15 September 2026

Present

A.J.M. Heerts, Mayor
P.C.J. Messerschmidt, councillor
I. de Bondt, councillor
M.D. Kuiper, councillor
B.C.H. ten Bokum, councillor
J.M. van der Zande, councillor
Mr Wenzkowski, councillor
S. de Bruin, Town Clerk
H.G. Luitjes, board adviser, minute-taker

Absent

None.

1. Approval of the minutes of 8 September 2026

The minutes were approved without amendment.

DOCUMENTS FOR DISCUSSION

2. Introductory Note: Framework Document on Mobility

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

1. To approve the Introductory Note to the Apeldoorn Mobility Framework Policy 2026–2040 (SUMP) as a formal mandate for the drafting of the Apeldoorn Mobility Framework Policy 2026–2040.
2. The Presidium is requested to submit the ‘Mobility Framework Policy 2026–2040’ introductory note to the municipal council for adoption.

Decision: The Executive Committee decides in accordance with the proposal, on the understanding that the portfolio holder is authorised to include a number of additions to the introductory note.

3. TAM Environmental Plan ‘Molenstraat-Centrum 1’

Proposal from the Environmental Law and Planning Permits Department:

1. To declare the majority of the comments received regarding the draft TAM Environmental Plan ‘Chapter 22ac Molenstraat-Centrum 1’ admissible, and to declare one comment inadmissible.
2. To approve the Statement of Views and ex officio amendments accompanying the TAM Environmental Plan ‘Chapter 22ac Molenstraat-Centrum 1’, as contained in the file set with plan identification NL.IMRO.0200.tam0030-vas1.
3. To make a number of ex officio amendments to the TAM environmental plan ‘Chapter 22 ac Molenstraat-Centrum 1’.
4. The TAM environmental plan ‘Chapter 22ac Molenstraat-Centrum 1’, with plan identification NL.IMRO.0200.tam0030-vas1, and the accompanying explanatory notes, are hereby adopted as amended, both electronically and in hard copy.
5. No business plan is to be adopted.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

HAMMER PIECES

4. Policy Guideline on a Safe New Year’s Eve and Council Brief on the Safe New Year’s Eve Act

Proposal from the Security Department:

       To the Executive Committee:

1. To take note of the policy guideline on a safe New Year’s Eve.
2. The council memorandum on the Safe New Year’s Eve Act, insofar as it concerns the authority of the executive body – the Municipal Executive – to adopt it and forward it to the municipal council.

       To the Mayor:

1. To adopt the ‘Safe New Year’s Eve’ policy and bring it to the attention of the Executive Committee and the Municipal Council. Pursuant to this policy, no exemptions will be granted for the 2026–2027 New Year’s Eve celebrations;
2. The council memorandum on the Safe New Year’s Eve Act, insofar as it concerns the authority of the mayor as the administrative body to adopt and issue it, together with the policy rule on a Safe New Year’s Eve, for the information of the municipal council.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal. 

5. Implementation of the motion to investigate the trees at the campsite

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

1. To endorse the outcome of the study into a ‘tree campsite’, carried out in response to the motion of the same name, whereby the development of a ‘tree campsite’ is abandoned in favour of a tree register (an online matching tool) to encourage the reuse of trees due for removal. A tree register, combined with an early assessment of the possibility of retaining valuable trees within existing municipal work processes, offers the most efficient and cost-effective approach to preserving suitable trees.
2. It is hereby noted that the motion has thus been implemented and is hereby concluded.
3. To adopt the letter to the council regarding the implementation of the motion.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

6. Strategic Asset Management Plan 2028–2031 – letter to the council

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

1. To adopt and send the attached council memorandum on the preparation of the Strategic Asset Management Plan for Public Spaces 2028–2031, which informs the council about the evaluation and future developments.

