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C31 |
Apologies for absence
Minutes:
Apologies for absence have been received from
Councillor M Foy.
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C32 |
Minutes PDF 362 KB
Cabinet is asked to approve as a correct
record the minutes of the last meeting held on 20 June 2017.
Minutes:
The minutes of the last meeting held on 20
June 2017 were approved as a correct record and signed by the
Chair.
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C33 |
Review of Approach to Trading and Commercialisation PDF 300 KB
Report of the Chief Executive
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to recommending to Council new arrangements to promote and advance
an enhanced strategic approach to trading and commercialisation
across the Council, including a restructure of senior management to
focus additional capacity within the Leadership Team on this
important policy priority area, at both the strategic and
operational level.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be
recommended to approve the management
structure changes detailed in the report, to be effective from 1
August 2017, or such later date determined by the Chief Executive
following further consultation with the Council’s recognised
trade unions and the Leader of the Council.
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The above decision has been made to enable continued improvement in the co-ordination of Council
functions, the organisation of its staff, and to enable Council
services to be delivered in a more efficient and effective
way.
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C34 |
Medium Term Financial Strategy 208/19 to 2022/23 PDF 230 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Resources
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to
recommending the Council to approve the Medium Term Financial
Strategy (MTFS) 2018/19 to 2022/23 and the outcome of a review of
Council Reserves.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be recommended to:
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Approve the Medium Term Financial
Strategy for 2018/19 to 2022/23 including the proposed MTFS
principles as set out in the report.
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Note the outcome of the review to
both general fund and strategic earmarked Council reserves and
approve;
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a. the renaming of the
Development Pool Reserve to Workforce Development Reserve
and the increased scope of the reserve to include
training and development to support activity within the
workforce plan;
b. the increase in the
scope of the deployment of the Economic Growth Reserve to include culture,
place shaping and the
facilitation of housing growth within the Borough;
c. the creation of a new
Strategic Revenue Investment Reserve of £4.206m from the
£2.897m Airport Dividend and the £1.309m former Strategic
Change Reserve;
d. the creation of a new
Voluntary Sector Reserve using £0.500m earmarked from the
general reserve to support development and activity in this
sector;
e. the creation of a new
Anti-Poverty Reserve using £1.000m earmarked from the general reserve to
mitigate the impact of poverty and
social exclusion;
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Note that the Strategic Director,
Corporate Resources, following consultation with the Chief
Executive, will continue to produce and monitor on an annual basis,
a rolling programme of five-year budget forecasts taking account of
the key issues facing the Council.
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The above decision has been made for the
following reasons:
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To contribute to the good financial management
practice of the Council.
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To assist the financial sustainability of the
Council over the medium to long term.
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C35 |
Capital Programme and Prudential Indicators 2017/18 - First Quarter Review PDF 313 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Resources
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has
been given to the latest position on the 2017/18 capital programme
and Prudential Indicators at the end of the first quarter to 30
June 2017
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be recommended to:
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Approve that all
variations to the 2017/18 Capital Programme as detailed in appendix
2 to the report be agreed as the revised programme.
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Approve the financing of the revised
programme.
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Note that the
capital expenditure and capital financing requirement indicators
have been revised in line with the revised budget and that none of
the approved Prudential Indicators set for 2017/18 have been
breached.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To ensure the
optimum use of the Council’s capital resources in
2017/18.
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(B)
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To accommodate
changes to the Council’s in-year capital expenditure
plans.
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To ensure
performance has been assessed against the approved Prudential
Limits.
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C36 |
Revenue Budget - First Quarter Review 2017/18 PDF 286 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Resources
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the latest monitoring position on the 2017/18 revenue budget at
the end of the first quarter to 30 June 2017 and to recommending
the Council to approve a revision to the net revenue budget for
2017/18 and administrative virements.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council’s
revenue expenditure position at 30 June 2017, as set out in
appendix 1 to the report be noted.
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That the Council be recommended
to approve an amendment to the net revenue budget for 2017/18 from
£197.486m to £202.649m to account for the Improved
Better Care funding.
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That the Council be recommended to approve the
administrative virements as set out in
the report.
