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Legal & Governance Reform David Wilcock Head of Legal and Governance Reform Governance & Committee Services Floor 2, Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU Phone: 01706 647474 Website: www.rochdale.gov.uk To: All Members of the Cabinet Enquiries to: Mark Hardman Telephone: 01706 924704 Date: Friday, 20 November 2015 Dear Councillor Cabinet You are requested to attend the meeting of the Cabinet to be held in Training and Conference Suite, First Floor, Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU on Monday, 30 November 2015 commencing at 6.15 pm. The agenda and supporting papers are attached. If you require advice on any agenda item involving a possible Declaration of Interest which could affect your right to speak and/or vote, please refer to the Code of Conduct or contact the Monitoring Officer or Deputies or staff in the Governance and Committee Services Team at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Yours Faithfully David Wilcock Head of Legal and Governance Reform Cabinet Membership 2015/16 Councillor Iftikhar Ahmed Councillor Daalat Ali Councillor Jacqueline Beswick Councillor Allen Brett Councillor Neil Emmott Councillor Janet Emsley Councillor Richard Farnell Councillor Donna Martin E Councillor Peter Williams Rochdale Borough Council CABINET Monday, 30 November 2015 at 6.15 pm Training and Conference Suite, First Floor, Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU A G E N D A Apologies for Absence 1. Declarations of Interest Members must indicate at this stage any items on the agenda in which they must declare an interest. Members must verbally give notice of their interest at the meeting and complete the form attached with this agenda. Members are also advised to take advice with regard to any matter where there is potential bias or predetermination in any business to be considered at the meeting and whether they should take part in decision making at the meeting. Members are reminded that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and the Council's adopted Code of Conduct, they must declare the nature of any discloseable pecuniary interest; personal interest and/or prejudicial interest required of them and, in the case of any discloseable pecuniary interest or prejudicial interest, withdraw from the meeting during consideration of the item, unless permitted otherwise within the Code of Conduct. 2. Minutes 1 - 7 To consider the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 2nd November 2015. 3. Bowlee Park CP School- Consideration of Statutory Proposals for a 8 - 29 Permanent Enlargement 4. Sandbrook CP School- Consideration of Statutory Proposals for a 30 - 48 Permanent Enlargement 5. Youth Justice Plan 49 - 81 6. Highway Asset Management Policy Documents 82 - 158 7. Exclusion of Press and Public To consider excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended. 8. Options for the Development of a Dementia Community Service 159 - 177 9. Middleton Extra Care Scheme 178 - 182 10. Ex WC Block, Hopwood Park, Manchester Road, Heywood 183 - 187 CABINET MINUTES OF MEETING Monday, 2 November 2015 PRESENT: Councillors Iftikhar Ahmed, Daalat Ali, Brett, Neil Emmott and Martin OFFICERS: P. Kane (Director of Resources), M. Widdup (Director of Neighbourhoods), J. Searle (Director of Economy), G. Hopper (Director of Children’s Services), S. Downey (Director of Adult Care), A. Fallon (Director of Public Health and Wellbeing), D. Wilcock (Head of Legal and Governance Reform), M. Robinson, J. Hindle (Economy Directorate), A. Glover (Neighbourhoods Directorate), N. Rogers (Public Health and Wellbeing Directorate), A. James (Resources Directorate) ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: J. Booth (Independent Chair of the Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board) APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Councillors Beswick, Emsley, Farnell and Williams APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR 79 In the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair, it was agreed that Councillor Brett chair this meeting of the Cabinet. Councillor Brett in the Chair. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 80 There were no declarations of interest. MINUTES 81 DECIDED – that the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 5th October 2015 be approved as a correct record. ROCHDALE BOROUGH SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD - ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 82 Cabinet considered the report of the Independent Chair of the Rochdale Safeguarding Children Board (RBSCB) which provided information to promote discussion and enable mutual challenge in respect of the role of both the RBSCB and in assuring the quality of activity to safeguard children in the Borough is robust. The Annual Report was presented by Jane Booth, the Independent Chair of the Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board. The Report covered the period from April 2014 to March 2015. The Report was presented in two