Agenda

Cabinet - Monday 16 December 2024 10.00 a.m.

Venue: The Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, Rotherham. S60 2TH

Contact: Governance Unit - Email: governance@rotherham.gov.uk  The webcast can be viewed at http://www.rotherham.public-i.tv

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

 

To receive apologies from any Member who is unable to attend the meeting.

2.

Declarations of Interest

 

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.

3.

Questions from Members of the Public

 

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 3.

4.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 602 KB

 

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 18 November 2024.

5.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

 

There are no exempt items on the agenda.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

6.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Sufficiency Planning at Newman School pdf icon PDF 549 KB

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

 

Recommendations:

 

That Cabinet:

 

  1. Note the report and the capital plans brought forward for Newman School following academisation to TEAM Multi-Academy Trust.

 

  1. Approve the decision for the proposed £2.5 million capital investment to create additional school places, as part of  ...  view the full agenda text for item 6.

Additional documents:

7.

Cabinet Response to Scrutiny Review Recommendations - Preparation for Adulthood pdf icon PDF 469 KB

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

 

Recommendation:

 

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

 

Additional documents:

FINANCE & SAFE AND CLEAN COMMUNITIES

8.

Medium Term Financial Strategy Update pdf icon PDF 321 KB

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

 

Recommendations:

 

1.    That the MTFS 2024/25 to 2027/28 update be noted.

 

2.    That Cabinet note the potential requirement to use reserves in order to balance the Council’s outturn position for 2024/25.

 

Additional documents:

9.

New Applications for Business Rates Relief for Arc Church pdf icon PDF 366 KB

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

 

Recommendation:

 

That Cabinet approve the application for Discretionary Business Rate Relief for Arc Church in accordance with the details set out in Section 6 to this report for the 2023/2024 and 2024/25 financial years.

Additional documents:

10.

Waste Collections Policy pdf icon PDF 548 KB

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

 

Recommendations:

 

1.             That Cabinet approve the draft revised Kerbside Residential Waste Collection Policy for a public consultation.

 

2.             That Cabinet agree to the commencement of two pilots to test the approach to contamination, with the specific areas to be determined.

 

Additional documents:

11.

Refreshing the Health and Safety Policy pdf icon PDF 576 KB

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

 

Recommendation:

 

That Cabinet endorse and approve the revised Health and Safety Policy as attached at Appendix 1.

Additional documents:

12.

Borough wide and Town Centre Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO's) pdf icon PDF 687 KB

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

 

Recommendations:

 

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve the renewal of the Town Centre and Clifton Park Public Spaces Protection Order (Appendix 4) for a period of three years upon expiry of the current Order in January 2025.

 

2.    Approve the renewal of the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 12.

Additional documents:

HOUSING

13.

HRA Business Plan, Rent Setting and Service Charges 2025-26 pdf icon PDF 401 KB

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

 

Recommendations:

 

That Cabinet recommends to Council to: -

 

1.    Approve the proposed 2025/26 Base Case Option 2 for the HRA Business Plan.

2.    Note that the Business Plan will be reviewed annually to provide an updated financial position.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 13.

Additional documents:

LEADER

14.

Community Recovery Fund pdf icon PDF 181 KB

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

 

Recommendations:

 

That Cabinet

 

  1. Approve the indicative programme and provisional allocations of the Community Recovery Fund Grant of £600,000 as follows:
    1. £62,975 to cover the costs incurred by the Council in responding to the events on the 4 August.
    2. £15,000 towards the delivery of a  ...  view the full agenda text for item 14.

Additional documents:

SOCIAL INCLUSION & NEIGHBOURHOOD WORKING

15.

Our Places Fund pdf icon PDF 295 KB

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

 

Recommendations:

 

That Cabinet:

 

1.    Approve the inclusion of the additional £2million from the Mayor’s Sustainability Fund which was allocated through SYMCA, so that the allocated funds for the OPF total £4million.

 

2.    Approve the development of thematic interventions described at Section  ...  view the full agenda text for item 15.

Additional documents:

TRANSPORT, JOBS AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY

16.

Indicative Highway Repair Programme 2024/25 - Additional Schemes pdf icon PDF 371 KB

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

 

Recommendations:

 

That Cabinet:

 

1.    Note the strategic approach to the management and maintenance of Rotherham’s Highways.

2.    Approve the indicative Highway Repair Programme for 2024/2025 as set out in Appendix 1 which includes the additional Councillor suggestions.

3.    Note that  ...  view the full agenda text for item 16.

Additional documents:

17.

Building Compliance Policies pdf icon PDF 444 KB

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

 

Recommendations:

 

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the Property & Facilities Services Legionella Policy (Appendix 1).

2.    Approves the Property & Facilities Services Fire Policy (Appendix 2).

3.    Approves the Property & Facilities Services Asbestos Policy (Appendix 3).

4.    Delegates any further changes to building  ...  view the full agenda text for item 17.

Additional documents:

18.

Recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Management Board

 

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 December 2024.

19.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

 

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday 20 January 2025 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

 

SHARON KEMP OBE,

Chief Executive.