Decisions

The Cabinet Member:

1.    Approved Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sustainability and Transformation Partnership Board as an additional outside organisation to which an appointment opportunity has arisen;

2.    Approved the formal appointment of Councillor Wayne Fitzgerald to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sustainability and Transformation Partnership Board;

3.    Approved the categorisation of the appointment referred to in recommendations 1 and 2 as Strategic and Executive.

in accordance with Part 3, Section 5 of the Constitution.

The Cabinet Member:

Approved expenditure for the continued engagement of providers presently engaged under the terms of a Personal Care Framework Agreement which expires on 18 January 2018. The  current and proposed  providers until 19 July 2018:

 (a) Affinity Trust;

 (b) Atlas Care Services Ltd;

 (c) Augusta Care Ltd;

 (d) Cross Keys Homes Limited;

 (e) FPS (Peterborough) Limited;

 (f) Hales Group Limited;

 (g) CareWatch Care Services Limited;

 (h) Cozy Care Limited;

 (i) Lifeways Community Care Limited;

 (j) Mears Care Limited;

 (k) Nestor Primecare Services Limited (trading as Allied Healthcare);

 (l) Prestige Nursing Limited;

 (m) Royal Mencap Society;

 (n) Sage Care Limited;

 (o) Social Care Solutions Limited;

 (p) Springfield Care Limited;

 (q)  Voyage 1 Limited;

(r)  Axiom Housing Association

To approve the direct payment support service.

Approval to award a contract to PCVS from 01 March, 2018 to 28 February, 2021 with the option to extend for a further two one year extensions, in accordance with the Council’s Contract Rules

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to note the update on the monitoring position reported to Cabinet on the 20 November 2017.

This report seeks approval to remove the early payment option from all Fixed Penalty Notices issued by Peterborough City Council with immediate effect. 

To approve the removal of the early payment option for those who are issued with a fixed penalty notice

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:

1.    Have regard to the consultation feedback received to date and statutory advice detailed in the report when determining the phase one budget proposals, noting that consultation remained open until 30 November 2017, and that an addendum was provided prior to the Cabinet meeting.

2.    Note the timetable for the phase two consultation and formal approval of the 2018/19 to 2020/21 Medium Term Financial Strategy as detailed at section 5;

3.    Note that budget proposals considered by Council on the 13 December 2017 would form part of the Medium Term Financial Strategy but would not form part of the second stage of consultation or Council debate on 5 March 2018.

4.    Recommend to Council, having had regard to feedback, approval of the phase one budget proposals to enable implementation of these budget proposals to commence.

This report is for the Cabinet Member for Communities to authorise the removal of the £50 discounted fee from the selective licensing scheme. This would leave the standard fee of £600 and the late fee of £900 being payable by all future applicants.

The Cabinet Member:

1.  Approved the closure of Wittering Primary School, and authorise the execution and completion of a Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA) between Peterborough City Council, the Governing Body of Wittering Primary School and Soke Education Trust;

2.  Authorised the grant of a 125 year lease of the land and buildings occupied by the school known as Wittering Primary School (including the families centre) at a peppercorn rent to Soke Education Trust;

3.  Authorised entering into Deeds of Novation with Soke Education Trust and the Governing Body of Wittering Primary School, for the following contracts to be novated from the Governing Body of Wittering Primary School to the Soke Education Trust:

a)    Solar Power Purchase Agreement dated [   ] between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) Wittering Primary School; and

b)    PV System Roof Access Agreement dated [   ] between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) Wittering Primary School

4.  Authorised entering into Deeds of Assignment or Novation with Soke Education Trust (and if applicable, the relevant contractor(s)) to assign the Council’s interest in (or novate if applicable) the following contracts, to Soke Education Trust, to give effect to the terms of the CTA:

a)    Contract dated 5 August 2013 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) Benchmark Contracts Ltd; and

b)    Contract dated 12 December 2013 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) Princebuild Limited.

The Cabinet Member:

1.    Approved the closure of John Clare Primary School, and authorise the execution and completion of a Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA) between Peterborough City Council, the Governing Body of John Clare Primary School and Soke Education Trust;

2.    Authorised the grant of a 125 year lease of the land and buildings occupied by the school known as John Clare Primary School (including the pre-school/out of school club), at a peppercorn rent to Soke Education Trust;

3.    Authorised entering into Deeds of Assignment or Novation with Soke Education Trust (and if applicable, the relevant contractor(s)) to assign the Council’s interest in (or novate if applicable) the following contracts, to Soke Education Trust, to give effect to the terms of the CTA:

4.     

a)    Contract dated 14 August 2009 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) RF Blount & Sons Limited;

b)    Contract dated 21 July 2010 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) PGR Construction;

c)    Sub-contractor warranty dated 11 June 2010 between (1) Harlow Bros Ltd (2) PGR Constuction (3) Peterborough City Council; and

d)    Sub-contractor warranty dated 10 August 2010 between (1) Roger Bullivant Limited (2) PGR Construction (3) Peterborough City Council.

The Cabinet Member:

1.    Approved the closure of Gunthorpe Primary School and authorise the execution and completion of a Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA) between Peterborough City Council, the Governing Body of Gunthorpe Primary School and Soke Education Trust;

2.    Authorised the grant of a 125 year lease of the land and buildings occupied by the School known as Gunthorpe Primary School (including the internal nursery but excluding the external families centre), at a peppercorn rent to Soke Education Trust;

3.    Authorised entering into Deeds of Assignment or Novation with Soke Education Trust (an if applicable, the relevant contractor(s)) to assign the Council’s interest in (or novate if applicable) the following contracts, to Soke Education Trust, to give effect to the terms of the CTA:

a)    Contract dated 10 October 2005 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) Bernard Ward Limited;

b)    Contract dated 17 November 2006 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) L. Garfield (Builders) Limited;

c)    Contract dated 28 October 2010 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) L. Garfield (Builders) Limited;

d)    Contract dated 29 October 2014 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) Benchmark Contracts Limited.

The Cabinet Member is recommended:

1.    Approved the closure of Werrington Primary School, and authorise the execution and completion of a Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA) between Peterborough City Council, the Governing Body of Werrington Primary School and Soke Education Trust;

2.    Authorised the grant of a 125 year lease of the land and buildings occupied by the school known as Werrington Primary School (including the out of school club), at a peppercorn rent to Soke Education Trust;

3.    Authorised entering into Deeds of Novation with Soke Education Trust and the Governing Body of Werrington Primary School, for the following contracts to be novated from the Governing Body of Werrington Primary School to the Soke Education Trust:

a)    Solar Power Purchase Agreement dated 29 May 2012 between (1) Werrington Primary School (2) Peterborough City Council; and

b)    PV System Roof Access Agreement dated 29 May 2012 between (1) Werrington Primary School (2) Peterborough City Council

4.    Authorised entering into Deeds of Assignment or Novation with Soke Education Trust (and if applicable, the relevant contractor(s)) to assign the Council’s interest in (or novate if applicable) the following contracts, to Soke Education Trust, to give effect to the terms of the CTA:

a)    Contract dated 3 December 2008 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) L. Garfield (Builders) Ltd;

b)    Contract dated 9 August 2012 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) Princebuild Ltd;

c)    Contract dated 28 July 2014 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) Princebuild Ltd; and

Contract dated 21 July 2014 between (1) Peterborough City Council (2) V Couzens (Stamford) Ltd.