Public List of Decisions, July 7, 2026

Present:

Suzanne Otters-Bruijnen, Mayor
Jelle de Jong, Alderman 
Mireille Bonnier, Alderman
Steven Grevink, Alderman
Jeroen Wesselink, Secretary

1. Public Agenda for the Municipality of Son en Breugel, July 7, 2026

The board sets the agenda.
 

2. List of Public Resolutions of the Municipality of Son en Breugel, June 30, 2026

The college adopts the decision list.
 

3. List of Internal (Non-Public) Decisions, June 30, 2026

The college adopts the decision list.
 

4. Political Evening, July 9, 2026

The Executive Board takes note of the agenda for the Political Evening on July 9, 2026, and submits the list of commitments and the list of pending motions to the council.

The Executive Board resolves:

  1. take note of the program for the Political Evening on July 9, 2026;
  2. to present the list of commitments dated June 4, 2026, to the council;
  3. to present the list of pending motions to the council for its meeting on July 9, 2026.

5. Agreement on the Approach to Drug Hotspots: OB 2025–2030

On March 31, 2025, the mayor of the municipality of Son en Breugel signed the “Approach to Drug Locations in East Brabant 2025–2030” agreement. The agreement is evaluated every two years by the parties involved. The Administrative Steering Group (BRG) decided to conduct an evaluation after one year. This evaluation was carried out recently, during which input was gathered from all parties to the agreement. On May 18, 2026, the results and proposed changes from the evaluation were presented to the BRG, after which the amendment to the agreement was approved. The amendment primarily concerns the incorporation of changes to the Opium Act and the addition of the Province of North Brabant as a covenant partner.

The municipal executive has decided to approve the signing of the “Approach to Drug Locations in East Brabant 2025–2030” covenant (version 2.0, BRG, May 18, 2026).

6. Decision on the Appeal

On December 17, 2025, the municipal executive decides to grant an environmental permit for the modification of a facade element on the front of the property, next to the residence on the lot locally known as Panterlaan 8 in Son en Breugel. On December 31, 2025, the municipal executive receives an objection to the aforementioned decision. The Appeals Committee recommends declaring the objection unfounded, upholding the contested decision—including the amended construction drawing dated March 12, 2026—and rejecting the request for reimbursement of costs pursuant to Article 7:15, paragraph 2, of the General Administrative Law Act (Awb).

The Municipal Executive decides:

  1. Declare the objection admissible;
  2. to declare the appeal unfounded and to uphold the contested decision, including the amended construction drawing;
  3. to deny the request for reimbursement of costs pursuant to Article 7:15(2) of the General Administrative Law Act;
  4. To refer in part to the opinion of the Objections Committee for the reasons for the decision.

7. Agreement on Additional Duties Health School Hours

To ensure the continuity of Health Onderwijstijd,” additional tasks (the so-called “plus tasks”) must be mandated to the Joint Arrangement for the Youth Region “Een 10 voor de Jeugd.” This additional mandate is necessary to resolve legal obstacles resulting from the entry into force of the Youth Care Availability Improvement Act (WvbJ). Health Onderwijstijd” is a “plus task” that was already being implemented regionally prior to the establishment of the Joint Arrangement and for which continued regional implementation is necessary.

The Executive Board decides:

  1. to enter into an agreement stipulating that Jeugdregio Een 10 voor de Jeugd will carry out the procurement tasks related to Health School Hours” on behalf of the municipalities;
  2. to enter into an agreement stipulating that the “Een 10 voor de Jeugd” Youth Region may continue its collaboration with “Samen voor Jeugd,” as initiated at the time the “Een 10 voor de Jeugd” network partnership was established;
  3. To authorize the Executive Committee and the chairperson of the “Een 10 voor de Jeugd” Youth Region, through the 2026 Amendment to the Mandate Resolution of the “Een 10 voor de Jeugd” Youth Region, to exercise the powers related to the implementation of the aforementioned agreement.

8. Improvement Plan for Records and Information Management and KPI Report for IBT 2026

Each year, the improvement plan for records and information management is submitted to the province as part of the intergovernmental oversight (IBT) process. Every two years, the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) report must also be submitted as part of the information arrangement. Based on this information arrangement, the province assesses records and information management on a three-point scale: satisfactory/partially satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

The Executive Board decides;

  1. to adopt the updated 2025–2026 improvement plan for records and information management;
  2. to adopt the KPI report for April 2024–April 2026;
  3. To approve the submission of the following documents to the Intergovernmental Oversight Body (IBT):
    * Updated Improvement Plan for Records and Information Management 2025–2026
    * KPI Report April 2024–2026
    * Report on the 2025 RHCe Follow-up Meeting
    * Executive Board Proposal dated June 23, 2026, regarding the 2025 Supervisory Assessment and the Council Information Letter (RIB).
    * The advisory memorandum.

9. Motion M21. Together Against Violence

On November 6, 2025, the City Council adopted the motion “Together Against Violence.” The attached council information letter informs the City Council of the progress made in implementing this motion, thereby concluding the matter. 

The Executive Committee has decided to adopt the text regarding the “Together Against Violence” motion and to include it in the next council information letter, with a drafting mandate for Mayor Otters to prepare the letter.

10. Southeast Brabant Environment Day, July 9, 2026

An “Omgevingsdag” is organized twice a year for each region in North Brabant. During an “Omgevingsdag,” agreements are reached between the municipalities, the province, and the water boards. These agreements may have legal implications, for example, for zoning plans (that are yet to be developed). The documents for the “Omgevingsdag” on July 9, 2026, are submitted to the Executive Board along with this memorandum.

The Executive Board decides to take note of the agenda, the accompanying documents, and the annotations made.

11. Designate Stokroosstraat 2 as a municipal monument

On December 4, 2023, the Historic Preservation Commission adopted a Statement of Rationale for Stokroosstraat 2, recommending that this building be designated as a municipal historic landmark. The residential house, with its original wooden addition and monumental artwork on the facade, deserves the status of a municipal monument due to its characteristic architectural style of the Bossche School, its understated use of materials and colors, its iconic location in the Grote Beek stream valley, and its high degree of integrity and local rarity.

The municipal executive has decided to designate the property at Stokroosstraat 2 in Son en Breugel as a municipal monument

12. RES Initial Memo

Developments in recent years call for a reassessment of the agreements in RES 1.0 to create RES 2.0. In RES 2.0, agreements are made to work together to build an energy system that optimally contributes to our spatial and economic growth objectives. At the regional portfolio holders’ meeting on energy transition held on March 12, the RES 2.0 Initial Memorandum was approved, with the agreement that it would be submitted to all municipal councils for adoption following the portfolio holders’ meeting on May 27. The RES 2.0 Initial Memorandum is now available.

College Decision:

  1. to adopt the RES 2.0 MRE Initial Memorandum;
  2. take note of the information letter titled “RES 2.0 Introductory Note,” which will be sent to the councils by MRE in August.