Decisions

A review of the technical, practical and cost considerations of including warm water pools within planned leisure centre refurbishments and what reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate the needs identified by the Warm Water Swimming group.

The Cabinet Member agrees:

1)  That the Council provide teaching pools at both facilities, with warmer water (30-32 °c), than the main pool at a depth of 0.9 – 1m which is the standard depth and temperature for a pool of this type.  These pools to be designed in partnership with Sport England to ensure they meet the accessibility guidelines as far as reasonably practical within the constraints of a refurbishment.

2)  That the provision of these facilities constitutes a reasonable adjustment based upon the respective needs of the core user and the needs identified by the WWISE group while maximising the use for all users and minimising the risks to safety of users, capital and revenue impacts and deterioration of premises that operating a permanent dedicated warm water facility would entail.

To consider applications from the voluntary sector to provide community transport in 2017-18.

The Cabinet Member agrees that, under authority delegated by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), the funding proposals in the Report be approved and implemented.

Approval for  statutory and non-statutory fees and charges - Public Protection and Health Improvement and Neighbourhood Environmental Services.

The Cabinet Member agrees that:

1)  Approval of the new fees and charges for relevant services - as proposed in report - and to formally adopt those fees and charges introduced by the pilot scheme implemented by the Single Member Decision – E2906, as from April 2017.

2)  Delegated authority be given to the Group Managers’ Neighbourhood Environmental Services and Public Protection and Health Improvement to agree fees and charges (where in accordance with the financial plan) which vary from the standard inflation clause if the cost base changes or new services are introduced, and that this can be done at 6 month intervals if external factors influence the cost base significantly throughout the financial year.

This acquisition will contribute towards achieving the revenue income targets set out within the strategic review.

The Cabinet Member approves:

1)  The acquisition of an investment property.

2)  Capital expenditure on the acquisition of the property and any necessary adjustments to the 2017/2018 capital budget to reflect this approval.

The operating policies are being reviewed to make financial savings, to ensure the sites meet their operating objectives and that the illegal use of sites to dispose of commercial waste free of charge is reduced.

The Cabinet Member for Communities is asked to approve the following to be implemented from Monday 24^th April 2017:

a) The residents permit scheme will change from electronic pre-registration to providing proof of residency at the recycling centres.

b) Vans (non-hired), trailers and other vehicles will be required to apply for an electronic permit and will not be able to use the recycling centres on a Friday, Sunday or Monday.

C) The types of vehicles that can access the recycling centres and those that require a permit are as detailed in the report.

d)  The volume of DIY waste that will be permitted to be disposed of as household waste is set at a maximum of 6 black sacks per week.

e)  Legal enforcement powers are used to ensure the sites are used only for the legitimate disposal of Bath & North East Somerset residents’ household waste.

Approval is needed to release provisional funding to progress with the Council's waste infrastructure project.

The Cabinet Members agree that £316k is fully approved from the 2017/18 provisional capital budget for the relocation of the waste and transfer station operations from the Midland Road site, specifically the relocation of the Outer Bath Street cleansing operations.

This report outlines the requirement to replace the existing Passenger Transport fleet vehicles. Passenger Transport runs vehicles to support Home to School, SEND transport and Social Services transport requirements, operating Bath dial-a-ride.

The Cabinet Member for Transport approved the commencement of the procurement of replacement vehicles by:

(1)  granting full approval of £180k capital budget expenditure in financial year 2016/17 to replace 2 vehicles as specified below and;

(2)  granting full approval of £360k capital budget expenditure  in financial year 2017/18 to replace a further 4 vehicles as specified below.

(3)  Agree that future year requests will return for further approval as exact vehicle specifications are decided in light of service changes under the Strategic Review.