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

In accordance with the Code of Conduct, the following declarations of interest were made, as follows –

To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2011.

Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2011 are confirmed as a correct record.

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 five clear working days before the date of the meeting.

There were no questions from the public, for this meeting.

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

There were no Chair’s urgent business.

Councillor Fry (Cabinet Member for Planning, Strategic Housing and Economic Development) introduced the report and stated that the policy focuses on assisting people living in poor standard accommodation.

Cabinet agreed the revised Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy.

Councillor Fry (Cabinet Member for Planning, Strategic Housing and Economic Development) introduced the report and stated that this would drive forward growth for the city.

Cabinet members raised concerns with the first recommendation and proposed that a further recommendation be added as 5 below.

Agreed to –

1.                  approve the introduction of a Community Infrastructure Levy for Plymouth, which once adopted will replace the Council’s tariff based approach as the primary means by which pooled contributions are secured to mitigate the impacts of development;

2.                  delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Development and Regeneration (Planning Services), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning, Strategic Housing and Economic Development, to prepare a Preliminary Draft Community Infrastructure Charging Schedule in consultation with appropriate stakeholders (including the Cabinet Member for Transport and Assistant Director for Finance, Assets and Efficiencies);

3.                  instruct officers to report the Draft Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule to Cabinet following engagement with stakeholders on the Preliminary Draft;

4.                  approve the publication of the Plymouth Infrastructure Needs Assessment as an evidence base document, and delegate authority to the Cabinet Member for Planning, Strategic Housing and Economic Development to approve the publication of updates to the Infrastructure Needs Assessment in a periodic basis, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders;

5.                  instruct officers to report back to a future meeting of Cabinet with proposals for using a meaningful proportion of CIL within the neighbourhoods in which it is raised.

            This recommendation was proposed by Councillor Pengelly and seconded by Councillor Michael Leaves.

Councillor Fry (Cabinet Member for Planning, Strategic Housing and Economic Development) introduced the report and stated that this is a three year project plan setting out the planning documents that the City Council will prepare as part of the Local Development Framework.

Agreed that approve the revision to Plymouth City Council’s Local Development Scheme, to take effect from 26 July 2011, pursuant to Regulation 11 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004, as amended.

Councillor Bowyer (Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and People) introduced the report and requests capital approval to upgrade the existing system and consolidate all business applications into one single application. 

Agreed that Cabinet recommend to Full Council to approve the addition to the capital programme of £1.9 million over 2011/12 and 2012/13 for the implementation of this project.

CouncillorWigens (Cabinet Member for Transport) introduced the report which seeks approval for £350k ‘invest to save’ capital scheme to modernise and refurbish the Western Approach car park.

Agreed that Cabinet recommend this capital scheme to Full Council on 25 July 2011.

(This item was moved up the agenda to facilitate good management of the meeting).

Councillor Bowyer (Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and People) introduced the report and it was raised that the Cabinet member on the report should be Councillor Jordan and not Councillor Sam Leaves as stated.

Agreed that the two contracts for the provision of Corporate, Education, Social Care and Wheelchair Accessible Taxis be awarded according to the report’s recommendations.  The contracts will be for up to seven years (five years initially with an option for the authority to extend for up to a further two years subject to the providers’ satisfactory performance).

(Councillor Sam Leaves declared an interest in the above item and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of the item).

Councillor Bowyer (Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and People) introduced the report and it was raised that the Cabinet member on the report should be Councillor Jordan and not Councillor Sam Leaves as stated.

Agreed that the two contracts for the provision of Corporate, Education, Social Care and Wheelchair Accessible Minibuses and Coaches be awarded according to the report’s recommendations.  The contracts will be for up to seven years (five years initially with an option for the authority to extend for up to a further two years subject to the providers’ satisfactory performance).

(Councillor Sam Leaves declared an interest in the above item and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of the item).

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Agreed that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Cabinet received the report.  See minute 24 above.

(Councillor Sam Leaves declared an interest in the above item and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of the item).

The Cabinet received the report.  See minute 25 above.

(Councillor Sam Leaves declared an interest in the above item and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of the item).