Decisions

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to approve the suspension of lettings, removal from charge and full demolition of 14 garages (G8-21) at Red Hall Croft, LS14 1NW.

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to approve the suspension of lettings, removal from charge and full demolition of the three garages (G1 to G3) at the rear of the shops 85 to 95 Boggart Hill Drive, Leeds, LS14 1JX

The City Solicitor has approved the sub-delegation scheme attached as Appendix 1 to the attached report, with effect from 1st October 2016.

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.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation)

i) noted and approved the proposed waiting restrictions as outlined in this Report and as indicated on drawing no. CARLTONS/LCC/HWT/01/DR/EP/MI_01c at an estimated cost of £6,000; and

ii) gave authority to the City Solicitor to advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order in relation to the waiting restrictions as indicated on drawing no. CARLTONS/LCC/HWT/01/DR/EP/MI_01c and subject to no valid objections being received, to make, seal and implement the Order as advertised.

The Head of Governance Services has approved amendments to the Constitution as detailed in the attached report with effect from 1st October 2016.

The Director of Children's Services approved:
* the award of a contract to Servelec Synergy in the sum of £106,876 per annum, a total value of £534,380. The contract shall commence on the 1st October 2016 and expire on the 30th September 2021.
* the publication of a voluntary transparency notice in OJEU followed by ten calendar days before the contract is awarded.
* arrangements to be made for the ending of contracts 9ZHN-LZ1XFN; 9MKN-KNGx9T; A2UE-FM86YB including early termination where applicable, to be agreed with Servelec.
* the decisions will be implemented in September 2016.
* the officer with responsibility for implementing will be the Head of Service Info Management & Technology - Children's Services and the Commissioning Programme Manager (Learning & Skills) - Children's Services.

The Chíef Officer of Economy and Regeneration has approved entering into one to one negotiations and a 12 month exclusivity agreement with the party named in the confidential appendix This is to enable terms to be provisionally agreed for the disposal of part of the former social services office site on Roundhay Road, Those provisionally agreed terms will be reported to a future meeting date to seek approval to them.

The Director of City Development authorised the City Council to become the employer and enter into a Novation Agreement with Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House Ltd and Fabrite Engineering Ltd, whereby the City Council will assume on or about 14 September 2016 all rights, obligations and liabilities arising from the Letters of Intent agreed between Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House Ltd and Fabrite Engineering Ltd for the proposed maintenance works at Leeds Grand Theatre.

The Chief Officer Economy & Regeneration has accepted to list 3&5 The Green, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5JB to the List of Assets of Community Value on the basis that the nomination satisfactorily meets the criteria laid down in the Localism Act 2011.

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration Officer has approved that
the Council completes a Deed of Variation and sells land at North Lodge,
Elmete Lane, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 2LJ

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration has accepted to add The Merry Monk, Kirkstall Hill, Leeds, LS4 2TX to the List of Assets of Community Value.on the basis that the nomination satisfactorily meets the criteria laid down in the Localism Act 2011.

The Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration has declared the land at Breary Lane, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 surplus to requirements and approved that the site be offered for sale on the open market with a restrictive covenant limiting the future use for over 55's housing only.

This notification is to confirm the decision to award the contracts for the Housing Related Visiting Support Service to the Engage Leeds consortium (lead provider – Gipsil Ltd)

Appendix 2 and 3 to this report has been marked as exempt 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 information is exempt if and for so long as in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. In this case the report author considers that it is in the public interest to maintain the exemption

The Director of Environment and Housing has ;
• Approved the request to apply Contracts Procedure Rule 21 for a 6 month contract extension with RD Willis for the Supply and Management of Furnished Temporary Accommodation Service from the 1st October 2016

This is a corporate contract. Placements to temporary accommodation within this contract for homeless households are made by Environment and Housing via the Leeds Housing Options Team, Children’s Services and Adult Social Care.

The Chief Officer of Civic Enterprise Leeds has approved waiver of CPR 9 to enter into a formal arrangement with the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust to provide the 'Front House' Security Service at the Compton Road building for a period of two years

The Director of Environment and Housing approves the sealing and completion by Legal Services of the HCAs Care and Supported Specialised Housing grant agreement to enable draw down of the Care and Supported Specialised Housing funding so that the scheme can progress towards completion before 31st March 2019