Decisions

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration has approved the request from Steeper for rates relief and to offer the maximum available relief of €200k (£170,340) in years 4 and 5 of the company’s occupation at Intermezzo Drive and up to a further £85,170 (€100k) in year 3 but only if the BGP grant condition be met. As the government splits the cost of rate relief with the Council on what is essentially a 50/50 basis, this equates to a maximum cost of £127,755 (€150k) to the Council.

The Head of Governance Services has approved amendments to the Constitution as detailed in the attached report with immediate effect.

The Chief Officer, Economy and Regeneration has:

1. Acknowledged the request from Executive Board in July 2016 to support the FutureLabs Tech Hub in the short and medium term.

2. Approved a £200,000 grant to be awarded to FutureLabs in order to help fund ongoing costs of the Tech Hub in Leeds city centre from
September 2016 - December 2017, and make arrangements for this to
be paid from the £3.7m of external funding secured for the main tech
hub project.

3. Agreed to enter into a funding agreement between the council and
Futurelabs as a framework for the delivery of the grant.

To extend the existing Supply of Gas contract for a period of 2 years from 01.11.2016 to 31.10.2018 to Engie Gas Limited, in line with the Contract.

To extend the existing Supply of Electricity contract for a period of 2 years from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2019 to Engie Power Limited, in line with the Contract.

The Chief Digital Officer approved the request to waive CPR’s 8.1 and 8.2 in accordance with CPR 1.3 and 27, to allow a contract to be placed with Weston Communications Ltd, based on standard LCC terms and conditions for maintenance and support services for the Aastra MX-One TSW (Ericsson PABX) system.

The Area Head of Targeted Services (ENE) agreed to publish the attached record of decisions made in September 2016.

The Director of Environment and Housing approved the transfer to housing stock of 215 Belle Isle Road. And the completion of refurbishment works in order to let as council housing.

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to approve the Write off irrecoverable Former Tenants Arrears in the sum of £92998.17 represented by 192 accounts in relation to the citywide accounts.

The Director of Environment and Housing also agreed to approve the write off of the historic FTA with a small credit balance. There are 466 such accounts with a total credit balance of £7999.62.

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration agreed the recommendation to sign the Agreement for and on behalf of Leeds City Council. Authorisation to enter into the Funding Agreement was approved at the Council’s Executive Board on the 9 March 2016 (Minute 146).

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration is recommended to sign the Agreement for and on behalf of Leeds City Council. Authorisation to enter into the Funding Agreement was approved at the Council’s Executive Board on the 9 March 2016.

The Director of Adult Social Services approved the recommendation to approve the report for publication as required by the regulations.
The Head of Complaints, Adult Social Care, will implement this decision once it has been approved.

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration authorised the extension of the Flood Business Recovery Grant to assist businesses significantly affected from Storm Eva. The extension of the Grant to provide £400,000 of total grant assistance at an average grant rate of £10,000 per business assisted.

The Director of Environments & Housing approved the request to waive CPR 9.1 & 9.2 in accordance with CPR1.3 & 27, to enter into a new contract with TotalMobile Limited, based on standard LCC terms and conditions to procure the Optimise advanced Job Scheduling tool. The initial contract period will run until 9 May 2018, thereby being co-terminus with existing contract YORE-936GZN (LCCITS120025) for TotalMobile and TotalRepairs, and will include the option for 5 x 1 yr extensions. The overall total value of this contract, including annual support and maintenance cover for 6yrs, will be approx £104k.

The Director for Environment & Housing agreed to note the content of this report and subject to information regarding self-certification being verified and passed, approve the award of the leasehold contract to Revive for the fit out and operation of the Kirkstall Road HWSS Reuse Shop for the lease period of 5 years.

Director of City Development has approved an award of THI grant funding amounting to £110,000 from the HLF / LCC common fund to 93 Kirkgate.

The Chief Executive has approved the sub-delegation scheme attached as Appendix 1 to the attached report.

