Agenda and minutes

Item withdrawn as no recommendations were received from Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee.  The decision was therefore implemented on 1^st February 2024. 

To consider the report of the Leader of the Council, seeking approval of a new Adult Social Care Charging Policy for April 2024.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 23/24 43676)

On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  That the Cabinet review and approve the new Adult Social Care charging policy for April 2024, as attached at appendix 1.

(ii)  To note the eight proposed changes to the policy as listed in the report.

(iii)  Following consultation with the Leader of the Council, that the Executive Director for Wellbeing and Housing be given delegated authority to make minor amendments to the policy as appropriate.

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Children and Learning outlining the proposed Admissions Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools 2025-26.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 23/24 43649)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Children and Learning, Cabinet approved the following:

(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 2025-26 as set out in appendices 1 to 5.

(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.

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Leisure seeking full scheme approval for the Outdoor Sports Centre Improvement Programme and to delegate authority to the Head of Corporate Estate and Asset for the implementation of the Programme.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 23/24 43688)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Leisure, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  To approve the updated scheme design as outlined in Appendix 1.

(ii)  To approve that the Executive Director for Place following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities and Leisure is given delegated powers to make any further amendments to the scheme.

(iii)  Approval to delegate authority to the Head of Corporate Estate and Assets to authorise variations within the project budget envelope during design and construction periods as needed.

(iv)  Approval to delegate authority to the Head of Corporate Estate and Assets to authorise submission of any further necessary planning applications for the scheme following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities and Leisure.

(v)  Approval to delegate authority to the Head of Corporate Estate and Assets to authorise placement of any statutory orders to enable the project to progress in line with the project programme operating within the approved budget.

(vi)  Approval to delegate authority to the Head of Corporate Estate and Assets to carry out actions necessary to enable decisions required for the delivery to the project timescales and budget.

(vii)  To note that spend approval will form part of the Capital Programme budget paper planned to be reported to Council on 21st February 2024.

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Housing detailing updated circumstances around the delivery of Townhill Park Plots 2, 9 and 10. The report sets set out these changes and makes recommendations for the way forward.

CABINET DECISION: (CAB 23/24 43690)

On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, Cabinet approved the modified recommendations as follows:

(i)  The Council implements the contractual procedure to bring the Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) contract with Drew Smith (DS) to an end for the delivery of Plots 2, 9 & 10. (See Appendix 1 for locations).

(ii)  The Council ceases delivery itself, of the design and build contracts for Townhill Park Plots 2 and 9. 

(iii)  Townhill Park Plots 2 and 9 are transferred to the council’s Affordable Homes Framework (AHF) to be offered to the framework Delivery Partners by way of the mini tender process as part of the first tranche of sites approved by Cabinet in December 2022.

(iv)  The Executive Director of Place in consultation with the Executive Director of Wellbeing and Housing and following consultation with the Leader of the Council to have delegated powers to make a decision regarding the future delivery of plot 10 Townhill Park following consideration of the options.

(v)  That Cabinet notes that this report has implications for the council’s ability to spend its Right to Buy Receipts in the allocated timeframe. Failure to spend in the timeframe means the money needs to be paid to Government with interest.  There is therefore a need to identify alternative options to spend the Right to Buy receipts.