Decisions

The Committee resolved to:

1.    Agree to the tennis court and football pitch improvement works within the Council’s parks and open spaces,

2.    Authorise the Group Head Community Wellbeing, in consultation with the Chair of Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to select the chosen suppliers and award the contracts not exceeding the community infrastructure levy funding set out in this report,

3.    Authorise the Group Head Corporate Governance to enter contracts with the chosen supplier; and

4.    Recommend to Council a supplementary capital estimate of £260,000 for the gross cost of the capital works.

The Committee resolved to approve the Sundry Debt write-offs set out amounting to £10,913.44 in total which relates to irrecoverable debts relating to:

a.    Hire costs for Staines Community Centre (£3,763.44) and

b.    A homelessness prevention loan (£7,150)

The Committee resolved to:

a.    Approve the new Governance Assurance Policy and Framework (as outlined in Appendix a), which focuses on the Council’s governance and control arrangements to ensure effective management of risks; and

b.    Authorise the Deputy Chief Executive, in conjunction with the Chair of the Audit Committee to make any adjustments to the Policy and Framework to ensure that it is updated to reflect any future changes in the Council’s governance arrangements.