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The above decisions have been made to
contribute to sound financial management and the
long term financial sustainability of the Council.
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C37 |
Review of the Council's Overview and Scrutiny Arrangements PDF 237 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to recommending the Council to approve changes to the
Council’s overview and scrutiny (OSC) arrangements which will
be piloted for six months with effect from 1 September
2017.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be recommended to approve the
revised overview and scrutiny arrangements as set
out in appendix 1 to the report, subject to them being reviewed
after six months.
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The above decisions have been made to ensure
that overview and scrutiny in Gateshead:
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Is first and foremost member
led.
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Enhances the leadership role of
OSC Chairs and Vice Chairs in driving forward, directing and
shaping individual OSC work.
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(C)
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Enhances engagement and involvement with OSC
members in shaping the focus of the work of specific OSCs.
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Creates stronger
relationships/linkages with the Executive.
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Enables Overview and Scrutiny to
better understand and track how it is influencing Cabinet policy /
decision making going forwards.
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C38 |
Review of the Council's Constitution PDF 205 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to recommending the Council to approve a number of amendments to
the Constitution.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be recommended to approve the
amendments to the Constitution as set out in appendix 2 to the
report.
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The above decision has been made to
ensure that the Constitution remains fit for purpose
and that its aims and principles are given effect.
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C39 |
Review of Pay Protection PDF 510 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to recommending
the Council to approve changes to the Council’s policy for
pay protection.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be recommended to approve the
changes to the pay protection policy as set out in the report
involving the retention of the four year protection period, but with the
level of protection tapering over each year (100%
protection in year one, 75% in year 2, 50% in year 3 and 25% in
year 4).
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To achieve savings in the cost
of pay protection, and therefore the cost of employment.
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To ensure that the Council has
modern and appropriate employment policies which are affordable and
competitive.
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(C)
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To minimise
redundancies.
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C40 |
Consultation Response to Gateshead's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy PDF 345 KB
Report of the Service Director, Early Help,
Care, Wellbeing and Learning
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the responses to the consultation exercise on the draft SEND
Strategy and to recommending the Council to approve the final
Strategy.
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RESOLVED -
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That the responses received to the
consultation be noted.
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(ii)
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That the Council be recommended to approve the SEND Strategy and the key areas for action
outlined in it as set out in appendix 2 to the report, together
with its publication.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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The SEND Strategy provides
leaders and practitioners working with children and young people
with SEND with information that will enable them to better
understand the current context around children with Special
Educational Needs and Disabilities and how the Council will work in
partnership with key commissioning and delivery partners to meet
those needs through the various strategic planning and working
groups already in operation.
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To aid the Council in meeting
its statutory responsibilities for children, young people with SEND
and their families as set out in the SEND Code of Practice (0-25
years) and Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
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C41 |
Council Plan - Year End Assessment of Performance and Delivery 2016/17 PDF 1 MB
Report of the Chief Executive
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the Council Plan – Year End Assessment of
Performance and Delivery report for 2016/17.
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RESOLVED -
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That the
recommendations of all of the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny
Committees in relation to the 2016/17 year end performance
report asset out in appendix 5 to the report be
approved.
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That the Council has satisfactorily met
its performance objectives and is addressing the outcomes in
delivering the Council Plan 2015-2020.
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The above decisions have been made to
ensure performance supports the delivery
and achievements of the Council Plan 2015-2020.
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C42 |
The Role of Housing in Improving Health and Wellbeing PDF 647 KB
Report of the Director of Public Health and
Strategic Director, Communities and Environment
Minutes:
Consideration has been given
to the findings and recommendations of a
review by Care, Wellbeing and Learning Overview and Scrutiny
Committee (OSC) in relation to the role of housing in improving
health and wellbeing.
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RESOLVED -
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That the
recommendations, findings and analysis of evidence outlined in
appendix 2 to the report be endorsed.
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The above decision has been made for the
following reasons:
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To ensure that the Council
optimises the benefits to the population arising from a suitable
supply of suitable housing and housing support services.
