Cabinet
4.30pm 18 July 2024
Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall
decision list
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Part One |
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King Alfred Leisure Centre Regeneration Project
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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That Cabinet:
1) Agrees that part of the existing seafront King Alfred site is the preferred site on which to take forward the development of the new sports and leisure facility to replace the existing King Alfred Leisure Centre.
2) Approves the indicative capital budget for the project of up to £47.4 million to be included in the Medium Term Capital Investment programme to be funded from a combination of capital receipts, government grants and council borrowing.
3) Approves an initial allocation of £2.7m of these resources to progress the project to planning application stage funded from council borrowing.
4) Agrees to the commencement of design work for the development of the Leisure Centre on the preferred site, to include procuring the lead architect and professional team to deliver the new facility and delegates authority to the Corporate Director to approve the procurement of the associated professional team and to progress the project to planning application stage.
5) Notes the inclusion of £1.07 million estimated ongoing revenue commitment within the Medium Term Financial Strategy to recognise the potential net financing costs of the project from 2025/26 onwards.
6) Notes that as the project progresses to key decision points further reports will be presented to cabinet in line with the timetable set out at 4.16.
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An Economic Plan for Brighton & Hove 2024-27
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Elizabeth Cadman |
Tel: 01273 291094 |
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1) Cabinet agrees to recommend to Full Council that the Economic Plan (attached as Appendix 1) is adopted as part of the delivery of the Council Plan 2023-27.
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New Homes for Neighbourhoods
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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Ward Affected: |
Hangleton & Knoll; Moulsecoomb & Bevendean; Patcham & Hollingbury |
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That Cabinet
1) agrees an anticipated budget for the redevelopment of the former Hollingbury Library, Portslade Village Centre and Eastergate Road Former Garage site (“the schemes") in accordance with the detail set out at Part 2 of this report.
2) agrees to the progression of the development of the schemes and delegates authority to the Corporate Director of City Services to take all necessary steps to enter into the relevant contracts for the development of the schemes in accordance with the terms as set out in this report, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing & New Homes and Acting Corporate Director for Housing, Care and Wellbeing (Housing Lead).
3) agrees the appropriation of land necessary for the redevelopment of Portslade Village Centre from the General Fund to the Housing Revenue Account for the value outlined in the Part Two report.
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Housing Supply Report: Update on potential acquisition
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Diane Hughes |
Tel: 01273 293159 |
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Ward Affected: |
Rottingdean & West Saltdean |
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1) Cabinet agrees to the Council making a formal offer to purchase 21 homes at Vaughan Williams Way and Nicholson Place, Rottingdean for a sum to be negotiated up to the maximum set out in the Part 2 paper and agrees the budget required as outlined in the Part 2 paper to support this purchase.
2) Cabinet delegates authority to the Acting Corporate Director – Housing, Care and Wellbeing (Housing Lead) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing & New Homes to take the steps necessary to agree and complete: (a) the purchase of 6 houses 15 flats on the terms set out in the Part 2 paper and (b) any other relevant ancillary legal and financial documents necessary to deliver the project and to give effect to recommendations 2.1 and 2.2.
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Council Performance Update
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Contact Officer: |
Luke Hamblin |
Tel: 01273 291496 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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1) Cabinet notes the progress made in relation to delivering the Council Plan in 2023/24 as outlined in section 3 and with full details in appendix 1.
2) Cabinet approves the recommended Corporate KPI set and the proposed targets these KPIs for 2024/25 as detailed in section 4.
3) Cabinet notes the report in line with the requirement of Housing Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code as detailed in section 5 and with full details in appendix 2.
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Targeted Budget Management (TBM) 2024/25: Month 2 (May) and Council Productivity Plan Response
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Jeff Coates |
Tel: 01273 292364 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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1) Cabinet notes the forecast risk position for the General Fund, which indicates a potential forecast overspend risk of £10.137m.
2) Cabinet notes the forecast outturn includes a forecast overspend risk of £1.600m on the NHS managed Section 75 services.
3) Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the separate Housing Revenue Account (HRA), which is an underspend of £0.020m.
4) Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the ring-fenced Dedicated Schools Grant, which is an overspend of £0.456m.
5) Cabinet notes the forecast position on the Capital Programme which is an underspend variance of £0.339m.
6) Cabinet approves the capital budget variations and re-profiling requests set out in Appendix 5.
7) Cabinet approves the new capital schemes requested in Appendix 6.
8) Cabinet notes the Treasury Management Update as set out in Appendix 7.
9) Cabinet notes the council’s Productivity Plan response at Appendix 8.
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Ageing Well Services
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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1) Cabinet approves the procurement of Ageing Well services for a further six-years (four + two)
2) Cabinet agrees to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Housing, Care and Wellbeing to carry out the procurement and award of a contract for a Brighton & Hove Ageing Well Service with a term of six years (four + two)
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Estate Management
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Jessica Hamilton |
Tel: 01273 291461 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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1) Cabinet agrees to the retendering of the Estate Management Services for the Commercial and Agricultural portfolios for a five year period with options for up to two year extensions.
2) Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director City Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member Finance and City Regeneration to:
(a) Award the five year contracts for the Commercial and Agricultural portfolios following the recommendations of the working group evaluation panel and the results of the tendering processes; and (b) Approve extensions of up to two years to the contracts if required dependent upon performance.
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Corporate Water Supply
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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All Wards |
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1) Cabinet grants delegated authority to the Corporate Director of City Services to enter into a call off contract using the YPO (Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation) Central Purchasing Body framework (Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services – 1181) for the Council’s water supply and wastewater services, for a maximum term of 48 months.
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Corporate Energy Supply
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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1) Cabinet agrees to the continued use by the Council of the Crown Commercial Services Energy Procurement framework until 31st March 2029 and grants delegated authority to the Corporate Director of City Services to continue to purchase electricity, gas, and associated metering services through the Crown Commercial Services Energy Procurement framework [RM6251] until 31st March 2029 at the latest.
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Commercial Property Lettings
Decision implemented at close of business on: 26 July 2024 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Jessica Hamilton |
Tel: 01273 291461 |
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Ward Affected: |
West Hill & North Laine; Westbourne & Poets’ Corner |
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