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Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

 

2.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND/OR HEAD OF THE PAID SERVICE

Minutes:

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are required to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4.

RECORD OF DECISIONS pdf icon PDF 153 KB

To confirm the Record of Decisions made at the meeting of the Cabinet held on 21 September 2021.

Minutes:

The record of decisions made at the meeting of the Cabinet held on 21 September 2021 were APPROVED.

 

 

 

5.

ITEMS RAISED BY SCRUTINY

To receive items raised by members of scrutiny which have been submitted to the Leader and Chief Executive.

Minutes:

There were no items raised by Scrutiny for consideration.

 

6.

BUS SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PLAN pdf icon PDF 551 KB

To receive Report No. 133/2021 from the Portfolio Holder for Communities, Environment and Climate Change

Additional documents:

Decision:

In consultation with Cabinet, Councillor L Stephenson, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Portfolio Holder for Communities, Environment and Climate Change:

 

1)    Approved the Council’s draft Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).

 

2)    Authorised the Chief Executive or Strategic Director for Places, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Communities, Environment and Climate Change to approve any amendments to the BSIP, along with any alterations required in LTP4 to reflect the changes associated with the BSIP.

 

3)    Noted that the BSIP is an outline document at this stage and does not represent the council’s definitive or immutable commitment or statement of intent.

 

4)    Noted that the BSIP and revised LTP4 are subject to ratification by Council.

 

The Chairman of the Council has been consulted in accordance with Procedure Rule 208 of the Council’s Constitution, and has agreed with the Portfolio Holder’s opinion that the Call-in procedure will not apply to this decision on the grounds of urgency. As any delay caused by the call in process would prejudice the Council’s interests due to the need to produce a BSIP by 31 October 2021, which is within the Call-in period.

Minutes:

Report No. 133/2021 was introduced by Councillor L Stephenson, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Communities, Environment and Climate Change. The purpose of this report was to recommend the approval of the Council’s draft Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) which had been produced in line with Government requirements.  The report highlighted the implications associated with the BSIP, sought approval to submit the BSIP to the Department for Transport (DfT) and proposed a mechanism for approving future changes to the BSIP and LTP4.

 

During discussion the following points were noted:

 

·       Members expressed thanks to Councillor Stephenson and Dr Rebecca Johnson, Senior Transport Manager for the vast amount of work undertaken in developing the plan.

·       It was confirmed that the Rutland Health and Wellbeing Strategy: A Plan for Place 2022-25 would be included within paragraph 2.7. “Integrate the BSIP with other strategic documents”.

·       In response to questions from Members regarding the funding submission, Councillor Stephenson confirmed that the plan could change dependant on the funding that would be available.

·       The Senior Transport Manager confirmed that the Chairman of the Councill had agreed to the decision being exempted from call-in on the grounds of urgency.

 

RESOLVED:

 

In consultation with Cabinet, Councillor L Stephenson, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Communities, Environment and Climate Change:

 

1)    APPROVED the Council’s draft Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).

2)    AUTHORISED the Chief Executive or Strategic Director for Places, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Communities, Environment and Climate Change to approve any amendments to the BSIP, along with any alterations required in LTP4 to reflect the changes associated with the BSIP.

3)    NOTED that the BSIP was an outline document at this stage and did not represent the council’s definitive or immutable commitment or statement of intent.

4)    NOTED that the BSIP and revised LTP4 were subject to ratification by Council.

7.

0-19 HEALTHY CHILD PROGRAMME RE-PROCUREMENT pdf icon PDF 674 KB

To receive Report No. 141/2021 from the Portfolio Holder for Education and Children’s Services and the Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Care.

Additional documents:

Decision:

In consultation with Cabinet, Councillor D Wilby, Portfolio Holder for Education and Children’s Services:

 

1)    Approved the proposed service model, the joint procurement with Leicestershire County Council and the proposed Awards Criteria

 

2)    Delegated authority to the Director for Public Health, in consultation with the  Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Care and Portfolio Holder for Education and Children’s Services, to award the contract(s) resulting from this procurement in line with the Award Criteria.

 

3)    Delegated authority to the Strategic Director for Children’s Services and Director of Public Health to determine the service model for the 11 plus age group, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Care and the Portfolio Holder for Education and Children Services.

Minutes:

Report No. 141/2021 was introduced by Councillor D Wilby, Portfolio Holder for Education and Children’s Services and Dawn Godfrey, Strategic Director of Children’s Services. The purpose of the report was to advise the Cabinet of the outcome of the consultation on the proposed 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Service Model and gain its endorsement for the procurement of the HCP 0-11 service for Rutland and seek delegated authority to determine the service options for 11 plus age group.

 

During discussion the following points were noted:

 

  • The Strategic Director of Children’s Services highlighted a slight typo in Appendix B to Members that the invitation to tender would be published on 7 December 2021 and not 7 October 2021.
  • Councillor Stephenson welcomed the report and particularly the inclusion of Mental Health specialists within paragraph 5.7.
  • Councillor Walters welcomed the report and the joined-up approach between the provision of these Children’s Services with the work of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

 

RESOLVED:

 

In consultation with Cabinet, Councillor D Wilby, Portfolio Holder for Education and Children Services:

 

1)    APPROVED the proposed service model, the joint procurement with Leicestershire County Council and the proposed Awards Criteria.

2)    DELEGATED authority to the Director for Public Health, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Care and Portfolio Holder for Education and Children’s Services, to award the contract(s) resulting from the procurement in line with the Award Criteria.

3)    DELEGATED authority to the Strategic Director for Children’s Services and Director of Public Health to determine the service model for the 11 plus age group, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Care and the Cabinet Member with Portfolio Holder for Education and Children Services

8.

AGENCY AND INTERIM WORKERS PROCUREMENT pdf icon PDF 209 KB

To receive Report No. 142/2021 from the Portfolio Holder for Policy, Strategy, Partnerships, Economy and Infrastructure.

Decision:

In consultation with Cabinet, Councillor O Hemsley, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Policy, Strategy, Partnerships, Economy and Infrastructure:

 

1)    Approved a temporary exemption to the Contract Procedure Rules when securing Agency or Interim workers.

 

2)    Approved the recommended variation as outlined in Report No. 142/2021 for the period up until 25 October 2022.

Minutes:

Report No. 142/2021 was introduced by Councillor O Hemsley, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Policy, Strategy and Partnerships, Economy and Infrastructure. The purpose of the report was to seek approval for a variation to the current Contract Procedure Rules framework when securing Agency and Interim Workers. This arrangement was sought for a 12-month period until 25 October 2022 when the Council would have adopted a new framework with a Managed Service Provider through a joint procurement with Lincolnshire County Council.

 

RESOLVED:

 

In consultation with Cabinet, Councillor O Hemsley, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Policy, Strategy, Partnerships, Economy and Infrastructure:

 

1)    APPROVED a temporary exemption to the Contract Procedure Rules when securing Agency or Interim workers.

2)    APPROVED the recommended variation as outlined in the paper, for the period up until 25 October 2022.

9.

ANY ITEMS OF URGENT BUSINESS

To receive items of urgent business which have previously been notified to the person presiding.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.