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To ensure that all parts of the
Council whose work around housing contributes to health improvement
work collaboratively to ensure that
opportunities to improve health are maximised, and negative impacts
mitigated.
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C43 |
Review and Procurement of 0-19 Public Health Services PDF 731 KB
Report of the Director of Public Health
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the findings of the Families Overview and Scrutiny
Committee’s review of 0 to 19 public health service provision
and to a proposed new service model.
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RESOLVED -
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That the recommendations,
findings and analysis of evidence, and the proposed model for 0-19
Public Health Services outlined in appendices 2 and 3 be
endorsed.
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That a further report will be
submitted later in the year, once the procurement exercise is
complete, to agree the award of the new contract for 0-19 Public
Health Services.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To ensure that the Council
meets its duty to promote and protect health, tackle the causes of
ill-health and reduce health inequalities.
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To embed a robust approach to
early intervention and prevention whilst ensuring that all children
and young people receive the full service offer (Healthy Child
Programme 0 to 19).
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To explore the opportunity for
greater integration with children’s services within the Early
Help Strategy/Framework.
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To remodel the service ensuring
best value/service efficiency within the funding
envelope.
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C44 |
Providing an On-Street Environmental Enforcement Service PDF 294 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Communities
and Environment
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the
introduction of on-street environmental enforcement, involving
patrols of the borough and where necessary issuing fixed penalty
notices (FPNs) for environmental crime incidents including
littering and dog fouling.
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The alternative options to that being
recommended, but which were discounted, included a pilot using a
contractor, carrying out the work using existing resources of the
Enforcement Team and appointing a neighbouring
authority to undertake the work on the Council’s
behalf.
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RESOLVED -
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That the option to explore/develop an in-house
model for an on-street environmental enforcement service, involving
the recruitment of additional staff to the Council be approved.
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That a further report be submitted to Cabinet
with a recommended proposal.
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The above decisions have been made in order to
make a positive impact on the environment, which has been
identified as a major concern in recent public surveys.
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C45 |
Chopwell Regeneration Plan PDF 190 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Communities
and Environment
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the preparation and development of a sustainable community plan
for Chopwell and to begin formal
engagement and consultation with the community, local businesses
and partner organisations. The plan
would identify and set out interventions to support the long term sustainability of the local
area.
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RESOLVED -
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That the development of a
sustainable communities plan for Chopwell and for a costed plan setting out short,
medium and long term actions to be brought to Cabinet in the
Autumn, be approved.
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That the Council developing and
implementing an initial programme of engagement with the local
community, businesses and partners as part of the development of
the plan be approved.
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That as part of the review of
the Gateshead Regeneration Partnership the Council considers if the
Heartlands site should remain in the Joint Venture
programme.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To ensure investment is
targeted in the most appropriate way and that it is focused on long
term outcomes and community needs.
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To support sustainable housing
and economic growth.
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To support Council Plan
priorities for Prosperous Gateshead, Live love Gateshead, and Live love Gateshead.
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C46 |
Design of Section 278 Highway Works PDF 224 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Communities
and Environment
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the Council carrying out the design of section 278 highway works
in-house.
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RESOLVED -
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That the option of requiring
the design of s278 work to be carried out in house be
approved.
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The above decision has been made to ensure the
effective design of s278 highway works.
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C47 |
Tyne and Wear Archives & Museums - Joint Agreement PDF 261 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Communities
and Environment
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to adopting the
‘Agreement in Relation to Archives and Museums’ (the
Joint Agreement) which sets out the roles, rights and
responsibilities of the four local authorities and how they will
operate together, and covers the period 1st June 2017
– 31st May 2027.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Joint Agreement which
sets out the roles, rights and responsibilities of the four local
authorities and how they operate together, and covers the period
1st June – 31st May 2027 be approved
and adopted by the Council.
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The above decision has been made for the
following reason:
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To secure the confidence and
future investment from Arts Council England.
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To provide clarity about the
partnership between the four local authorities and the way in which
they work together.
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To establish the commitment of
the four local authorities to the work of the new Strategic Board
and the continued development of Tyne and Wear Archives and
Museums.