parts, the first part bringing together information about services available to safeguard children during the period, with the second part reporting on the work of the Board itself. DECIDED – that the Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board – Annual Report 2014/2015 be noted. Eligible for call in - no PROPOSED DISCONTINUANCE OF SOUTH STREET NURSERY SCHOOL AND SIGNIFICANT ALTERATION TO HEYBROOK CP SCHOOL 83 Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Children’s Services which requested consideration of a proposal to discontinue South Street Nursery School with effect from 31st August 2016 and to make a prescribed alteration to Heybrook CP School to change the age range room 5-11 to 2-11 by establishing a Nursery Class with effect from 1st September 2016. The recommendations were put forward as the Local Authority has undertaken a review of the four Nursery Schools across the Borough, to assess their financial viability in both the short term and the long term. The need to do this is because there have been changes in recent years so that all funding for nursery places is allocated through the Early Years Single Funding Formula (SFF) under Designated Schools Grant. Funding is allocated for 570 hours per year per child attending (15 hours per week), 38 weeks of the year, and is calculated using a formula to ensure that equity of funding is applied across all settings. Nursery schools are one of a range of providers who provide funded, free entitlement places. Funding is paid according to the attendance of the child and is allocated termly. The SFF allocates sector specific funding rates and, because of the high overheads (staff structures etc.), nursery schools receive a much higher rate than other settings. The hourly rate provided to nursery schools under this formula is significantly higher than other providers to recognise the higher fixed costs these schools face. Providers are funded on actual participation rates, therefore funding is not provided for empty places. South Street Nursery School has a capacity of 160 part-time places. In May 2015 there were 105 children on roll (53fte), about 65% occupancy. The level of demand for nursery places will change, because there has been a fall in the number of children born in the Township as a whole, and in Central Rochdale Ward. There will be a period of 4 weeks public consultation on the proposals, which will give parents, staff and the schools involved the opportunity to comment and make their views known. During that period there will be a feasibility study to assess the implications of setting up the nursery class on the Heybrook site or retaining it on the South Street site (including the capital cost implications). At the end of the consultation period a report setting out the consultation outcomes and the feasibility study will be prepared for consideration by Cabinet. DECIDED – that approval be given to proceed with consultation on the proposals to:- (i) discontinue (i.e. close) South Street Nursery School with effect from 31st August 2016; and to (ii) make a prescribed alteration to Heybrook CP school to change the age from 5-11 to 2-11 with effect from 1st September 2016 through the provision of a new nursery class either on the site of Heybrook CP or by retaining the current South Street nursery school building. Eligible for call in – no, to be considered by the Health, Schools and Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee. TOWN HALL 'RESTORATION & REVIVAL' UPDATE 84 Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Economy which provided an update on the Rochdale Town Hall ‘Restoration & Revival’ project and works to date which followed on from the previous report to Cabinet in September last year approving the preferred option for the re-use of the building. The report provided a summary of the findings from the public consultation exercise undertaken in July 2015 and sought approval to the draft Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the Town Hall and to undergo consultation with key partners prior to adopting the CMP. Approval was also sought to submit the first stage application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for partnership funding and support towards developing the detailed restoration and re-use proposals. The Director of Economy confirmed that approval for Stage 1 of the project was only was being sought at this stage and that a further report would be submitted to Cabinet for consideration with regard to moving to Stage 2. DECIDED – that (1) the update on progress to restore the Town Hall in line with the approved strategy to enhance core activities and maintain the building be noted; (2) the findings of the public consultation held in July be noted; (3) consultation with key partners on the draft Consultation Management Plan (CMP) prior to its adoption be approved; (4) that the submission to HLF of the first stage application on behalf of the Council be approved and delegated to the Director of Economy to progress.

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