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C110 |
Minutes PDF 109 KB
Cabinet is asked to approve as a correct
record the minutes of the last meeting held on 18 December
2018.
Minutes:
The minutes of the last meeting held on 18
December 2018 were approved as a correct record and signed by the
Chair.
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C111 |
Tender for the Supply of Goods and Services PDF 70 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the tender received for the Framework for the Hire of Light
Commercial Vehicles and Vehicle Tracking System.
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RESOLVED -
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That the tender from Northgate
Vehicle Hire Limited be accepted for the Framework for the Hire of
Light Commercial Vehicles and Vehicle Tracking System for a
36 month period commencing 1 February
2019, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month
periods.
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The above decision has been made because a
comprehensive evaluation of the tenders received has
been undertaken. The accepted tender was the most economically
advantageous tender submitted.
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C112 |
Calendar of Meetings 2019/20 and Overview and Scrutiny Arrangements PDF 81 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to recommending
the Council to approve the calendar of meetings for 2019/20, which
includes proposed changes to the Council’s
overview and scrutiny and advisory group arrangements.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be recommended to
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Approve the calendar of meetings for
2019/20.
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Agree that, as far as possible,
meetings should not be held during school holidays.
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Authorise the Strategic
Director, Corporate Services and Governance, following consultation
with the Leader of the Council, to make any necessary amendments to
the calendar of meetings.
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Agree the proposed changes to
the Council’s overview and scrutiny and advisory group
arrangements set out in appendix 1 to the report and that the
Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.
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The above changes have been made to
assist in the preparation of the Cabinet’s
schedule of decisions and to allow councillors and officers to plan
commitments in their diaries.
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C113 |
Housing Revenue Account and Housing Capital Programme PDF 174 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Resources and Acting Strategic Director, Communities and
Environment
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to recommending
the Council to approve the Housing Revenue Account 2019/20;
proposed rent changes from 1 April 2019, in line with the
Government’s policy on rent setting; detailed proposals for
fees and charges for 2019/20 and Housing Capital Programme for
2019/20 to 2023/24.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be recommended to:
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Approve the Housing
Revenue Account 2019/20 as set out in appendix 2 to the report,
including The Gateshead Housing Company management fee, the repairs
and maintenance budget and savings as detailed in appendix 3 to the
report;
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Approve the 1% rent reduction from 1 April
2019;
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Approve the fees and
charges schedule for 2019/20 as detailed in appendix 4 to the
report; and
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Approve the Housing
Capital Programme for the five years 2019/20 to 2023/24 as set out
in appendix 5 to the report.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To set a Housing Revenue Account for 2019/20
that is not in debit as required under the Local Government and
Housing Act 1989 (Part VI).
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To realise the Council’s policies and
objectives in relation to Housing Strategy in
order to maintain and enhance Council Housing provision in
Gateshead.
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C114 |
Capital Programme and Prudential Indicators 2018/19 – Third Quarter Review PDF 82 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Resources
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the latest
position on the 2018/19 capital programme and Prudential Indicators
at the end of the third quarter to 31 December 2018.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Council be recommended to:
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Approve all variations to the 2018/19 Capital
Programme as detailed in appendix 2 to the report as the revised
programme:
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Approve the
financing of the revised programme; and
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Note 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 2018/19 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
2018/19.
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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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C115 |
Revenue Budget Third Quarter Review 2018/19 PDF 98 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Resources
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the latest monitoring position on the 2018/19 revenue budget at
the end of the third quarter to 31 December 2018 and to
recommending to Council the use of up to £2.1m capital
receipts to finance the 2018/19 revenue budget.
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That the Council’s
revenue expenditure position at 31 December 2018, as set out in
appendix 1 to the report be noted.
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That the Council be recommended to approve the use of up to £2.1m capital receipts flexibility on
the areas identified within paragraph 8 of the report
to fund the revenue costs of
transformational projects included within the 2018/19
budget.
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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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C116 |
Council Tax Base and Business Rates Forecast 2019/20 PDF 100 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Resources
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the council tax base for 2019/20 for the Parish of Lamesley and the whole of the Borough of Gateshead
and to a Business Rate forecast for 2019/20.
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That pursuant to this report
and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of
Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as amended by Local Authorities
(Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Amendment)(England) Regulations
2012 the amount calculated by Gateshead Council as its council tax
base for the year 2019/20 shall be 52065.6.
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That pursuant to this report
and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of
Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as amended by Local Authorities
(Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Amendment)(England) Regulations
2012 the amount calculated as being the Parish Council of
Lamesley’s council tax base for
the year 2019/20 shall be 1193.5.
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That the business rates
forecast for 2019/20 be approved as £42.423
million.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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(B)
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C117 |
Making Gateshead a Place Where Everyone Thrives - six-month assessment of performance and delivery 2018/19 PDF 193 KB
Report of the Chief Executive
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the six-month assessment of performance and delivery
report for 2018/19 in respect of the Council’s Thrive
agenda.
