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 144.

(1)           Mr. David Smith stated that in 2020, a CCG report had been heavily referred to in the RMBC Infrastructure Delivery Study and the final report was published in March 2021. The report stated that pressures would come in future in areas of anticipated high patient growth which included services  ...  view the full minutes text for item 144.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 25 April 2022.

Resolved:-

That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Cabinet held on 25th April, 2022, be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

There are no exempt reports or appendices on the agenda.

There was no exempt information on the agenda.

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

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Agree to the proposed model, with NHS health checks being a key gateway into the healthy lifestyle services, and both services operating within a broader partnership pathway.

2.    Agree that a direct award is  ...  view the full agenda text for item 147.

Consideration was given to the report which outlined the options and recommendations regarding the future model for healthy lifestyle service delivery and the NHS health checks programme. The report set out how the whole pathway should operate to support Public Health improvements for the Borough over the next 10 years.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 147.

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

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet approve the response to the recommendations, as detailed in Appendix 1, and note the report.

Consideration was given to the report which outlined the response of Cabinet to the findings and recommendations from the Improving Lives Sub-Group on post-CSE support. The findings of the sub-group had been presented to Cabinet on 14th February, 2022, were as follows:

a)    That post-CSE services are transferred to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 148.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet note the successful outcome of Rotherham’s Towns Fund and Levelling Up Fund Round 1 bids and the positive progress made to date.

2.    That Cabinet note the submission of a further Levelling Up Fund bid, by 6  ...  view the full agenda text for item 149.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on progress and sought approval to implement the Regeneration Programme projects which had been awarded funding via the Levelling Up Fund and Towns Fund.

The Town Deal has a £3.6bn programme which sought to “unleash the economic potential of 100  ...  view the full minutes text for item 149.

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

Recommendations:

1.    Make provisional allocations of the Household Support Grant of £2,489,029.87 as follows:

a)    £1,421,400 for food vouchers to children eligible for free school meals for school holidays through to October half term 2022, including May/June 2022 half term approved by delegated action.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 150.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval for the allocation of the Household Support Fund (HSF.) The HSF had been introduced in 2021/22 but was being extended by the Government through 2022/23. The grant was being made available to County Councils and Unitary Authorities in England to support  ...  view the full minutes text for item 150.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet note the strategic approach to the management and maintenance of Rotherham’s Highways.

2.    That the decision of the Strategic Director Regeneration and Environment to approve the indicative Highway Repair Programme for 2022 / 2023 be noted.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 151.

Consideration was given to the report which described how Rotherham’s highways were strategically managed and maintained in accordance with the agreed Highway Asset Management Policy Strategy and Highway Asset Management Plan (HAMP). The Council had a statutory duty to maintain its highways through S.41 of the Highways Act 1980.

The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 151.

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 11 May 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 20 June 2022 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

Resolved:-

That the next meeting of the Cabinet be held on Monday, 20th June, 2022 ,commencing at 10.00 a.m. in Rotherham Town Hall.