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13/07/2020 - Mobile Crèche Service ref: 902 Recommendations Approved
Community Learning offer courses for learners
with complex needs and barriers to further education and
employment. One of the most common barriers to further learning is
access to affordable or free childcare for pre-school children.
Therefore a high proportion or our courses are run with a free
crèche alongside. This Mobile Crèche Service is being
introduced in the face of increasing costs and learner demand to
ensure a consistent approach across all of our provision and
improved control of the financial and operational risks associated
with our high expenditure
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Children & Education (DCS)
Decision published: 02/11/2020
Effective from: 13/07/2020
Decision:
Community Learning Bristol is part of Bristol
City Council, one of our unique selling points is that we provide
free, accessible childcare provision for parents and carers who
want to improve their knowledge and skills. To ensure childcare is
accessible we use mobile crèche services linked directly to
a course; it runs at the same time and in the same location as the
course.
The council has run a compliant open tender process to establish a
multi-supplier framework for the provision of a mobile
crèche service. The intention is to award a place on the
framework to the two successful tenderers. The period of the
framework is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further
year.
Lead officer: Sarah Wilson
14/07/2020 - COVID-19 Business Support Grants – Discretionary Fund – Tranche 6 ref: 844 Recommendations Approved
To confirm the award of grant funding to those
businesses detailed.
Decision Maker: Director: Finance
Decision published: 20/08/2020
Effective from: 14/07/2020
Decision:
The Council has been awarded funding of
£4.728m by the government to deliver a discretionary grant
funding scheme. West of England regional authorities’ have
joined together to develop a framework policy under which grant
funding can be delivered, supporting those businesses with fixed
ongoing property costs and who were not entitled to claim grant
funding from previous government schemes. This is the sixth tranche
of funding allocated under the policy and further grant funding
will be paid over the coming weeks.
The total award for this tranche is £198,500.00 allocated to
the business types as outlined in the table attached.
Lead officer: Sarah Wilson
06/07/2020 - COVID-19 Business Support Grants – Discretionary Fund – Tranche 5 ref: 843 Recommendations Approved
To confirm the award of grant funding to those
businesses detailed.
Decision Maker: Director: Finance
Decision published: 20/08/2020
Effective from: 06/07/2020
Decision:
The Council has been awarded funding of
£4.728m by the government to deliver a discretionary grant
funding scheme. West of England regional authorities’ have
joined together to develop a framework policy under which grant
funding can be delivered, supporting those businesses with fixed
ongoing property costs and who were not entitled to claim grant
funding from previous government schemes. This is the fifth tranche
of funding allocated under the policy and further grant funding
will be paid over the coming weeks.
The total award for this tranche is £81,160.00 allocated to
the business types as outlined in the table attached.
Lead officer: Sarah Wilson
14/07/2020 - Highways Electrical Assets Contract ref: 820 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval to start the tendering process for a new contract.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet
Approved and authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member Transport and Energy, the Green New Deal to take all steps necessary to procure and enter into the Highway Electrical Asset contract from 2021 up to 2029 at a cost of approximately £2.5m p.a.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Raz Constantinescu
14/07/2020 - Q4 Performance Report ref: 826 Information Only
To brief Cabinet on progress made by all directorates against Key Performance Indicators and Project Measures.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 14/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet noted
The report and measures underway to improve performance.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nick Smith
14/07/2020 - Community Child Health Partnership contract extension ref: 817 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval to extend the contract and additional financial investment.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet:
- Approved and authorise the Executive Director People in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Communities (Public Health, Public Transport, Libraries, Parks), Events and Equalities and Adult Social Care to take all steps necessary to extend the Children’s Community Health Services contract until April 2028 at an estimated cost of £10.46m per annum;
- Approved the use of additional funding from the Public Health grant of £563,000 per annum until April 2028 to meet the Agenda for Change pay award.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jacqui Jensen
14/07/2020 - Alternative Learning Provision (ALP) Framework 2016-2021 ref: 816 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval for additional spending on
the Alternative Learning Provision Framework.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet:
- Noted the overspend against the ALP framework;
