Decisions

Capital projects to be included in the education capital programme and their budgets to be authorised.

To APPROVE for inclusion in the 2014-15 Capital Programme:

(1) 2014-15 and 2015-16 Basic Need funding totalling £1,102,000, 2014-15 Capital Maintenance funding of £810,000 and S106 of £42,000 at Bishop Sutton Primary School to meet statutory requirements for pupil places.

(2) 2015-16 Capital Maintenance funding of £100,000 at St Marys Primary School, Writhlington to replace and expand a poor condition temporary classroom block.

(3) Basic Need funding of £394,258 at Weston All Saints Primary School to meet the extra cost arising from delays in the planning process.

(4) Basic Need funding of £74,000 for St Saviours Infant School to enable it to accommodate a bulge year from September 2014.

(5) Capital Maintenance funding of £90,000 for Chandag Infants School for works arising from the UIFSM statutory requirements.

(6) funding of £142,000 from 2013-14 capital programme savings for the replacement of classroom block at Chew Magna Primary School.

(7) £68,000 from the 2013-14 capital programme savings, £130,000 from the remainder of the unallocated £500,000 earmarked funding and £52,000 from 2014-15 Maintenance grant totalling £250,000 for phase 2 works at Southdown Primary School.

Sets out progress so far on the programme including on the Connecting Communities Forums, an update on Bath City governance, and recommends next steps

(1) To NOTE the progress made in implementing the Connecting Communities programme, particularly the establishment of the three Connecting Communities Forums in the Keynsham, Chew Valley and Somer Valley areas;

(2) To NOTE the removal and reduction in duplication of meetings and therefore savings in staff time arising from this work;

(3) To ASK the Divisional Director (Strategy and Performance) to continue to develop the work of the Forums in order to:

 a) Better understand local needs and priorities

 b) Engage effectively with parishes, partners and local people

 c) Continue to streamline local partnership arrangements and remove duplication

(4) To EXTEND the Connecting Communities Forum approach to Parish Cluster Groups 2 and 3 (encompassing Bathavon North, Bathavon South and Bathavon West wards);

(5) To NOTE that the fourth Bath City Conference is currently proposed to take place in June 2015; and

(6) To REQUEST officers to begin planning for a “conference”- style event for the parished area, comparable to the Bath City Conference.

Report on the potential to re-open Saltford Station

(1) To AGREE that work should continue to develop the Business Case for a station at Saltford and that this should include the option of opening a station to the west of the village where future development may support the new facility.

A Review of the Council's "Think Local" Procurement Strategy

(1) To NOTE the progress report on implementing the Councils “Think Local” Procurement Strategy;

(2) To NOTE the intention to revise the Council’s Contract Standing Orders to reflect the implementation of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and other legislation, including Revising financial limits to provide local businesses with the opportunity to obtain contracts up to £50,000;

(3) To NOTE the draft Selling to the Council Guide; and

(4) To ADOPT the Social Value Policy to ensure that the Council meets its statutory requirements under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.

The Cabinet on 03-Dec-14 delegated authority to the Strategic Director (Place) to award the contract in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Resources.

(1) To DELEGATE authority to the Strategic Director for Place in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Resources and s151 officer to award the contract to the preferred bidder.  This authority extends to agreeing a lease, or other appropriate arrangements, with the Recreation Ground Trust and all other decisions that may be required to secure the contract.

This report considers a proposed revised policy and conditions for street trading following the introduction of new legislation and implementation of other Council policies

(1) To ADOPT the revised policy and notes the proposed conditions and guidance.