Meeting documents
Cabinet
Tuesday, 10th July 2007
Venue : Committee Room 1 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
- MINUTES
- DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- SOCIAL CARE AND INCLUSION: JOINT INSPECTION OF OLDER PEOPLE'S SERVICES IN WIRRAL
- SOCIAL CARE AND INCLUSION: CAPITAL GRANT FOR IMPROVING THE CARE HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR OLDER PEOPLE 2007/2008
- CORPORATE SERVICES: SCHEME AND ESTIMATE REPORT FOR POULTON HOUSE
- CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND LIFELONG LEARNING: 2007/08 FOSTERING, SPECIAL GUARDIANSHIP, RESIDENCE ORDER AND ADOPTION ALLOWANCE FINANCIAL PAYMENTS
- STREETSCENE AND TRANSPORT SERVICES: THURSTASTON CROSSROADS ROUNDABOUT SCHEME – PROPOSED FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS
- REGENERATION AND PLANNING STRATEGY: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MERSEY WATERFRONT REGIONAL PARK BOARD
- REGENERATION AND PLANNING STRATEGY: THE LAIRD FOUNDATION AND MERSEY MARITIME GROUP LIMITED
- FINANCE AND BEST VALUE: REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTION
- CORPORATE SERVICES: APPROVED DUTIES AND APPOINTMENTS
- EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
- CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND LIFELONG LEARNING: SCHOOL TRANSPORT TENDERS 2007 TO 2008 - Exempt
- CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND LIFELONG LEARNING: WIRRAL GROUPED SCHOOLS PFI PROJECT: PROPOSED CHANGES TO CONTRACT AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT PROVIDER - Exempt
- CORPORATE SERVICES: APPROVAL OF ACQUISITIONS MADE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY - Exempt
- CORPORATE SERVICES: LAND ADJACENT TO 227 MOSSLANDS DRIVE, WALLASEY - Exempt
- CORPORATE SERVICES: THURSTASTON ROUNDABOUT ACQUISITIONS - Exempt
- CORPORATE SERVICES: LAND AT CROSS LANE, WALLASEY - Exempt
- REGENERATION AND PLANNING STRATEGY: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MERSEY WATERFRONT REGIONAL PARK BOARD - Exempt
- REGENERATION AND PLANNING STRATEGY: NEW BRIGHTON - UPDATE - Exempt
- ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Item 1 - MINUTES
Summary:
The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 20th June 2007, have been published by the meeting date and details of any items called in will be circulated at the meeting.
Recommendation:
That the minutes of 20 June 2007 be approved and adopted.
Item 2 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Summary:
The members of the Cabinet are invited to consider whether they have a personal or prejudicial interest in connection with any of the items on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.
Item 3 - SOCIAL CARE AND INCLUSION: JOINT INSPECTION OF OLDER PEOPLE'S SERVICES IN WIRRAL
Summary:
An inspection team from CSCI and the Healthcare Commission carried out an inspection of Older People’s services in Wirral in February 2007. The aim was to find out how well the council and primary care trust were meeting the needs of older people. The final report of that inspection contains a number of recommendations for improvement and is to be presented to cabinet on 10th July together with an action plan produced in response. The report will be made public after its presentation to cabinet and is under embargo until then.
Recommendation:
That
(1) the report of the Joint Inspection of Services for Older People in Wirral and the opportunities it presents to continue improving services for Older People in Wirral be accepted; and
(2) the Action Plan to implement the Inspection Recommendations be agreed.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 4 - SOCIAL CARE AND INCLUSION: CAPITAL GRANT FOR IMPROVING THE CARE HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR OLDER PEOPLE 2007/2008
Summary:
The Department of Health has made available a grant to Local Authorities for Improving the Care Home Environment for Older People. The Grant is available for public, private and voluntary homes where the majority of places are for Older People. It aims to improve quality through improving the physical environment and must be spent during 2007/08. Wirral’s allocation is £890,000 and a distribution proposal, agreed by representatives of the voluntary sector, Wirral PCT and DASS, was submitted to the Department of Health on 28th March. 10% of the total sum is to be retained by Wirral council for administration and contingencies. Notification that Wirral’s plans had been accepted was received on 30th May.
Recommendation:
That the arrangements made for distributing the capital improvement grant in Wirral be approved.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 5 - CORPORATE SERVICES: SCHEME AND ESTIMATE REPORT FOR POULTON HOUSE
Summary:
This report describes the work required to refurbish and extend Poulton House to accommodate elderly people with physical disabilities or any other client group that would require such a facility. The scheme also includes refurbishment of the external car park area to provide a suitable staff / visitor car park. This is a key decision which was first identified in the Forward Plan dated 1st April 2007.
Recommendation:
That
(1) the Scheme and Estimate, as presented, be accepted;
(2) the Director of Technical Services be authorised to seek tenders for the project; and
(3) the Director of Technical Services be authorised to obtain all necessary statutory approvals for the project.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 6 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND LIFELONG LEARNING: 2007/08 FOSTERING, SPECIAL GUARDIANSHIP, RESIDENCE ORDER AND ADOPTION ALLOWANCE FINANCIAL PAYMENTS
Summary:
This report outlines the 2007/08 allowances and fees for the consideration and approval by members. The purpose is to develop the Adoption and Fostering Service’s capacity to meet demand, improve the quality of the service in line with National Minimum Standards, and ensure the commissioning process uses Best Value principles.
