Agenda and decisions

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Up to one hour is allowed for this item

Any member of the public or Councillor may participate in Public Forum. Petitions, statements and questions received by the deadlines below will be taken at the start of the agenda item to which they relate to.

Petitions and statements (must be about matters on the agenda):

• Members of the public and members of the council, provided they give notice in writing or by e-mail (and include their name, address, and ‘details of the wording of the petition, and, in the case of a statement, a copy of the submission) by no later than 12 noon on the working day before the meeting, may present a petition or submit a statement to the Cabinet.

• One statement per member of the public and one statement per member of council shall be admissible.

• A maximum of one minute shall be allowed to present each petition and statement.

• The deadline for receipt of petitions and statements for the 3^rd July 2018 Cabinet is 12 noon on 2^nd July 2018. These should be sent, in writing or by e-mail to: Democratic Services, City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR

e-mail: democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk

Questions (must be about matters on the agenda):

• A question may be asked by a member of the public or a member of Council, provided they give notice in writing or by e-mail (and include their name and address) no later than 3 clear working days before the day of the meeting.

• Questions must identify the member of the Cabinet to whom they are put.

• A maximum of 2 written questions per person can be asked. At the meeting, a maximum of 2 supplementary questions may be asked. A supplementary question must arise directly out of the original question or reply.

• Replies to questions will be given verbally at the meeting. If a reply cannot be given at the meeting (including due to lack of time) or if written confirmation of the verbal reply is requested by the questioner, a written reply will be provided within 10 working days of the meeting.

• The deadline for receipt of questions for the 3^rd July 2018 Cabinet is 5.00 pm on 27^th June 2018. These should be sent, in writing or by e-mail to: Democratic Services, City Hall, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR.

Democratic Services e-mail: democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk

When submitting a question or statement please indicate whether you are planning to attend the meeting to present your statement or receive a verbal reply to your question

To note any declarations of interest from the Mayor and Councillors.  They are asked to indicate the relevant agenda item, the nature of the interest and in particular whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest.

Any declarations of interest made at the meeting which is not on the register of interests should be notified to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion.

(subject to a maximum of three items)

·         Congestion Task Group Report

·         Arena Update

That Cabinet:

1.       Noted the outcome of the consultation process

2.       Approved the draft Sports and Active Recreation Facility Strategy (2018 – 2023)

That Cabinet:

1.       Agreed to increase the hourly rate paid to homecare providers in Bristol to £17.68 as of August 13th 2018 and £18.20 from 1st April 2019.

2.       Delegated authority to the Service Director for Adults Care and Support in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care to amend existing main and secondary home care contracts as set out in the report.

3.       Agreed to increase the hourly rate to all other (legacy and new) providers in the City pending the establishment of the new Framework. This would be done under revised terms and conditions.

4.       Delegated authority to the Service Director for Adults Care and Support in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care to tender for more secondary providers in zones where there is an undersupply of such providers and/ or high demand for homecare.

5.       Delegated Authority to the Service Director for Adults Care and Support in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care to re-tender for a main provider in 3 zones of the City as the current arrangement is temporary for one year.

6.       Delegated authority to the Service Director for Adults Care and Support in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care to Develop and implement a new Quality Framework for commissioned homecare provision.

7.       Approved one off funding from the Better Care Fund to create an innovation opportunity to further increase the supply of and outcomes from homecare through pump priming staff recruitment and retention, training and piloting new ways of working with providers.

8.       Noted the review of existing direct payment policies to ensure consistency of approach and price paid with commissioned homecare.

9.       Noted the development of a longer-term transformation plan for commissioned homecare as of 2020 as part of broader health and social care system changes, alongside these short to medium term measures to ensure that there continues to be enough home care capacity across the health and social care system.

That Cabinet:

1.       Approved a competitive tender for a contract for Childcare Development and Sustainability with a Maximum annual contract value - £305,000 for 2 years (with the option to extend for a further year).

2.       Delegated authority to award the contract to the Director for Education and Skills, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Women, Children and Young People.

That Cabinet:

1.       Approved the West of England Combined Authority budget allocation for the Transport Capital Programme for 18/19 as follows;

a. Highways Capital Maintenance £3,132,000;

b. Integrated Block £2,743,000;

c. Incentive Funding £652,000;

d. Pothole Funding c/f 17/18 £177,000;

e. Winter Pothole Funding 18/19 £357,387;

2.       Approved the Bristol City Council Maintenance allocation 18/19 for the Chocolate Path of £580,000.

3.       Delegated to the Interim Strategic Director Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport and Connectivity, the authority to appoint contractors to carry out all works identified in Appendix A up to a value of £500k, making use of an existing Term contract and/or approved Frameworks.

That Cabinet:

1.             Delegated authority to the Director of Transport, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, and; Director of Legal and Democratic Services, to finalise, sign and seal the Initial Promotion Agreement (version 3) in conjunction with the four other authorities.

2.       Noted that The Initial Promotion Agreement (version 3) does not place any obligation or liability on any of the authorities to construct the project and does not place additional financial liability, above that already committed, on Bristol City Council.

Cabinet;

1.       Accepted the Housing Infrastructure Fund (Marginal Viability) funding award of up to £3m from Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government as indicated in this report.

2.       Agreed that the fund will be invested as set out in the report.

3.       Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Growth & Regeneration in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member to dispose of Council owned land in central Southmead on appropriate terms to support regeneration and housing delivery in central Southmead, working in partnership with the Southmead Development Trust, United Communities Housing Association, and other local stakeholders.

That Cabinet:

1.             Noted the successful application for the grant funding from Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

2.       Delegated authority to the Executive Director for Communities to spend the grant in the areas identified in the report in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing.

That Cabinet:

1.             Approved the recommissioning of the household goods and emergency payments services on the basis of 2.5 plus 2 years.

2.       Delegated authority to the Executive Director for Resources in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Governance and Performance to procure and award the necessary contracts.

That Cabinet:

1.             Approved the council’s IT Strategy, IT target operating model and the technology and service transition plan as set out in the report.

2.             Approved an additional £7.3m to be incorporated into the Capital Programme over the period of the Medium Term Financial Plan, and transferred from the Council’s corporate capital contingencies.

3.       Assigned £5.1m revenue resources over the period 2018-2021 as factored into the Medium Term Financial Plan for delivery of the Council’s transformation programmes.

4.       Delegated authority to the Director IT in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member and Chief Finance Officer to take all decisions to implement the IT Strategy and Target Operating Model up to the value of £500k for each decision.

That Cabinet approved and adopted the Anti Money Laundering Policy.

Cabinet received and noted the Corporate Risk Report.

That Cabinet

1.             Noted the outcome of the 2017 “Your Neighbourhood” consultation, available at the link in Appendix B.

2.             Agreed to retain the existing 27 libraries across the city with the current locations, library staff and opening hours to enable further options for a sustainable community model to be investigated and to report back to Cabinet in October 2018, where any options will not be based on a savings target.

3.       Approved removal of the savings identified for 18/19 and to review the 19/20 position in line with the budget process.

That Cabinet:

1.             Noted the progress made in the delivery of this project.

2.       Noted the current system of waste and recycling collections from households in the City remaining unaltered with the exception that an additional recycling box is provided to each household to increase the available capacity for recycling.