Councillor Ian Bastable
Email: ibastable@fareham.gov.uk
Council: Fareham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
117 meetings · Page 1 of 24
Planning Committee - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 2.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
117 decisions · Page 21 of 24
Food Safety Service Plan 2024-2026
From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024
To approve the revised Food Safety Service Plan 2024-2026 as required by the Food Standards Agency. The Food Standards Agency requires a detailed Food Safety Service Plan to demonstrate that the Council has adequate arrangements in place to meet its statutory responsibilities as a Food Authority. This should be updated regularly. The Agency has provided detailed guidance as to how the Plans should be set out and the information they should contain; the revised Plan meets these requirements.
Recommendations Approved
General Fund Revenue Monitoring 2024/25
From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024
The report provides comparative information on the Council’s revenue expenditure for the period for the first half of the financial year. Members are invited to consider the financial performance and any corrective action that may be deemed appropriate. The report provides summary information on the overall spending position against the revenue budgets in the current year, as set out in the following tables:- General Fund Budget 2024/25 Budget to 30 Sept 24 Actual to 30 Sept 24 Variation £000s £000s £000s £000s Service Budgets 16,096 1,532 904 -628 Non-Service Budgets -2,803 -33 -33 0 Net Budgets 13,293 1,499 871 -628 Revenue spending plans are currently showing a net underspend for the first half of the financial year. Any underspending achieved by the end of the year will reduce the need to call on the Council’s reserves for 2024/25 which was originally expected to be in the region of £404,200 when the base budget was agreed. There are a number of areas where spend is in excess of the budget and some areas are likely to continue to be overspent through to the end of the financial year. However, current forecasts against the base budget are predicting that the half-way position overall will continue to the end of the year. It therefore remains appropriate to continue to monitor financial performance closely over the remainder of the financial year to ensure that any slippage does not change this position or adversely affect the services provided to residents and customers. Commentary on the most significant variations is set out in the briefing paper accompanying the report.
Recommendations Approved
Vehicle Replacement Programme Annual Review 2024
From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024
To review the Council’s five -year rolling Vehicle Replacement Programme (VRP) and make recommendations for capital expenditure to continue to move to a modern fleet of commercial vehicles and ensure that the Council has a resilient and cost-effective fleet, as well as reducing its carbon emissions. In May 2023, the Executive approved a £3.8M rolling five-year Vehicle Replacement Programme for the Council’s vehicle fleet, to be updated each Autumn to inform budget setting for the following year and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy. The 2023 Programme proposed the replacement of 57 vehicles over the five years to 2028. To date, 19 vehicles have been replaced at a cost of £845,000. Eight were new vehicles, with the remainder used. As at the end of September 2024, two of the replacement vehicles were electric and HVO is used in around one third of the vehicle fleet. The 2024 Annual Review proposes a new rolling five-year Vehicle Replacement Programme to 2029/30, estimating that 50 vehicles will need to be replaced at an estimated maximum cost of £4.68M. All available replacement vehicle options will be considered and assessed against estimated whole life costs, impact on fleet carbon emissions and availability of capital budget. The lifetime cost analysis, which takes account of capital purchase and running costs over a 10-year period, highlights that diesel vehicles remain the cheapest vehicle type at present for most of our fleet. The recommended Vehicle Replacement Programme will reduce the carbon emissions of the Council’s fleet in line with the Council’s aspiration to become net zero by 2030. Subject to other decisions, the five new food waste vehicles will be duelled with HVO when the service commences in March 2026, which will effectively negate the carbon impact of these additional fleet vehicles. The use of HVO in the whole diesel fleet to reduce carbon emissions needs to be balanced against the additional cost.
Recommendations Approved
Melvin Jones House
From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024
To obtain approval to include Melvin Jones House and St Marys Road Flats as a new and additional appendix (Appendix A to the report) to the Fareham Housing Regeneration Strategy. To approve in principle the redevelopment of the Melvin Jones House and St Marys Road Flats site, having regard to the options and estimated costs cited in Appendix B to the report. The Regeneration Strategy was adopted at the March 2021 Executive meeting and details the factors that will be considered when identifying and progressing housing regeneration opportunities. Appendix C (Appendix A to the report) is the third of the individual site-specific appendices produced for Executive approval. Melvin Jones House and St Marys Road Flats is a Fareham Borough Council owned sheltered housing scheme constructed in 1972. Due to its age, many of the major structural elements of the building are nearing the end of their life, resulting in increased and more lengthily maintenance. Internally, the accommodation consists of small, poorly designed units which fall short of modern standards of living. Regeneration options have been explored, and the recommendation is to replace the existing buildings and garages with new, energy efficient, affordable homes.
Recommendations Approved
Capital and Treasury Management Monitoring 2024/25
From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024
The report summarises the Council’s General Fund capital expenditure and treasury management activity up to 30 September 2024. It also provides information on the performance against the Treasury and Prudential Indicators. A summary of the capital programme expenditure against budgets in the current year, is set out in the following table:- Capital Programme Revised Budget 2024/25 £ Budget to 30 Sep 24 £ Actual to 30 Sep 24 £ Variation £ General Fund 18,064,500 9,436,900 8,825,039 -611,861 During the first half of the year the Council operated within the Treasury and Prudential Indicators. The overall treasury position is set out in the following table:- 31 March 2024 Actual £’000 30 Sept 2024 Actual £’000 Total borrowing 64,589 63,256 Total investments (13,588) (13,398) Net borrowing 51,001 49,858 The Council’s net interest budget for 2024/25 is £468,400 with an actual of £241,078 at the end of September (£701,320 actual in 2023/24). With the Bank Rate currently at 5% and expected to reduce this year, the budget will be reviewed during the budget setting period to reflect the latest capital programme spending plans.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 117
Average per Month: 4.2
Decisions Recorded: 117