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Public Document Pack MEETING: CABINET DATE: Thursday 9th July, 2009 TIME: 10.00 am VENUE: Town Hall, Bootle Member Councillor Robertson (Chair) Brodie - Browne P Dowd Lord Fearn Fairclough Griffiths Maher Parry Porter Tattersall COMMITTEE OFFICER: Steve Pearce Head of Committee and Member Services Telephone: 0151 934 2046 Fax: 0151 934 2034 E-mail: [email protected] The Cabinet is responsible for making what are known as Key Decisions, which will be notified on the Forward Plan. Items marked with an * on the agenda involve Key Decisions A key decision, as defined in the Council’s Constitution, is: - ● any Executive decision that is not in the Annual Revenue Budget and Capital Programme approved by the Council and which requires a gross budget expenditure, saving or virement of more than £100,000 or more than 2% of a Departmental budget, whichever is the greater ● any Executive decision where the outcome will have a significant impact on a significant number of people living or working in two or more Wards If you have any special needs that may require arrangements to facilitate your attendance at this meeting, please contact the Committee Officer named above, who will endeavour to assist. 1 This page is intentionally left blank. 2 A G E N D A Items marked with an * involve key decisions Item Subject/Author(s) Wards Affected No. 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Declarations of Interest Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct. 3. Minutes (Pages 7 - 14) Minutes of the meeting held on 11 June 2009 4. Implementation of Web Based Procurement All Wards (Pages 15 - Portal 22) Report of the Finance and Information Services Director 5. General Fund Outturn 2008/09 All Wards (Pages 23 - Report of the Finance and Information Services 34) Director 6. Capital Outturn 2008/09 All Wards (Pages 35 - Joint report of the Finance and Information 42) Services Director, the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services and Deputy Chief Executive, the Director of Adult Social Services (Health and Social Care) and the Strategic Director of Children’s Services. 7. Annual Treasury Management Report All Wards (Pages 43 - 2008/09 50) Report of the Finance and Information Services Director 3 8. The Prudential Code for Capital Finance in All Wards (Pages 51 - Local Authorities - Prudential Indicators 60) Outturn 2008/09 Report of the Finance and Information Services Director * 9. Housing Capital Programme 2009/10 All Wards (Pages 61 - Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Social 68) Services (Health and Social Care) * 10. Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy All Wards (Pages 69 - Joint report of the Strategic Director of Adult 98) Social Services (Health and Social Care) and Housing Market Renewal Director * 11. Building Schools for the Future - Readiness All Wards (Pages 99 - to Deliver 142) Report of the Strategic Director of Children’s Services * 12. Schools Access Initiative Funding 2009/10 - Church (Pages 143 - Further Scheme 146) Report of the Strategic Director of Children’s Services 13. Forefield Junior School - Capital Scheme Victoria (Pages 147 - Report of the Strategic Director of Children’s 150) Services * 14. Pinefield Centre, Formby - Complementary Harington (Pages 151 - Education Services 154) Report of the Strategic Director of Children’s Services 15. Valewood Primary School, Crosby - Blundellsands; (Pages 155 - Proposed Alterations to Form New Sure Manor; Victoria; 160) Start Children's Centre Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services. * 16. North West Operational Programme 4.1 - All Wards (Pages 161 - Business Start Up Project 168) Report of the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director 4 * 17. Area Management Implementation Update All Wards (Pages 169 - Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration 180) and Environmental Services. 18. Responding to the Recession All Wards (Pages 181 - Report of the Planning and Economic 210) Regeneration Director 19. Proposals for Duke Street Play Area, Ravenmeols (Pages 211 - Formby 218) Report of the Leisure Director. 