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To enable the organisation to
focus on new entrepreneurial activities and income-generation for
investment in its programmes, people and audience
participants.
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C48 |
Approval of Property Transactions, Schemes, Estimates and Tenders During Summer Recess PDF 285 KB
Report of the Strategic Directors, Communities
& Environment and Corporate Services & Governance
Minutes:
Consideration has
been given to delegating authority to approve property
transactions, schemes and estimates and the tender for the supply installation and maintenance of bus lane enforcement
cameras and associated review and notice processing services during
the summer recess.
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That the Strategic Director, Corporate Services & Governance
and/or the Service Director, Legal, Democratic and Property
Services, following consultation with the Strategic Director,
Corporate Resources, be authorised to approve transactions in
respect of land and property during the summer recess.
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That the Strategic Director,
Communities and Environment and the Service Director, Council
Housing, Design and Technical Services, following consultation with
the Strategic Directors, Corporate Resources and Corporate Services
and Governance, be authorised to jointly:
(a)
approve schemes and estimates for any works
contract;
(b)
invite tenders for any works contract;
and
(c) accept tenders, place orders for works, supplies and
services
up to a value equivalent to the tendering
thresholds specified in the European Procurement
Directives during the summer recess.
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That the Strategic Director,
Communities and Environment, following consultation with the
Strategic Directors, Corporate Resources and Corporate Services and
Governance, be authorised to approve the acceptance of the tender
for the supply installation and maintenance of bus lane enforcement
cameras and associated review and notice processing services during
the summer recess.
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The above decisions have been made
for the following reasons:
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The
achievement of capital receipts and rental income from the
sale/letting of properties are dependent upon the individual
transactions progressing without delay.
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To enable projects to progress
and to avoid delay in delivery of the capital programme and its
related expenditure.
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To enable the project to
progress and to ensure that bus lanes are properly used and that
benefits can be maximised without undue delay.
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C49 |
Petitions Schedule PDF 153 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the latest update on petitions submitted to the
Council and the action taken on them.
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RESOLVED -
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That the petitions
received and the action taken on them
be noted.
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The above decision
has been made to inform the Cabinet of the progress of action on
petitions received.
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C50 |
Exclusion of the Press and Public
The Cabinet may wish to exclude the press and
public from the meeting during consideration of the following
item(s) on the grounds indicated:
Item
Paragraph of Schedule 12A to the Local
Government Act 1972
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Minutes:
RESOLVED -
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That the press and public be excluded from the
meeting during consideration of the remaining business in
accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government
Act 1972.
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C51 |
Gateshead Quays Update
Report of the Strategic Directors, Communities
& Environment and Corporate Resources
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to an update on progress on the development of Gateshead Quays and
to the proposal for the development partners Ask Real Estate Ltd
and PATRIZIA UK to commence the necessary pre-construction
work.
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That authorisation for Ask Real
Estate Ltd and Patrizia UK to progress
the pre-construction work on the proposed scheme which includes an
Arena, Conference and Exhibition Centre, estimated
to cost the developer the amount set out in the report be approved
and it be noted that any abortive costs must be shared equally
between the Council and the Development Partners.
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That the transfer of the
existing LGF funding from the Eighton
Banks Park and Ride scheme to support the proposed development at
Gateshead Quays, with the amount set out in the report being used
to assist with the pre-construction costs, be approved.
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The above decisions have been made to
progress the development of the Gateshead Quays
site.
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C52 |
Commercial Property Acquisitions in the Urban Core
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the acquisition of three property investments in the
Oakwellgate area/urban core area to
enable regeneration and to complement major regeneration activity
in the urban core.
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That the acquisitions of the former Tyne
Bridge Tower site and land to the rear of Langford & Kent
House; Langford & Kent House and Auto Trader House be
approved.
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That the Service Director,
Legal, Democratic & Property Services be authorised to negotiate
the terms of the individual transactions.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To complement existing
co-ownerships.
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To enable regeneration to
commence in future without the requirement for a Compulsory
Purchase Order.
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To assist with the
redevelopment of Gateshead Quays, which is
situated immediately adjacent to the properties.
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