Sarah Robinson

Award of contract for Airfield Operator and approval of pavement repairs at Solent Airport, Daedalus

From: Special, Executive - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 4.00 pm - July 22, 2025

Following procurement, this report seeks authority to award a contract for the operator of Solent Airport Daedalus and delegated authority to agree the final terms, following consultation with the Executive Member for Policy and Resources.

Recommendations Approved

Award of Contract for Operator at Fareham Innovation Centre, Daedalus

From: Special, Executive - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 4.00 pm - July 22, 2025

Following procurement, this report seeks authority to award a contract for the operator of the centre and a delegated authority to agree the final terms should there be changes.

Recommendations Approved

The Draft Fareham Housing Right-Sizing Policy

From: Executive - Monday, 7th July, 2025 6.00 pm - July 07, 2025

The new Policy provides comprehensive information on the Council’s ‘Right-Sizing’ Policy, outlines the structure and the main changes from the previous scheme.  This will be published on the Council’s Housing webpages.    The Policy is not required by statute, though it is a common feature of many local authorities’ housing management practices, and the primary aim is to ensure the policy is in line with current legislative ‘best practice’ and to ensure the fair and transparent application of it while enabling us to make the best use of available stock.

Recommendations Approved

General Fund Revenue Outturn

From: Executive - Monday, 7th July, 2025 6.00 pm - July 07, 2025

This report provides the Executive with details of the actual revenue expenditure for 2024/25 for the General Fund.   The revised revenue budget set by the Executive for the General Fund in February was predicting a contribution from reserves of £285,700 in order to balance the budget. Although budget monitoring had been indicating some pressure points during the year there have also been some positive outcomes within services such that the overall outturn position will be an underspend, of £437,893, after the proposed carry forwards, which will be added to the Council’s reserves.   The main reasons for this were higher than expected income in some areas, such as shopping centre rents, car parking, and investment and commercial properties There was also lower than expected spend in some areas, particularly employee costs due to staff turnover, the local plan and for the homelessness service. However, there continues to be a pressure on the budgets in the year in particular for vehicle costs for the waste collection and street cleansing services.   This contribution to reserves, rather than the expected draw down of reserves, will help towards the funding gap identified for 2026/27 in the Medium-Term Finance Strategy and will reduce the savings that need to be made from the Opportunities Plan.   However, there remains a need to be cautious as the Council’s overall reserves position will not yet be sufficient to go through to the end of the Finance Strategy period. Contingencies are also needed the levels of Government’s financial support remain uncertain and it is likely that the Fair Funding Review will come into force during the 2026/27 financial year along with a business rate reset, both of which are not expected to have a favourable outcome for lower tier authorities.

Recommendations Approved

The provision of sanitary bins in male toilets - Boys need Bins

From: Executive - Monday, 7th July, 2025 6.00 pm - July 07, 2025

Recommendations Approved