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Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Thursday, 12th March, 2015 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1 Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth

Contact: Democratic Services  01827 709264

Items
No. Item

106.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

107.

Corporate Update

Title:    Presentation about the Cadets

 

            Presenter: Sue Arnold

Minutes:

Sue Arnold, from the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner gave a presentation about the Cadets

108.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 19th February 2015 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

109.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest.  Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

110.

Question Time:

To answer questions from members of the public pursuant to Executive Procedure Rule No. 13

Minutes:

None

111.

Matters Referred to the Cabinet in Accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules

None

Minutes:

There were none

112.

Improving Wellbeing in Tamworth Commissioning Prospectus Outcome pdf icon PDF 35 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Leader of the Council to inform Cabinet of the outcomes from the ‘Improving Well Being’ in Tamworth’ commissioning exercise was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That

1.

Cabinet noted the decision to award contracts in line with the Council’s financial guidance and;

 

2.

authorised the Commissioning Hub to go back out to tender for the outstanding monies not awarded in Lot 2, (including any additional partner funding identified) and delegated authority to the Commissioning Hub to award contracts to the successful

bidders.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

113.

Annual Review 2014/15 & Corporate Plan 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 19 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Leader of the Council to inform Cabinet of the contents of the Annual Review and Corporate Plan was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That

 

Cabinet endorsed the Annual Review and Corporate Plan

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook  and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

 

 

114.

2015 Pay Policy pdf icon PDF 26 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Leader of the Council detailing Tamworth Borough Council’s Pay Policy Statement so that statutory guidance as set out in S38 of the Localism Act is adhered to was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That

1.

Cabinet approved the Pay Policy Statement to go forward to full Council for formal adoption in line with the Localism Act 2011,and;

 

2.

the Leader recommend to full council that the Chief Executive’s Pay is increased by 2% from 1st January 2015 in line with all other Chief Officer grades.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

115.

Cabinet Report for Write Offs 01/4/14 - 31/12/14 pdf icon PDF 30 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets to provide Members with details of write offs from 1st April 2014 to 31st December 2014 and to seek approval to write off irrecoverable debt in line with policy re Business Rates and Sundry Income in excess of £10k was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That

1.

Cabinet endorsed the amount of debt written off for the period of 1st April 2014 to 31st December 2014, and;

 

2.

endorsed the amount of debt written off for the period of 1st April 2014 to 31st December 2014 and Sundry Income£24,159.67 respectively.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

116.

North Warwickshire BC Meaningful Gap Consultation pdf icon PDF 35 KB

 

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education to consider the Councils proposed consultation response to North Warwickshire Borough Council on their “Meaningful Gap”

 

RESOLVED:

That

1.

Tamworth Borough Council do not support the Assessment because:

 

a.

 

 

 

it is likely to create uncertainty for Tamworth residents about the scale and location of future development in the area between Tamworth and Polesworth;

 

b.

of the unclear purpose and assessment of the ‘meaningful gap’;

 

c.

it is not clear whether a designation is proportionate or necessary in advance of allocating sites for development;

 

d.

concerns about whether the Assessment is legally compliant and therefore the weight that can be attributed to it in decision making;

e.

the lack of joint working or prior consultation on the Assessment in conflict with the signed Memorandum of Understanding and the Duty to Cooperate.

 

2.

Cabinet agreed that the completed response sheet in is sent with this Cabinet paper as the Councils formal response to the consultation; and

 

3.

Cabinet endorsed that Tamworth Borough Council continues to commit officer time and appropriate resources on collaborative working, including undertaking joint pieces of evidence, with North Warwickshire and Lichfield Councils on addressing meeting Tamworth’s needs and identifying the required infrastructure to mitigate its impact on Tamworth in line with the Duty to Cooperate and the signed Memorandum of Understanding.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Claymore and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

117.

Service Provision for Customers with Complex Needs pdf icon PDF 50 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing & Waste Management)

 

Minutes:

The report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing & Waste Management to update Cabinet regarding the approach that has been developed to prevent delayed

discharge from hospital that is related to housing issues and to provide housing support to vulnerable households and to seek Cabinet approval to further develop and widen this approach by engaging a suitably qualified partner organisation to deliver a comprehensive crisis intervention and support service for customers with complex needs who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless was considered

 

RESOLVED:

That

1.

Cabinet agreed to a tender exercise being undertaken to engage a suitably qualified organisation to deliver a comprehensive crisis intervention and support service for customers with complex needs, and;

 

2.

approved the use of £30k Homelessness Prevention funding and £15K HRA resources to support the delivery of the scheme for an initial 12 month period

 

 

(Moved by Councillor M Thurgood and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

118.

Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 - Policies and Procedures pdf icon PDF 82 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Communities and Public Health)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Communities and Public Health to inform Cabinet as to the Corporate Impact on Tamworth Borough Council of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That

1.

Cabinet approved the Council taking a corporate approach to the new Act and the current working group (consisting of the Tamworth Borough Council Officers and Staffordshire Police Officers listed in the Report Author Section), or where

appropriate sub working groups from within the main working group, be tasked with producing the policies and procedures necessary for such a corporate wide implementation;

 

2.

agreed that authority to implement those polices and procedures be delegated to appropriate officers (at Director Level).

 

3.

agreed that once the policies and procedures are in place the authority to implement the Act is delegated to appropriate officers (at Director Level), and;

 

4.

agreed that until the polices and procedures are in place the power to implement the Act rests with appropriate officers (at Director Level) on a case by case basis and where possible in line with current appropriate procedures.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Doyle and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

 

 

119.

Active Tamworth - Sports Strategy pdf icon PDF 24 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Communities and Public Health)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder for Communities and Public Health to update members on Active Tamworth and to seek endorsement for the Leisure

Department to consult with partners on Tamworth’s Physical Activity Strategy was considered

 

RESOLVED:

That

1.

members endorsed the update on Active Tamworth and gave approval for consultation on Tamworth Borough Councils Physical Activity Strategy, and;

 

2.

members authorised the Director Communities Planning and Partnerships in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder Communities and Public Health to make formatting and minor revisions to the document following consultation prior to publication on the Councils website.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Doyle and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

120.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider excluding the Press and Public from the meeting by passing the following resolution:-

 

“That in accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public  interest in disclosing the information to the public”

 

At the time this agenda is published no representations have been received that this part of the meeting should be open to the public.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

That members of the press and public be now excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that the business involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor M Thurgood)

 

 

121.

Award of Stray Dog, Collection, Kennelling and Re-Homing Contract

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Communities and Public Health)

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder for Communities and Public Health to seek approval to award the contract for a stray dog service between Tamworth

Borough Council and the most economically advantageous bid for a three year extendable term commencing 1 April 2015 was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the recommendation as contained in the report

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Doyle and seconded by Councillor D Cook)