RECORD OF CABINET BUSINESS
MEETING HELD ON 11TH JULY, 2000
AGENDA ITEM
BUSINESS
1.
Record of Business
(Contact: P.D. Templeton
793-3018)
AGREED: THAT the record of the meeting
held on 20th June, 2000, be approved.
2.
Housing Green Paper
(Contact: H. Seaton
925-1201)
Councillor Warmisham, Lead Member for
Housing Services, submitted a report containing
details of the Council’s response to the
Government’s Green Paper which had been
published in April, 2000.
AGREED: (1) THAT the Council’s response to
the Housing Green Paper “Quality and Choice: A
Decent House For All” as now submitted be
approved for submission.
(2) THAT the letters sent to the
three local M.P.’s requesting their support for an
early day motion on Housing Investment, be
endorsed.
THESE DECISIONS ARE FOR POLICY
COMMITTEE APPROVAL
3.
Salford Annexe to the
Greater Manchester Local
Transport Plan.
(Contact: S. Lee
793-3800)
Councillor Wallsworth, Lead Member for
Development Services, submitted a report
containing details of the Greater Manchester
Local Transport Plan which was divided into three
parts:•
A summary of the Plan setting out aims
and objectives
•
the detailed strategies
•
the Local Annexes and monitoring of the
schemes.
AGREED: THAT the detail outlined in the Local
Annexe be approved.
THIS DECISION IS FOR POLICY COMMITTEE
APPROVAL
4.
Centralised Financial
Processing Unit
(Contact: J. Spink
793-3230)
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Councillor Antrobus, Lead Member for Corporate
Services, submitted a report containing details of
proposals to amend the establishment of
Corporate Services by the creation of a
centralised Financial processing unit within the
Finance Division.
AGREED: THAT the establishment of
Corporate Services be amended accordingly.
THIS DECISION IS FOR POLICY COMMITTEE
APPROVAL.
5.
Best Value Performance
Indicators
(Contact: P. Lowe
793-2550)
Councillor Hinds, Leader of the Council,
submitted a report recommending that the
undermentioned three best value indicators within
the BVPP five year targets which were currently
not in line with the targets set nationally by the
Government.
AGREED: THAT the Government targets for
the undermentioned indicators be adopted; but
that the District Auditor be advised that the City
Council will have difficulty in achieving those
targets within the five year period.
•
Cost of services for Children looked after
•
Cost of intensive social care for adults
•
Ill health retirements as a % of the total
workforce
THIS DECISION IS FOR POLICY COMMITTEE
APPROVAL.
6.
Manchester Airport plc
(Contact J. Willis
793-3400)
The Chief Executive submitted a report on
proposals for the review of the operational and
governance strategies of the Manchester Airport
plc. (M.A. plc).
AGREED: (1) THAT approval in principle be
given to the resolution of the M.A. plc Board being
used as the basis for the development of detailed
proposals for revision of the constitutional and
organisational arrangements of M.A. plc by the
Chief Executive of the M.A. plc in consultation
with the ten Local Authority shareholders.
(a)
the creation of trading subsidiaries
with particular responsibilities for
appropriate areas of M.A. plc’s operations
with a group Function being retained within
the M.A. plc holding companies.
(b)
a smaller group plc Board with a
much enhanced shareholder Committee.
(c)
the inclusion of paid external nonexecutive directors on both the Group
Board and those of the trading
subsidiaries.
(2) THAT the Chief Executive in
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consultation with the Leader of the Council be
authorised to work with the Chief Executive of
M.A. plc and the Chief Executives of the other
Local Authority shareholders in the development
of detailed proposals in order to protect the
Council’s interests as shareholders.
(3) THAT a further report be submitted in
due course on the detailed proposals.
THESE DECISIONS ARE FOR POLICY
COMMITTEE APPROVAL
The Leader of the Council did not take part nor
vote on this item.
7.
Single Status
(Contact: M. Smith
793-3500)
Councillor Lea, Lead Member for Personnel
Services, reported on the current position
regarding Single Status.
8.
Tackling Youth Crime and
Disaffection
(Contact: Councillor
Ullman)
Submitted a report of the Economic and
Community Safety Scrutiny Committee on
Tackling Youth Crime and Disaffection.
AGREED: (1) THAT tackling crime, disaffection
and anti-social behaviour among young people,
and promoting their social inclusion, be identified
as a key priority for the City Council, and
recognised as such in budget strategies.
(2) THAT it be acknowledged that
there is a need for a higher level of investment in
young people, in initiatives which involve early
intervention to tackle disaffection and its
associated risk factors, including work with
socially excluded young people.
(3) THAT such investment be:•
Linked to development of a Youth Strategy
•
based on Partnerships with all agencies to
maximise resources, including external
resources such as SRB and New Deal for
Committees
•
properly co-ordinated, monitored and
evaluated, so that any such resources are
used effectively on initiatives which can be
shown to work.
THESE DECISIONS ARE FOR CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL
9.
Community Strategy
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Councillor Merry, Deputy Leader of the Council,
submitted a report containing proposals for the
(Contact: S. Thompson
793-2287)
way forward for the development of the
Community Strategy in Salford following on from
the public consultation exercise which had
recently been undertaken.
AGREED: THAT the recommendations as now
amended for the development of the Community
Strategy within Salford be approved.
THIS DECISION IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
BY COUNCIL
10.
National Strategy for
Neighbourhood Renewal
(Contact: C. Devine 7932917)
The Assistant Chief Executive submitted a report
containing details of proposed responses to the
Social Exclusion Units, National Strategy for
Neighbourhood Renewal and the 18 Policy Action
Teams.
AGREED: THAT subject to reference being
made to “Faith Communities” and to incentives to
attract the private sector the response be
approved for submission.
THIS DECISION IS SUBJECT TO POLICY
COMMITTEE APPROVAL
Bed Blocking
(Contact: E. Murphy 7932224)
Councillor Connor, Lead Member for Community
and Social Services, reported that Salford NHS
Trust had offered short term funding in the sum of
£300K to eleviate the current problem of bed
blocking.
AGREED: THAT the offer from Salford NHS
Trust be accepted.
THIS DECISION IS SUBJECT TO POLICY
COMMITTEE APPROVAL
Street Cleansing Improved Mechanisation
(Contact: M. Thorpe 9251005)
Councillor Lancaster, Lead Member for
Environmental Services, submitted a report
detailing the work undertaken to-date with regard
to (a) the development of the use of minimechanical sweepers to improve the street
cleansing in the City and (b) the action required to
progress the matter.
AGREED: THAT approval be given to go out to
tender for the supply and maintenance of six minimechanical sweepers.
THIS DECISION IS SUBJECT TO POLICY
COMMITTEE APPROVAL
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