Cabinet Members: Councillor Lowry and McDonald

The City Council will be asked to consider the Cabinet recommendation. 

Minutes 120 and 120a (of the Cabinet meeting held on 15 January 2013) and the report of the Director for Corporate Services refer.

Councillor Lowry (Cabinet Member for Finance) presented the recommendations in Cabinet minute 120a on the proposed amendment to the capital programme arising from the co-location at Windsor House with health. Cabinet minute 120 and the written report of the Director for Corporate Services to Cabinet also referred.

The proposals were seconded by Councillor McDonald.

Following a request by Councillor Bowyer for an assurance that additional parking would be available before or to coincide with the arrival of new staff, Councillor McDonald agreed to provide further information outside of the meeting.  She indicated that the issue had been recognised but that it was not a straight swap as some health staff were not essential users. Officers were currently considering the requirements.

Agreed the additional capital resources required to implement co-location at Windsor House with the Western Locality Clinical Commissioning Group and to amend the capital programme accordingly.

(Councillors Sam Leaves and Jon Taylor declared interests in the above item).

This item has been brought forward as urgent business.

The Director for Corporate Services submitted a written report on proposals for the co-location of the health Western Locality Client Commissioning Group at Windsor House to facilitate major changes for health and social care. Both organisations had agreed on –

·         sharing an ICT system;

·         utilisation of existing parking;

·         Heads of Terms for the occupation of the building by health staff;

·         the future of buildings 1, 2 and 6B at Derriford Business Park from where health staff currently operated;

·         the level of refurbishment as part of re-modelling;

·         financial implications to both parties.

The report was required to be treated as an urgent key decision due to the need to conclude the purchase of buildings 1 and 2 prior to the transfer of all health assets into the NHS property services company and agreement had been given by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board. 

Councillor Lowry (Cabinet Member for Finance) presented the report and revised recommendations, as circulated.  The Chair congratulated the capital and assets team on the achievement of this outcome.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed, subject to the approval of the recommendation to the City Council, –

(1)  works required to implement co-location at Windsor House with the Western Locality Client Commissioning Group at a net cost to the council of £0.369m;

(2)  the purchase of the leases of buildings 1 and 2 at Derriford Business Park at a cost of £0.900m.