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  • Agenda and minutes

    Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th April, 2019 4.30 pm

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    Items
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    50.

    Record of the Previous Decision Making pdf icon PDF 46 KB

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    Record of the decision making held on 19th March 2019, attached.

    Minutes:

    Record of the Previous Decision Making on 19th March 2019 approved as a correct record.

    51.

    Matters referred by the Council or by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee for Reconsideration (if any) pdf icon PDF 90 KB

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    CALL-IN OF EXECUTIVE DECISION CAB 18/19: 23514 – A Green City Charter for Southampton

     

    Report of Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee, seeking a response to recommendations made by the Committee at the meeting held on 4th April 2019 regarding decision number CAB 18/19: 23514 – A Green City Charter for Southampton.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 , item 51. pdf icon PDF 358 KB
    • Appendix 2 , item 51. pdf icon PDF 75 KB
    • Appendix 3 , item 51. pdf icon PDF 159 KB
    • Appendix 4 , item 51. pdf icon PDF 60 KB
    • Appendix 5 , item 51. pdf icon PDF 105 KB
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    Minutes:

    Call-in of Executive Decision CAB 18/19: 23514 – A Green City Charter for Southampton. 

     

    Having considered the representations from the Leader of the Opposition Party and a member of Extinction Rebellion the decision of 19th March 2019 was re-confirmed and recommendations 1-9 from Overview and Scrutiny Committee call-in meeting 4th April 2019 rejected. 

     

    The following comments from the Executive were noted in relation to the recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Committee:-

     

    Recommendations 1, 2a, 2b, 2c & 2d were rejected

    Recommendations 3, 4 & 9 had been completed already

    Recommendation 5 was being carried out now.

    Recommendations 6 & 7 were questions and not recommendations and were not about the Green City Charter

    Recommendation 8 would be investigated if it had any additional value to the current Democratic Process

     

     

     

    52.

    Reports from Overview and Scrutiny Committees (if any) pdf icon PDF 65 KB

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    Report of the Chair of the Scrutiny Inquiry Panel requesting that the Executive receive the final report of the Panel to enable the Executive to formulate its response to the recommendations.

     

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - Final report v5.docx , item 52. pdf icon PDF 2 MB
    • Appendix 2 - Conclusions and Recommendations.docx , item 52. pdf icon PDF 98 KB

    Minutes:

    Cabinet received the Scrutiny Inquiry Panel – The Future of Work in Southampton in order to formulate their response to the recommendations contained within it, in order to comply with the requirements set out in the Council’s Constitution.

    53.

    HRA Capital Digital Improvements pdf icon PDF 271 KB

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    Report of the Cabinet Member for Homes and Culture seeking approval for the use of HRA capital to support the digital improvements required by the Housing Improvement Programme.

    Additional documents:

    • EIA- HRA Capital Digital improvements , item 53. pdf icon PDF 57 KB
    • HRA Data Protection Impact Assessment v3 , item 53. pdf icon PDF 151 KB

    Minutes:

    DECISION MADE: (CAB 18/19 23630)

     

    On consideration of the report of the Director Adults, Housing & Communities, Cabinet agreed the following:

     

    (i)  To approve the use of £800,000 of HRA Capital funding for digital improvements for housing including:

    ·  the procurement and implementation of a new mobile platform

    ·  the procurement and implementation of a new test system for Northgate housing

    ·  the procurement and implementation of 250 new mobile devices for housing operations staff

     

    (ii)  To delegate authority to the Service Director, Adults, Housing and Communities, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Homes and Culture, to make any necessary amendments to the plans set out here as the procurement and implementation is undertaken.

    54.

