Agenda and draft minutes

There were no Declarations of Interest made at the meeting.

Resolved:-  That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 16^th September, 2013, be approved as a correct record.

-        minutes of meeting held on 11^th September, 2013

-        verbal update on joint meeting of South Yorkshire Health and Wellbeing Boards held on 19^th September, 2013

Consideration was given to the minutes of the meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board held on 11^th September 2013.

The Chairman gave a verbal report of a meeting of the South Yorkshire Health and Wellbeing Boards which had received a presentation by NHS England on their commissioning plan.

Resolved:- That the contents of the minutes be noted.

Carolyn Jones, Ecology Development Officer, presented an update on the Living Don, a Rotherham Rivers project.

The Living Don was a 25 year strategic partnership programme covering a Priority Landscape-Scale Project Area.  The Programme aimed to bring about the pro active management of the River Don catchment in South Yorkshire to create a robust and ecologically functional green network from the high moors of the Peak District to the floodplain of the Lower Don Valley and the heart of urban Sheffield and Rotherham.

The Programme had successfully drawn down and delivered over £1M of biodiversity enhancement, public engagement and community stewardship work between 2009-12 focussing on the Sheffield Moors and Western Valleys.  The Rotherham Rivers area had been identified by the partners as the next priority area.

A successful application had been made to the WREN Biodiversity Action Fund (£226,929.00) and had been matched with £94,849 cash funding and £75,420 inkind contributions from project partners.

The project work would commence in September, 2013 and continue until October, 2016.  An approximate outline timetable was attached to the report submitted.

Discussion ensued on the report with the following issues raised:-

-          The need to forge links with the Chesterfield Canal Partnership

-          Discuss regarding the local flood risk management

-          Meet with Catcliffe Parish Council

Resolved:-That the Council’s support for the delivery of the Rotherham Rivers project be endorsed.

-        TRFT Board of Governors

The Chairman reported receipt of correspondence from the Foundation Trust with regard to the Partner Governor Role.

In accordance with the Trust’s Constitution, a person could not be a Partner Governor for the Trust and RDaSH.  The Chairman was to remain as the Council’s nominated representative on RDaSH but resign from the role on the Trust.

The Chair of the Health Select Commission had been asked if he would be interested in taking up the appointment.

Resolved:-  That Councillor Steele, Chair of the Health Select Commission, be nominated as the Council’s representative as a Partner Governor on the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.

Resolved;-  That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (information relating to the financial/business affairs of any person (including the Council)).

Resolved: -  That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (information relating to the financial/business affairs of any person (including the Council)).

Consideration was given to a report seeking an exemption from Standing Orders for the upgrade and re-engineering of the Council’s core financial system and processes, Cedar e5.3, in respect of associated professional services.

An exemption from Standing Orders for procurement of this service was required due to the consultant assigned by the proprietary provider of e5 now being self-employed. 

Resolved:-  That the contract for the provision of additional professional services to complete elements of the e5 upgrade be exempt from the provisions of Standing Order 47.6.3 (requirement to invite at least three written quotations for contracts with a value of £20k but less than £50k) and the appointment of Curlew Contracting Limited be approved.

Resolved:-  (1)  That the Cabinet Member (or substitute) be authorised to attend a meeting of the Associate Parliamentary Health Group to be held on 25^th October, 2013, in Rotherham.

(2)  That the Cabinet Member (or substitute) be authorised to attend the National Energy Action Yorkshire and the Humber Fuel Poverty Forum to be held on 1^st November, 2013, in York.

(3)  That the Cabinet Member (or substitute) be authorised to attend the All Parliamentary Group on Atrial Fibrillation to be held on London on 27^th November, 2013.