Agenda, decisions 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 76.

(1)  Councillor Simon Ball asked the following question to the Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Brookes:

Having visited a constituent in a flat, the boiler was found to be completely inadequate, like it was something from the 80’s. I have asked for a review of all the boilers in that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 76.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 22 November 2021.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Cabinet held on 22nd November, 2021, be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

Agenda Items 7 and 11 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 items of business on the grounds that  ...  view the full agenda text for item 78.

The Chair advised that Appendices 3 and 4 to Minute No. 80 and Appendix 2 to Minute No. 84 were exempt by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. However, none of the appendices were discussed during the meeting and as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 78.

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

Recommendations:

1.    Cabinet approves a 90-day Consultation Exercise to establish the views and needs of users of the REACH Day Service, their families, and carers and younger people preparing for adulthood, regarding the new service offer.

2.    Cabinet  ...  view the full agenda text for item 79.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval to commence a 90 day consultation exercise to establish the views and needs of users of the REACH day service, their families, and carers and younger people preparing for adulthood, regarding the new service offer.

As part of the Learning Disability  ...  view the full minutes text for item 79.

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

Recommendations

1.    Cabinet notes the views of residents and their families expressed in the consultation and the responses provided by officers to ensure residents’ care and support needs are met in Lord Hardy Court.

2.    Cabinet approves the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 80.

In August 2021 Cabinet agreed for a formal consultation to be carried out concerning the temporary location of the Parkhill Lodge Residential Care Service. Parkhill Lodge was a 22-bed residential care home for adults with learning disabilities located in Maltby. It was originally built as a hostel in the 1970’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 80.

Report from the Strategic Director for Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations

1.    That the MTFS update is noted.

2.    That the proposals to reserve funding and savings from 2021/22 to support the budget across the medium term are supported.

3.    That finalisation of the Budget for 2022/23 and MTFS to  ...  view the full agenda text for item 81.

Consideration was given to the report which, following the release of the Government’s Spending Review 2021, set out in detail the review and update of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy to 2025/26. The MTFS would be revised further in advance of the Council Budget setting meeting in March 2022  ...  view the full minutes text for item 81.

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

Recommendations

That Cabinet recommends to Council to:-

1.    Approve the proposed 2022-23 Base Case Option 1 for the HRA Business Plan.

2.    Review the plan annually to provide an updated financial position.

Consideration was given to the report which provided a detailed overview of the current position of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and the reason for any changes to the Business Plan. The HRA recorded all expenditure and income relating to the provision of Council housing and related services, and the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 82.

Report from the Strategic Director for Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations

That the Cabinet note the content of the report and recommends to Council: -

1.    That dwelling rents are increased by 4.1% in 2022/23 (Option 1) in line with the Government policy on rents for social housing  ...  view the full agenda text for item 83.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval for the proposed values of the housing rents, non-dwelling rents, District Heating and service charges and the draft Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2022/23. The proposed charges were attached to the report at Appendix 1 and the proposed budget at Appendix  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

1. That Cabinet approve the removal of the developer overage provisions that were included in the original sale transfer of the Westgate Chambers redevelopment site.

2. That the Strategic Director (Regeneration and Environment) is then authorised to instruct Legal Services to formally  ...  view the full agenda text for item 84.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval for the removal of the developer overage provisions on the Westgate Chambers redevelopment. Westgate Chambers was a key redevelopment site in the Town Centre and was previously under the ownership of the Council. It was sold to the current developer in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 84.

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

Recommendations

That Cabinet:

1.    Recommend the Council Plan 2022-2025 to Council for approval.

2.    Recommend the Year Ahead Delivery Plan to Council for approval.

3.    Recommend that the first quarterly progress update is provided in June 2022.

Consideration was given to the report which explained that a new Council Plan had been developed for 2022-25. The Plan was attached at Appendix 1, and the Year Ahead Delivery Plan 2022 was attached at Appendix 2 to the report.

The Council had adopted the Year Ahead Plan in September  ...  view the full minutes text for item 85.

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 15 December 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 24 January 2022 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

Resolved:-

The next meeting of the Cabinet would be held on Monday, 24th January, 2022, commencing at 10.00 a.m. in Rotherham Town Hall.