- Approved and authorised the
Executive Director People, in consultation with the Cabinet Member
for Education & Skills, to:
- Take all steps necessary to procure
and award any additional block contracts necessary under the ALP
framework;
- Extend the ALP framework in accordance with the extension options (up to a maximum of 3 years in yearly increments to 31st August 2024);
- Extend the existing block contract arrangements in accordance with extension options (up to a maximum of 3 years in yearly increments to 31st August 2024)
- Take all steps necessary to procure
and award any additional block contracts necessary under the ALP
framework;
- Approved an increase in the framework value up to a maximum value of £4m for the period to 31st August 2024
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Pryor
14/07/2020 - South Bristol Light Industrial Workspace ref: 821 Recommendations Approved
To approve £3m joint funding bids to WECA and ERDF for development of light commercial industrial units at 601 Whitchurch Lane, Bristol
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet
- Approved and authorised the Executive Director, Growth & Regeneration in consultation with the Council’s s.151 Officer and Deputy Mayor with responsibility for Finance, Governance and Performance to bid for and if successful, take all steps necessary to enter into contract to draw down and spend the following external funding:
- European Regional Development Fund - £1.2m;
- West of England Combined Authority (WECA ) Investment Fund – up to £2.7m
Wards affected: Filwood; Hartcliffe and Withywood; Hengrove and Whitchurch Park;
Lead officer: Robin McDowall, Oliver Roberts
14/07/2020 - Advancing Equality and Inclusion at Bristol City Council (APR15) ref: 825 Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 14/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet noted:
- The Equality and Inclusion actions and interventions detailed in Appendix Ai, Advancing equality and inclusion – new actions for 2020/21;
- The report and the recommendations of David Weaver, DWC Consulting set out in Appendix Aii.
14/07/2020 - Redevelopment of the Colston Hall (APR15) ref: 824 Information Only
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 14/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet noted:
- The challenges that the project faces and the measures that have been taken to manage those issues;
- That, subject to discussions with other funders, BCC Officers will return to cabinet with a funding proposal for decision with a target date of September 2020;
- To note that Scrutiny members will be fully briefed on the details of the ongoing Aecom review.
14/07/2020 - 2020/21 Period 2 (May) Finance Report ref: 827 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet approved:
- The incorporation of COVID 19 response funding and Infection control totalling £20.4m into the 2020/21 budget as outlined in Appendix A, Section 3.5.2 and Section 3.5.4;
- Of the £20.4m above, £3m associated with Track and Trace/ Local outbreak to be retained in an earmarked reserve to be utilised in line with the Local Outbreak Management Plan;
- The incorporation of £99.3m funding received by the Council and temporarily held for the provision of Business Support Grant Funding to local businesses;
- The £12.7m mitigating actions proposed against the financial impact of the coronavirus for 2020/21. Appendix A, Section 3.5.6;
- The creation of a central COVID reserve and the transfer to/ from at the end of the financial year to cover the actual increase of net expenditure in 2020/21 which will remove the requirement for supplementary estimates where new corresponding income is available in this reserve.
Cabinet noted:
- Risks to forecast outturn and long-term financial impact on the Council as a result of COVID-19 pandemic;
- The £12.7m COVID 19 funding gap calculated under (Appendix A, Table 6) is indicative, and may be amended reflecting the actual level of government funding to be confirmed and local / national changes to respond as required and agreed;
- The estimated Collection fund deficit and potential mitigation in future years Appendix A, Section 3.4;
- A risk of non COVID-19 related overspend on General fund services, an overall forecast overspend of £8.7m for 20/21 at Period 2, representing 2.2% of the approved budget and that at this point of the financial year it is expected that the forecast overspend will be managed through management actions / mitigations through the rest of the financial year;
- A forecasted balanced position with regard to the Housing Revenue Account;
- A forecasted balanced position for the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG);
- A forecasted balanced forecast position for Public health;
- A forecast £41.5m underspend against the approved Capital Programme, which requires budget re-profiling at the end of Q1;
- A revised MTFP will be bought back to Cabinet in the autumn followed by new Business and Service plans with new Budget proposition for 2021-22 and beyond;
- The decisions taken under emergency
/ urgent payments. Appendix C:
- The WOE Small Business Grant Discretionary Fund. Appendix C (i);
- The WOE Small Business Grant Discretionary Fund Cohort 2. Appendix C (ii);
- Officer Executive decision for Payment Tranche 1, 2, 3 & 4 – totalling £1. 420m;
- Additional payments of £0.440m made for Education Vouchers as set out in Appendix C(iii);
- Additional payments of £4.756m to be made to care providers as set out in Appendix C(iv, v &vi).
