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 by councillors in accordance with the code of conduct in respect of items under consideration at this meeting –

To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 10 March 2015.

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2015.

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 public questions submitted for this meeting.

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

Councillor McDonald (Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Public Health) reported that the Council had achieved 100% of the target early for the Families with a Future Programme. The Council had been chosen as a pilot for the National Troubled Families Scheme and 745 families had been assisted in Phase 1 of the programme with increasing partnership working to meet the needs of families.

Councillor Peter Smith (Deputy Leader) congratulated Councillor Evans (Council Leader) on his award of Leader of the Year.

Councillor Evans indicated that the Council had received a number of other awards recently including partnership working for social enterprise, partnership working for energy and school catering.  The Council had also won the award for large employer for apprenticeships, all of which were significant achievements.

Councillor Evans (Council Leader) highlighted that, since May 2012, around £808m of major development projects had been approved and £497m of that work had been started or was already completed.  A further £311m of development already had planning permission; all of which supported the Council’s ambitions for the city.

In response to recent discussions at the Co-operative Scrutiny Board, Councillor Evans (Council Leader) reminded Members that over 40% of land in Plymouth was classed as green space and there were nine sites of Special Scientific Interest, ten local nature reserves and twenty six county wildlife sites.  Plymouth was a unique city and the Plymouth Plan would help to protect and enhance the city which already compared favourably against other cities in the south of England for measures such as publicly accessible green space, congestion, air quality and recycling.  The information displayed at the meeting, which highlighted how well Plymouth was performing would be included on the Council’s website. 

A map of Plymouth was displayed, which would also be included on the Council’s website, and which illustrated that, although the city’s housing plans were ambitious (the target was a 21% reduction in the priority waiting list) this was balanced against the use of green space for development.  Ninety nine out of 100 houses built last year were built on brownfield sites; 15% higher than the previous administration had achieved. Of 30 sites recently earmarked for development; 72% were brownfield sites and only 0.52% of all the green space in the city would be developed.

(In accordance with Section 100(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the Chair brought forward the above item for urgent consideration because of the need to update Members).

Following approval of the business case by Cabinet on 15 July 2014 and further consideration on 11 November 2014, Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) will submit a report seeking approval of the Section 75 Agreement for the integration of budgets with the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group for health and social care purposes. 

A background paper (the equality impact assessment) can be accessed at the Council’s website Council and Democracy/Councillors and Committees/Library/Cabinet background papers or using the following hyperlink –

http://tinyurl.com/q3d6bmh

This matter is also being considered by the Caring Plymouth Scrutiny Panel on 5 March 2015 and the outcome will be reported to the Cabinet meeting. 

With reference to minutes 26 and 27of 15 July 2014 and minutes 74 and 75 of 11 November 2014, Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) submitted a report seeking approval of the Section 75 Agreement for the integration of budgets with the Northern, Eastern and Western (NEW) Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for health and social care purposes, including draft Commissioning Strategies for Wellbeing, Community Based Care, Complex Care and Children and Young People.  

The report indicated that –

Councillor Evans (Council Leader) reported that the proposals would take effect from 1 April 2015 and would radically transform how health and social care services were planned and delivered, bringing together services such as public health, hospitals, community safety, community health services and children’s services, with the focus being on individuals rather than on the institutions providing the services. 

Councillor McDonald (Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Public Health) introduced the proposals and emphasised that the new way of working would help to ensure better health outcomes for individuals and greater value for money as health and social care services came together and put prevention at the heart of their services.

Councillor Tuffin (Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) supported the proposals, emphasized the importance of integrated commissioning and the ‘step changes’ that would be seen when organisations that believed in service to the client group worked very closely together.  He also reported that the Caring Plymouth Scrutiny Panel had considered the proposals on 5 March 2015 and fully supported the recommendations. 

Councillor Peter Smith (Deputy Leader) highlighted that the Section S75 agreement enabled the organisations to pool funds and which would total c. £450m and detailed arrangements had been agreed to safeguard those funds.

Jerry Clough (Chief Operating Officer of CCG and Managing Director, Western Locality), Anna Coles (Project Manager, Transformation),Alex Hurford-John (Programme/Project Support Officer),Nicola Lenden (Transformation Communications Lead), Richard Longford (Head of Communications), Craig McArdle (Head of Co-operative Commissioning),David Northey (Head of Corporate Strategy), Harry Sherwin (Project Manager, Transformation),James Stannard (Project Management Apprentice) and Linda Torney (Assistant Head of Legal Services) also attended the meeting for this item.

Cabinet also heard from Jerry Clough, Tracey Lee (Chief Executive) and Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) who -     

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

In order to meet the challenges facing the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 139.

Following approval of the business case by Cabinet on 15 July 2014 and further consideration on 11 November 2014, Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) will submit a report seeking approval of the contract award for an Integrated Health and Adult Social Care provider. 

A background paper (the equality impact assessment) can be accessed at the Council’s website Council and Democracy/Councillors and Committees/Library/Cabinet background papers or using the following hyperlink –

http://tinyurl.com/q3d6bmh

With reference to minutes 26 and 27of 15 July 2014 and minutes 74 and 75 of 11 November 2014, Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) submitted a report seeking approval of the contract award for an Integrated Health and Adult Social Care provider. 