20. Plaza Community Cinema, Crosby - Transfer Church (Pages 219 - of Land 224) Report of the Leisure Director 21. Children's Social Care Information Sharing All Wards (Pages 225 - Protocol 238) Report of the Legal Director 22. Registration Service – Decommissioning of All Wards (Pages 239 - Marriage Rooms 244) Report of the Legal Director 23. Councillor Call for Action and Scrutiny of All Wards (Pages 245 - Crime and Disorder 260) Report of the Legal Director 24. Regulation of Investigatory Powers All Wards (Pages 261 - 266) Report of the Legal Director 25. Cabinet Member Reports All Wards a) Cabinet Member - Children's Services (Pages 267 - 268) b) Cabinet Member - Communities (Pages 269 - 272) c) Cabinet Member - Corporate Services (Pages 273 - 278) d) Cabinet Member - Environmental (Pages 279 - 280) e) Cabinet Member - Health and Social Care (Pages 281 - 282) f) Cabinet Member - Leisure and Tourism (Pages 283 - 286) 5 g) Cabinet Member - Performance and Governance (Pages 287 - 290) h) Cabinet Member - Regeneration (Pages 291 - 292) i) Cabinet Member - Technical Services (Pages 293 - 294) * 26. Specialist Transport Service All Wards (Pages 295 - Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Social 308) Services (Health and Social Care) 27. Admittance of Press and Public To consider passing the following resolution: That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act. The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the Press and Public. 28. Scarisbrick Avenue Development, Southport Dukes (Pages 309 - - Update 316) Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services. 6 Agenda Item 3 THE “CALL IN” PERIOD FOR THIS SET OF MINUTES ENDS AT 12 NOON ON TUESDAY 23 JUNE 2009. MINUTE NO. 46 IS NOT SUBJECT TO CALL-IN. CABINET MEETING HELD AT THE TOWN HALL, SOUTHPORT ON THURSDAY 11TH JUNE, 2009 PRESENT: Councillor Robertson (in the Chair) Councillors Brodie - Browne, P Dowd, Fairclough, Griffiths, Maher, Parry and Porter 33. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Lord Fearn and Tattersall. 34. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST The following declarations of interest were received: Member Minute Reason Action Councillor 38 - Counterparty Personal - His Took part in the Fairclough Investment Limits employer is referred consideration of to in the report the item and voted thereon Councillor 48 - Extended Personal - He is the Took part in the Maher Schools Capital Chair of Governors consideration of Funding 2009/10 of Springwell the item and voted Additional Primary School thereon. Schemes which is referred to in the report 35. MINUTES RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting held on 14 May 2009 be confirmed as a correct record. 36. CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE PLAN 2009/10 - 2011/12 The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Executive which provided details of her Departmental Service Plan and Annual Action Plans for 2009/10-2011/12 in so far as they relate to her own post. RESOLVED: That (1) the progress made on 2008/09 actions be noted; and Page24 7 Agenda Item 3 CABINET- THURSDAY 11TH JUNE, 2009 (2) the intended action plans for 2009/10-2011/12 as they relate to the post of Chief Executive be noted. 37. STRATEGIC BUDGET REVIEW The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Executive on the process for a Strategic Budget Review which will undertake a systematic review of Council activity to ensure that priorities are being resourced and that medium term financial objectives are being met. The report set out the context for the review, the proposed approach involving the dedication of senior officers for the initial phase of the project and the indicative timetable. RESOLVED: That (1) the approach outlined in the report including the indicative timetable be endorsed; (2) the requirement for effective communication and engagement throughout the process be noted; and (3) it be noted that regular reports will be presented to members including a detailed programme plan with detailed actions and timescales. 38. COUNTERPARTY INVESTMENT LIMITS Further to Minute No. 274 of the meeting held on 26 February 2009, the Cabinet considered the report of the Finance and Information Services Director on the decision taken under delegated powers to increase the limit on counterparty investments, in any one institution (or banks within the same Group) from £15m to £25m. RESOLVED: That the increase in the maximum investment in any one institution (or banks within the same Group) from £15m to £25m be noted. 39. LIVERPOOL CITY REGION MULTI AREA AGREEMENT Further to Minute No. 5 of the meeting held on 14 May 2009, the Cabinet considered the report of the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director seeking approval to the development of the second phase of the Liverpool City Region Multi Area Agreement which involved the three Platform papers for Economy, Housing and Transport together with a revised background paper, the Story of Place. The papers had been submitted to the Government on 9 June 2009 for agreement subject to a decision