Cabinet Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.  A flowchart providing guidance on interests is attached to assist councillors.

The following declaration of interest was made in respect of items under consideration at this meeting –

To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2014.

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2014.

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, 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.

The Chair informed Cabinet Members that two urgent key decisions had been taken by him in respect of the following –

Cabinet welcomed the proposals, which contained 12 new exciting initiatives for the city and represented £150 million of investment over 3-5 years, and noted the reasons for urgency.

Councillor Bowie (Chair of the Ambitious Plymouth Co-operative Review Scrutiny Group) has been invited to attend Cabinet to present the recommendations in the scrutiny report on Narrowing the Gap.

Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) will submit a report on the recommendations which came from this review.   

Councillor Bowie (Chair of the Ambitious Plymouth Co-operative Review Scrutiny Group) attended the meeting and presented the recommendations arising from the review into Narrowing the Gap.

Councillor Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People responded and thanked the scrutiny panel for its work.  She proposed an amendment to the recommendations set out in the report of the Strategic Director for People to the effect that Cabinet welcomed the direction of travel of the recommendations from scrutiny and a formal response in respect of each would be submitted to a future Cabinet meeting.

The amendment was supported by the Leader.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision -

As set out in the report.

Agreed that Cabinet welcomes the direction of travel of the recommendations from scrutiny and a formal response in respect of each will be submitted to a future Cabinet meeting.

Councillor Mrs Aspinall (Chair of the Caring Plymouth Co-operative Review Scrutiny Group) has been invited to attend Cabinet to present the recommendations in the scrutiny report on Pledge 90 Mental Health.

Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) will submit a report on the recommendations which came from this review.   

Councillor Mrs Aspinall (Chair of the Caring Plymouth Co-operative Review Scrutiny Group) attended the meeting and presented the findings arising from the Pledge 90 Mental Health Review.

Councillor McDonald, Cabinet Member for Public Health and Adult Social Care, and Councillor Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People responded.  Councillor Williams thanked Councillor McDonald for commissioning the wide ranging review of Mental Health Services and proposed a further recommendation as follows –

“that Commissioners commit to completing an overarching and comprehensive Commissioning Plan for Children and Young People, covering Early Years, Special Education Needs and Disabilities, Children in Need, support to Families and mental health resilience.”

The additional recommendation was supported by Councillor McDonald.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision -

As set out in the report.

Agreed that –

The Interim Assistant Director for Customer Services will submit a report setting out how Pledge 70, to “introduce a proper plan to protect and enhance libraries”, is being addressed.

Dave Saunders (Interim Assistant Director for Customer Services) submitted a report setting out how Pledge 70, to “introduce a proper plan to protect and enhance libraries”, was being addressed.

Councillor Peter Smith, Deputy Leader, introduced the report.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed to –

The Strategic Director for Place will submit a report which considers the merits of introducing the late night levy, following a period of consulttaion.

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report considering the merits of introducing the late night levy, following a period of consultation.

Councillor Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced the report.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed to –

(Councillor Coker declared a personal and pecuniary interest and withdrew from the meeting for this item).

The Strategic Director for Place will submit a report following a review of the Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy, including the Cumulative Impact Policy.

The Strategic Director for Place submitted a report which containing details of the consultation responses and a draft of the policy proposed to be adopted following a review of the Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy, including the Cumulative Impact Policy.

Councillor Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced the proposals.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed that –

(Councillor Coker declared a personal and pecuniary interest and withdrew from the meeting for this item).

The Strategic Director for Place will submit a report detailing the background to the Local Economic Strategy (LES) Review, its key findings, and a refreshed set of objectives and actions designed to build on progress set in train by LES 2006 and take the city to a new level of focus and ambition.

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report describing the background to the Local Economic Strategy (LES) Review, its key findings and a refreshed set of objectives and actions designed to build on progress set in train by LES 2006 and take the city to a new level of focus and ambition.

Councillor Evans (Leader) introduced the proposals.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed –

The Strategic Director for Place will submit a report seeking to recommend Council approval to delegate authority to the Leader to add and remove schemes from the capital programme and determine the priority of all schemes in the programme, provided that the total value of the capital programme as agreed by Council should not be exceeded.

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report seeking Council approval to delegate authority to the Leader to add and remove schemes from the capital programme and determine the priority of all schemes in the programme, provided that the total value of the capital programme, as agreed by Council, should not be exceeded.

Councillor Evans (Leader) introduced the proposals.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed that City Council is recommended -

The Strategic Director for Place will submit a report proposing the designation of Ham Woods and Radford Woods as Local Nature Reserves and an extension to Efford Marsh Local Nature Reserve.

