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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them. Minutes: Members were requested to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applied to them.
Councillor Getliffe and Councillor Roberts declared an interest in Appendix A, "Housing Maintenance Expenditure - Presentation", as Council tenants but referred to their dispensation from the Secretary of State to speak and vote on such matters.
Councillors Draycott, Holden, Roberts and Willmott declared non-pecuniary interests in Appendix D, "Relocation of Abbey Meadows Depot", as members of the Co-operative Society. The Town Clerk advised they had a dispensation to speak and vote on such matters. |
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LEADER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Minutes: There were no announcements. |
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS - 12 FEBRUARY 2001 AND 26 FEBRUARY 2001 The Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Cabinet held on 12 February 2001 and the Minutes of the special meeting of the Cabinet held on 26 February 2001 have been circulated to Members and the Cabinet is asked to confirm them as a correct record. Minutes: RESOLVED: that the Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Cabinet held on 12 February 2001 and the Minutes of the special meeting of the Cabinet held on 26 February 2001, having been circulated to Members, be received, taken as read and signed by the Chair as a correct record. |
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HOUSING MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE - PRESENTATION Councillor Draycott will give a presentation on this item and also submits a report detailing the draft list of schemes proposed for funding from the Capital and Revenue Programmes for the financial year 2001/ 2002. The report also includes criteria for Tier 2 / Community Associations to use in preparing bids for funds under the Capital Receipt Initiative – Neighbourhood Approach, under next years Housing Capital Programme. The Cabinet is recommended to approve the draft list of schemes listed in the report and the criteria for bids under the Capital Receipt Initiative – Neighbourhood Approach. Minutes: Councillor Draycott introduced a presentation on the Housing Maintenance Programme and also submitted a report which detailed the draft list of schemes proposed for funding from the Capital and Revenue programmes for Housing Maintenance for the financial year 2001/2002. The report also proposed criteria for Tier2/Community Associations to use in preparing bids for funds under the Capital Receipt Initiative - Neighbourhood Approach, under next year's Housing Capital Programme. Councillor Draycott proposed an amendment to the programme detailed in the report, with regard to the City-wide New Starts Programme detailed on page 16 of the supporting information. Councillor Draycott proposed that the two sums of money allocated for kitchen improvements and bathroom improvements should be combined and priority given to kitchen improvements.
RESOLVED: (1)that the list of schemes for funding from the Capital and Revenue Programme for Housing Maintenance for the financial year 2001/02 detailed in the report, be approved, subject to the amendment of the City-wide New Starts Programme to merge the sums for kitchen improvements and bathroom improvements, priority to be given to kitchen improvements; and
(2)that the criteria for bids under the Capital Receipt Initiative - Neighbourhood Approach as detailed in Appendix A of the report, be approved. |
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REPLACEMENT LEISURE FACILITY Councillor Holden submits a report updating the Cabinet on the current position with the replacement leisure facility at Hinckley Road, Braunstone, on the Wycliffe site and seeking approval to actions to progress the scheme. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Holden submitted a report updating the Cabinet on the current position with the replacement leisure facility at Hinckley Road, Braunstone on the former Wycliffe site and seeking approval to actions to progress the scheme. The report detailed the consultations that had taken place, the proposed timetable and the funding position.
RESOLVED: (1)that the timetable for and the demolition of Wycliffe proposed to take place between July and November 2001, including use of the existing provision in the Capital Programme 2001/2002 to meet the demolition costs, be approved;
(2)that approval be given for expenditure of £130,000 to be used from the provision within the Capital Programme 2001/2002 for project management support to fund in-house management and source external assistance where appropriate, in consultation with the Cabinet Lead Member;
(3)that the capital receipts from the sale of St. Margaret's Baths and Granby Halls Leisure Centre sites be ringfenced for the replacement project;
(4)that the Capital Programme funding implications as detailed in the report, be noted and that these and Revenue Budget funding implications for the City Council would be firmed up when the project details were finalised;
(5)that approval be given to exploring any shortfall on the overall funding package with other partners;
(6)that the current indicative project timetable as detailed in the report as at February 2001, be approved; and
(7)that further reports be submitted to the Cabinet at appropriate key stages throughout the project process as indicated in Appendix 2 to the report. |
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QUALITY PROTECTS YEAR 3 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES GRANT Councillor Getliffe submits a report outlining the Quality Protects Management Action Plan for 2001/ 2002 and the process for its implementation. The Cabinet is asked to endorse the Plan and the process of implementation and scrutiny of the Plan and receive a regular report on the Council’s Corporate Parenting Strategy. Minutes: Councillor Getliffe submitted a report outlining the Quality Protects Management Action Plan for 2001/2002 and the process for its implementation.
RESOLVED: (1)that the Quality Protects Management Action Plan be endorsed and the process of its dissemination, implementation and scrutiny, as detailed in the report;
(2)that the Cabinet receive regular reports on the Council's Corporate Parenting Strategy. |
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RELOCATION OF ABBEY MEADOWS DEPOT Councillor Patel submits a report seeking approval to actions to facilitate the relocation of Abbey Meadows Depot. Minutes: Councillor Patel submitted a report informing the Cabinet of the latest position with the relocation of the Abbey Meadows Depot and seeking approval to actions to facilitate the project.
RESOLVED: (1)that the relocation project be welcomed as a tremendous opportunity to regenerate one of Leicester's key potential development sites and to create jobs;
(2)that the proposed deal be supported in principle, noting that the Council would be looking for a funding package involving key partners with a stake in the project, in particular:
(a)to note the need to consult the City Council’s partners on the Leicester Regeneration Agency about using the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund to secure a contribution, recognising that the scheme plays a major part in providing employment opportunities in deprived wards and makes a direct contribution to the Public Service Agreement target of raising employment rates in disadvantaged areas;
(b)to welcome the support the City Council would be receiving from the East Midlands Development Agency, as detailed in the report;
(c)to note that the City Council's contribution to the relocation would be substantial and that significant elements such as the purchase of the new site had already been identified;
(3)that the pressures on the City Council's capital programme due to expected non-achievement of the capital receipts target set two years ago be noted, as well as the need to explore solutions to this issue at the same time as the funding of the depot relocation;
(4)that the City Council's partners be consulted about the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and funding options be discussed further with a report back to the Cabinet on 19 March 2001; and
(5)that the relevant Scrutiny Committees be consulted on the proposed funding solution between now and 19 March 2001 Cabinet meeting, either through a formal joint meeting of the Strategic Planning and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee with the Finance, Resources and Equal Opportunities Scrutiny Committee or through such informal briefing as the Scrutiny Committees so wished. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS PROGRAMME 2001/02 Councillor Draycott submits a report summarising the proposed programme of environmental works in the declared Renewal Areas and Urban Management Areas. The Cabinet is asked to; approve the environmental works proposed for the renewal areas; approve the Home Maintenance programme for the Belgrave and Highfields Urban Management Areas and approve the proposed programme of works for the Environment Task Force (New Deal Rear Wall Scheme) in the North Belgrave Renewal Area Phase 2. Minutes: Councillor Draycott submitted a report summarising a proposed programme of environmental works in the declared renewal areas and urban management areas.
RESOLVED: (1)that the proposed environmental works in renewal areas as detailed in paragraph 2.1 of the report, be approved;
(2)that the Home Maintenance Programme for Belgrave and Highfields Urban Management Area be approved as detailed in paragraph 2.2 of the report; and
(3)that the proposed programme of works for the Environment Task Force (New Deal Rear Walls Scheme) in North Belgrave Renewal Area Phase 2 be approved, as detailed in the report. |
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