14/07/2020 - Income Systems Contract Extension ref: 823 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval for a further extension of the Capita contract until March 2021.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet:
Affirmed the decision made to extend the current arrangements for two years with the incumbent supplier whilst a new procurement exercise is undertaken and new contract put in place at an estimated cost of £800,000.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michael Pilcher
14/07/2020 - City Centre Development ref: 818 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval to adopt the City Centre Framework and approval for commissioning of a City Centre Development and Delivery Plan.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet:
- Approved and authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and City Design to take all steps necessary to commission a City Centre Development & Delivery Plan;
- Approved and adopted the City Centre Framework.
Wards affected: Central;
Lead officer: Jason Thorne
14/07/2020 - Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2021/22 Annual Report ref: 822 Recommendations Approved
To approve the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) for 2021/22.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet:
Approved the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2021/22.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Matthew Kendall
14/07/2020 - City Leap Procurement ref: 819 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval to recommence the City Leap Energy Partnership procurement following extensive feedback from Bidders.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/07/2020
Effective from: 23/07/2020
Decision:
Cabinet
- Authorised the Executive Director: Growth & Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Energy, to take all steps necessary to revise, recommence and carry out the City Leap Energy Partnership procurement;
- Approved the draw-down of the £1.5m earmarked reserve set aside for the City Leap Energy Partnership procurement within the 2020/21 budget approved by Full Council on 26 February 2020;
- Noted that the forecast cost to complete the City Leap Energy Partnership procurement is within the overall funding allocation;
- Noted that a further report will be brought back to the Cabinet to approve the appointment of the Preferred Bidder. This report will include consideration and approval for any legal structures and the establishment of such governance arrangements as may be required for the City Leap Energy Partnership, any investments in or transfer of assets into the City Leap Energy Partnership corporate structure, along with the financial and legal terms therein.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: David White
10/07/2020 - Policy changes in relation to The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 ref: 815 Recommendations Approved
To enable Bristol City Council to take action
under The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector
(England) Regulations 2020.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 10/07/2020
Effective from: 10/07/2020
Decision:
Approve proposed changes to the existing
Private Housing Civil Penalty Policy to incorporate financial
penalties for breaches under the Electrical Safety Standards
Regulations.
Lead officer: Francesca Barclay
08/07/2020 - Covid-19 Emergency Response Programme for BAME led businesses, social enterprises and VCS organisations ref: 814 Recommendations Approved
Provide specialised and tailored support to
BAME led businesses and organisations to help mitigate the impact
of Covid-19 on the BAME business sector and communities.
Improve access and take up of government funding to support the
sector.
Improve future business resilience and recovery prospects for BAME
led businesses and organisations.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 09/07/2020
Effective from: 08/07/2020
Decision:
To establish a Covid-19 Emergency Response
Programme for BAME led businesses, social enterprises and VCS
organisations delivered by Black South West Network (BSWN) in
partnership with Bristol City Council.
BSWN has undertaken research in Bristol to understand the impact of
Covid-19 with a specific focus on issues faced by BAME led
enterprises, social enterprises, self-employed residents and
voluntary and community sector organisations. Research findings
indicate that barriers already experienced by this sector and
communities have been compounded by Covid-19 and a
12 month programme of support has been developed to respond to
these impacts – this covers 4 key strands:
i)Government Policy Implementation Support
•Accessible briefings on government support tailored for BAME
led business sectors in Bristol.
•Analysis on take-up and impact of government support on BAME
led business sectors and organisations in Bristol.
•Identification of gaps in support and advice to strategic
bodies on how to address these to ensure on-going support for BAME
led businesses and organisations in Bristol.
ii)Targeted Information Advice and Guidance for the Sector
including ‘live’ support over a period of 6 months for
200 BAME led businesses and organisation.
iii)Crisis Triage Services – provision of 6 months support to
100 BAME led businesses and organisations.
iv)Post Lock-down Business Recovery Support – provision of 12
month support programme to 30 BAME led business and
organisations
•Specialist one to one support to BAME businesses and
organisations across all sectors with a focus on post Covid-19
recovery and business development.