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That the
recommendations of all the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny
Committees in relation to the 2018/19 six-month performance
reports as set out in appendix 3 to the report be
approved.
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That the Council has
met its performance objectives and is addressing the outcomes in delivering
the Council’s Thrive agenda.
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That the amendments
to the corporate suite of Strategic Indicators identified in
appendix 4 to the report be approved.
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That the further
work required in ensuring the corporate performance management
framework is appropriately aligned to support delivery of the
Thrive agenda be noted and this to include consideration of a
request to Higher Education Partners to undertake analysis of areas
of statistical significance to provide focus and inform decision
making for the Council and partners in delivering the Thrive
agenda.
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The above decisions have been made to ensure
performance supports the delivery and
achievements of Making Gateshead a Place Where Everyone
Thrives.
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C118 |
Responses to Consultation PDF 58 KB
Report of the Chief Executive
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to responses to
recent consultations.
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RESOLVED -
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That the responses to the following
consultations be endorsed:
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Provisional Local Government Funding Settlement -
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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Making Biodiversity Net Gain Necessary for
Developments when Granting Planning Permission – Department
for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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The above decision has been made to enable the
Council to contribute responses to the consultations.
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C119 |
Post 16 SEND Provision in Gateshead Special Schools PDF 220 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Care,
Wellbeing and Learning
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the progress
of the review and revised funding levels for Sixth
Forms attached to Gateshead Special Schools and to the proposal to
consult on a change to the designated age range for Hill Top and
Dryden Schools.
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That the contents of the report be
approved.
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That for the 2018 sixth form
intake at Dryden and for those in the Autism Provision at Hill Top,
it be noted pupils have been guaranteed 2 years funding.
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That for the sixth form intake
at Cedars and those in the main school at Hill Top, the guarantee
of one year of funding for pupils, to support those pupils who are
not ready to access College at the end of Year 11 be
approved.
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That a statutory consultation
process to reflect the change in age range for Dryden and Hill Top
Schools from 11 -19 to 11 -18 be approved.
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That a further report be submitted to Cabinet
following the consultation referred to at (iv) above.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To meet the Council’s
statutory duty to promote high educational standards and to make
effective use of resources.
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To comply with School
Organisation legislation.
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C120 |
Gateshead Health & Care Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) PDF 201 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Care,
Wellbeing and Learning
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to a Memorandum
of Understanding that has been developed for the Gateshead Health
& Care Partnership.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Memorandum of
Understanding for the Gateshead Health & Care Partnership as
set out in appendix 2 to the report be endorsed.
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That the Council signing up to
the MoU as a key local partner in taking forward a place-based
approach to health and care integration be approved.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To enable the Council, working
with local partners and local communities, to progress a
place-based approach to the integration of health and care in
Gateshead for the benefit of local people in line with the
Council’s Thrive agenda.
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To help ensure the local health
and care system is sustainable, is fit for purpose for the future
and is in a better position to influence emerging broader
footprints linked to this agenda.
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To ensure the Council and local
partners are in the best position to respond to demographic and
funding pressures across the system.
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C121 |
Annual Report Service and School Performance (Learning and Schools) PDF 69 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Care,
Wellbeing and Learning
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the annual
report for Service and School Performance for 2017/18 which
summarises the performance of Gateshead schools for
the academic year 2017/18 and also the academic performance of
Gateshead’s looked after children.
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RESOLVED -
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That the Annual Report be approved.
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That the Families OSC be requested to add to
its work programme consideration of the conflicting local view of
performance of Gateshead’s Secondary Schools’ with that
of Ofsted.
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The above decisions have been made because the
Council’s school improvement services are
effectively supporting maintained schools in providing our children
and young people with a good education resulting in strong
outcomes.
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C122 |
Nomination of Local Authority School Governors and Appointment of Academy Governors PDF 67 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Care,
Wellbeing and Learning
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the
nomination of Local Authority and appointment of
Local Authority Academy Governors to schools seeking to retain
their Local Authority governors in accordance with The School
Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations and Article 51
(Articles of Association of Academies).
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RESOLVED -
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That the following nominations
Local Authority and appointment of Local Authority Academy
Governors be approved for a period of four years, as stipulated in
the Schools Instrument of Government and the Academy’s
Articles of Association with effect from the dates
indicated.
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School
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Nomination
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Date from
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Birtley East Primary
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Cllr M Foy
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13.02.19
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Caedmon Primary
School
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Cllr J Adams
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19.03.19
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Falla Park
Primary School
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Cllr P McNally
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12.04.19
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Kells Lane
Primary School
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Mr M Hetherington
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02.03.19
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Lord Lawson Academy
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Sheila Gallagher (new appointment)
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31.01.19
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Winlaton West Lane
Primary School
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Cllr J Simpson
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01.07.19
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The above decision has been made to ensure the School Governing Bodies have full
membership.
