Agenda and draft minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Minutes:

RESOLVED, That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 February 2014 be agreed as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members

Minutes:

There were none.

3.

Declarations of Members' Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Minutes:

There were none.

4.

Public Question Time (if any) pdf icon PDF 304 KB

Minutes:

Details are appended of the questions asked of, and the answers given by the Chairman. Verbal responses were given to supplementary questions at the meeting.

 

5.

Street Scene Fees and Charges pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet Resources Committee

 

Approve the proposed fees and charges as detailed in Appendix A for implementation from 1 April 2014, or as soon as possible thereafter.

6.

Go Plant Ltd Fleet Procurement with Maintenance Services Contract Update pdf icon PDF 133 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet Resources Committee

 

1.    Agree to terminate the existing Fleet Procurement with Maintenance Services contract (FPWMS) with Go Plant Ltd (GPL) by mutual agreement based on Option 3, as outlined in the options appraisal in paragraph 9.17 to this report.

 

2.    Give approval to transfer the service and staff in-house.

 

3.    Approve waiver of Contract Procedure Rules (CRC) for a period up to 12 months, to regularise and continue arrangements with existing suppliers which enables and provides business continuity whilst a procurement process is undertaken.

 

4.    Give approval to procure GPL’s Transport IT Software (Chevin Fleetwave) and hardware necessary to support the system.

 

5.    Approve the remaining capital budget allocation be used to fund purchase of required vehicles to deliver Street Scene services, with the detail of the purchase to be approved by delegated authority of the Street Scene Director.

7.

Fees and Charges for Development and Regulatory Services pdf icon PDF 77 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet Resources Committee

 

 

1.    Approve the proposed new and Revised fees and charges in revised Appendix A, subject to the deletion of the first item listed ‘Unlicensed Skip found on the highway’, to take effect from 14th April 2014.

 

2.    Approve the new schedule of fees and charges to be published on the Council’s website.

8.

Extension of the Grocery and Provisions contract pdf icon PDF 103 KB

Minutes:

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet Resources Committee

 

Authorises the extension of the Grocery and Provisions contract with Thomas

Ridley & Son for a further year until 29 July 2015, for the value of £1,500,000,

to allow for a new procurement exercise to be undertaken.

9.

Children's Service Contract Arrangements and Extensions pdf icon PDF 151 KB

Minutes:

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet Resources Committee authorises waivers to the Contract Procedures Rules to allow:

 

1.    The existing CAMHS contract with Barnet, Enfield and Haringey MentalHealth Trust (BEHMHT) to be varied and extended, for the period of 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, up to the value of £970,000.

 

2.    The 10 Short Breaks contracts to be varied and extended for the period of 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, up to the value of £603,955.

 

3.    The CIC Healthcare contract with Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) to be varied and extended for the period of 1October 2013 to 30 September 2014 up to the value of £119,785.

 

4.    The London Care Placements framework agreement for the provision of independent fostering agency services and residential care services to be extended for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015.

 

5.    The regularisation of the current arrangements with CLCH for the provision of Occupational Therapy (OT) for the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2015, up to the value of £180,000.

 

6.    The variation of the contract with Prospects Services Limited for the provision of assessments and services for young people with learning difficulties, for a reduction of £31,350 from 1 April 2014.

 

7.    The contract for with Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) for the provision of speech and language therapy to Excellence in Clusters schools to be varied and extended for the period 1 April 2014 to 22 July 2014, up to the value of £50,000.

 

10.

Increase in contract enablement hours pdf icon PDF 116 KB

Minutes:

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet Resources Committee agree a contract variation for a permanent increase in the enablement hours within the block contract with Housing 21 from 1200 hours to 1400 hours a week. This is to meet the increased demand for enablement packages following re-design of services across health and social care.

11.

Regeneration Estates Essential Major Works Programme: discounted resident leaseholder charges pdf icon PDF 130 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Cabinet Resources Committee heard a comment from Ms Jasmin Parsons. Questions were asked to Ms Parsons and verbal answers were given in the meeting.

 

For the reasons outlined in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet Resources Committee approve the policy of discounted resident leaseholder regeneration estatemajor works charges as set out in paragraphs 9.7, 9.8 and 9.9 of the report.

12.

West Hendon Regeneration Project pdf icon PDF 147 KB

Minutes:

Cabinet Resources Committee heard a comment from Ms Jasmin Parsons. Questions were asked to Ms Parsons and verbal answers were given in the meeting.

 

For the reasons outlined in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

NOTED

 

That the Leader of the Council on 27th February2014 made a resolution authorising the making of CPO1 and approvedthe amended CPO1 Map.

 

13.

London Borough of Barnet Training Framework pdf icon PDF 106 KB

Minutes:

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

 

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet Resources Committee

 

1.    Authorise the procurement of a four year Council wide Training framework.

 

2.    Authorise entry into a call off agreement with the ESPO to access their Training Framework Agreement.

 

3.    Authorise award of a four year Council wide Training contract to Premier Partnership via the ESPO Framework Agreement.

14.

Any other item(s) that the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

There were none.

15.

Motion to Exclude the Press and Public

That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended):

 

Minutes:

That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended).

 

 

16.

Go Plant Ltd Fleet Procurement with Maintenance Services Contract Update

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That the exempt information set out that relates to the item for consideration at the meeting in public session be noted.

 

17.

Any other exempt item(s) that the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

There were none.