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.

Councillor Lelliott declared an interest in Minute No. 109 (Business Rates Discretionary Relief Renewals in 2022/23). As it was a pecuniary interest, Councillor Lelliott took no part in the discussion or vote on this item.

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 101.

Councillor Ball explained that there had been another death on Cumwell Lane and that he had been to Cabinet in December 2021 following a death on the road to ask for more safety measures. An e-petition had been launched on the same day as the recent accident and Councillor Ball  ...  view the full minutes text for item 101.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 24 January 2022.

Resolved:-

That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Cabinet held on 24th January, 2022, be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

There are no exempt agenda items.

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 from the Strategic Director of Children and Young People’s Services.

Recommendations:

1.    That approval is granted to the proposal to allocate £1.7m capital funding to increase capacity by 150 places (30 places per statutory aged year group) at Brinsworth Academy, subject to a successful planning application.   

Consideration was given to the report which detailed the proposal to allocate £1.7m of capital funding to increase capacity by 150 places (30 places per statutory year group) at Brinsworth Academy.

Brinsworth Academy was rated Good by Ofsted and was currently oversubscribed with the trend set to continue for future  ...  view the full minutes text for item 104.

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

Recommendations:

1.    That the report be noted, and that Cabinet agree to consider the following recommendations:

a)    That post-CSE services are transferred to the Adult Social Care, Housing and Public Health directorate to enable the greater integration and coordination of support pathways that are  ...  view the full agenda text for item 105.

Consideration was given to the report which outlined the findings and recommendations of the recent Improving Lives Select Commission working group on Post-CSE Support Services. The findings of the group had been reported to the Improving Lives Select Commission in December 2021 and the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 105.

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

Recommendations:

1.    To note the progress made with the Year Ahead activities.

Consideration was given to the report which was the final progress report on the Year Ahead Plan. The Plan had been approved by Cabinet in September 2020 as the Council’s Plan for operating in and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The original Plan had set out the headline themes and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 106.

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet recommend to Council

1.      Approval of the Budget and Financial Strategy for 2022/23 as set out in the report and appendices, including the proposed budget adjustments and investments, a basic Council Tax increase of 1.5% and an  ...  view the full agenda text for item 107.

Consideration was given to the report on the Council’s proposed Budget and Council Tax for 2022/23, based on the Council’s Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23, budget consultation and the consideration of Directorate budget proposals through the Council’s formal Budget process alongside a review of the financial planning assumptions  ...  view the full minutes text for item 107.

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet

1.    Note the current General Fund Revenue Budget forecast of a balanced budget.

2.    Note that actions will continue to be taken to ensure that a balanced financial outturn is delivered.

3.    Note the Capital Programme update.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 108.

Consideration was given to the report which set out the financial position of the Council as at the end of December 2021 and was based on actual costs and income for the first 9 months of 2020/21 and forecast for the remainder of the financial year.

Financial performance was a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 108.

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet approve the applications for Discretionary Business Rate Relief for the organisations listed in Appendix 1 of this report and in accordance with the details set out in Section 6 to this report, for the 2022/23 financial  ...  view the full agenda text for item 109.

Consideration was given to the report in respect of the renewal applications for the award of Discretionary Business Rate Relief for a variety of organisations and premises. The report was submitted in accordance with the Council’s Discretionary Business Rates Relief Policy, which had been approved by Cabinet on 12th December,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 109.

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

1.    Approve the Councils proposed use of the COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF).

2.    That the authority to make any final further payments to ensure that the Fund is fully utilised is delegated to the Strategic Director – Finance  ...  view the full agenda text for item 110.

Consideration was given to the report which explained that on 25th March, 2021, the Government announced a new COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) of £1.5 billion. However, the guidance on how the relief could be utilised was only released on 15th December, 2021.

The guidance stated that the Fund was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 110.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet delegate responsibility to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy and the Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment, to jointly submit, with Sheffield City Council, the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 111.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on progress towards approval of the Full Business Case (FBC) for the jointly mandated Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Air Quality Improvement Plan. The Plan enabled the implementation of all air quality improvements identified over the last 4 years to achieve  ...  view the full minutes text for item 111.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet agrees: -

1.    To commence the feasibility work detailed in sections 2 and 4 of this report to evaluate the introduction of Moving Traffic Enforcement under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

2.    That the Chief  ...  view the full agenda text for item 112.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on progress towards approval of the Full Business Case (FBC) for the jointly mandated Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Air Quality Improvement Plan. The Plan enabled the implementation of all air quality improvements identified over the last 4 years to achieve  ...  view the full minutes text for item 112.

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 9 February 2022.

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 28 March 2022 commencing at 10.00 am in Rotherham Town Hall.

Resolved:-

That the next meeting of the Cabinet be held on 28th March, 2022, commencing at 10.00 a.m.