Public Document Pack MEETING: CABINET DATE: Thursday 29th October, 2009 TIME: 10.00 am VENUE: Town Hall, Bootle Member Councillor Robertson (Chair) Brodie - Browne P Dowd Fairclough Lord Fearn 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 - 22) Minutes of the meeting held on 1 October 2009 4. Schools Access Initiative Funding 2009/10 Church (Pages 23 - Report of the Strategic Director of Children’s 26) Services 5. ‘Play Naturally In Sefton’ - Amendment To All Wards (Pages 27 - Funding 30) Report of the Strategic Director of Children’s Services 6. Treasury Management 2009/10 - Second All Wards (Pages 31 - Quarter Update 44) Report of the Finance and Information Services Director 7. Specialist Transport Unit - Operational All Wards (Pages 45 - Update 52) Report of the Finance and Information Services Director * 8. Notice of Motion From Council - Purchase of All Wards (Pages 53 - Grave Plots 76) Joint report of the Finance and Information Services Director and the Leisure Director 3 * 9. Changing Facilities at Portland Street and Kew; Norwood; (Pages 77 - Meols Park Playing Fields 84) Report of the Leisure Director 10. Community Energy Savings Programme All Wards (Pages 85 - Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration 96) and Environmental Services. 11. Kew, Southport – Progress update Kew (Pages 97 - Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration 104) and Environmental Services. 12. Bootle High School, Demolition – Tenders Netherton and (Pages 105 - Orrell; St. Oswald; 110) Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services. 13. Bedford and Queens Road, Bootle - Derby; Linacre; (Pages 111 - Programme for Demolition and Clearance 116) Phase II - Tenders Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services. 14. Support for Town Centres All Wards (Pages 117 - Report of the Planning and Economic 138) Regeneration Director * 15. Liverpool City Region Employment Strategy All Wards (Pages 139 - Funding Opportunities 146) Report of the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director * 16. Empty Property Strategy (Housing) All Wards (Pages 147 - 162) Report of the Housing Market Renewal Director 17. Hightown Sea Defences – Phase 2 Blundellsands; (Pages 163 - Procurement Strategy Church; 168) Harington; Manor; Report of Head of Regeneration and Technical Services 4 18. Farmhouse and Barns, Homer Green, Lunt – Manor (Pages 169 - Disposal of Properties 174) Report of Head of Regeneration and Technical Services 19. Cabinet Member Reports All Wards a) Cabinet Member - Children's Services (Pages 175 - 178) b) Cabinet Member - Communities (Pages 179 - 184) c) Cabinet Member - Corporate Services (Pages 185 - 190) d) Cabinet Member - Environmental (Pages 191 - 192) e) Cabinet Member - Health and Social Care (Pages 193 - 194) f) Cabinet Member - Leisure and Tourism (Pages 195 - 198) g) Cabinet Member - Performance and Governance (Pages 199 - 202) h) Cabinet Member - Regeneration (Pages 203 - 204) i) Cabinet Member - Technical Services (Pages 205 - 206) 20. Exclusion 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 Paragraph 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. 21. Vine House, Seaforth Linacre (Pages 207 - Report of Head of Regeneration and Technical 212) Services * 22. Development of an Independent Living Dukes (Pages 213 - Centre - 23–35 Scarisbrick Avenue, 220) Southport Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services. 5 23. Transformation Programme Update - Senior All Wards Management Structure Report of the Chief Executive to follow 6 Agenda Item 3 THE “CALL IN” PERIOD FOR THIS SET OF MINUTES ENDS AT 12 NOON ON TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2009. MINUTE NO. 143 IS NOT SUBJECT TO CALL-IN. CABINET MEETING HELD AT THE TOWN HALL, SOUTHPORT ON THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2009 PRESENT: Councillor Robertson (in the Chair) Councillors Brodie - Browne, P Dowd, Lord Fearn, Griffiths, Parry, Porter and Tattersall ALSO PRESENT: Councillors Hands, Hill, McGuire, Papworth and Shaw 130. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Fairclough and Maher. 131. MINUTES RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting held on 3 September 2009 be confirmed as a correct record. 132. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST The following declaration of interest was received: Member Minute Reason Action Councillor 155 - Analysis and Personal - He Took part in the Brodie-Browne Evaluation of Early has a relative consideration of Mechanisms in who works the item and Health and Social within the Social voted thereon. Care Systems Care Sector 133. URGENT BUSINESS The Chair reported that he had agreed that the Cabinet would consider the following item of business: Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership (Minute No. 183) in view of the need to determine the way forward on the procurement arrangements. Page70 7 Agenda Item 3 CABINET- THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2009 134. SPECIALIST TRANSPORT SERVICE Further to the petition submitted to the Council meeting held on 3 September 2009, Mr. John Corscaden, Chair of the Sefton Carers Forum Committee, submitted another petition signed by residents of the Borough, requesting "the reversal of the Cabinet policy decision regarding Specialist Transport Charges and a return to status quo" (Minute No. 76 of the Cabinet meeting held on 9 July 2009 refers) and he gave a statement on the content of the petition. The Cabinet then considered the report of the Strategic Director of Adult Social Services (Health and Social Care) which addressed the issues raised by Mr. Corscaden during the submission of the petition on this issue to the recent Council meeting and incorporated a copy of the report previously considered by the Cabinet on 9 July 2009. RESOLVED: That (1) the petition and statement given by Mr. Corscaden be noted; (2) the report be noted; and (3) the Strategic Director of Adult Social Services (Health and Social Care) review the impact of the introduction of the flat rate charge on all service users who have transport arranged by the Council's Specialist Transport Service after three months of operation and submit a report thereon to the Cabinet. 135. ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF EARLY MECHANISMS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SYSTEMS The Cabinet considered the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Health and Social Care) Working Group which undertook an analysis and evaluation of early mechanisms in Health and Social Care systems. Councillor McGuire, Lead Member of the Working Group, outlined the conclusions and recommendations set out in the report. This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions. RESOLVED: That (1) the recommendations set out in the report be approved; and (2) the Strategic Director of Adult Social Services (Health and Social Care) submit a report to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Health and Social Care) on the action plan for the implementation of the recommendations in the report. Page71 8 Agenda Item 3 CABINET- THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2009 136. WATERCOURSE MAINTENANCE AND FLOODING WORKING GROUP - FINAL REPORT The Cabinet considered the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Environmental Services) Working Group which undertook an inquiry into the maintenance of watercourses and drainage in the Borough, particularly in the light of the Pitt Review. Councillor Papworth, Lead Member of the Working Group, outlined the conclusions and recommendations set out in the report. RESOLVED: That (1) the recommendations be approved and a further report be submitted to the Cabinet setting out a proposed practical way forward, including likely costs and timescales; (2) it be noted that the report will be shared with United Utilities, the Environmental Agency, Parish Councils and other partner agencies; and (3) it be noted that the report should be considered as a "work in progress" and that aspects may need to be revisited over time as conditions dictate. 137. CORE STRATEGY - STRATEGIC FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT FOR SEFTON Further to Minute No. 121 of the meeting held on 3 September 2009, the Cabinet gave further consideration to the report of the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director which provided details of the proposed Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, which would form part of the evidence base for the Core Strategy and other development plans. RESOLVED: That the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment be approved.