Agenda and minutes

That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 4 July 2016 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings, and that the outstanding actions be noted.

Apologies for Absence were received from Councillors Cartwright and Fennimore.

Cabinet wished Councillor Cartwright a speedy recovery.

1.    To note the General Fund and HRA month 2 forecast revenue outturn variances.

2.    All overspending departments to agree proposals/action plans for bringing spend in line with budget.

3.    To approve the budget virements in Appendix 11.

1.    To note the gross General Fund provisional revenue underspend of £5.178m, subject to audit. After allowance for the carry-forward of departmental underspends of £0.700m, the net underspend of £4.478m has been transferred to earmarked reserves.

2.    To note the HRA provisional underspend of £2.880m and overall increase in the HRA reserves of £5.354m resulting in a HRA balance of £18.520m as at 31 March 2016, subject to audit.

3.    To note that earmarked reserves are £112.852m, and provisions are £12.979m, as at 31 March 2016, subject to audit.

1.    To note the capital out-turn for the year.

2.    To approve proposed technical budget variations to the capital programme as summarised in Table 1 and detailed in Appendix 2.

1.    That the novation of the contracts listed in Appendix 1 from H&F Bridge Partnership Limited to the Council be approved.

2.    That the novation of the contracts listed in Appendix 2 from H&F Bridge Partnership Limited to the service providers specified in that appendix be agreed.

That this report be noted.

1.    That the strategic approach for the procurement of support and services to promote choice and control for people with learning disabilities, be approved.

2.    That the procurement of a contract using a competitive dialogue procedure,to deliver flexible support, with a strategic provider partner, be approved.

3.    To note that the term of the contract will be 1^st July 2017 to 30^th June 2022 (with the possibility of two annual extensions to 30^th June 2024).  The total value of the five year contract proposed including two possible annual extensions is estimated to be £19,524,106.

1     To agree the arts strategy for Hammersmith & Fulham 2016-2022 “THE CONNECTED BOROUGH: DESTINATION, CREATION AND INCLUSION”.

2     To agree the action plan as part of the arts strategy and to commence implementation immediately.

That the Council continues with the current methodology for charging waste disposal costs to Councils, using actual tonnages in the current year.  This is to enable the Council to benefit immediately from reductions in waste, to avoid cross subsidy, and to avoid WRWA having to increase charges because it would bear the risk of tonnages increasing.   

That the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea award contracts as follows

·                     Lot 1 – (Statutory documentation printing) to Liberty Printers (AR & RF Reddin) Limited for the total contract sum of £535,000over 8 years (£67,000 per annum) assuming current levels of service.

·                    Lot 2 – (Scanning of incoming correspondence and payment processing services) to R R Donnelley Global Solutions Group Limited for the total contract sum of £780,000 (£97,500 per annum) assuming current levels of service.

To approve the award of a call-off contract under the CCS Framework Agreement (RM1013) for a 24 month vehicle fuel supply contract, to the most cost effective tenderer, Harvest Energy. The contract will begin on 01/10/2016 and end on 30/09/2018, at a total estimated contract price as stated in the exempt report on the exempt Cabinet agenda.

The Key Decision List was noted.

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 4 July 2016 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings, and that the outstanding actions be noted.

That the recommendations on the exempt report be approved.

That the Appendix be noted.

That the recommendation on the exempt report be approved.