - Terms of Reference To consider the attached report of the Head of Governance.
Responsibility: Leader of the Council Minutes: It was agreed that, subject to the amendment of the last sentence under Scope to read ‘…to enhance the tourism and visitor economy, in particular in the hospitality and leisure sectors’, the proposed Terms of Reference for the Dover Town Regeneration Advisory Board, as set out at Appendix A to the report, be approved. |