Lead officer: Francesca Barclay
07/07/2020 - Construction works to accommodate temporary bulge in pupil numbers at Bristol Metropolitan Academy ref: 813 Recommendations Approved
Secondary school place planning projections
clearly show that without the provision of extra year 7 places in
2020 there will be a deficit within East Bristol resulting in the
council failing to deliver its statutory responsibility to ensure
places are available for all children in the city.
Decision Maker: Director: Education and Skills
Decision published: 09/07/2020
Effective from: 07/07/2020
Decision:
To allocate basic need capital grant to
undertake construction works to accommodate a temporary bulge in
admission numbers at Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Lead officer: James Anderson
22/06/2020 - COVID-19 Business Support Grants – Discretionary Fund – Tranche 1 ref: 810 Recommendations Approved
The award of discretionary funds to businesses
is likely to be in the public interest.
Decision Maker: Director: Finance
Decision published: 06/07/2020
Effective from: 22/06/2020
Decision:
The Council has been awarded funding of
£4.728m by the government to deliver a discretionary grant
funding scheme. West of England regional authorities’ have
joined together to develop a framework policy under which grant
funding can be delivered, supporting those businesses with fixed
ongoing property costs and who were not entitled to claim grant
funding from previous government schemes. This is the first tranche
of funding allocated under the policy and further grant funding
will be paid over the coming weeks.
The total award for tranche one is £510,000 allocated to the
business types as outlined in the table attached.
Lead officer: Sarah Wilson
30/06/2020 - COVID-19 Business Support Grants – Discretionary Fund – Tranche 3 ref: 812 Recommendations Approved
The award of discretionary funds to businesses
is likely to be in the public interest.
Decision Maker: Director: Finance
Decision published: 06/07/2020
Effective from: 30/06/2020
Decision:
The Council has been awarded funding of
£4.728m by the government to deliver a discretionary grant
funding scheme. West of England regional authorities’ have
joined together to develop a framework policy under which grant
funding can be delivered, supporting those businesses with fixed
ongoing property costs and who were not entitled to claim grant
funding from previous government schemes. This is the third tranche
of funding allocated under the policy and further grant funding
will be paid over the coming weeks.
The total award for tranche three is £495,000 allocated to
the business types as outlined in the table attached.
Lead officer: Sarah Wilson
30/06/2020 - COVID-19 Business Support Grants – Discretionary Fund – Tranche 4 ref: 809 Recommendations Approved
The award of discretionary funds to businesses
is likely to be in the public interest.
Decision Maker: Director: Finance
Decision published: 06/07/2020
Effective from: 30/06/2020
Decision:
The Council has been awarded funding of
£4.728m by the government to deliver a discretionary grant
funding scheme. West of England regional authorities’ have
joined together to develop a framework policy under which grant
funding can be delivered, supporting those businesses with fixed
ongoing property costs and who were not entitled to claim grant
funding from previous government schemes. This is the fourth
tranche of funding allocated under the policy and further grant
funding will be paid over the coming weeks.
The total award for tranche four is £310,000 allocated to the
business types as outlined in the table attached:
Lead officer: Sarah Wilson
26/06/2020 - COVID-19 Business Support Grants – Discretionary Fund – Tranche 2 ref: 811 For Determination
The award of discretionary funds to businesses
is likely to be in the public interest.
Decision Maker: Director: Finance
Decision published: 06/07/2020
Effective from: 26/06/2020
Decision:
The Council has been awarded funding of
£4.728m by the government to deliver a discretionary grant
funding scheme. West of England regional authorities’ have
joined together to develop a framework policy under which grant
funding can be delivered, supporting those businesses with fixed
ongoing property costs and who were not entitled to claim grant
funding from previous government schemes. This is the second
tranche of funding allocated under the policy and further grant
funding will be paid over the coming weeks.
The total award for tranche two is £105,000 allocated to the
business types as outlined in the table attached.
Lead officer: Sarah Wilson