Items
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1. |
Provision of Water to Meet Medway's Future Needs
Decision:
128/2007 The Cabinet agreed the
recommendations as set out in paragraph 4 of the report, subject to
the inclusion of further representations being made to the Lower
Medway Internal Drainage Board and the Environment Agency setting
out the concerns raised by the review.
129/2007 The Cabinet agreed that an all Member briefing should be
arranged, potentially facilitated by Professor Hooper from
Waterwise, on the pressures on future water provision.
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2. |
Grounds Maintenance Services for Crematorium and Cemeteries
Decision:
140/2007 The Cabinet agreed to delegate
authority to the Assistant Director of Corporate Services, in
consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance in his capacity
as Chairman of the Procurement Board, to progress this project to
the next stage of the procurement process and that adverts be
placed in accordance with agreed policy.
141/2007 The Cabinet agreed that a tender is invited from an
In-House Team.
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3. |
Acceptance of Tender: Occupational Health and Counselling
Decision:
139/2007 The Cabinet agreed that the
acceptance of the most advantageous tender(s) for the occupational
health and counselling services be delegated to the Assistant
Director Corporate Services, in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder for Customer First and Corporate Services.
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4. |
Capital Budget Monitoring
Decision:
135/2007 The Cabinet noted:
· Spend and commitments on the approved programme since 1
April 2007 to date amounted to approximately £6.5
million;
· Forecast spend during 2007/2008 as a whole amounted to
£109 million;
· The additions to the capital programme detailed in
sections 6 of the report;
· The virements approved as detailed in section 7 of the
report.
136/2007 The Cabinet recommended to Council on 26 July 2007 the
proposed further additions to the capital programme, outlined in
section 6 of the report.
137/2007 The Cabinet recommended to Council on 26 July 2007 to
adopt the changes to the Constitution as set out in Appendix 7 to
the report.
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5. |
Recruitment Freeze
Decision:
138/2007 The Cabinet agreed to unfreeze the
following posts, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report, to enable
Directors to commence the recruitment process:
Business Support
a) Benefits Manager
Community Services
b) Support Services Assistant
Regeneration and Development
c) Housing Strategy and Enabling Officer.
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6. |
Revenue Budget Monitoring
Decision:
134/2007 The Cabinet noted the significant
potential overspend and endorsed the requirement for directorates
to prepare detailed action plans, as set out in section 11 of the
report.
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7. |
Mainstream School Transport Policy
Decision:
130/2007 The Cabinet noted the Children's
Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee's comments.
131/2007 The Cabinet approved the eligibility criteria for
mainstream schools, as set out in section 4 of the report.
132/2007 The Cabinet instructed the Director of Children's Services
to write to the Department for Children, Schools and Families
requesting clarification on the formula by which the additional
funding would be allocated.
133/2007 The Cabinet agreed that a review of policy is undertaken
over the next year in the following policy areas:
a) Provision of transport to looked after children
b) Post 16 transport
c) Additional options for transport, e.g. using budget resources to
fund alternative schemes of transport such as bicycles.
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8. |
Rochester Riverside Hotel and Commercial Quarter
Decision:
142/2007 The Cabinet accepted the Regeneration
and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee's comments.
143/2007 The Cabinet recommended to Council to select Developer B
as the preferred development partner for the hotel and commercial
quarter at Rochester Riverside and for the Council to enter in to
an Exclusivity Agreement with Developer B.
144/2007 The Cabinet recommended to Council to delegate authority
to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the
Council, to grant a development agreement and lease for a term not
exceeding 150 years for the land comprising the hotel and
commercial quarter at Rochester Riverside on the best terms
reasonably obtainable.
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