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Venue: Council Chamber - Civic Centre

Contact: Rosalyn Patterson 

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CL74

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held 23 November 2017 pdf icon PDF 110 KB

Minutes:

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    That the minutes of the Council meeting held on 23 November 2017 be approved as a correct record..

CL75

Official Announcements

(announcements may be made by the Mayor, Leader of the Council or the Chief Executive)

Minutes:

(A)       If We Can You Can Awards 2017

 

The Mayor announced that at a ceremony at the Baltic Centre on 15 November 2017 the ‘If We Can You Can Awards 2017’ were held. These awards recognise achievement across the North East for start-up companies in a variety of fields. The Jigsaw Recovery Project won first prize in the “Biggest Social Impact” category. The Project is an innovative, peer-led support service for looked after children or care leavers who are offending or at risk of offending. Outreach and office-based support is provided with a focus on recovery, building resilience, tackling social isolation, promoting community engagement and offering employment and training opportunities. As well as winning the Award the project will also benefit from funding to make a professional promotional video to raise the profile of the project along with other support and advice.

 

In recognition of this achievement the Mayor presented Terry Nelson, Director of Project Development, and Mark Tunney, Director of Operations, with the award.

           

 (B)      North East Care Awards

 

The Mayor announced that Amanda Cable, Workforce Development Adviser within Corporate Services and Governance, was shortlisted as a finalist for the Care Trainer Award at the recent North East Care Awards.

 

In recognition of her valuable contribution, the management and staff of adult care provider services nominated Amanda for the award. In submitting the nomination, Provider Services stated that Amanda constantly strives to enable employees to excel in their work role and to make them feel valued. She is respectful of the demands of their caring roles. Amanda is a trainer who is held in the highest regard.

 

(C)       New Year’s Honours 2017

 

The Mayor announced that within the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2018, people that live and work within the borough were recognised:

 

Judith Doyle, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Gateshead College, was awarded a CBE for services to Education and Skills in the North East.

 

Jo Boaden, Chief Executive, Northern Housing Consortium, was awarded a CBE for Services to Housing Providers in the North of England.

 

Elected Mayor Norma Redfern, North Tyneside Council, was awarded a CBE for Public and Community Service in Tyneside.

 

CL76

Presentation by NewcastleGateshead Initiative

Minutes:

Sarah Stewart, Chief Executive of the NewcastleGateshead Initiative, attended the meeting and gave a presentation of the Great Exhibition of the North.

 

CL77

Petitions

(to receive petitions submitted under Council Procedure Rule 10)

Minutes:

There were no petitions submitted.

CL78

Questions from Members of the Public

(to consider any questions submitted under Council Procedure Rule 7)

Minutes:

There were no questions submitted by members of the public.

CL79

Centrally Employed Teachers' Pay Policy 2017 pdf icon PDF 72 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate Services and Governance

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report on the centrally employed teachers’ pay policy 2017.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED –   That the draft centrally employed teachers’ pay policy 2017 be approved.

CL80

Brownfield Land Register and Permission in Principle pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Report of the Strategic Directors, Corporate Services & Governance and Communities & Environment

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to proposed changes to the Council’s constitution to enable the Council, in its capacity as Local Planning Authority, to discharge new statutory duties to create, maintain and publish a register of Brownfield Land, and the adoption of a decision making framework for allocation of sites to Part 2 of that register thereby granting Permission in Principle for residential development of those sites.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    That the proposed amendments to the scheme of delegation in the Council’s constitution, set out in Appendix 3 of the report, be approved.

CL81

Early Help Strategy pdf icon PDF 69 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Care, Wellbeing and Learning

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the Early Help Strategy, which aims to reduce the need for specialist intervention by developing early interventions, delivered in a timely way.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    That the Early Help Strategy be approved.

CL82

Establishment of post: Director of Joint Commissioning, Performance and Quality (Care, Wellbeing & Learning) pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Report of the Chief Executive

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the establishment of the post of Director of Joint Commissioning, Performance and quality.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    (i)         That the deletion of the current post of Service Director, Health and Social Care Commission and Quality Assurance and the creation of the post of Director of Joint Commissioning, Performance and Quality on Service Director Band 3 be approved.

 

(ii)        That the joint working arrangements be subject to a 12 month review following implementation.

CL83

Proposed Selective Licensing of Private Landlords within Areas of Central Gateshead pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the designation of two selection licensing areas of private rented accommodation with the Central Area of Gateshead.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    (i)         That the designation of two areas of Gateshead, as identified in Appendix 1 of the report, for selective licensing, be approved and that official notifications be published in accordance with Government guidance and legislation.

 

(ii)        That the proposed schemes’ detail,                                  implementation programme, and proposed                         enforcement policy, as set out in Appendix                         2 of the report, be approved.

 

                                                (iii)       That the Service Director, Development,                         Transport and Public Protection, be authorised to take enforcement action in relation to Part 3 (Selective Licensing) of the Housing Act 2004, throughout the duration of the Schemes as appropriate.

 

(iv)       That the proposed application fees and charges be approved.

CL84

Charging and Financial Assessment for Adult Social Care and Support Services pdf icon PDF 72 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Care, Wellbeing and Learning

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given on the implementation of a policy on Charging and Financial Assessment for Adult Care and Support Services.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    That the proposed policy for Charging and Financial Assessment for Adult Care and Support Services be approved.

CL85

Review of the Constitution pdf icon PDF 70 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate Services and Governance

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to proposed amendments to the Council’s Constitution.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    That the proposed amendments to the Council’s constitution set out in Appendix 2 to the report be approved, subject to:

 

·                                  the membership status of the Chair of the LSCB and ASB being amended to Associate Member on the Health and Wellbeing Board; and

·                                  the inclusion of the words “to ensure the delivery of” at the start of the final bullet point in the Board’s role and functions.

 

CL86

Housing Revenue Account and Housing Capital Programme pdf icon PDF 73 KB

Report of the Strategic Directors, Corporate Resources and Communities & Environment

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the Housing Revenue Account budget 2018/19, the proposed rent charges, the proposed fees and charges and the proposed Housing Capital Programme for the next five years.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    (i)         That the Housing Revenue Account, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report, including The Gateshead Housing Company

management fee, the repairs and maintenance budget and savings as

detailed in Appendix 3 of the report, be approved.

 

(ii)        That the weekly rent reduction of 1% from 1 April 2018 be approved.

 

(iii)       That the fees and charges schedule as detailed in Appendix 4 of

the report be approved.

 

                                                (iv)       That the Housing Capital Programme for the five years 2018/19 to 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 5 of the report be approved.

CL87

Capital Programme and Prudential Indicators 2017/18 – Third Quarter Review pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate Resources

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the latest position on the Capital Programme 2017/18 and Prudential Indicators at the end of the third quarter to 31 December 2017.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -    (i)         That all variations to the 2017/18 Capital Programme, as detailed in Appendix 2 of the report, be approved as the revised programme.

 

(ii)        That the financing of the revised programme be approved.

 

(iii)       That it be confirmed 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.

CL88

Report from the Cabinet pdf icon PDF 119 KB

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council reported on a number of key issues currently affecting the Council.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED -

That the information be noted

 

CL89

Notice of Motion

(to consider any notices of motion submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9.1)

Minutes:

There were no notices of motions submitted.

CL90

Questions

(to deal with any questions submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8.1)

Minutes:

There were no questions submitted.

 

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