Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Monday, 13th September, 2021 6.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Civic Centre

Contact: Judy Cordell / Claire Heather  023 8083 2766

Link: link to meeting

Items
No. Item

14.

Commissioning Housing Related Support services for single adults, young people and young parents pdf icon PDF 296 KB

Report of the Cabinet member for Communities, Culture and Heritage and Cabinet member for Health and Adult Social Care, to accept the outcome of a procurement process for a range of housing related support services for single adults, young people and young parents in Southampton

Minutes:

DECISION MADE: (CAB 20/21 32351)

 

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Heritage and the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care, Cabinet agreed the following:

 

(i)  Subject to approval of Council recommendations (i), that approval was given for the procurement of HRS services for young people, young parents and vulnerable single adults;

(ii)  Subject to Council approval for the procurement exercise, to delegate authority to the Director of Quality and Integration to carry out a procurement process for the provision of HRS services as set out in the report and to enter into contracts in accordance with contract procedure; and

(iii)  Subject to Council agreement to the procurement exercise, to delegate authority to the Director of Quality and Integration following consultation with the relevant Cabinet Members to decide on the final model of commissioned services for HRS and all decision making in relation to the re-commissioning.

15.

Solent Get into Employment pdf icon PDF 357 KB

Report of the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Heritage seeking to secure approval to accept a European Social Fund (ESF) grant.

Minutes:

DECISION MADE: (CAB 20/21 32340)

 

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Heritage, Cabinet agreed to the following:

 

(i)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director, Communities, Culture and Homes to take all actions necessary to accept the grant and deliver the project until December 2023.

(ii)  To accept, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a grant of £529,000 from DWP as match funding towards a total project budget of £1,059,000.

(iii)  To approve, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a corresponding revenue virement totalling £1,059,000 to the Solent Get into Employment project over 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24, along with the Council’s individual financial contribution of £324,000 from existing budgets, of which £215,000 is itself from secured external funding; and

(iv)  To approve the Council to act as Accountable Body for the administration of grant funding and the delivery of the Solent Get into Employment project.

16.

Land at the corner of Lime Street / Evans Street pdf icon PDF 308 KB

Report of the Cabinet for Finance and Capital Assets in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education outlining considerations in regard to the future of the land at this location.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 32353)

 

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Assets, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education, having taken into consideration recommendations made by Overview and Scrutiny Committee at the meeting held on 9th September, 2021 and representation from Councillor Paffey, Cabinet agreed the following:

 

 

(i)  To approve the principle of a two form of entry Free School at Lime Street Retail site and agree in principle, subject to reaching satisfactory terms, to sell the site to The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for this educational purpose at less than best consideration as set out in confidential appendix 1.

(ii)  To delegate to Executive Director for Place, to finalise details of the freehold sale, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Assets.

 

17.

Leisure World Commercial Terms * pdf icon PDF 341 KB

Report of the Cabinet Member for Growth seeking Cabinet approval of confidential terms relating to an Agreement for a new head-lease over the entire Leisure World site, to enable its comprehensive re-development

 

In accordance with Regulation 6 of the Local Authorities (meetings and access to information) Regulations 2012 confidential appendix 6 is submitted for consideration with the consent of the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee that the information contained within the appendix is urgent, cannot be deferred and must be considered in private session.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 31850)

 

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Growth and having received recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee held on 9th September, 2021, Cabinet agreed the following:

 

(i)  That the commercial and financial terms and related recommendations set out in confidential Appendix 2 be agreed.

(ii)  Following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth and Executive Director of Finance and Commercialisation, that the Executive Director of Place be given delegated authority to finalise the detailed terms of this transaction.

18.

Bargate Scheme - Community Infrastructure Levy Relief

Report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Assets in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth seeking approval for Exceptional Circumstances Relief for the Bargate Development and its Community Infrastructure Levy payments.

 

In accordance with Regulation 6 of the Local Authorities (meetings and access to information) Regulations 2012 confidential appendix 6 is submitted for consideration with the consent of the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee that the information contained within the appendix is urgent, cannot be deferred and must be considered in private session.

 

Minutes:

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 32368)

 

On consideration of the confidential report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Assets in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth Cabinet agreed modified recommendations as agreed at the meeting. 

19.

Energy Procurement Contract Award

Report of the Energy Manager seeking approval for an energy procurement contract.

 

 

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Minutes:

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 32369)

 

On consideration of the confidential report of the Energy Manager, Cabinet  agreed recommendations set out in the report.