Decisions

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED (unanimous) to note the financial pressures in the current financial year and the continuing work by CMT to deliver a balanced budget.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED (unanimous) to recommend the new priority added to the Safer Peterborough Partnership Pan 2017 – 2020 to Full Council for approval.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED (unanimous) note the Annual Audit Letter.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED (unanimous) to:

1.    Note the statutory advice of the Chief Finance Officer outlined in section 6, The Robustness Statement. This was required to highlight the robustness of budget estimates and the adequacy of the reserves.

2.    Note all the grant figures which are provisional, pending the Final Settlement in late February 2018.

3.    Approve the Phase Two budget proposals, outlined in Appendix H, as the basis for public consultation. This included a 5.99 per cent council tax increase, assumed in the 2017/18 Medium Term Financial Strategy and a change in service delivery for the 0-25 Provider service.

4.    Approve the Medium Term Financial Strategy 2018/19-2020/21 as the basis for consultation, as set out in the body of the report and the following appendices:

·         Appendix A – Budget Context highlighted in Phase One, MTFS for 2018/19-2020/21

·         Appendix B – 2018/19 MTFS detailed position

·         Appendix C – 2018/19 MTFS by department

·         Appendix D – 2018/19 MTFS by Service

·         Appendix E – Capital Schemes

·         Appendix F – Council Grants

·         Appendix G – Fees and Charges

·         Appendix H – Budget Proposals (consultation document)

·         Appendix I – Equality Impact Assessments

Award of Contract for the expansion of Woodston Primary School to accommodate an additional 210 children

The award of contract for the expansion of Woodston Primary School to accommodate and additional 210 children.

Sundry and business rates.

The Cabinet Member authorised the Council entering into a Section 76 Agreement for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, under the National Health Service Act 2006, with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group for payment of £250 000 relating to the Speech and Language Therapy services (SALT) across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.

The Cabinet Member approved to delegate the discretionary function of providing Housing Related Floating Support services to Cambridgeshire County Council.  The two services to be delegated are:

1.    Floating Support Service to individuals with mental health problems who are chronically excluded; and

2.    Floating Support Service to prolific and persistent offenders and those at risk of becoming so.

The Cabinet Member approved the amendment to the Local Discretionary Rate Relief scheme for 2017-18 to remove the requirement for an application process.

To seek permission to enter into a new Section 75 Agreement with CPFT for delivery of School Nursing services, at the value of £759,000 per annum for one year from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.

With the approval of the Chairman of the Children and Education Scrutiny Committee Urgency, Special Urgency and waiver of call-in procedures have been invoked to suspend the requirement to advertise the decision for 28 days, publish the decision for 5 days prior to publication, and to suspend the 3 day call-in period.

The Cabinet Member’s approval has been obtained in relation to:

·         the termination of contracts with Carillion Construction Limited;

·         the authorisations to enter into a new contract with an alternative contractor to complete the works at Jack Hunt School

·         the authorisations required to enter into any other legal agreements as required

Termination of Contracts with Carillion Construction Limited relating to works at Jack Hunt School Expansion Works, Hampton Garden School and St. Michael's Church School.