Decisions

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to approve a 4% increase in the schedule of charges across the bereavement service as set out in Appendix 1from 1st February 2015. To meet the shortfall in income against budget as set out within the attached report.

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to

a) Approve the write-off of 33 accounts in the sum of £22,472.70 relating to Housing Revenue Account debt.

b) Approve the write-off of 13 accounts in the sum of £3,175.42 relating to General Fund debts.

Total number of accounts 46 with a value of £25,648.12.

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed to the purchase of 12 Raincliffe Street and 24 Raincliffe Road for £57,000 and £55,000 respectively with a refurbishment requirement of £5,000 each.

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 57 Lingfield Drive, Moortown, Leeds LS17 7HA. 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 subsequent sale of the property could be either to a Registered Social Provider or to the private sector. 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.

This report addresses the Deputation received at the 10th September 2014 meeting of the Council from the members of the bereavement by suicide task group.

The Chief Planning Officer has:
• Authorised the designation of the Seacroft Neighbourhood Forum pursuant to Section 61F (5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation):

i) approved the scheme to amend the direction of the one-way traffic flow along Walkergate, Nelson Street and Charles Street;
ii) approved the implementation of peak period loading restrictions on Crossgate;
iii) requested the City Solicitor to advertise an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order, as shown on the attached drawing number TMW-27-1-1760-4a; and
iv) at the end of the 18 month experimental period for the Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation) to give appropriate consideration to making the Order permanent.

The Head of Governance Services has approved amendments to the Access to Information Procedure Rules as set out in Appendix A to the attached report.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation):

i) noted the contents of this report; approve the TRO proposals, including those for the City Connect cycle superhighway within the boundary of the Thornbury Barracks Pinch Point scheme; and

ii) gave authority to the City Solicitor to advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order for the various waiting and loading restrictions as shown on drawing EP/716952/TRO/7 and subject to no valid objections being received, to make, seal and implement the Order as advertised.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation):

i) noted the highway works as outlined in Section 3.1 and indicated on Leeds City Council Drawing Number EP/716988/01/01 at an estimated cost of £152,650;

ii) gave authority to negotiate the terms of and enter into an agreement with the landowner/developer under the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980; whereby the works associated with the development are carried out by this Council at the cost of the developer; subject to conditions precedent matters (associated with the planning permission), land ownership and landowner approval issues being fully resolved;

iii) gave authority to implement the works as set out in Section 3.1, subject to the approval of any necessary planning conditions and the negotiation of an acceptable Section 278 Legal Agreement;

iv) approved an injection of £152,650 into the City Development Capital Programme; and

v) gave authority to incur expenditure of £128,291 works costs and £24,359 staff costs, to be fully funded by a developer per a Section 278 legal agreement.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation):

i) authorised the detailed design and subsequent implementation of a scheme to introduce a 20 mph zone on the Beckett Estate of Headingley/Weetwood and the associated roads within the boundary of Otley Road and North Lane;
ii) gave authority to incur expenditure of £18,000, which comprises of £12,000 works costs, £4,000 staff fee costs and £2,000 legal fee costs, all to be funded from the LTP Transport Policy Capital Programme; and
iii) requested the City Solicitor to advertise a draft Speed Limit Order, to introduce a 20 mph zone on the Beckett Estate of Headingley/Weetwood as shown on drawing TMW/17-1985/CON, and, if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Order as advertised.

The Acting Head of Transport Policy:

i) authorised the detailed design and subsequent implementation of a scheme to introduce a 20 mph zone and associated works in the Ivesons area of Weetwood, specifically roads contained within the boundary of Otley Old Road, Ring Road West Park A6120, Iveson Drive and Hospital Lane, with the exception of Spen Lane;

ii) gave authority to incur expenditure of £18,000, which comprises of £12,000 works costs, £4,000 staff fee costs and £2,000 legal fee costs, all to be funded from the LTP Transport Policy Capital Programme.

ii) Requested the City Solicitor to:
a) advertise a draft Speed Limit Order, to introduce a 20 mph zone in the Ivesons area of Weetwood, as shown on drawing TMW/32/1989/CON/1a;

b) advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to:

i. introduce a formal restriction, (Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm), on the existing school keep clear markings outside Iveson Primary School, on Iveson Rise and Iveson Drive as shown on drawing TMW/32/1989/CON/5a; and

ii. introduce ’No Waiting At Any Time’ restrictions at the junctions of Iveson Approach/Rise and Luttrell Crescent/Iveson Rise as shown on drawings TMW-32-1989-CON-4 & 5a.

The Chief Officer (Highway and Transportation approved: 9 – ‘High Value Procurements’
i) the waiver of Contract Procedure Rule: 9.1 and 9.2 – ‘High Value Procurements’;

ii) the entering into a contract with Miovision Technologies for the purchase of 4 Scout Video Collection Units; and

iii) the entering into a contract with Miovision Technologies to utilise their data processing, hosting and analysis package for a period of 4 years and extendable for a further1year (amount based on number of surveyed submitted for analysis)

The Director of City Development has given approval to award the contract for the Phase I project works at Lotherton Hall comprising the enabling works, lift, windows, floor, lights, and YORbuild call off fee to Garside & Laycock (t/a SPIE GarsideLaycock).

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 Environment and Housing agreed In line with Contract Procedure Rules (CPR) 3.1.8 to approve the procurement route for the development of new council homes at the site of the former Squinting Cat Public House, via the YORbuild framework.

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

The Chief Officer Employment and Skills approved the waiver of Contracts Procedure Rules 9.1 and 9.2 and appoint three specialist providers: Leeds College of Building, York College and Heritage Craft Alliance Ltd. to a framework without seeking competition in order to provide heritage construction training, under the Re-making Leeds Project, from April 2015 to July 2017, to a maximum total value of £127k.

The Chief Planning Officer has approved the Planning Statement to assist in the disposal of the site.

The Chief Planning Officer has:
• Approved a fully funded injection of £53,898.92 S106 green space monies into the 2014/15 capital programme for improvements to Hunslet Moor, Hunslet and also;
• Approved the incurring of expenditure of £53,898.92 S106 green space monies for improvements to Hunslet Moor, Hunslet.

That approval be granted for the injection of £159,360 into the Capital Programme.

That authority be given to spend £159,360 on capital improvements to residential rehabilitation facilities as described in the St Anne’s application to the Public Health England capital funding programme.

The Director of Environments and Housing declared the subject site surplus to the operational requirements of Environments and Housing.