Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Tuesday 14 September 2010 2.00 pm

Venue: Warspite Room, Council House. View directions

Contact: Nicola Kirby, Senior Democratic Support Officer (Cabinet)  Email: nicola.kirby@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

43.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Cabinet Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct from councillors in relation to items under consideration at this meeting.

 

 

44.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 80 KB

To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meetings held on 10 and 16 August 2010.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meetings held on 10 and 16 August 2010 were signed as a correct record.

 

45.

QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

To receive questions from the public in accordance with the Constitution.

 

Questions, of no longer than 50 words, can be submitted to the Democratic Support Unit, Corporate Support Department, Plymouth City Council, Civic Centre, Plymouth, PL1 2AA, or email to democraticsupport@plymouth.gov.uk. Any questions must be received at least 5 clear working days before the date of the meeting.

 

 

Minutes:

In accordance with paragraph 10 of the Constitution, the following question was submitted and the response provided as indicated below -

 

Question No

 

Question By

Cabinet Member

Subject

8 10/11

Mr F E Sharpe

 

CouncillorBrookshaw

 

Plymstock swimming pool.

Please could Plymstock residents have an update on plan B for the Plymstock Swimming Pool site if there is one.  Residents were never consulted on possible site at Sherford, not wanted there.  No funding arranged at Sherford, South Hams Council plans meeting is Sherford needed or viable, Plymouth stays quiet.

 

Response:

There is no change to our published position.  Our swimming pool facility strategy clearly states that the pool to serve the East of the city will be provided in Plymouth as part of the Sherford development.

 

 

In the absence of Mr Sharpe, Agreed that a written response is sent to him.

 

46.

CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

Minutes:

There was no Chair’s urgent business.

47.

CITY AND COUNCIL PRIORITIES pdf icon PDF 78 KB

CMT Lead Officer: Assistant Chief Executive

Minutes:

The Assistant Chief Executive submitted a written report.

 

Members sought further consideration of the term ‘Building Capacity’ as a priority for the City and the Council, and expressed concern at the wording ‘strengthen civil society’ which appeared under ‘What the partnership will do’ to achieve ‘Building Capacity’.

 

Agreed that –

 

(1)

authority is delegated to the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair and the Cabinet Member for Performance and Transformation, to consider further the term ‘Building Capacity’ and to report to the City Council,

 

(2)

the City Council is Recommended  -

 

 

(a)

 to reaffirm the City’s vision and goals as follows -  

 

Plymouth’s vision is that, by 2020 Plymouth will be recognised as one of Europe’s finest, most vibrant waterfront cities where an outstanding quality of life is enjoyed by everyone.

 

The City’s goals are that Plymouth should be –

 

• A healthy place to live and work

• A wealthy city which creates and shares prosperity

• A safe and strong, clean and green city

• A wise city – a location for learning, achievement and leisure

 

 

(b)

subject to (1) above, to adopt the revised City and Council priorities as follows -

 

 

Our priorities

What the partnership will do

 

What the Council will do

 

 

Delivering

Growth

 

Create the skills and

infrastructure to develop the economy

 

Ensure the  infrastructure is in place and that jobs and wealth targets are met

 

 

Raising

Aspiration

 

Promote and support

the city, raising the

expectations of Plymouth

 

Provide city and regional leadership, ensure improved educational attainment, marketing and

communication

 

 

Reducing

inequalities

Reduce the inequality

gap, particularly in

health

 

Make specifically targeted interventions to reduce inequality gaps

 

 

Building

capacity

(subject  to decision (1) above)

 

Strengthen our communities and work together to maximise resources to benefit customers and make internal efficiencies

 

Achieve efficiency through transformation of our

service delivery

arrangements, our culture, our structure and our approach to customers

 

48.

CHANGES IN EXECUTIVE ARRANGEMENTS pdf icon PDF 66 KB

CMT Lead Officer: Monitoring Officer

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer (Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance) submitted a written report.

  

Agreed that the City Council is Recommended to approve –

 

(1)

the consultation plan as set out in the report;  

 

(2)

the Leader and Cabinet Executive model as the preferred form of executive arrangements, for consultation.   

 

49.

THE FUTURE PATTERN OF SECONDARY EDUCATION - ACADEMIES pdf icon PDF 95 KB

CMT Lead Officer: Director of Services for Children and Young People

Minutes:

The Director of Services for Children and Young People submitted a written report.

 

The Chair thanked the City Council’s co-sponsors (the University and Cornwall College for the Marine Academy Plymouth, and the Church of England Diocese and the College of St Mark and St John for the All Saints Academy), for their commitment to children and young people in Plymouth.

 

She also extended the thanks of Cabinet Members to Jayne Gorton, Gareth Simmons, John Searson, Wendy Roderick (from the Services for Children and Young People Department), for all their hard work and a special thank you was extended to Sonia Oates (from the Human Resources department) who had worked hard on the staffing issues and was continuing to assist at the Marine Academy.   

 

With regard to the building schools for the future project, the Chair informed Cabinet Members that a meeting had been secured with Ministers to discuss the project and she thanked Councillor Mrs Watkins and Oliver Colvile MP for their hard work towards this outcome.    

 

The Director of Services for Children and Young People reported that the official opening of the Marine Academy had been very successful and the official opening for the All Saints Church of England Academy would be held later in the month.  

 

Agreed that –

 

(1)

the revised arrangements for the closure of the John Kitto and Tamarside Community Colleges and the opening of the two academies, the All Saints Church of England Academy and the Marine Academy Plymouth, contained within the report, are noted;

 

(2)

a letter is sent by the Chair, to the governors and staff at the new academies, wishing them every success in the future.   

 

 

50.

TRANSFORMATION OF THE PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL SCHOOL AND OUTREACH CENTRE pdf icon PDF 69 KB

CMT Lead Officer: Director of Services for Children and Young People

Minutes:

The Director of Services for Children and Young People submitted a written report.

 

Agreed that –

 

(1)

the Director of Services for Children and Young People is authorised to hold formal consultations with all interested parties on a proposal to discontinue the Plymouth Hospital School with effect from 14 February 2011;

 

(2)

the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, in the light of the outcomes of and responses to the formal consultation, is authorised to determine whether to publish formal proposals to discontinue the school;

 

(3)

 

if a public notice is published, a further report will be presented to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People in due course, for a final determination to be made as to whether to discontinue the Plymouth Hospital School and Outreach

Centre.