Cabinet viewed a video on integrated health and social care in Plymouth.  Councillor Jon Taylor (Cabinet Member for Transformation and Change) introduced the proposals and highlighted that the proposals would allow Plymouth to better face the challenges of the coming years and would reform the way in which care was delivered.  This significant reform would ensure that resources could be more effectively directed towards prevention and towards community care, health and social care. He paid tribute to everyone involved for their ambition, vision and effective partnership working that had brought the organisations to this point.

Councillor Tuffin (Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) emphasised the vision as well as the significant changes across the organisations involved which would result in significant improvements in the very near future; people’s social care needs would be met in their homes rather than in a hospital.  Clients would be involved at the heart of the decision making about their personal care needs.

Jerry Clough (Chief Operating Officer of CCG and Managing Director, Western Locality),Anna Coles (Project Manager, Transformation),Alex Hurford-John (Programme/Project Support Officer),Nicola Lenden (Transformation Communications Lead), Richard Longford (Head of Communications), Craig McArdle (Head of Co-operative Commissioning),David Northey (Head of Corporate Strategy), (Harry Sherwin (Project Manager, Transformation),James Stannard (Project Management Apprentice) and Linda Torney (Assistant Head of Legal Services) also attended the meeting for this item.

Cabinet heard from Carole Burgoyne, Craig McArdle and Jerry Clough who -

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed –

Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) will submit a report seeking endorsement of the Plymouth Employment and Skills Plan which will provide a coherent approach to filling the gaps in the current skills’ levels and future ‘pipeline’ needs required for economic growth.  The report indicates that it is the Council’s ambition to ensure that local jobs are accessible to, and wanted by, local people.

A background paper (the equality impact assessment) can be accessed at the Council’s website Council and Democracy/Councillors and Committees/Library/Cabinet background papers or using the following hyperlink –

http://tinyurl.com/q3d6bmh

Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) submitted a report seeking endorsement of the Plymouth Employment and Skills Plan which would provide a coherent approach to filling the gaps in the current skills’ levels and future ‘pipeline’ needs required for economic growth.  The report indicated that it was the Council’s ambition to ensure that local jobs were accessible to, and wanted by, local people.

Councillor Evans (Council Leader) introduced the proposals and indicated that officers had been working with employers and others to reduce youth unemployment and the rising number of NEETs (Not in Employment, Education or Training) but that there was more to be achieved.

Edward Coley (Head of Skills and Employability),Judith Harwood (Assistant Director for Learning and Communities) andPatrick Knight (Economy and Employment Manager) attended the meeting for this item.

Cabinet also heard from Edward Coley and Judith Harwood who indicated that the plan had been driven by the Employment and Skills Board which was a sub group of the Growth Board and would bring together providers to provide co-ordinated and cohesive actions. 

Councillor McDonald also reported that improved employer engagement with schools was due to be launched to assist children with making informed choices.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed that the Plan for Employment and Skills is endorsed for design, delivery and continual review.

Following the approval of the Statement of Licensing Policy, Kelechi Nnoaham (Director of Public Health) will submit a report on the outcome of a consultation exercise which had been undertaken on a proposal to extend the area covered by the current Barbican Cumulative Impact Policy and will ask Cabinet to make a recommendation to the City Council.

A background paper (the equality impact assessment) can be accessed at the Council’s website Council and Democracy/Councillors and Committees/Library/Cabinet background papers or using the following hyperlink –

http://tinyurl.com/q3d6bmh

Following the approval of the Statement of Licensing Policy, Kelechi Nnoaham (Director of Public Health) submitted a report on the outcome of a consultation exercise which had been undertaken on a proposal to extend the area covered by the current Barbican Cumulative Impact Policy.

The report included the results of the consultation exercise, the police submission and crime data and the proposed boundary of the Barbican Cumulative Impact Policy.       

Councillor Vincent (Cabinet Member for Environment) introduced the proposals.  

Andy Netherton (Service Manager, Public Protection) attended the meeting for this item.

Councillor McDonald (Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Public Health) and Councillor Tuffin (Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) also reported and indicated that the proposals had to be considered having regard to the needs of residents and the needs of life of the Barbican and businesses.

Cabinet was advised that only one representation about the proposals had been received, as detailed in the report. 

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

The City Council is Recommended to amend the Statement of Licensing Policy to include an extended Barbican Cumulative Impact Area as outlined in the map contained in Appendix 3 to the Cabinet report.

Lesa Annear (Strategic Director for Transformation and Change) will submit a report on the Co-operative Council Business Plan 2015/18 and will ask Cabinet to make a recommendation to the City Council. 

Lesa Annear (Strategic Director for Transformation and Change) submitted a report on the draft Council’s Annual Report 2015/16. 

Councillor Evans (Council Leader) introduced the draft Annual Report which set out the Council’s priorities, achievements and this administration’s current plans for next year following approval of the 2015/16 budget.

Richard Longford (Head of Communications) attended the meeting for this item.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed –

Further to minute 140 above, Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) reported that she had received a message from Steve Waite (Chief Executive, Plymouth Community Healthcare) who was currently attending an Extraordinary Meeting of the Board of Plymouth Community Healthcare and had advised that the Board had also supported the proposals at its meeting today.