Policy and Project Advisory Board - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.00 pm - Agenda

Venue: Council Offices, Farnborough

Contact: Administrator, Chris Todd  Tel. (01252) 398825, Email.  chris.todd@rushmoor.gov.uk

Link: Click here to view the livestream of the meeting

Items
No. Item

1.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 150 KB

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 18th November, 2025 (copy attached).

2.

FREE PARKING FOR SHOPPERS pdf icon PDF 88 KB

Following the approval of a Motion at the Council meeting in October, 2025, to consider offering free or discounted car parking for shoppers in Aldershot and Farnborough town centres (copy of Motion wording attached).

 

Lee McQuade, Economy and Growth Service Manager, will be in attendance at the meeting to provide a short presentation and to guide the discussion.

3.

WORK PLAN pdf icon PDF 198 KB

To discuss the Policy and Project Advisory Board Work Plan (copy attached).

4.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

To consider resolving:

 

That, subject to the public interest test, the public be excluded from this meeting during the discussion of the undermentioned item to avoid the disclosure of exempt information within the paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972 indicated against such item:

 

Item                Schedule      Category

No.                  12A Para.

                        No.

 

4                      3                      Information relating to financial or business affairs

5.

COUNCIL BUDGET 2025/26 - SERVICE REVIEWS

To receive a briefing on the options under consideration by Cabinet to improve financial sustainability (confidential paper attached) and consider making recommendations to Cabinet.

 

Ian Harrison, Interim Managing Director, Peter Vickers, Executive Head of Finance and Sction 152 Officer and Alex Shiell, Service Manager – Policy, Strategy and Transformation will be in attendance at the meeting to guide the discussion.

 

The Leader of the Council (Gllr Gareth Williams) will also be in attendance.