Agenda item

Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Resources & Financial Governance, Councillor Callton Young

Officer: Interim Corporate Director of Resources (Section 151 Officer), Richard Ennis

Key decision: no

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

RESOLVED: To note

1.    The request for approval of the contract extension and variation for the Young People and Care Leavers Service as set out at agenda item 11a and section 5.1.1 of the report.

2.    The request for approval of the award for Parking ANPR cameras as set out at agenda item 11b and section 5.1.1 of the report

3.    The contracts between £500,000 and £5,000,000 anticipated to be awarded under delegated authority from the Leader by the nominated Cabinet Member, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources and Financial Governance and with the Leader in certain circumstances, before the next meeting of Cabinet, as set out in section 5.2.1 of the report.

4.    The list of delegated award decisions made by theDirector of Commissioning and Procurement since the last meeting of Cabinet, as set out in section 5.3.1 of the report.

5.    Property lettings, acquisitions and disposals to be agreed by the Cabinet Member for Resources and Financial Governance in consultation with the Leader since the last meeting of Cabinet, as set out in section 5.4.1 of the report.

Cabinet considered a report which set out the contract awards and strategies to be agreed by Cabinet, contract decisions anticipated to be made under delegated authority, contract award decisions made by the Director of Commissioning & Procurement, and property lettings and disposals. The Cabinet Member for Resources & Financial Governance (Councillor Callton Young) provided Cabinet with an introduction which set out:

• The property disposals were decisions made by the Cabinet Member for Resources & Financial Governance in consultation with the Leader of the Council;
• Assurances were provided  that the three properties outlined in the Interim Asset Disposals report had been assessed as being surplus and that the sites had been properly marketed; and
• That officers were requesting a variation on disposal price of up to 10% so that a report did not need to be taken to Cabinet if there was a small variation in price.

Motion to extend the meeting at 9.25pm:

The Leader of the Council (Councillor Hamida Ali) proposed to extend the guillotine of the meeting by half an hour in accordance with paragraph 1.5 (c) of Part 4D of the Constitution.

The Deputy Leader of the Council seconded the motion and Cabinet agreed.

RESOLVED: To extend the guillotine of the meeting by half an hour in accordance with paragraph 1.5 (c) of Part 4D of the Constitution.

The Shadow Cabinet Member for Communities, Safety & Business Recovery (Councillor Andy Stranack) queried the sale of Goldcrest Youth Centre as he stated there were a number of community groups in need of venues. The Head of Asset Management & Estates (Stephen Wingrave) advised that a report would be taken to Cabinet in January and that officers were meeting with ward councillors later that week to discuss the proposals.

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

RESOLVED: To note

1.    The request for approval of the contract extension and variation for the Young People and Care Leavers Service as set out at agenda item 11a and section 5.1.1 of the report.

2.    The request for approval of the award for Parking ANPR cameras as set out at agenda item 11b and section 5.1.1 of the report

3.    The contracts between £500,000 and £5,000,000 anticipated to be awarded under delegated authority from the Leader by the nominated Cabinet Member, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources and Financial Governance and with the Leader in certain circumstances, before the next meeting of Cabinet, as set out in section 5.2.1 of the report.

4.    The list of delegated award decisions made by theDirector of Commissioning and Procurement since the last meeting of Cabinet, as set out in section 5.3.1 of the report.

5.    Property lettings, acquisitions and disposals to be agreed by the Cabinet Member for Resources and Financial Governance in consultation with the Leader since the last meeting of Cabinet, as set out in section 5.4.1 of the report.