The Director of Environment and Housing approved the invocation of the following Contracts Procedure Rule to the value of £70k for the provision of a winter works service from Continental Landscapes:

• Contracts Procedure Rule No 31.3 – Waiver of Contracts’ Procedure Rules

The Director of Environment and Housing has approved the sub-delegation scheme attached as Appendix 1 to the attached report.

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to the purchase of 1 long term empty property and completion of refurbishment works in order to let as council housing.

The Director noted the requests for Sale of Roof Space detailed in the report and approve for the property

a)Sale of the loft space to the leaseholder on a supplemental lease( co-terminus with the original lease) and,

b)Enter negotiations to agree a sum for consideration of the value of the roof space (plus Council’s reasonable costs)

The Chief Officer, Children's Social Work Service agreed the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a child/young person. The individual costs of the place are £157,976.00.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from pulication as it relates to a vulnerable child or young person of the city and the actions being taken to enable that person to live in a safe environment.

The Chief Officer, Children's Social Work Service agreed the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a child/young person. The individual costs of the place are £108,836.22.
It is considered in the public interest that informationcontained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable child or young person of the city and the actions being taken to enable that person to live in a safe environment.

The Chief Officer, Children's Social Work Service agreed the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a child/young person. The individual costs of the place are £155,873.12.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable child or young person of the city and the actions being taken to enable that person to live in a safe environment.

The Chief Officer, Children's Social Work Service agreed the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a child/young person. The individual costs of the place are £114,400.00.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable child or young person of the city and the actions being taken to enable that person to live in a safe environment.

The commissioning responsibility of the lnfant Mental Health Service provided
by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust will be transferred from Leeds City
Councilto Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group on 1st
January 2017 under a Section 76 agreement.
The lnfant Mental Health Service will be included within the existing contract
held by LSECCG on behalf of the three Leeds CCGs from 1't January 2017 by
a contract variation.
The Council will transfer funding ([32,500 in 20161 17 and Ê1 20,000 in 2017 I 18)
for the lnfant Mental Health Service to the LSECCG under a S76 agreement as an annual on-going requirement.

The Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support is asked to approve the following appointments:
•Councillor Flynn to replace Councillor Wilkinson as an Armed Forces Champion;

•Councillor Flynn to replace Councillor Wilkinson on the Reserve Forces And Cadets Association For Yorkshire & Humberside.

This report seeks approval to award contracts directly to three third sector
providers (Health for All, Henry and Women's Health Matters) to continue to
deliver healthy child pathway services (including breast feeding peer support,
Henry training and young mums support) for a further 2 years. This additional
time is required to enable Public Health to work with Children's Services and
the Projects, Programmes and Procurement Unit (PPPU) to undertake a review
and re-commissioning project of the entire Healthy Child Pathway
commissioned services. The aim of this review is to deliver the best quality and
value for money long term solution for the Council and the citizens of Leeds.
As a direct result of the Public Health Grant cuts announced by the Government
in 2015, this report also seeks to note the reduction of 5% in the contract value
of these new contracts in line with the Public Health contracts strategy.

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration has given approval to sell the site of the former Musgrave Court home for older people on the terms detailed in the attached confidential appendix.

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration has given approval to declare Wetherby Adult Training Centre surplus to Council requirements and its sale on the open market by way of offers.

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration has approved that the 114
Wesley Street, Beeston, Leeds LS11 8RA should be declared surplus and sold by auction with the reserve to be set by the Head of Land Property. ln the event of a sale at auction being unsuccessful then informal offers wíll be invited.

The Chief Planning Officer has agreed that the above Tree Preservation Order will be confirmed as per the report of the City Solicitor (Corporate Governance)

The Chief Planning Officer has agreed that the above Tree Preservation Order will be confirmed as per the report of the City Solicitor(Corporate Governance).

The Director of Children's Services approved the waiver of CPR 8.1 and 8.2 (intermediate Value procurements) to award a contract direct to the CLP Mentor, VLB Lean Ltd, in the sum of £25,000 for the provision of specialist support and advice on the implementation of the CLP method being utilised for the Shakespeare Primary School project to commence in September 2016 and expire on completion of the project.