1. We request that the Presidium discuss the council letter in a consultative capacity before 1 December 2026, so that the findings can be taken into account in the further development of the SAMP and the preparation of the 2027 Spring Memorandum.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

7. Council letter on the progress of VTH documents

Proposal from the Security Department:

1. To take note of the letter from the Province of Gelderland regarding the assessment of the Licensing, Supervision and Enforcement (VTH) process documents for the performance of these tasks in our municipality;
2. The attached council letter, which informs the municipal council about the letter from the Province of Gelderland, is to be adopted and sent.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

8. Social Housing Programme under the Act on Strengthening the Coordination of Social Housing

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

1. To adopt the introductory memorandum from the Environmental Policy Department, which sets out in more detail the objectives, structure and process of the Social Housing Programme;
2. To adopt and send the council letter explaining the background, necessity and the council’s involvement in the Social Housing Programme.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

9. Decision on the appeal against Council Resolution (13-2026) establishing a right of first refusal on the plot of land in the Dubbelbeek-Malkenschoten area

Proposal from the Legal Affairs Department:

1. To propose to the council that the objection lodged against the council decision of 26 February 2026 (13-2026) as admissible but unfounded, and to uphold the council decision, all in accordance with the attached advice from the independent appeals committee.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

10. Decision on the appeal against Council Resolution (12-2026) establishing a right of first refusal in respect of Beekbergsebroek

Proposal from the Legal Affairs Department:

1. To propose to the council that the objection lodged against the council decision of 26 February 2026 (12-2026) as admissible but unfounded, and to uphold the council decision, all in accordance with the attached advice from the independent appeals committee;
2. To propose to the council that it should not award the legal costs claimed, in accordance with the attached advice from the independent appeals committee.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

11. Nieuwe Wetering Solar Park in Beemte Broekland

Proposal from the Projects, Programmes and Interim Management Department:

The council resolves:

1. To adopt the consultation document for the Nieuwe Wetering Solar Park.
2. To note that the motion ‘Sustainable participation is something you have to learn’ has been implemented.
3. To approve the proposed final decision on the application for the temporary Environmental Permit for the Nieuwe Wetering Solar Park and to submit this, together with the statement of views, the EIA assessment decision and the other accompanying documents, for binding advice to the council.
4. That the council grants the temporary planning permission subject to a favourable recommendation from the Council.

To be put to the council:

1. To take note of the statement of views accompanying the proposed final decision on the Nieuwe Wetering Solar Park, in which the views submitted have been assessed and incorporated, and to confirm that these comments have led to the inclusion of additional conditions in the planning permission.
2. To take note of the implementation of the motion ‘Sustainable participation is something you have to learn’, as described in the position paper, and to note that the implementation of this motion does not give rise to any amendments, but has led to an additional justification.
3. It is noted that the seasonal ecological survey of the pool frog has been completed and incorporated into the ecological justification and the EIA assessment decision, and that the results of this survey do not give rise to any changes to the design of the Nieuwe Wetering Solar Park.
4. To issue a positive binding opinion, as referred to in Articles 16.15a and 16.15b of the Environment Act, on the application for an environmental permit for an environmental planning activity outside the plan for the Nieuwe Wetering Solar Park, taking into account the statement of views and the additional requirements included as a result thereof.
5. It is hereby determined that the views submitted do not give rise to any grounds for deviating from the 30-year licence term set out in the council resolution dated 25 June 2026, calculated from the date on which the Planning Permission becomes final.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

12. Policy Framework on Reserves and Provisions 2027–2030

Proposal from the Finance and Control Department:

1. To approve the framework document on reserves and provisions for 2027–2030 and to submit it to the Presidium for adoption by the municipal council. The main changes are as follows:
   1. The financial ratios are no longer assessed individually. For the six mandatory ratios plus the resilience ratio, no more than one ratio may fall into the ‘highest risk’ category.
   2. The reserve for projects carried forward is no longer used for structural budgets.
   3. And changes to specific reserves and provisions, as explained in the explanatory note.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

13. Public consultation on the 29th amendment to the General Local Regulation 2014 (APV) – various topics

Proposal from the Legal Affairs Department:

1. To take note of the draft council proposal and the draft council resolution for the

29th amendment to the General Local By-laws;

2. To open the proposed amendment to the General Local By-laws for public consultation.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

14. Amendment to the Subsidy Scheme for a Local Approach to the Insulation of Owner-Occupied Homes in Apeldoorn

Proposal from the Projects, Programmes and Interim Management Department:

