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Items
No. Item

660.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Holland and Flewitt.

661.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

The following interests were declared at the meeting:

 

(a)  Councillor Cox – Agenda Item No. 5 (0-5 Service – Contract Extension) – Non-pecuniary interest: Wife and Daughter use the service;

 

(b)  Councillor Lamb – Agenda Item No. 3 (Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership) – Non-pecuniary interest: Appointed by SAVS as a Governor of Southend Hospital;

 

(c)  Councillor Lamb – Agenda Item No. 4 (School Admission Arrangements) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives in West Leigh Catchment Area and governor of West Leigh Junior School;

 

(d)  Councillor Lamb – Agenda Item No. 6 (Minutes of the meeting of the Grants Strategy Working Party held on Thursday 25th January 2018) – Non-pecuniary interest: Governor of SAVS;

 

(e)  Councillor Mulroney – Agenda Item No. 4 (School Admission Arrangements) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives in North Street Junior School Catchment area;

 

(f)  Councillor Salter – Agenda Item No. 3 (Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership) – Non-pecuniary interest: Husband is a consultant at Southend Hospital, Daughter is a doctor at Broomfield Hospital and son in law is a GP in the Borough of Southend; and

 

(g)  Councillor Salter – Agenda Item No. 4 (School Admission Arrangements) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives in Chalkwell Hall School Catchment area.

662.

Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership pdf icon PDF 94 KB

Report of Deputy Chief Executive (People)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Cabinet received a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) that provided an update on the formal consultation on the Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP). The consultation runs from 30th November 2017 – 9th March 2018.

 

Resolved:

 

1. That Option B as set out in section 4 of the submitted report be endorsed as the proposed response to the STP.

 

2. That the final response be determined by the Deputy Chief Executive (People), in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Health and Adult Social Care.

 

3. That the response be submitted during the first week of March 2018, prior to the 9th March consultation deadline.

 

4. That Southend Council reserve its right to withdraw support for the STP following the completion of the formal public consultation process.

 

Reason for Decision

 

To respond to the STP consultation.

 

Other Options

 

Cabinet could decide not to submit any comments on the proposals and the consultation document.

 

Note: That this is an Executive function.

Referred direct to People Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor: Salter

663.

School Admission Arrangements pdf icon PDF 207 KB

Report of Deputy Chief Executive (People) to follow

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Cabinet received a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) presenting an evaluation of the response to the Council’s public consultation on Admission Arrangements for Community Schools for the academic year 2019/20.

 

The report also sought approval of the catchment areas within the Admission Arrangements for Community Schools for the academic year 2019/20; the oversubscription criteria (including explanatory notes) and the PAN (Published Admission Numbers) within the Admission Arrangements for Community Schools for the academic year 2019/20.

 

Resolved:

 

1.  That no changes be made to the current 2018 catchment areas (with the exception of small changes to the catchment area of Fairways Primary School as set out in paragraphs 3.78-85 of the submitted report) and that the Council determines (i.e. formally agrees) the Catchment Areas within the Admission Arrangements for Community Schools for the Academic Year 2019/20 as set out in Appendix 2 of the submitted report.

 

2.  That changes be made to the oversubscription criteria (including explanatory notes) and PAN (Published Admission Numbers) as set out in paragraphs 3.86 to 3.94 of the submitted report and that the Council determines (i.e. formally agrees) these same matters within the Admission Arrangements for Community Schools for the Academic Year 2019/20 as set out in Appendix 2 of the submitted report.

 

3.  That it be noted that the Determined Coordinated Admission Scheme for the academic year 2019/20 was published on 31st December 2017.

 

Reason for Decision

 

As set out in the submitted report.

 

Other Options

 

As set out in the submitted report.

 

Note: This is an Executive function

Referred direct to People Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor: Courtenay

664.

0-5 Service - Contract Extension pdf icon PDF 126 KB

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council agreed that this item be considered at this meeting as an urgent additional item of business to enable a decision on the extension of the contract to be determined at the earliest opportunity.

 

The Cabinet received a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) that provided an update on the commissioning of children’s services for Southend Borough Council (SBC), including the value for money and outcomes delivered by the 0-5 Service.  The report also sought approval of an exception to tender for the contract with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) for the provision of the 0-5 Service by a period of 12 months to 31 March 2019.

 

Resolved:

 

1.  That the current commissioning arrangements for children’s services for Southend, including the value for money and outcomes delivered by 0-5 Service be noted.

 

2.  That the exception to tender for the 0-5s service which will facilitate the extension of the contract with EPUT for the 0-5 Service by a period of 12 months to 31 March 2019, be approved.

 

Reason for Decision

 

To extend the current contract.

 

Other Options

 

None

 

Note: This is an Executive function

Referred direct to People Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor Salter

665.

Minutes of the meeting of the Grants Strategy Working Party held on Thursday 25th January 2018 pdf icon PDF 66 KB

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council agreed that this item be considered at this meeting as an urgent additional item of business to enable the community commission programme 2018 awards to be determined as part of the budget.

 

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Grants Strategy Working Party held on Thursday 25th January 2018 be received and the recommendations as set in the confidential sheet appended to the Minutes be approved.

 

Note:  This is an Executive function

Referred direct to Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor: Moring

 

666.

Exclusion of the Public

Minutes:

Resolved:-

 

That, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the item of business set out below, on the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

667.

Confidential Appendix to the Minutes of the Grants Strategy Working Party held on Thursday 25th January 2018

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the confidential sheet be received and noted.

 

Note:  This is an Executive function

Referred direct to Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor: Moring

 

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