Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Adult Social Services which seeks approval of the allocation of funding equal to the full capital receipt and service budget from Roundhay Road, in order to support the relocation costs of all the teams and services from the site. The report also seeks approval for an injection of funds into the capital programme to enable the identified schemes to progress.

Appendices 1 and 3 to this report are designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3).

The Director of Adult Social Services submitted a report on the proposed allocation of funding equal to the full capital receipt and service budget from Roundhay Road, in order to support the relocation costs of all the teams and services from the site, and on the proposed injection of funds into the capital programme to enable the identified schemes to progress.

Following consideration of appendices 1 and 3 to the report designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) which were considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting it was

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the relocation proposals set out in appendix 1 to the report be approved, particularly in respect of the Mental Health Day Centre and Community Alternatives Team and office facility for Area Teams.

(b)  That funds equal to the capital receipt from Roundhay Road be used to support the capital requirements of the Social Care Services relocations, plus site disposal costs and resource costs.

(c)  That approval be given to the injection of £3,298,500 into the capital programme for acquisition of Digital/Dunbar, refurbishment of Lovall Park plus the other identified schemes in appendix 1to the report  plus associated site and project costs.

(d)  That authority to spend as indicated in appendix 1 to the report be given for the acquisition and fit out of Digital and Dunbar Houses subject to a satisfactory evaluation and mitigation of identified risk by the Director of City Development.

(e)  That in the event that the purchase of Digital and Dunbar Houses does not proceed, authority to spend an equivalent sum on alternative office accommodation be given subject to consultations between the Directors of City Development and Adult Social Care and the relevant Executive Members.

(f)  That the current revenue budget for Roundhay Road be retained within the service to meet relocation revenue requirements.

(g)  That a planning brief and marketing strategy be drawn up in preparation for the site disposal.

(h)  That the Director of Adult Social Services provides updates to Members of the Board on the risk assessments currently being undertaken through the Environment Agency with regard to the potential issue of flooding on the Sheepscar site.