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 34.

The first question was received from Farooq Tareen who explained he was a member of the Muslim Burial Council. He was astonished to read an article in the Star of 31 July 2023 in which Councillor Alam was quoted as saying “Last year in April there was a concern of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 July 2023.

Resolved: That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 July 2023 be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

Agenda Item(s) 7, 8 and 10 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  ...  view the full agenda text for item 36.

The Chair advised that appendices to Minute numbers. 38, 39, and 41, contained exempt information, however, the meeting remained open to the public and press throughout.

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

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve the development of the Rowan site to create a new high-quality learning environment for 14-19 SEND students in the Rotherham area. 

2.    Approve the transfer of the building and funding release from Accessibility funding  ...  view the full agenda text for item 37.

Consideration was given to the report which followed previous reports to Cabinet relating to closing the Rowan Centre as a provision following a successful transition of pupils to Elements at Dinnington where their needs could be better met. The process according to the Department for Education guidelines was followed and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37.

Report from the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the progress to date on Rotherham Markets and Library redevelopment.

2.    Approve the enabling works for the Rotherham Markets and Library development, as detailed in Appendix 2 of this report.

3.    Delegate authority to the Strategic  ...  view the full agenda text for item 38.

Consideration was given the report which detailed the proposed redevelopment of the Rotherham Markets Complex and new library, located in the town centre of Rotherham. The markets complex was one of the most significant parts of the town centre and supported over 350 businesses. A key aspect of the scheme  ...  view the full minutes text for item 38.

Report from the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet: -

1.             Approve an allocation of £11,049,547 to the Dinnington project from the Principal Areas of Growth allocation.

2.             Agree to the development of ‘Principal Areas of Growth’ projects in Dinnington with further detail provided to Cabinet before  ...  view the full agenda text for item 39.

Report from the Strategic Director Regeneration and Enviornment.

Recommendations:

Consideration was given to the report which noted that the Council had worked closely with MP’s, Ward members and the Town Council as part of the bid submission.  The scheme in Dinnington would address the blight in the town centre and boost the local economy. The funding would bring privately  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39.

Report from the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

1.      That Cabinet approve the revised General Enforcement Policy, which will be published in accordance with the Regulators Code (statutory guidance published by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills), a requirement of The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act  ...  view the full agenda text for item 40.

Consideration was given to the report which set out how the Council approached it regulatory responsibilities. This was achieved through the General Enforcement Policy which was in accordance with the regulatory code set out nationally by Government. The Policy was regularly reviewed by Cabinet and adopt. The main changes to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40.

Report from the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the implementation of the Levelling Up project at Rother Valley Country Park as shown at Appendix 1, 2 and 3.

2.    Approves the implementation of the Levelling Up project at Thrybergh Country Park as shown at  ...  view the full agenda text for item 41.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval for the implementation of the Levelling Up fund projects at Rother Valley Country Park and Thrybergh Country Park. It represented the continued commitment to green spaces in Rotherham whilst ensuring the public had access to spaces to be active and to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 41.

Report from the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the continued progress on the Towns and Villages Fund.

2.    Allocates up to £823,000 to the scheme in Maltby East, and delegates the delivery of the scheme to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment, in  ...  view the full agenda text for item 42.

Consideration was given to the report which noted that the Towns and Villages Fund was a £4m Capital Programme, aiming to improve the Borough’s local town and village centres. Four phases of work, delivering twenty-two schemes were allocated £3.177m in January 2022, with £823,000 left unallocated. This report provided an  ...  view the full minutes text for item 42.

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.  Endorse the projects for submission to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority for award of UKSPF for 2023/24 and 2024/25 as follows:

a)       Local Business Support

i)        £1,693,727 for sub-regional business support supporting three strands of “Launchpad” (start-up support); productivity  ...  view the full agenda text for item 43.

Consideration was given to the report which was the UK Shared Prosperity fund prospectus for years two and three. He explained that following Brexit, the Government committed to ensuring they continued regional funding under the name of the UK Shared Prosperity fund. 

In terms of developing the proposed the first  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday 18 September 2023 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

Resolved: That the next meeting of the Cabinet be held on Monday 18 September 2023, commencing at 10am.