Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Wednesday, 16th December, 2015 6.00 pm

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Items
No. Item

CA.560

Declarations of Interest

Members of Cabinet are asked to consider whether they have an interest in any of the matters of the Agenda, and if so, to formally declare that interest.

Minutes:

Councillor Connolly declared a personal interest in any matters relating to the fact that his partner is employed by Persona Care and Support Ltd (Local Authority Trading Company).

CA.561

Public Question Time

Questions are invited from members of the public present at the meeting about the work of the Council and the Council’s services.

 

Approximately 30 minutes will be set aside for Public Question Time, if required.

 

Minutes:

A period of thirty minutes was allocated for any members of the public present at the meeting to ask questions about the work or performance of the Council or Council services.  

 

No questions were asked.

CA.562

Minutes pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2015.

Minutes:

Delegated decision:

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2015 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

CA.563

OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE - LAND ADJACENT TO RADCLIFFE CIVIC HALL pdf icon PDF 255 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Housing submitted a report providing details of the objections received to the proposed disposal of public open space adjacent to Radcliffe Civic Hall. A copy of the plan detailing the area concerned was also submitted.

 

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Housing responded to each of the objections received and provided the reasons why they had not be accepted.

None of the objectors were present at the meeting.

 

Delegated decision:

 

That approval be given to the proposed disposal of the area of public open space adjacent to Radcliffe Civic Hall, as detailed in the report submitted.

 

Reason for the decision:

That the objections received were fully considered but on balance were not deemed to be of sufficient weight to prevent the disposal of the public open space. The responses also opposed the disposal on grounds which related to the closure of the Civic building rather than the public open space.

Some of the objections were more relevant to the planning process and could be matters taken into account by the Planning Authority. 

 

Other option considered and rejected:

To accept the points made within the objection(s) received.

 

CA.564

Exclusion of Public

Minutes:

Delegated decision:

 

That in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972,      the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as detailed in the condition of category 9.

CA.565

CAPITAL PROJECT STAGE TWO APPROVAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADOLESCENT SUPPORT UNIT

Minutes:

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Housing and the Cabinet Member for Children Families and Culture submitted a report setting out the financial arrangements of a capital purchase for an ASU service delivery base, to be funded in 2016/2017 financial year.

 

Delegated decisions:

 

               That approval be given to the financial arrangements for the capital purchase as detailed in the report submitted.

 

Reasons for the decision:

The decision will allow the development of the ASU to continue.

 

Other options considered and rejected:

To reject the recommendation.

 

 

(The Chair agreed to the consideration of the item under urgent business for the reason that a decision was required before the date of the next meeting of Cabinet)