Agenda and minutes
Venue: COUNCIL HOUSE, PLYMOUTH
Contact: Nicola Kirby, Senior Democratic Support Officer (Cabinet) Email: nicola.kirby@plymouth.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Cabinet Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Minutes:
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To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 12 June 2012. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meetings held on 12 June 2012 are confirmed as a correct record. |
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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 Services 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.
Minutes: One question was submitted by the public, for this meeting in accordance with Part B, paragraph 11 of the Constitution, as set out below.
In the absence of Mr Sharpe, the question and the response were circulated and the written response would be sent to him.
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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 were no items of Chairs urgent business. |
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The report of the Growth and Prosperity Overview and Scrutiny Panel Task and Finish Group will be submitted.
Councillor Nicholson (Chair of the Task and Finish Group and Chair of the Growth and Prosperity Overview and Scrutiny Panel) has been invited to attend Cabinet to present the report.
The report of Anthony Payne (Director for Place) on the recommendations will also be submitted.
Minutes: Councillor Mrs Aspinall, Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, submitted recommendations of the growth and prosperity task and finish group into youth unemployment.
It was reported that –
In response to the issues raised in the report, Councillor Williams reported that –
The Leader commented that the recommendations of the Task and Finish Group would also be considered as part of the Employment Task Force.
Cabinet agreed that –
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REVISED CORPORATE PLAN 2012 - 2015 PDF 55 KB Bob Coomber, Interim Chief Executive, will submit a written report on the revised Corporate Plan 2012-15 which takes account of the objectives of the new administration of the Council, including becoming a Co-operative Council and a more open and transparent organisation and provides an outline of the revised Medium Term Financial Strategy. The Overview and Scrutiny Management Board scrutinised the revised plan on 3 July 2012 and the scrutiny recommendations will be circulated in due course. Councillor Mrs Aspinall, Chair of the Overview and Management Board has been invited to attend the meeting to present the scrutiny recommendations. Additional documents:
Minutes: Bob Coomber, Interim Chief Executive, submitted a written report on the revised Corporate Plan 2012-15. The report focused on –
Councillor Mrs Aspinall, Chair of the Overview and Management Board presented the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board recommendations from their scrutiny of the plan.
Councillor Mrs Aspinall thanked the Cabinet for bringing the revised plan for pre-decision scrutiny.
The Leader commented that the scrutiny session had set the tone for the way in which the Cabinet hoped to be scrutinised in the future which would ensure political accountability and oversight. Cabinet members responded to each of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Boards recommendations in turn, it was reported that –
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CO-OPERATIVE TRUST SCHOOLS MODEL PDF 99 KB Carole Burgoyne, Director for People will submit a written report on a proposal for a consultation exercise to be undertaken with schools and governors on a co-operative trust model, potentially based on the Newcastle Model that supports schools to move to Co-operative Trust status in line with the new administration’s aspirations as a Co-operative Council. Minutes: Councillor Williams, Cabinet member for Children and Young People, introduced a report on the Co-operative Trust Schools model. It was reported that –
Cabinet agreed –
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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: ADOPTION OF SHOPPING CENTRES SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT PDF 9 MB Anthony Payne, Director for Place, will submit a report seeking Cabinet’s approval for changes to clarify the Shopping Centres Supplementary Planning Document First Review and to recommend the document to Full Council for adoption. Minutes: Councillor Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced the Shopping Centres Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
This report related to the adoption of the Shopping Centres SPD. It was reported that –
Councillor Vincent moved the recommendations outlined in the report, with a further recommendation as detailed at (4) below.
The Cabinet agreed to –
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Anthony Payne, Director for Place, will submit a written report on the Planning Obligations and Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document Second review and will ask Cabinet to recommend the document to Full Council for adoption. Minutes: Councillor Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced a report on the adoption of the Planning Obligations and Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). It was reported that the main driver for the review of the SPD was the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Rules for planning obligations had been changed by national legislation and as such the SPD needed to be updated to reflect these changes, the main changes being proposed were -
The affordable housing provisions had been updated to reflect the new National Planning Policy Framework and the draft was subject to consultation in early 2012. The next stage is the formal adoption of the SPD as part of the Local Development Framework. In response to Questions it was reported that –
This is related and there is a separate piece of work ongoing with constitutional working group to address this and hope to report to next full council,
The Cabinet agreed to –
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CONTRACT AWARD - ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICE PDF 30 KB Carole Burgoyne, Director for People, will submit a written report summarising the recent tender process for a remodelled Advice and Information Service and recommending the award of the contract to a single provider. See also agenda item 13 below.
Minutes: The Director for People submitted a report on the contract award for an Advice and Information Service.
Following evaluation of tenders, the award of a contract was recommended.
The attention of Cabinet Members was drawn to the separate confidential report on the tenders received, referred to in minute 28 below.
Councillor McDonald (Cabinet Member for Public Health and Adult Social Care) presented the report which –
Agreed to award a three year contract, containing an option to extend the contract for a further three years, to the ‘most economically advantageous tenderer’ as identified in the contract award report. |
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EXEMPT BUSINESS 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. Minutes: Agreed that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public are excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. |
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CONTRACT AWARD - ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICE (E3) Further to agenda item 11 above, Carole Burgoyne, Director for People, will submit a written report on confidential details relating to the recent tender process for a remodelled Advice and Information Service and recommending the award of the contract to a single provider. Additional documents:
Minutes: With reference to minute 26 above, the Director for People submitted a confidential written report on the tenders received for the Advice and Information Service Contract Award. The report noted the selection of Plymouth Citizens’ Advice Bureau as the ‘most economically advantageous tenderer’. |