To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 2^nd April 2025.

No outstanding actions for this Meeting.

Report to follow.

1.     That the allocation and use of £175,000 (to be funded as identified at 2.9) to support the development of a final proposal to Government for Local Government Re-organisation be approved.

2.     That the proposed governance arrangements set out at 2.10 of the report referred be noted.

Report to follow.

1.     That Option 1b presented as the preferred choice within this report for collecting food waste weekly from households be noted.

2.     That drawing forward £4.175m from the Capital Programme allocation for 2027/28-2030/31 to 2026/27 to fund the capital costs of purchasing food waste collection vehicles, subject to Council approval, be approved.

3.     That slippage of £1.155m in the Capital Programme allocations for Food Waste for 2025/26 into 2026/27 to fund the capital costs of purchasing food waste collection vehicles, subject to Council approval, be approved.

4.     That an addition of £1.943m to the Capital Programme in 2026/27 to fund the capital costs of purchasing food waste collection vehicles, subject to Council approval, be approved.

5.     That the placing of an order for 27 food waste collection vehicles in June 2025 for delivery in 2026/27, subject to the budget being confirmed, be approved.

To seek Member approval for the operational arrangements for SELCP delivery of Warm Homes – Local grant and energy advice across the sub-region.

1.           That it be agreed East Lindsey District Council should act as the lead accountable body for the Warm Homes – Local Grant programme and the Home Energy Advice Service.

2.           That the amendment of capital and revenue budgets for 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28 to include the Warm Homes – Local Grant programme as outlined in Table 1 of the report be supported and recommended to Council.

3.           That the amendment of revenue budgets for 2025/26 and 2026/27 to include the Home Energy Advice Service extension as outlined in Table 2 of the report be approved.

4.           That the entering into of appropriate written agreements between East Lindsey District Council, South Holland District Council and Boston Borough Council to deliver the programmes, subject to legal advice, with delegated authority given to the Assistant Director Regulatory in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety, Leisure and Culture, and Carbon Reduction to agree the terms be approved.

5.           That the operational arrangements in Section 2.16 for Warm Homes – Local Grant delivery and Section 2.21 for the Home Energy Advice Service be approved.

6.           That the continuation of the Programme Monitoring Board for Warm Homes – Local Grant with appropriate Portfolio Holder representation from each of the three Partnership Councils and Assistant Director Regulatory to monitor quarterly progress and for this board to also receive updates in relation to delivery of the Home Energy Advice Service be approved.

7.           That in respect of programme delivery, responsibility be delegated to the Assistant Director Regulatory in consultation with the Chair of the Programme Monitoring Board including all operational matters such as determination of applications for grant funding and wider support.

To note the progress of the first two years of the South and East Lincolnshire Crowdfunding Scheme.

1.     That the progress of the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Crowdfunding scheme be noted and that its continuation be supported by Members. 

2.     That the allocation of further funds to the Crowdfunding scheme via East Lindsey Investment Fund, as agreed at Executive Board on 20^th February 2025 be noted.

The draft programmed date of the next Meeting of this Board is Wednesday 2^nd July 2025. (To be confirmed at the Council Annual Meeting on 21^st May 2025).