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Items
No. Item

79.

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.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

80.

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 80.

Minutes:

(1)  Mr. Felstead said he had been denied the previously requested information relating to the Wilmot Dixon schemes by the Cabinet Member and felt this was illegal under the rules of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. 

 

The Leader understood that a response had been provided to the questions raised, however,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 80.

81.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

 

There are no agenda items which require the exclusion of the press or public.

Minutes:

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.

82.

Covid Winter Grant Scheme pdf icon PDF 340 KB

 

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive

 

Recommendations:-

 

1.           That Cabinet agrees provisional allocations of the grant subject to final adjustments for the purposes of:-

 

a)           Holiday Programme and Food - £492,395.16

b)           Struggling with utility costs/debt - £285,000

c)           Christmas food - £30,000

d)           Help with school uniforms - £200,000  ...  view the full agenda text for item 82.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report which outlined proposals for the Covid Winter Grant providing valuable support to many vulnerable households and families.  At least 80% of the grant was ringfenced to support those households with children particularly affected by the pandemic throughout the winter period where alternative sources of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 82.

83.

Business Support Grants funded via Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) pdf icon PDF 406 KB

 

Report of the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services

 

Recommendations:-

 

1.           That Cabinet note the progress to date on the administration of the Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG’s).

 

2.           That Cabinet note the progress to date on utilising the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG).

 

3.           That Cabinet approve the Councils  ...  view the full agenda text for item 83.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report which detailed the progress made on delivering the Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG’s) and how the discretionary Additional Resources Grant (ARG) was being used to support businesses within Rotherham.  The second phase of the support grant would be used to support licensed taxi drivers  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83.

84.

Recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Management Board pdf icon PDF 210 KB

 

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 Wednesday, 2nd December, 2020.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the circulated report, the contents of which were included as part of the relevant items and the details included accordingly.

85.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

 

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday, 21st December, 2020 commencing at 10.00 a.m.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the next meeting of the Cabinet be held on Monday, 21st December, 2020, commencing at 10.00 a.m.