Decisions

Bury Council to support the National Kickstart Scheme by creating 30+ additional vacancies across Council offering a broad variety of real work experience with ongoing support and exit preparation.

Approval to spend £220,356.55 from the allocated and approved Operations Capital Programme 2020/21 to contribute to phase 1 of Bury’s sustainable tennis development in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)

Also approval for the award of contract for the tennis court redevelopment and access control system for phase 1 at Hamilton Road Park, Openshaw Park, Nuttall Park, Bolton Road Park, Manchester Road Park and Whitehead Park for completion in 2020/21 as well as the remaining three elevations of fencing at St Mary’s Park.

A meeting has been held with Sue Harris, Emma Appleby and Lorraine Jones to discuss the funding that is being utilised in Fostering from the Transformation Fund. An agency Marketing manager is currently being paid out of this fund. Following a review of the Fostering Service it is now felt that the next stage of the recruitment and marketing strategy to recruit new foster carers would be to employ a level 6 recruitment assistant to support the recruitment officer currently in post. This would be cost effective and assist the service in promoting fostering in Bury. An apprentice who is currently working for Bury and has been interviewed as part of admin recruitment has been identified as a potential candidate for the role. We are therefore seeking permission to establish a recruitment officer post on a fixed term contract for 1 year. This would not be at any additional cost to the council.

Following a compliant procurement process it is recommended that the Council award a repair/replacement contract for the Town Hall balcony railings to Girling Engineering of Radcliffe at a total projected costs £25,650. Formal sign off is now required to proceed to contract award.

Self-isolation and COVID testing guidelines from the Government has increased level of staff absenteeism due to Self-Isolation and COVID testing. This could cause some of the schools kitchen’s workforce to drop below critical levels and result in the kitchen not being able to open.

Bury Council are currently working in partnership with Bury Athletics Club to refurbish and improve the athletics facility at Market Street, Bury, whereby the track and surrounding facility are close to the end of their current lifespan as highlighted through UKA’s TrackMark assessment conducted in November 2019 to January 2020.

To extend the employment of a consultant to fill the role of the GIS officer/LLPG Custodian until 31st March 2021.

A request has been received from Public Health to use the Old Baths car park in Radcliffe (the car park the served the former leisure centre at the top of Blackburn Street) for a COVID walk-in test site.

The Department for Health and Social Care are seeking a preliminary date of week commencing 28th September to install the site. There will be a minimum of 3 months use with a likelihood of 6 months (this will be dictated by need).

Further to the decision of TfGM / local councillors and following the formal advertisement period for which no objections were received, it is proposed to implement the proposals to introduce 2 new Toucan crossings on the A56 Bury New Road in Prestwich. No Traffic Management Unit minutes are provided due to the timescales and fast track nature of this initiative.

No objections were received to the proposal to introduce a 3.5 tonnes weight limit (except for access) on Dundee Lane, Carr Street, Tanners Street, Callender Street, Holt Street West, Alfred Street and all side streets accessed by any of the above roads, therefore the proposal is to be introduced as advertised.

Further to the recommendation of the Traffic Management Unit (minute number 4182) to approve for advertising the proposal to introduce no waiting at any time restriction on Warth Road, Milford Drive and Openshaw Fold Road to alleviate visibility, access and obstruction problems.

Accept the lowest tender in the sum of £84,638.00 submitted by J Cooney Ltd, Albion Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 4HQ.