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C123 |
Baltic Quarter - Site Investigation works PDF 76 KB
Report of the Acting Strategic Director,
Communities and Environment
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to entering into a contract with Perfect Circle JV Limited under
the Scape Framework to provide Phase 2 Site Investigations at
Baltic Quarter.
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The alternative option to that being
recommended, but which was discounted, was not to agree to enter
into a contract via the Scape framework and for the Council to
procure the works through another means.
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RESOLVED -
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That the obtaining of a tender
using the Scape Framework from Perfect Circle JV Ltd to provide
Phase 2 Site Investigations at Baltic Quarter be
endorsed.
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That the Acting Strategic
Director, Communities and Environment be authorised to accept the
final contract price, at a cost not exceeding £150,000,
following consultation with the Strategic Director, Corporate
Resources and subject to agreeing the form of Contract for the
Works with Perfect Circle JV Ltd by the Strategic Director,
Corporate Services and Governance (in accordance with the
Constitution),
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To
ensure that supporting infrastructure for Gateshead Quays is
brought forward in a timely manner.
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To ensure supporting
infrastructure and access requirements to facilitate the wider
development of Baltic Quarter are provided.
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C124 |
Electricity Tariffs for Gateshead HEIGHTs Project PDF 115 KB
Report of the Acting Strategic Director,
Communities and Environment
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the proposed
electricity tariffs chargeable to residents of the
Gateshead HEIGHTs project.
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The alternative options to that being
recommended, but which were discounted, included setting higher and
lower tariffs.
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That the power tariffs for
2019/20 of 14.86 p/kWh, with a standing charge of 18.61 p/day
inclusive of VAT, for residents of the Gateshead HEIGHTs project be
approved.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To
ensure cost savings are delivered to residents of the HEIGHTs
scheme.
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To
ensure the HEIGHTs scheme recovers its operating and construction
costs over its lifetime.
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C125 |
Cleveland Hall Community Association Leasing Arrangements PDF 67 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the surrender of the existing lease and grant of a new lease of
land and buildings at Cleveland Hall Community Club and to the
termination of the Partnership Agreement.
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That the surrender of the
existing lease and the grant of a new lease for a term of 35 years
as set out in this report be approved.
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That termination of the
Partnership Agreement with effect from 31 March 2019 be
approved.
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The above decisions have been made to
manage resources and rationalise the Council’s
assets in line with the Corporate Asset Strategy and Management
Plan
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Councillor J McElroy declared a personal and
non-pecuniary interest in the above matter because he is a member
of the Association and withdrew from the meeting whilst the matter
was under consideration.
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C126 |
Petitions Schedule PDF 57 KB
Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to an update on petitions submitted to the Council and the action
taken on them.
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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
Cabinet of the progress of the petitions received.
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C127 |
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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C128 |
Children's Home Proposal
Report of the Strategic Director, Care,
Wellbeing and Learning
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the conversion of a property on Black Lane, Blaydon to be used
as six-bedded Council run residential children’s home for
Looked After Children.
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The alternative options to that being
recommended, but which were discounted, included buying the property in order to rent it back to a provider, in a
collaborative arrangement and working with providers to increase
the independent provision within Gateshead.
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That the establishment of a
children’s home at Longside
House, subject to planning requirements, the appointment of a
registered manager and registration with Ofsted be
approved.
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That an allocation of up to £800,000
being included in the Council’s capital
programme to finance the acquisition and refurbishment of the
property and grounds be approved.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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Young people needing residential care will be placed within
Gateshead rather than being placed at a distance.
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There will be savings to be made by bringing young people back
into the Council’s own resource.
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C129 |
Gateshead Quays - Arena, Conference and Exhibition Centre Heads of Terms
Report of the Acting Strategic Director,
Communities and Environment and Strategic Director, Corporate
Services and Governance
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to entering in to Heads of Terms with SMG (UK) Limited for the operation and management of
the Arena, Conference and Exhibition Centre at Gateshead Quays and
the development of the detailed Agreement for Lease.
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That the Heads of Terms for the
operation and management of the proposed Arena, Conference and
Exhibition Centre at Gateshead Quays with SMG (UK) Limited, as set out in the report be
approved.
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That the Strategic Director,
Corporate Service and Governance be authorised to agree the
detailed terms.
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The above decisions have been made for the
following reasons:
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To bring forward the
regeneration of Gateshead Quays.
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To ensure there is a long-term
commitment from the proposed tenant to provide confidence in the
delivery of the scheme and assist with securing development finance
and additional operators.
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To manage the assets of the
Council’s non-operational portfolio in line with the
Corporate Asset Strategy and Management Plan 2015 -2020.
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