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Cabinet
Monday, 18th January, 2016

Cabinet Minutes

Date:
Monday 18th January 2016
Time:
6.30 p.m.
Place:
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, The Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX.
 

Attendance Details

Present:

Councillor Tony Newman, Leader of the Council;

Councillor Alison Butler, Deputy Leader (Statutory);

Councillor Stuart Collins, Deputy Leader;

Councillors Kathy Bee, Alisa Flemming, Timothy Godfrey,

Simon Hall, Toni Letts, Mark Watson and Louisa Woodley.

 

Other Majority Group Members in attendance:

Councillors: Audsley, Fitzsimons, Henson, Kabir, S. Khan, King, Kyeremeh, Lewis, Mann, Mansell, Prince, Rendle, Ryan and Wood

 

Shadow Cabinet Members in attendance:

Councillors Cummings, Gatland, Hopley and T Pollard.



Other Minority Group Members in attendance:

Councillors Bashford, Bird and Buttinger.

 

Also present and speaking for agenda item 6:

Krept, Konan and Franklin Asante

 

Also present and speaking for agenda item 7:

Dr Mark Ward, Project Director, OnSide Youth Zones

 

Absent:
Cabinet: none
Apologies for absence:
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors
Robert Canning, Dudley Mead and Margaret Mead.

Item Item/Resolution
MINUTES - PART A
A1/16 PART A MINUTES OF THE CABINET MEETING HELD ON 14 DECEMBER 2015

The Part A minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 14 December 2015 were received. The Leader of the Council signed the minutes as a correct record.

A2/16 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
A3/16 URGENT BUSINESS (IF ANY)
A4/16 EXEMPT ITEMS
A5/16 AMBITIOUS FOR CHILDREN - PRESENTATION
A6/16 INVESTING IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE - ONSIDE YOUTH ZONE

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:

 

RESOLVED to:
 

1.1 Agree, in principle, the development of a Youth Zone at Whitehorse Youth Centre, Whitehorse Road (the project) subject to planning approval and final site assessments;


1.2 Agree the Council's contribution of £3.25m one-off capital, and three years revenue contribution of £200k per year and three years £100k performance related funding, and the grant of a lease for the land on which the project will be developed;


1.3 Note that the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Executive Director, People will finally approve the terms of the grant funding agreement, lease, performance measures, final site assessments and operational details for the project.


1.4 Note that ongoing strategic support to the project will be provided through representation on the Croydon Youth Zone Board of Trustees by nominees to be determined by the Leader.


 

A7/16 EDUCATION ESTATES - SCHOOL PLACES

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:

 

RESOLVED to:
 

1.1 Agree the proposed Pupil Place Supply Strategy as detailed in table 1 at paragraph 7 of the report for the 2016/17 to 2018/2019 academic years, which will ensure the sufficiency of primary, secondary and special school places over the next 3 years.

 

1.2 Having considered the responses to and analysis of the informal and formal consultations, summarised at Appendix 1 and detailed at Appendix 2a, 2b and 2c of the report, in relation to the 2017/18 and 2018/19 proposed permanent school expansion projects at: Woodcote Primary School, Smitham Primary School, St Nicholas Special School, to approve the proposal to permanently expand the following schools, subject to the granting of planning permission:
• Woodcote Primary School by 1 form of entry (1FE), an additional 30
reception pupils from September 2017;
• St Nicholas Special School to create an additional 56 Special Educational Needs (SEN) places from September 2017.
• Smitham Primary School by 1FE, an additional 30 reception pupils from September 2018.

 

1.3 Note that in respect of Red Gates Special School only informal consultation
regarding the proposed permanent expansion to create an additional 56 SEN
places has taken place but that formal consultation on the proposal will take place later in 2016 after further work has been undertaken to develop the proposal with the Governing body. The results of the formal consultation will be reported to a future meeting of Cabinet for final decision on the proposed expansion.

 

1.4 Note the update on the Schools' Annual Maintenance Plan for the 2016/17
academic year at Appendix 3 of the report.

 

1.5 Recommend the Council to agree the proposed Admission Arrangements for Community Schools for the 2017/18 academic year as contained in Appendix 4 to the report.

 

1.6 Recommend the Council to agree to the co-ordinated scheme for the 2017/18 academic year as set out in Appendix 5a (Primary) and Appendix 5b (Secondary) to this report and note the Published Admission Numbers for Community Schools for the 2017/18 academic year as set out in Appendix 6 of the report.


 

A8/16 EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:

 

RESOLVED to:
 

1. Note the report, commend the continued improvement in the percentage of schools judged good or better by OFSTED, and also note that the paper will form a subject of Children and Young People's Scrutiny Committee on 12 January 2016.


1.2 Agree the framework for the revised School Improvement Plan as set out in Appendix 6 of the report.

A9/16 AMBITIOUS FOR CROYDON PERFORMANCE UPDATE
(APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 2015)

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1.1 Note the latest performance for the period April to September 2015 as detailed at Appendix 1 in the report.
 

1.2 Note those areas which are underperforming and the identified actions proposed to address these areas of performance


 

A10/16 THE TRANSFORMATION OF ADULT SOCIAL CARE

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:

 

RESOLVED to approve:


1. The implementation of a Transformation Programme for Adult Social Care
(TRASC).


1.2 The Council's Commitment Statement for Adult Social Care which describes our offer which will be delivered by the TRASC programme.
 

1.3 That the Executive Director People in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Families, Health and Social Care, be given delegated authority to take any steps necessary to implement the transformation programme.


1.4 A recommendation to the Leader of the Council that the Executive Director People in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Families, Health and Social Care and Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury and Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Resources and Section 151 officer) be authorised to take any key decisions which may be required in implementing the transformation programme.



 

A11/16 EQUALITY AND INCLUSION ANNUAL REPORT 2015

1.1 Approve the Equality and Inclusion Annual Report 2015.


1.2 Agree that the Chief Executive be given delegated authority, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities, Safety and Justice to make minor amendments or add additional information to the draft Equality and Inclusion Annual Report and to agree the report for publication by the 31 January 2016.
 

1.3 To note the information required to be published in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.


 

A12/16 LONDON COUNCILS GRANTS SCHEME 2016/17

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:

 

RESOLVED: In order to meet the deadline of 1 February 2016 for setting the London Councils Grants Scheme budget by two-thirds of constituent Council's, to agree the recommendations of the London Councils Leaders Committee to:

 

1. Approve the London Councils Grants Scheme budget for 2016/17 of £10.486m.


2. Agree this Council's 2016/17 contribution to the London Councils Grants Scheme budget amounting to £396,354 (£374,951 net of the proposed rebate to boroughs from the LCGS reserves).

 

 

 


 

A13/16 STAGE 2: RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM: STREETS AND
ENVIRONMENT SCRUTINY SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2015

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:

 

RESOLVED:  To approve the full response reports and action plans for the implementation of agreed recommendations and reasons for rejected

recommendations attached to the report (at Appendix A) and that these be reported to the Streets and Environment Scrutiny Sub-Committee

at its meeting on 2 February 2016.

 

 

A14/16 INVESTING IN OUR BOROUGH

 

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:

 

RESOLVED:  To note the list of delegated award decisions made by the Director of Strategy Communities and Commissioning,

between 03/12/2015 and 22/12/2015.

A15/16 THE FOLLOWING MOTION IS TO BE MOVED AND SECONDED AS THE "CAMERA RESOLUTION" WHERE IT IS PROPOSED TO MOVE INTO PART B OF THE MEETING


*Referred to:- Cabinet
MINUTES - PART B
  None
The meeting ended at 8.20 pm