Agenda and minutes

To invite Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting, to confirm the nature of those interests and whether they intend to leave the meeting for the consideration of the item.

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive questions from members of the public who wish to ask a general question in respect of matters within the Council’s area of responsibility or influence.

Subject to the Chair’s discretion, members of the public may ask one question and one supplementary question, which should relate to the original  ...  view the full agenda text for item 98.

(1)           Mr .Thirlwall referred to the numerous questions he had asked at Council and Cabinet over the last year regarding registration of interests and, in particular, Councillor Cutts. He had received a letter from the Chair of the Standards and Ethics Committee and from a legal officer at Rotherham Metropolitan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 98.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 10and 21 December 2020.

It was noted that the word “Hearing” in the third paragraph of Minute 92 of 21st December, 2020, Cabinet Minutes should be “Heating.”

Resolved:- That the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10th December, 2020, and the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 21st December, 2020, including the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 99.

Agenda Item(s) has/have exempt appendices. Therefore, if necessary when considering those items, the Chair will move the following resolution:-

That under Section 100(A) 4 of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it/they involve(s) the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 100.

The Chair advised that there were no items of business on the agenda that would require the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting.

Report of the Chief Executive

Recommendations:-

a)    That the proposed Local Self-Isolation Support Payment be approved with an initial budget of up to £100k if demand requires it; funded from the Contain Outbreak Management Fund.

b)    That the discretionary Self-Isolation Support Payment fund be topped up by up to £100k  ...  view the full agenda text for item 101.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on how the Council was responding to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Proposals were outlined which sought to introduce a Self-Isolation Support Payment Scheme. Attached to the report at Appendix 1 was a timeline of key COVID-19 announcements. The Leader introduced  ...  view the full minutes text for item 101.

Report of the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services

Recommendations:-

1. That the current General Fund Revenue Budget forecast of £0.9m overspend be noted.

2. That it be noted that actions will continue to be taken to mitigate the forecast overspend and that a balanced financial outturn is envisaged.

3. That the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 102.

Consideration was given to the report which set out the financial position of the Council as at the end of November 2020 and was based on actual costs and income for the first 8 months of 2020/21 and forecast for the remainder of the financial year.

Financial performance was a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 102.

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Social Care, Housing and Public Health

Recommendations:-

1.    That progress made with the 2020/21 housing development programme be noted.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and the Section 151 Officer,  ...  view the full agenda text for item 103.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on the progress of the Housing Development Programme which had been agreed by Cabinet in September 2020. The Programme listed a range of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) sites to be developed for housing and potential strategic acquisitions. Since the September  ...  view the full minutes text for item 103.

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment Services

Recommendations:-

1.    That an internally delivered community energy switching scheme is implemented to launch in March 2021.

Consideration was given to the report which recommended moving forward with an alternative internally delivered Community Energy Switching Scheme as no compliant bids had been received following the completion of the tender on 4th November, 2020. The Scheme, if approved, would be implemented to launch in March 2021 and would  ...  view the full minutes text for item 104.

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment Services

Recommendations:-

1.    That Cabinet notes the final decisions made on the 42 payphones proposed for closure by BT as shown in Appendix 5.

2.    That Cabinet notes the final decision consenting to the closure of the telephony service at the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 105.

Consideration was given to the report which detailed the final decisions made by BT in relation to the removal of 42 payphones across the Borough and the removal of the telephony service from the phone box on Moorgate Road, at the junction with Boston Castle Grove, Rotherham. The proposals were  ...  view the full minutes text for item 105.

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment Services

Recommendations:-

1.    Cabinet note the progress against commitments made.

2.    Cabinet approve the refreshed transparency statement for publication.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update in relation to the activity of the Council and its partners in seeking to both address and prevent modern slavery. The Council had passed a resolution to adopt the Co-operative Party Charter against Modern Slavery on 25th July, 2018, and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 106.

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment Services

Recommendations:-

1. That the two Domestic Abuse support services are combined into a single contract and subject to a competitive procurement process to establish a new delivery model, for an initial contract period of three years with an option to extend  ...  view the full agenda text for item 107.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval to enter into a market engagement process, followed by a competitive procurement process, for domestic abuse support services. Domestic Abuse remained a key priority for the Council and its partners through the Safer Rotherham Partnership (SRP.) The current service contract would  ...  view the full minutes text for item 107.

To receive a report detailing the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board in respect of the above items that were subject to pre-decision scrutiny on Wednesday 20^th January 2021.

Consideration was given to the circulated report, the contents of which were included as part of the relevant items and the details included accordingly.

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday 15 February 2021 commencing at 10.00 am virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Resolved:-

That the next virtual meeting of the Cabinet be held on Monday, 15th February, 2021,  at 10.00 a.m.