Agenda and minutes

Cabinet approved the following appointment:

Corporate Parenting Committee – Councillor J Payne to replace Councillor S Galton.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Customer Service and Transformation detailing a 5-year plan for the successful transformation of the Council's Waste Services.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33156)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Customer Service and Transformation, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve the draft Waste Improvement and Transformation Plan 2022- 2027.

(ii)  To delegate authority to implement the Waste Improvement and Transformation Plan 2022-2027 to the relevant Chief Officers having responsibility for plan functions following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Customer Service and Transformation.

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Head of City Services to make minor amendments to the Waste Improvement and Transformation Plan 2022- 2027 as required during its implementation (annually as a minimum).

Report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Assets detailing the review of the Public Consultation results, subsequent analysis and approval of the scope of works sufficient to progress.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33133)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Assets, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To note the outcomes from the OSC Public Consultation, see Appendices 1 and 2.

(ii)  To agree the draft Masterplan of Improvements outlined in the Public Consultation as the scope of works.

(iii)  To agree way forward on the project and the outline timescales. See paragraph 24, heading titled ‘Key Milestones’.

(iv)  To delegate authority to the Exec Director Place, following consultation with the Exec. Director Finance and Commercialism and the Head of Supplier Management to approve to undertake a procurement process in order to appoint a contractor for the main works and establish the costs of the construction works to deliver the OSC improvement plan. This is sought for a procurement process prior to the final sign off at full council expected in the summer on the full scheme and its detailed costs.

(v)  To approve a further report to be brought forward to full Council for financial consideration.

(vi)  To delegate authority to the Head of Property to take all necessary actions required to progress the proposals in this report within existing budgets.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Education seeking approval for Admissions Arrangements, consisting of Coordinated Schemes, Admissions Policies and Supplementary Information Form for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools for September 2023 entry.

This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.

This report is presented as a general exception item in accordance with the Access to Information Procedure Rules of Part 4 of the Council's Constitution. Amendments to the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to information) (England) Regulations 2012 require 28 days’ notice to be given prior to determining all Key Decisions. This notice was not given in this case due to the nature of the decision needing to be taken not being determined. This was due to a delay in school forecasting information that meant it was not clear if any changes to the admission arrangements and policies were needed, that would have triggered the need for a consultation period.

As a requirement of the Admissions Code 2021, all admission authorities must determine their admission arrangements by 28th February of the determination year. For 2023 entry, the determination year is 2022. This is further reason why this report is being presented as a Regulation 15 exception, as the determination must occur by this date and cannot be held until a later Future Plan.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33477)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Education, Cabinet agreed the following:

Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.

(i)  To approve the Admissions Policies, the Published Admission Numbers (PANs) and the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools and the schemes for coordinating Infant-Primary, Junior and Secondary admissions for the school year 2023-24 as set out in appendices 1 to 7.

(ii)  To authorise the Executive Director - Wellbeing, Children and Learning to take any action necessary to give effect to the admissions policies and to make any changes necessary to the admissions policies where required to give effect to any Acts, Regulations or revised Schools Admissions or School Admissions Appeals Codes or binding Schools Adjudicator, Court or Ombudsman decisions whenever they arise.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Growth detailing changes to car parks of Albion Place and Castle Way.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33000)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member Growth and following representations from Councillor Noon, Ward Councillor, Mr Penn and Mr Shave, Cabinet agreed the following.

(i)  To approve the creation of a new city centre bus hub interchange and public park on the site of the existing Albion Place and Castle Way car parks as shown on the current proposed layout for the TCF Albion Place Bus Hub scheme.

(ii)  To approve the closure of Albion Place and Castle Way car parks for change of use to a bus hub interchange and public park, subject to formal TRO / planning processes being completed, and to change the use of the land to a bus hub interchange and public park.

Report of the Executive Director Communities, Culture and Homes seeking decisions on the second round of Community Chest grant applications.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33090)

On consideration of the report of the Executive Director for Communities, Culture and Heritage, the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Heritage agreed the following:

(i)  To agree the recommendations for 2021/22 round 2 grants made by the cross-party Community Chest Grant Advisory Panel as set out in appendix 2.