    Controlling Street Drinking using Public Spaces Protection Orders pdf icon PDF 77 KB

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    Report of the Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing seeking approval to extend the existing Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) in five localities within the City and to to vary the orders so that the controls on street drinking continue; to remove the controls on begging and to extend the boundaries of two of the orders (City Centre and Shirley) to address the wider distribution of street drinking in these areas.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - Consultation Feedback - Public Spaces Protection Orders 2019.docx , item 54. pdf icon PDF 163 KB
    • Appendix 2 - Revised text for the Public Spaces Protection Orders.docx , item 54. pdf icon PDF 65 KB
    • Appendix 3 , item 54. pdf icon PDF 940 KB
    • Appendix 4 - Representation from Southampton Business Improvement District Limited , item 54. pdf icon PDF 96 KB
    • ESIA - PSPO 2019 , item 54. pdf icon PDF 63 KB

    Minutes:

    DECISION MADE: (CAB18/19 23753)

     

    On consideration of the report of the Director Transactions and Universal Services and having considered representations from the Opposition Party, Cabinet agreed the following:

     

    (i)  To note the representations received in relation to this matter in response to the consultation carried out between 25 February and 24 March 2019 as set out in Appendix 1 and Appendix 4.

    (ii)  To vary and extend the five Public Spaces Protection Orders to control street drinking in the localities shown in the maps at Appendix 2.

    (iii)  To remove controls on begging in the Public Spaces Protection Orders.

    55.

    Solent Employment Support pdf icon PDF 120 KB

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    Report of the Cabinet Member for Aspiration, Schools and Learning seeking approval for receipt of European Social Fund (ESF) grant award to support local people to progress into education, training or sustained employment.

     

    NOTE: This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.

     

    The matter requires a decision due to (a) a delay in receipt of DWP grant approval and (b) the project commencement date of 2nd June 2019 precedes the next Cabinet meeting scheduled for 18th June 2019and for these reasons the decision cannot be deferred for inclusion in the next Forward Plan for decision following 28 clear days’ notice.

     

    Additional documents:

    • Enc. 1 for Solent Employment Support , item 55. pdf icon PDF 143 KB
    • Enc. 2 for Solent Employment Support , item 55. pdf icon PDF 124 KB

    Minutes:

    DECISION MADE: (CAB 18/1923727)

     

    On consideration of the report of the Interim Director for Growth, Cabinet agreed the following:

     

    Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.

     

    (i)  To delegate authority to the Service Director, Growth to take all actions necessary to accept the grant and deliver the project until September 2021.

     

    (ii)  To accept, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a grant of £566,583 from the European Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme as match funding towards a total project budget of £1,133,165

     

    (iii)  To approve, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, revenue expenditure of £1,133,165 for the Solent Employment Support project over 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 and the Council’s individual financial contribution of £260,716

     

    (iv)  To approve the Council to act as Accountable Body for the administration of grant funding and Solent Employment Support Project Partnership.

     

     

    56.

    Weston Shore infant School - Roof Works pdf icon PDF 86 KB

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    Report of the Cabinet Member for Aspiration, Schools and Lifelong Learning seeking approval for a replacement roof.



    NOTE: This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.



    The matter requires a decision in order to complete the conversion of Weston Shore Infants School to an Academy by the agreed transfer date of 1st May 2019 in line with the agreed timescale with the Regional Schools Commissioner and the DfE and for these reasons the decision cannot be deferred for inclusion in the next Forward Plan for decision following 28 clear days’ notice.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - roof survey , item 56. pdf icon PDF 9 MB
    • Appendix 2 , item 56. pdf icon PDF 647 KB
    • ESIA , item 56. pdf icon PDF 102 KB

    Minutes:

    DECISION MADE: (CAB 18/19 23757)

     

    On consideration of the report of the Director of Children and Families, Cabinet agreed the following:

     

    Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules

     

    (i)  Approve the addition and spend of £712K in 2019/20 to the Aspiration, Schools and Lifelong Learning programme; to be funded from capital receipts to undertake the necessary replacement to the roof at the school.

    (ii)  Enter into a Financial Agreement with Hamwic Education Trust for the £712k funding to be transferred to the Trust in order for the works to be completed by the Trust in accordance with an agreed schedule of works to an agreed standard; in order for the Conversion Date of May 1st 2019 to be achieved.