Decisions

The Director of City Development has declared surplus to Council requirements land at Vickers Street, Morley and authorised that negotiations be entered into for the sale of the land to the owner of the adjoining property known as Cross Hall Farm.

The Director of Environment and Housing gave approval for the new seasonal hours of working to be adopted for the Enhancement team commencing 1st January 2015.
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The Director of Environment and Housing has given authorisation to issue new contracts of employment to the Enhancement team employees who transferred over from the Roseville Factory to Parks and Countryside in 2011 to reflect that they are working to the level of General Worker grade A1, spn 8 working to the NJC employment terms and conditions with immediate effect.

The Deputy director, Learning, Skills & Universal Services agreed the proposed start up grant allocations listed within paragraph 3.2 of the attached report.

This notification is to confirm the decision to award the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service to Developing Initiatives for Support in the Community Ltd (DISC). The tender process by which this award has been achieved is described in the Highlight Report dated 24 November 2014 to the Drug and Alcohol Sector Review Project Board and Award Report dated 25 November 2014 to the Director of Public Health.

The Deputy Chief Executive has agreed apointment of a project manager to support the procurement of a private sector provider for West Yorkshire Broadband Phase 2.

The Deputy Chief Executive has agreed to appoint BE Group to deliver specified outputs under the Digital Skills SME Challenge Fund.

The Director of Environments and Housing has agreed to approve the award of two contractors Total Fire Safety Ltd and Gunite (Eastern) Ltd.
A robust procurement exercise has been undertaken by Housing Leeds, in conjunction with the Public Private Partnerships and Procurement Unit (PPPU/PU), to appoint two contractors to undertake Passive Fire Protection (Fire Stopping) works within Housing Leeds Multi Storey Blocks / Sheltered Housing Complexes and Low Rise accommodation thought out the regions of Leeds.

Director of Environment and Housing has agreed to:-

1. Instruct officers to instigate Compulsory Purchase Order action under the provisions of Part II and Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 against the premises known as 14 Edinburgh Terrace, Armley, Leeds LS12 3RH.
2. Subject to the confirmation of the order, the subsequent sale of the property will be disposed in line with the previously agreed disposal mechanism for properties acquired through compulsory purchase.

3. Authorise the allocation of funds from the Leeds Neighbourhood Approach approved fund to meet any claim for compensation that may arise subsequently from the title holder of the property.

4. Authorise the City Solicitor to prepare a Compulsory Purchase Order under the provisions of Part II and Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985, and that the Common Seal of the Council be affixed thereto and to the Order Map and that the City Solicitor, be further authorised to make application to the Department of Communities and Local Government for confirmation of the Order.

Appendix 1 to this report has been marked as confidential under Access to Information Procedure Rules 10.4 (3) on the basis that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) which, if disclosed to the public, would, or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of that person or of the Council.

The Director of Environment and Housing has agreed to:-


1. Instruct officers to instigate Compulsory Purchase Order action under the provisions of Part II and Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 against the premises known as 17 Claremont Terrace, Armley, Leeds LS12 3EB.

2. Subject to the confirmation of the order, the property will come into the ownership of Leeds City Council and subsequently will be disposed according to the agreed disposal mechanism for properties acquired through Compulsory Purchase.

3. Authorise the allocation of funds from the Leeds Neighbourhood Approach fund to meet any claim for compensation by the title holder of the property that may arise subsequently.

4. Authorise the City Solicitor to prepare a Compulsory Purchase Order under the provisions of Part II and Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985, and that the Common Seal of the Council be affixed thereto and to the Order Map and that the City Solicitor, be further authorised to make application to the Department of Communities and Local Government for confirmation of the Order.

Appendix 1 to this report has been marked as confidential under Access to Information Procedure Rules 10.4 (3) on the basis that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) which, if disclosed to the public, would, or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of that person or of the Council.

The Director of Environment and Housing has agreed to:-

1. Instruct officers to instigate Compulsory Purchase Order action under the provisions of Part II and Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 against the premises known as 17 Blackman Lane, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9AP. Subject to the confirmation of the order, the property will come into the ownership of Leeds City Council and will be subsequently disposed of according to the agreed disposal mechanism for properties acquired through Compulsory Purchase.

2. Subject to the confirmation of the order, the property will be disposed in line with the previously agreed disposal mechanism for properties obtained through compulsory purchase (Appendix 6).

3. Authorise the allocation of funds from the Leeds Neighbourhood Approach approved fund to meet any claim for compensation that may arise subsequently from a claim by the title holder of the property.

