Decisions

The Cabinet Member is recommended to:

1.    Approve the leasehold acquisition and reverse surrender premium of the lease dated 15 January 1970 between The Mayor Aldermen and Citizens of The City of Peterborough (Peterborough City Council) and the original tenant Currie Plant (Holdings) Limited

2.    Peterborough City Council paying a reverse surrender premium of £175,000 exclusive of VAT plus Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and legal fees.

3.    Approve a £20,000 budget to assist the Council in preparing the unit for market.

The Cabinet Member is recommended to:

1.    Note ongoing work to produce a Market Sustainability Plan in line with Government requirements

2.    Delegate approval of the Market Sustainability Plan to the Director of Adult Social Care Services.

This report is to inform and consult the Cabinet about the Peterborough Flood Risk Management Strategy following its presentation to the Climate Change and Environmental Scrutiny Committee on28^th Feb 2023. The scrutiny committee endorse the strategy for approval.The Cabinet is requested to recommend to full council that the strategy be adopted by Peterborough City Council.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to recommend that Full Council:

1.    Approve the updated Peterborough Flood Risk Management Strategy (FMS).

The purpose of this report is to provide an update to Cabinet and to provide the direction of travel on the Council’s Corporate Performance in line with our Priority Outcomes as set out in the Sustainable Future City Council Strategy 2022-25.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to note the Corporate Performance Report and endorses the proposed direction of travel for the way the Council reports on performance to members going forward.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

1.    Approve the disposal of the freehold land at Hereward Cross as set out below and detailed in the Heads of Terms within the Appendix 1 to the report and subject to receipt of a satisfactory Red Book Valuation.

2.    Delegates authority to the Executive Director of Corporate Services and Director of Law and Governance after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Governance, following receipt and approval of the Red Book Valuation to take all necessary steps to effect the decision in Recommendation 1 including entering into all agreements.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

1.    Approve the extension of the expiry date of the £15m loan facility with Propiteer Hotels Ltd and its subsidiary Fletton Quays Hotels Ltd from 31 March 2023 to 31 December 2023 subject to confirmation being received that the rights and security of the Council will be unaffected by this extension. 

2.    Delegate authority to  the Director for Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) and the Executive Director for Corporate Service and s151 officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Governance,following receipt of confirmation that therights and security are unaffected of the Council are unaffected by this extension to take all necessary steps to finalise, agree and enter into all necessary legal agreements for the purposes of facilitating the decision in Recommendation 1.

The Council is to receive funding from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to deliver construction of the A1260 Nene Parkway Junction 3 Improvement Scheme. The total amount to be funded is £9,291,880. Approval is required for contract to be awarded to Milestone to undertake delivery of the improvement scheme.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

1.    Approve the award of £9,291,880 to Milestone Infrastructure Limited to deliver construction of the highway improvement scheme for A1260 Nene Parkway Junction 3.  

The Council is to receive funding from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to deliver construction of the Eastern Industries Access Improvement Scheme. The total amount to be funded is £6,665,696. Approval is required for contract to be awarded to Milestone to undertake delivery of the improvement scheme.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

1.    Approve the award of £6,665,696 to deliver construction of Eastern Industries access improvement scheme. Contract to be awarded to Milestone Infrastructure Limited to deliver the construction phase of the scheme as per the Peterborough Highway Services contract. 

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

1.    Approve the overall approach to the delivery of the Household Support Fund extension including the spend proportions and areas of focus.  

2.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Place,Economy and Communities, in consultation with the Executive Director for Corporate Resources and the Cabinet Members listed above, to finalise the detailed arrangements for all aspects of the scheme within the guidelines of the scheme and up to the grant determination limit of £3.65m. 

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

1.    Approve the extensionof £3,656,914 funding for Peterborough City College to continue delivering Day Opportunities and Supported Employment Services in Peterborough from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025.

The existing contract for the Councils insurance arrangements runs from 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2023. (MAR18/CMDN/113). Discussions are now being held with insurance specialists and the Procurement Team to set out the specification requirements so that this contract can go out to tender with award expected in late January 2023 / early February 2023.

With the approval of the Chairman of the Growth, Resources and Communities Scrutiny Committee, the waiver of call-in procedure has been invoked to suspend the 3 day call in period. This procedure has been invoked because there is insufficient time to implement the contract on 1^st April 2023 if the decision is called in and the Council cannot be without insurance.  

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

Authorise the award of a new insurance contract for PCC and Peterborough Ltd, to run between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2028. It is proposed that the contract be awarded to Zurich Municipal Insurance in the sum of £872,859.22 plus Insurance Premium Tax for PCC and £339,496.19 plus IPT for Peterborough Ltd.