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report proposing the designation of Ham Woods and Radford Woods as Local Nature Reserves and an extension to Efford Marsh Local Nature Reserve.

Councillor Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced the report.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed the designation of both Ham Woods and Radford Woods as Local Nature Reserves and the extension of Efford Marsh Local Nature Reserve, and that the Head of Legal Services is instructed to prepare and complete the legal documentation for the formal designation.

The Strategic Director for Place will submit a report updating Cabinet on progress made in the preparation of the Plymouth Plan, as well as setting out some proposed changes to the form, process and timetable for the Plymouth Plan which have been required in response to recent national planning reforms.  These changes will need to be reflected in a revised Local Development Scheme.

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report on progress made in the preparation of the Plymouth Plan and setting out proposed changes to the form, process and timetable for the Plymouth Plan required in response to recent national planning reforms.

Councillor Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced the report.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed –

The Strategic Director for Place will submit a report seeking approval to award a contract for the replacement MRF service, the transfer of associated assets and staff and establishment of the city wide roll out of a kerbside glass collection service.

See also agenda item 20 below.

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report summarising the project background and evaluation outcome of a competitive dialogue procurement to secure a replacement material recycling facility (MRF) and/or facility located within or outside of Plymouth to safeguard and further uplift recycling performance.

Councillor Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced the report.

A separate private report was also submitted which contained commercially sensitive information and was referred to in minute 128 below.

The Chair deferred consideration of the recommendations to the private part of the meeting.

The Strategic Director for People will submit a report seeking approval to award contracts in respect of various Children’s Centres.

See also agenda item 21 below.

Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) submitted a report

Councillor Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, introduced the report.

A separate private report was also submitted which contained commercially sensitive information and was referred to in minute 129 below.

The Chair deferred consideration of the recommendations to the private part of the meeting.

The Interim Director for Corporate Services will submit a report on the Transformation Programme.

David Trussler (Interim Strategic Director for Corporate Services) submitted a report –

·         summarising the context and drivers for the Transformation Programme, the Council’s Blueprint and the Programme’s governance arrangements;

·         setting out the project and programme summaries for each of the five transformation programmes where savings are to be delivered during 2014-15.  These include the strategic case, aims, scope and costs and benefits for the programme, with summaries of specific projects within each programme;

·         including Outline Business Cases for each of the five transformation programmes, summarising the management and financial cases by programme, risk and compliance issues and guiding principles and methodologies.

Councillor Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People (with responsibility for Transformation), introduced the report.

Alternative Options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Reasons for urgency and taking outside of the Forward Plan -

Programme and Project summaries for the 2014-15 phase of the Transformation Programme have just been completed.  An urgent decision is now needed to ensure that Cabinet endorses Transformation recommendations and allows the Co-operative Scrutiny Board to commence scrutiny before the end of the municipal year.

Agreed that Cabinet -

The Leader commented that this would be the last Cabinet meeting attended by Stephen Horsley, Interim Director of Public Health, and took the opportunity to thank Stephen for his contribution to the role and for his assistance to Cabinet during his time in post.

No representations have been made that this part of the meeting of should be in public.

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.  At the time this agenda is published no representations have been made that this part of the meeting should be in public.

(Members of the public to note that, if agreed, you will be asked to leave the meeting).

No representations had been made that this part of the meeting should be in public.

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 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 Strategic Director for Place will submit a report on confidential details relating to the contract award for the Strategic Materials Recycling Facility.  (Agenda item 17 refers).

Further to minute 124 above, Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report containing commercially sensitive details relating to the Strategic Material Recycling Facility (MRF) Contract and the city-wide roll out of doorstep glass recycling.

Councillor Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, presented the report.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

The Strategic Director for People will submit a report containing confidential details relating to the Children’s Centre Contract Award.   (Agenda item 18 refers).

Further to minute 125 above, Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) submitted a report containing commercially sensitive details relating to the Children’s Centre Contract Award.

Councillor Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People presented the report.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision -

As set out in the report.

Agreed that the following contracts are awarded for a three year period, to commence on 1 July 2014 and to end on 30 June 2017, with the option to extend for a further three years, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, to ensure the new service model has time to fully develop –

The Strategic Director for Place will submit a report detailing confidential arrangements regarding the disposal of land for development at Plymouth International Medical and Technology Park.

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report seeking approval for the disposal of land for development at Plymouth International Medical and Technology Park.

Councillor Lowry, Cabinet Member for Finance, presented the report.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision -

As set out in the report.

Agreed that the Council enters into either a single conditional contract or two conditional contracts for the disposal of the land described in this report in accordance with the details provided in the report.

(Councillor Coker declared a personal and prejudicial interest and withdrew from the meeting for this item).