4. Authorise the City Solicitor to prepare a Compulsory Purchase Order under the provisions of Part II and Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985, and that the Common Seal of the Council be affixed thereto and to the Order Map and that the City Solicitor, be further authorised to make application to the Department of Communities and Local Government for confirmation of the Order.

Appendix 1 to this report has been marked as confidential under Access to Information Procedure Rules 10.4 (3) on the basis that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) which, if disclosed to the public, would, or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of that person or of the Council.

The Deputy Chief Executive has agreed proposals to commission Edge Analytics to undertake housing need work to inform Duty to Coooperate activity by individual local planning authorities in the city region.

The Director of City Development approved that one to one negotiations are entered into with Persimmon Homes for the disposal of the Council owned land as identfied on the attached plan. Disposal is proposed to be by way of an option agreement, the terms of which will be reported back to the Director of city Development for consideration with a recommendation

The subject site comprises a redundant former bus turnning circle with adjacent land. The Director of City Development has approved that the land be declared surplus to the Council's requirements and to sell it on a one to one basis to the Gables Surgery Ltd on the terms outlined in the confidential appendix attached to the report.

The Director of City Development has approved that the Cottage, Spend Road be declared surplus to the Council's requirements and that it should be disposesd of by way of public auction with the reservie price to be agreed by the head of Land and Property Services.

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to approve the amendments to the sub-delegation scheme set out as Appendix 1 to this report and set the penalty of a Fixed Penalty Notice at the level of a £100 fine.

he Chief Officer Parks and Countryside agreed to
• Note that after undertaking an extensive procurement process, no bids were submitted by companies wishing to undertake bespoke design and construction work to renovate the aquarium at Tropical World.
• Approve that Contract Procedure Rule No 3.1.7 (Requirement to use an Approved Framework Agreement), and Contracts Procedure Rules No 8.1 and 8.2 (Intermediate Value Procurements) be waived in order to appoint two external companies to support the Parks and Countryside Service, who are acting as principle contractor, to deliver the project as per the original programme and budget.
• Place orders to:
- Sustainable Sources in the sum of £75,966.
- DCR Theming in the sum of £45,000.

The Chief Officer for Civic Enterprise Leeds has approved the award of the Phase I of the subcontractor framework contracts nominated contractors named in the DDN report. The contract will run for three years from January 2015 to the end of December 2017. This decision to award is a Significant Operational Decision and is a result of a Key Decision for the Authority to Procure (ref: D41003) which was approved 14th February 2014 and therefore this decision is not subject to call in.

The Assistant Chief Executive has approved the Interpreting and Translation Service policy attached as Appendix 1.

The Director of Environment and Housing approves the appointment of Kingfisher Windows and Doors who won this piece of essential fire safety works via a competitive tendering exercise.

The Director of Environments and Housing agreed to approve a temporary Service Manager post within Housing Management (PO6) for a twelve month period .

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to approve the write off irrecoverable Former Tenants Arrears in the sum of £133300.24 represented by 206 accounts.

The Director of Children's Services agreed to approve the waiver of Contracts Procedure Rules No 9.1 and 9.2 - High Value Procurements, and award a contract to LWCA in the sum of £194,214.

The Chief Officer approved access to utilise ESPO framework contract 120 for the supply of fresh milk and dairy products to Leeds City Council
establishments

The Deputy Chief Executive gave Authority to Spend £452,257 in order to effect the refurbishment of the 1st and 2nd floors in Tribeca House, the relocation of 142 staff from Merrion, and to provide refreshed ICT and training to these staff, plus the 38 already in situ, in accordance with New Ways of Working.

The Chief Officer, Access & Care, approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in respect of a person with complex care needs, the individual cost of which is £114,819 per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions being taken to enable that person to live independently in a safe environment.

The Chief Officer, Access & Care, approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in respect of a person with complex care needs, the individual cost of which is £231,270 per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions being taken to enable that person to live indepently in a safe environment.

The Chief Officer, Access & Care, approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in respect of a person with complex care needs, the individual cost of which is £282,675 per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions being taken to enable that person to live independently in a safe environment.

The Director of City Development has given approval to the transfer and vesting of the three school sites noted above to the Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership to run them as trust schools in line with legislation and on the terms outlined within the report.

To seek approval from the Director of Public Health to award a contract for the Integrated Sexual Health Service to Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) on behalf of the Passionate About Sexual Health (PASH) consortia.

