Cabinet – Thursday 31 May 2007

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:-

1. Apologies for absence:

2. Welcome to new Member:

3. Minutes:

4. Urgent Business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.

5. Exclusion of the public: The Cabinet is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the items of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information. A draft resolution is attached for use by the Cabinet if it so wishes.

6. The agenda for this meeting: Members to agree the allocation of items in the various sections of this agenda.

7. References from other Committees (if any):

Open Items

Discussion leading to Decision

8. Request from Tewkesbury Borough Council (.pdf, 35kb): Letter enclosed. At its last meeting (minute 100 refers), the Council decided as follows:-

Resolved: The Council is of the opinion that requests such as these should be considered by Cabinet in the first instance and refers this request to the Cabinet accordingly.

9. Projected demand for primary school places  (.pdf, 246kb): Report of the Director of Children and Young People’s Services enclosed.

10. Review of provision and use of resourced schools (.pdf, 71kb): Report of the Director of Children and Young People’s Services enclosed.

11. Proposed expansion of Landgate School: results of informal consultation (.pdf, 231kb): Report of the Director of Children and Young People’s Services enclosed.

12. Co-location opportunities for a public library at the new Abraham Guest School : projected demand for primary school places: Report of the Director of Children and Young People’s Services to follow.

13. Facilities agreement: This report has been withdrawn.

14. New school funding arrangements for 2008/11 - consultation paper (.pdf, 294kb): Joint report of the Directors of Children and Young People’s Services and Finance and Information Technology enclosed.

15. Provision of additional affordable housing and new opportunities for bidding (.pdf, 141kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

16. Review of polling place – Tyldesley ward (.pdf, 968kb): Report of the Chief Executive enclosed.

17. Commissioning strategy for health and well-being 2007/12 : Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed to follow.

Monitoring

17. Adult Services budget 2007/08 (.pdf, 50kb): Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

18. Reporting of racist incidents in schools (.pdf, 75kb): Report of the Director of Children and Young People’s Services enclosed.

19. The review of the children and young people's plan (.pdf, 636kb): Report of the Director of Children and Young People’s Services to follow.

20. Final accounts 2006/07 - summary of provisional revenue outturn (.pdf, 169kb): Report of the Director of Finance and Information Technology to follow.

20A. Capital programme provisional outturn 2006/07 (.pdf, 164kb): (previously E3 on the main agenda).

Decision

21. Commissioning strategy for health and wellbeing (.pdf, 355kb): Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

22. Refurbishment of Abram Community Centre (.pdf, 37kb): Report of the Deputy Chief Executive enclosed.

22A. Procurement of customer relation computer system (.pdf, 36kb): Report of the Director of Finance and Information Technology enclosed.

Information

23. Assistive technology fees and charges (.pdf, 56kb): Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

24. Review of early years provision in the Shakerley area (.pdf, 83kb): Report of the Director of Children and Young People’s Services enclosed.

25. Discussions with English Partnerships over housing issues in former coalfield communities (.pdf, 44kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

Press Excluded Items

Discussion leading to decision:

E1. South Lancs Industrial Estate: This report has been withdrawn.

E2. Extension to b uilding cleaning contract: Report of the Deputy Chief Executive enclosed.

Monitoring

E3. Capital programme provisional outturn 2006/07: This report has been moved to item 20A.

Decision

E4. Centre for Independent Living: Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

E5. Orrell Post junction improvement/Whelley Loop – Greenheart Way: Report of the Director of Environmental Services and Forms CPR1 enclosed.

E6. School Admissions Appeals Panel Member: Report of the Director of Legal and Property Services enclosed.

E7. Terrier computerisation – acceptance of tender: Report of the Director of Legal and Property Services to follow.

Information

E8. Decisions authorised by the Director of Adult Services under Chief Officers delegated powers: Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

E9. Remediation of Ince Central Estate: Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

Exclusion of the public - section 100a Local Government Act 1972: Resolved: That the public is excluded from the meeting when the Cabinet discusses the following item for the reasons set out below: