Agenda and minutes

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33695)

On consideration of the report of the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee, Cabinet considered and rejected the following recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee  meeting held on 10^th March, 2022:

That Cabinet do not proceed with the decision agreed at 21 February 2022 meeting to close St Marys Leisure Centre and that Cabinet seek to find a partner to keep it open for community use.

If the Administration is not minded to accept this recommendation it is recommended that:

A)  The Administration honours the Leader’s commitment to the community and restricts the sale of the building solely for affordable housing or community use.

If the Administration is not minded to accept this recommendation, or is unable to meet this commitment, it is recommended that: 

•  The outcome of the Best Value consideration report which determines the viability of restricting disposal of the site for residential use, as outlined in recommendation two of the Cabinet report, is reported back to this Committee at the appropriate time.

B)  The Administration honours the Leader’s commitment to the community that all or some of the capital receipt raised is re-invested in the local community, that the community are meaningfully involved in determining how the money is spent, and, that the Administration report back to this Committee at the appropriate time on how this has been achieved. The Committee have expressed support for initiatives that promote the health and wellbeing of the local community.

If the Administration is not minded to accept this recommendation it is recommended that:

•  The criteria for determining the level of capital receipt to be re-invested in the local community is provided to the Committee.

•  The Administration report back to this Committee at an appropriate time outlining how it has utilised the capital receipt to benefit the local community.

C)  That a public meeting is held within the community to enable answers to be provided to the questions that still remain unanswered, specifically those relating to how the capital receipt will be spent and how they will be involved in determining the need in the community.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Children's Social Care detailing the Southampton Care Leaver Offer for approval.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33531)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  That the proposed Draft Care Leavers offer as detailed in appendix 1 be adopted by the Council.

(ii)  That the Offer be reviewed by the Executive Director of Children’s Services by 1st September 2022 to consider further offers available to our young people leaving care from across the council developed through a task and finish group.

(iii)  That the care leaver offer is published on 1st April 2022 and thereafter discussed and reviewed with the care leavers forum biannually to consider if there are any gaps in the offer and how, as corporate parents, Southampton City Council and partners can mitigate these.

Report of the Cabinet Members for Education and Children's Social Care setting out for approval of the new Children and Young People's Strategy 2022-2027 and supporting action plans, and to recommend the Youth Justice Strategic Plan to Council.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33527)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care and Cabinet Member for Education, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To adopt the Children and Young People’s Strategy; and

(ii)  To recommend that Council approve the Youth Justice Strategic Plan.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Heritage seeking approval for a Housing Asset Management Strategy for the management of Southampton City Council’s domestic property portfolio.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33480)

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

(i)  To adopt the Housing Asset Management Strategy (HAMS) as the tool upon which property investment decisions are to be based, for the Council’s housing portfolio.

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director Communities Culture and Homes following consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member to make any minor changes to the strategy during its life span.

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director Communities, Culture and Homes following consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member to take all necessary actions to give effect to the above recommendations.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Heritage detailing the Safe City Strategy 2022-27.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 32925)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Heritage, Cabinet agreed to approve the final strategy and recommend the strategy is adopted at Full Council.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33483)

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

(i)  To consider the representations received in relation to this matter in response to the consultation carried out between 21 January and 18 February 2022 as set out in Appendix 1.

(ii)  To approve the extension of the five Public Spaces Protection Orders to control street drinking in the localities shown in the maps at Appendix 2.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Customer Service and Transformation seeking approval to proceed with the procurement of a concession contract for the delivery of public electric vehicle charge points.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33440)

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

(i)  To give approval to proceed with an openly advertised procurement process to seek a supplier to develop, deliver and operate a network of public electric vehicle charging points on Southampton City Council’s land holdings including car parks, public highways, and housing land. The final procured arrangement will be operated as a Concession Contract, whereby a single supplier will be appointed to operate the EV charging scheme at no cost to the Council.

(ii)  To require the Procurement Specification, Tender Pack and Concession Contract takes all reasonable steps to:

•  Limit the liability to SCC;

•  Optimise the development and growth of the public EVCP on SCC’s property and in the city;

•  Ensure the EVCP network provided is fit for purpose;

•  Ensure there are appropriate opportunities for delivering EVCP in locations that support the transition to EVs for all of the city’s communities, including those locations that might otherwise be commercially less attractive; 

•  Include mechanisms for income-sharing between the supplier and SCC and, subject to the parameters of the concession relationship.

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Interim Executive Director for Business & City Services (or successor post of equivalent seniority) to stop the pre-procurement process and review options, following consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Customer Service & Transformation, if a Concession Contract is no longer considered to be a practical solution for attracting investment in public EVCP on SCC property.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Growth seeking approval to appoint a framework of Registered Providers to enable the delivery of Affordable housing within Southampton.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33525)

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

(i)  the creation of a framework of Housing Providers to deliver affordable housing throughout Southampton.

(ii)  the use of a competitive tender process to determine the successful HPs.

(iii)  delegated authority to Head of Supplier Management for undertaking the process to implement a framework.

(iv)  delegated authority to the Head of Property to:

•  agree and approve the criteria on which applying HPs are to be assessed on prior to appointment.

•  approve the appointment of successful applicants onto the framework.

•  take any other actions required to give effect to this decision.

(v)  a further report will be brought back to the appropriate decision maker, seeking approval for a schedule of sites to be included in the initial programme of disposals.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Growth detailing for approval the Connected Southampton Transport Strategy Implementation Plan 2022-2024.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 33238)

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

(i)  To note that minor changes are being made to the main LTP in accordance with delegated authority granted at Council in 2019, and in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth.

(ii)  To consider and recommend that the proposed Connected Southampton Transport Strategy (LTP) Implementation Plan (2022-2025) is approved.

(iii)  To authorise the Head of Service for Green City & Infrastructure, in conjunction with Cabinet Member for Growth, to make minor amendments to the Implementation Plan before publication.