Currently, there is no service supporting people who have been bereaved by suicide operating in Leeds. This is a significant gap in service, Public Health is working with PP&PU to procure a service for Leeds, which will be in the form of a 3 year project with a full evaluation included within the specification. The potential start date of the contract is 1st April 2015 and the end date is 30th June 2018 (to allow for the evaluation to be completed).

A market sounding exercise has already been undertaken, which attracted limited market interest. It is now proposed to undertake a procurement exercise using the open competitive tender procedure based on a specification produced by Public Health. The project will involve the support workers undertaking active ‘postvention’ work (contacting survivors in the wake of suicide), running peer support groups, networking with and providing training to agencies in Leeds who work with this population. They will also have a role to support and coordinate a small number of volunteer group facilitators (around four volunteers). The total anticipated cost of the project is estimated to be around £220,000 and will be funded from the Public Health budget.

Following consideration of this matter by Licensing Committee on 10th June 2014 (report attached) the Head of Licensing, and Registration approved the policy in respect of the revised convictions criteria for private hire and Hackney carriage drivers.

The Director of Environments & Housing, under delegated powers, agreed to publish the attached record of decisions made in Oct 2014

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to note the report and the implementation of the B3 Driver/Loader revised job description and grade.

The Director of City Development has given approval to the transfer and vesting of the school site noted above to the Royds Learning Trust to enable it to run the school as a trust school in line with legislation and on the terms outlined within the report.

1. It is recommended that the Director of Public Health –

(i) Authorises to tender for a 185K 9 month pilot project for a Long Term Conditions Supportive Structured Self-Management Programme.
Support for self-management recognises that people with long term conditions (LTCs) are in charge of their own lives and are the primary decision makers in relation to the management of their condition. This means the role of the clinician moves from doing things ‘to’ the person, to supporting people’s confidence and competence to manage the challenges of living with their condition. The NESTA's People Powered Health Programme has estimated that over 4 billion pounds could be saved annually if comprehensive support for self-management was in place.
Therefore as a result of extensive consultation with people in Leeds, there have been several conversations across the health system in Leeds resulting in the proposal that a bespoke programme could offer something more flexible which would increase accessibility while, maintaining outcomes and satisfaction.
A business case was developed and approved by the three CCG’s for a value of 185K of non recurrent funding to design, deliver and evaluate a bespoke pilot structured education programme for people with Long Term Conditions. The Self-Management Group is led by the Consultant in Public Health, Long Term Conditions; Leeds City Council and it was agreed by the Director of Public health that the funding would be transferred into the Local Authority for a full procurement to be undertaken. The pilot will be governed through the Adult Integrated Care and Prevention Board ( Jointly Chaired by the DPH and the AO of Leeds LSE CCG).
The vision is that people in Leeds will be involved in decisions made about them through supportive self-management. They will be encouraged, supported and enabled to self- manage when they feel able to do so. This model fits with the philosophy of the House of Care which aims to provide personalised care planning for people with long term conditions by working in partnership with people and care professionals.
Delivery of structured education focuses on the left side of the house to enable the person with a long term condition (LTC) to be empowered, engaged, motivated and supported to actively manage their own health. In addition, the foundations of the house relate to the commissioning which enables cost effective commissioning of services which meet individual’s needs.
It is proposed this programme will provide a:
• Core/Foundation programme for LTC and run as a rolling programme. People can then attend at any stage after diagnosis to be given valuable information in relation to lifestyle, emotional wellbeing, mental health, goal setting, social support, benefits, support networks, signpost to additional educational materials.
• Disease specific programme (Intermediate level). This is a one off session that the people can access to understand more about their LTC but are not ready to go to a more in-depth weekly programme.
This pilot programme will be governed by the Self-Management workstream which is part of the Adult Integrated Care and Prevention Board (AICP). The AICP sits beneath and reports directly to the Leeds Health and Social Care Transformation ‘Portfolio’ Board which is aligned to the outcomes of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Following consideration of this matter by Licensing Committee on 10th June 2014 (report attached) the Head of Licensing and Registration approved the policy in respect of the revised conditions applied to a licensed private hire operator

The Chief Planning Officer has:
• authorised the designation of Garforth Neighbourhood Area (as shown on Plan 1) pursuant to Section 61G and 61I of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
• authorised the designation of Garforth Neighbourhood Forum pursuant of Section 61F of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
• agreed to continue to work closely with the Garforth Neighbourhood Forum on neighbourhood planning issues within the Garforth Neighbourhood Area.