Agenda and minutes

That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 5 December 2011 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings, and that the outstanding actions be noted.

There were no apologies for absence received.

If a Councillor has any prejudicial or personal interest in a particular report he/she should declare the existence and nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of the item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a prejudicial interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter. The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken, unless a dispensation has been obtained from the Standards Committee.

Where members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance, then the Councillor with a prejudicial interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration, unless the disability has been removed by the Standards Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

1.   That the changes to the capital programme as set out in Appendix 1 be approved.

2.   That the changes to the General Fund revenue budget as set out in Appendix 2 be approved.

That Cabinet recommendations to Council for 2012-2013 financial year:

(i)                 That the estimated numbers of properties for each Valuation Band as set out in the report, be approved.

(ii)               That an estimated Collection rate of 97.5% be approved.

(iii)             That the Council Tax Base of 80,087 Band “D” equivalent properties be approved.

That the report be noted.

1.   That the new Workplace Strategy, which will deliver new virtual desktops to the entire Council starting from January 2012, be approved.

2.   That expenditure of £746,319, to be funded from the IT infrastructure projects revenue budget, be approved.

1.         That approval be given to modernise the CCTV traffic enforcement facilities at a total estimated cost of £945,000 as set out in paragraph 10.1 of the report.

2.         That approval be given for an order to be placed under the Measured Term Contract for Non-Housing Projects 2011/2015 with Mulalley & Company Limited at an estimated cost  of for the works being £230,000 including fees and contingency.

That, in order to improve service delivery cost effectiveness, the following actions be approved:

(i)         To implement a clearer performance framework within the Serco contract that rewards improved outputs and penalises poor service delivery, as outlined in paragraph 2.1 of the report and Appendix 1.

(ii)        To undertake a review of current client and contractor performance management to ensure a streamlined approach that delivers MTFS savings and better service quality.

(iii)       That delegated authority be given to the Cabinet Member for Residents Services, in consultation with the Executive Director of Environment, Leisure and Residents Services, to agree a mechanism and targets that ensure sustained  and improved cleanliness and other contract standards over the next three years.

(iv)       To vary the contract to allow for the potential to include the clinical waste service as outlined in paragraph 2.2 of the report.

The Forward Plan was noted.

The summary was noted.

The summary was noted.

The Cabinet is invited to resolve, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business, on the grounds that they contain the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 3of Schedule 12A of the said Act, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption currently outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items of business on the grounds that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of a person (including the authority)] as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption currently outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

[The following is a public summary of the exempt information under S.100C (2) of the Local Government Act 1972.  Exempt minutes exist as a separate document.]

That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 5 December 2011 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings, and that the outstanding actions be noted.

That the recommendations contained with the exempt report be approved.

That the report be noted.

The Summary was noted.

The Summary was noted.