1. Adoption of the Decree amending the Subsidy Scheme for the Local Approach to Insulation of Owner-Occupied Homes in Apeldoorn. The scheme is amended in the following respects:
   477. The WOZ value threshold is being raised from €477,000 to €625,000;
   478. The grant scheme will also be open to (G)VvE’s and to individual residents living in a non-detached house or flat;
   479. The deadline for submitting a preliminary application for residents with an income

<150% of the social minimum is extended until 31 December 2027;

6. It is hereby determined that, in 2027, a maximum of 50 residents with an income of less than 150% of the social minimum will be eligible for a subsidy of €6,000;
7. Extension of the deadline for applying for a grant from

31 December 2026 to 31 December 2028;

1. Clarifications in the scheme regarding subsidies for materials for DIY enthusiasts and for insulated doors;
2. It should be noted that the grant amount may not exceed the invoice amount for the insulation works;
3. It should be noted that no subsidy is provided for the use of UF foam.

2. To bring the amendment into force with effect from 12 October 2026;
3. Inform the local council of your decision.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

15. Energy-related Activities Grant Scheme

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

1. To adopt the 2026 Energy Activities Grant Scheme and the accompanying explanatory notes;
2. To publish the regulations and the explanatory notes in the Municipal Gazette;
3. To inform the Council, for its information, of the decision taken.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

16. Performance targets for the Habion housing association, 2027–2030

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

1. To finalise and sign the 2027–2030 performance agreements with Habion, setting out arrangements regarding:
   1. Quality of life: safety, a sense of community and comfortable living.
   2. Affordability and availability; allocation of vacated properties.
   3. Investment, maintenance and safety; any new-build projects, making the most of existing buildings and building accessibility.
   4. Sustainability; improving energy performance.

1. Mayor:

1. To grant Councillor M.D. Kuiper the authority to sign the performance agreements with Habion on behalf of the council.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

17. Traffic measures in the city centre

Proposal from the Projects, Programmes and Interim Management Department:

1. To adopt the attached traffic regulation “Traffic circulation in Apeldoorn town centre”:
2. To publish the traffic order in accordance with the statutory publication requirements.
3. To ensure that the traffic order is implemented as part of the Apeldoorn City Park project.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

18. Extension of grants and setting of the grant ceiling for 2026 and 2027 ‘Promising Start’ Grant Scheme, Part 2 (Ibabs 8285)

Proposal from the Social Development Policy Department:

1. To set the grant ceiling for the ‘Promising Start’ Grant Scheme, Part 2, for 2026 at €135,841 (previously €153,000) and to set it at €140,595.44 for 2027.

1. To extend the grants awarded in 2026 by one year, with an indexation of 3.5%.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

19. Provincial response to comments on the draft Environment Regulations

Proposal from the Environmental Law and Planning Permits Department:

1. To take note of the provincial response to the views submitted on the draft amendment to the Environmental Regulations.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

WRITTEN QUESTIONS

20. Response to written questions from the ‘Beter voor Apeldoorn’ political group regarding ‘Incidents at the Waleweingaarde Asylum Seekers’ Centre’

Proposal from the Security Department:

1. To approve the answers to the written questions.
2. Notify the municipal council of this decision.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

21. Response to written questions from the PRO parliamentary group regarding the continuity of bus services and EBS’s financial difficulties

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

1. To approve the answers to the written questions.
2. Notify the municipal council of this decision.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

MAYOR’S DECISIONS TKN

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Items not on the agenda / Any other business

• Letter from the Presidium regarding the response to the urgent appeal and councillors’ questions concerning safety in the city centre.

The council takes note of this.

• Councillor Messerschmidt reports back from the meeting of the General Board of the Stedendriehoek Region, at which, amongst other things, the proposal ‘Regio Deal – Small but Mighty’, on the understanding that, in consultation with the treasurer, efforts must be made to establish a straightforward arrangement for the role of treasurer.

The council takes note of this.

Adopted on 22 September 2026.

the secretary,
S. de Bruin

the mayor, A.J.M. Heerts