Recommendation:
That the proposals outlined to Members be considered and approved.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 7 - STREETSCENE AND TRANSPORT SERVICES: THURSTASTON CROSSROADS ROUNDABOUT SCHEME – PROPOSED FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS
Summary:
The purpose of this report is to advise Cabinet of the proposed funding arrangements for the scheme. It is proposed that the scheme will be funded from the Local Transport Plan Capital Programme and this report seeks Cabinet endorsement that the scheme will be given priority in the allocation of future years’ LTP Capital funding.
Recommendation:
That support for the scheme be re-affirmed and the scheme be given priority when deciding and approving the LTP Capital Programmes for 2008/9 and 2009/10.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 8 - REGENERATION AND PLANNING STRATEGY: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MERSEY WATERFRONT REGIONAL PARK BOARD
Summary:
This report seeks approval of two Mersey Waterfront Regional Park (MWRP) projects which have been approved by the MWRP Board.
Recommendation:
That a MWRP grant of £500,000 be approved to part fund the Seacombe-New Brighton Promenade project and that a MWRP grant of £1,534,650 be approved to part fund the Liverpool Riverlands proposal.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 9 - REGENERATION AND PLANNING STRATEGY: THE LAIRD FOUNDATION AND MERSEY MARITIME GROUP LIMITED
Summary:
This report informs Members of the completion of the merger of The Laird Foundation and Mersey Maritime Limited and asks Cabinet to recommend to Council who should be appointed as the council’s representatives on the Boards of Directors of the new companies.
Recommendation:
That
(1) Cabinet recommends to Council the Council’s representatives on the Boards of Directors of Mersey Maritime Group Limited and The Laird Foundation; and
(2) Cabinet confirms the nomination of the Council’s private sector appointee to the Boards of Directors of Mersey Maritime Group Limited and The Laird Foundation as reported above and authorises Officers to nominate the Council’s education sector appointee to the Board of the Laird Foundation.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 10 - FINANCE AND BEST VALUE: REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTION
Summary:
This report presents a revision of the Constitution, as agreed by the Cabinet at it’s meeting on 24th May 2007.
Changes to the Constitution require the approval of the Council. The Cabinet is requested to consider the revised Constitution and make an appropriate recommendation to the Council.
Recommendation:
That the Council be recommended that the revised Constitution be approved.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
- Report of the Deputy Chief Executive / Director of Corporate Services
- Appendix
- Part 1 of the Draft Constitution
- Part 2 of the Draft Constitution
- Part 3 of the Draft Constitution
- Part 4 of the Draft Constitution
- Part 5 of the Draft Constitution
- Part 6 of the Draft Constitution
- Part 7 of the Draft Constitution
Item 11 - CORPORATE SERVICES: APPROVED DUTIES AND APPOINTMENTS
Summary:
The Cabinet is requested to consider:
(a) any requests for the designation of an approved duty relating to attendance at meetings;
(b) any applications relating to conferences or seminars made in accordance with the procedure approved by Cabinet on 19 February 2004 (minute 534 refers);
(c) any changes in the membership of bodies to which the Council makes appointments.
Approval as an approved duty of the attendance of the Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Lifelong Learning and the Chair and spokespersons of the Children's Services and Lifelong Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee at the IdEA Leadership Academy focused programme on 'Making Children Matter'. This matter was discussed and recommended by the Member Training Steering Group at their last meeting.
Recommendation:
That the attendance of the Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Lifelong Learning and the Chair and spokespersons of the Children's Services and Lifelong Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee at the IdEA Leadership Academy focused programme on 'Making Children Matter', be designated an approved duty.
Item 12 - EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Summary:
The following items contain exempt information.
Recommendation:
That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.
Item 13 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND LIFELONG LEARNING: SCHOOL TRANSPORT TENDERS 2007 TO 2008 - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3, Part I, Schedule 12A (as amended), Local Government Act 1972.
Item 14 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND LIFELONG LEARNING: WIRRAL GROUPED SCHOOLS PFI PROJECT: PROPOSED CHANGES TO CONTRACT AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT PROVIDER - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3, Part I, Schedule 12A (as amended), Local Government Act 1972.
Item 15 - CORPORATE SERVICES: APPROVAL OF ACQUISITIONS MADE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3, Part I, Schedule 12A (as amended), Local Government Act 1972.
Item 16 - CORPORATE SERVICES: LAND ADJACENT TO 227 MOSSLANDS DRIVE, WALLASEY - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3, Part I, Schedule 12A (as amended), Local Government Act 1972.
Item 17 - CORPORATE SERVICES: THURSTASTON ROUNDABOUT ACQUISITIONS - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3, Part I, Schedule 12A (as amended), Local Government Act 1972.
Item 18 - CORPORATE SERVICES: LAND AT CROSS LANE, WALLASEY - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3, Part I, Schedule 12A (as amended), Local Government Act 1972.
Item 19 - REGENERATION AND PLANNING STRATEGY: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MERSEY WATERFRONT REGIONAL PARK BOARD - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3, Part I, Schedule 12A (as amended), Local Government Act 1972.
Item 20 - REGENERATION AND PLANNING STRATEGY: NEW BRIGHTON - UPDATE - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3, Part I, Schedule 12A (as amended), Local Government Act 1972.
Item 21 - ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Summary:
To consider any other business that the Chair accepts as being urgent.
Agenda Published: 2 July 2007