Decisions

The Chief Planning Officer has authorised the designation of Seacroft Neighbourhood Area (as shown on Plan) pursuant to Section 61G and 61I of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The Deputy Director, Learning, Skills and Universal Services agreed to:
• Approve the request to award the contract in the sum of £9,449,875 to Local Education Partnership (LEP) for the construction of a generic SEN new build 150 place provision on the former Blenheim Centre site to enable expansion of the North East SILC;
• Approve the request to enter into the independent certifier appointments, collateral warranties from the main building contractor and the professional team and parent company guarantees; and
• Approve the request to enter into other documents that the Built Environment Programme Manager considers necessary to proceed with the project.

The Deputy Director, Learning, Skills & Universal Services agreed to:

• Approve the request to award the contract in the sum of £3,773,947 to Local Education Partnership (LEP) for the construction of a generic SEN new build 50 place provision on the former Broom Court site to enable the expansion of the South SILC;
• Approve the request to enter into the independent certifier appointments, collateral warranties from the main building contractor and the professional team and parent company guarantees; and
• Approve the request to enter into other documents that the Built Environment Programme Manager considers necessary to proceed with the project.

The Deputy Director, Learning, Skills & Universal Services agreed to waive contract procedure rules 8.1 and 8.2 to allow a contract to Leeds Trinity University for the delivery of the HLTA Programme for a period of 10 months with the option to extend for two further twelve month periods. The contract has operated on an implied basis and we are now looking to formalise this arrangement. The contract shall commence on 1 November 2014 and will expire on 31st August 2015.

This report seeks approval in principle to the proposals outlined in;
Option 1: Demolition:-
• Cease advertising and letting the garages.
• Remove from rental charge
• Demolish all seven garages at Highfield Road, LS25 3AY, leave as a hard landscaped area with provision for unsecure parking; Install boundary fencing to bridge the gap where the garages stood to contain farm animals within the farmer’s boundary during and after demolition works.

It is recommended that Chief Officer Property and Contracts approve that the Council leases 26-33 Hemingway Garth to Home Housing Group, for the purpose of providing supported housing to ex-offenders on a five year internal repairing lease with annual break clauses, rent to be set in line with rents set by the council for similar properties for social rent.

The chief Officer Property and Contracts agrees to declare land adjoining 32 Hillcrest surplus to departemental requirements on terms to be agreed by the director of City Development.

The Chief Asset Management and Regeneration Officer has approved the transfer of the land to the rear of 15 Woodnook Close, to the owners of 15 Woodnook Close on the terms detailed in the confidential schedule.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation):
i) approved, subject to public consultation, the detailed design and implementation of a scheme to introduce a humped zebra crossing facility on Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, as shown on the attached drawing number TMW/18/1965/2 at an estimated cost of £22,000;
ii) gave authority to publish a Section 23 Notice under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, to inform members of the public of the proposed crossing;
iii) gave authority to advertise a Notice for the road hump that conforms with the Highways Act 1980 (90c Notice); and
iv) gave authority to incur expenditure of £ 15,000 works costs and £7,000 staff design fee costs to be funded from the LTP Transport Policy Capital Programme.

The Chief Asset Management and Regeneration Officer approves that negotiation is undertaken to extend the restrictive covenant that restricts use to open space and residential to include retail use on land that was sold by the Council on 8 October 2009.

The Chief Asset Management and Regeneration Officer recommended that approval be given to enter into a Deed of Dedication with Fields In Trust (FIT) and Wetherby Town Council on the terms outlined in the report.

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 City Development authorised;
(i) The appointment of Interserve Construction Ltd as the preferred contractor for the proposed improvement and refurbishment works at Kirkgate Market
(ii) The payment to Interserve Construction Ltd of an early contractor involvement fee for services provided during the second stage tender development process.

The Chief Asset Management and Regeneration Officer has approved the terms for the acquisition of the house at 10 Snowden Vale.

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 £116, 466 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, ICT approves the waiver of Contract Procedure Rules 8.1 and 8.2 to enter into a contract with Esendex limited for the provision of a bulk SMS messaging service.

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 3 year driver licences for private hire and Hackney carriage drivers. It is noted that the issue may be subject to review by Members in future.

Following consideration of this matter by Licensing Committee on 17th December 2013 (report attached) the Head of Licensing and Registration approved the policy in respect of the introduction of 3 yearly DBS checks on licensed drivers, Hackney carriage proprietors and private hire operators. It is noted that the issue may be subject to review by Members in future.

The Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing approved the implementation of the Phase 1 restructure of the Leedswatch service – incorporating CCTV, Security and Out of Hours Emergency Calls and Parkswatch.

The Director of Environments and Housing agreed to approve a temporary Project Manager post within Housing Management (PO2) for a twelve month period funded.

The Acting Head of Transport Policy:

i) authorised the detailed design and subsequent implementation of a scheme in the Otley and Yeadon Ward, as shown on drawing TMW27-3-1969_01b, to introduce a new zebra crossing facility on Burras Lane, Otley, at a cost of £19,000;

ii) gave authority to incur capital expenditure of £9,000,funded from the LTP Transport Policy Capital Programme ( note that £10,000 of the job costs will be charged to Councillors and Area Management accounts ); and

iii) gave authority to display a Notice on site under provision of Section 23 for the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to inform the public of the proposed zebra crossing.

The Acting Head of Transport Policy:

i) authorised the detailed design and subsequent implementation of a scheme in the Otley and Yeadon Ward, as shown on drawing TMW27-3-1968_01b, to introduce a new zebra crossing facility on Newall Carr Road, Otley;

ii) gave authority to incur expenditure of £19,000, being £12,000 construction costs and £7,000 design fees, funded from the LTP Transport Policy Capital Programme; and

iii) gave authority to display a Notice on site under provision of Section 23 for the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ro inform the public of the proposed zebra crossing.

The Acting Head of Transport Policy:

i) authorised the detailed design and subsequent implementation of a scheme in the Adel and Wharfedale Ward, as shown on drawing TMW-1-3-1971_02, to introduce a new pedestrian refuge and a series of waiting restrictions on A660 Otley Road, Adel;

ii) instructed the City Solicitor to advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to introduce a series of waiting restrictions as described in paragraph 2, and if no valid objections are received, make and seal the Traffic Regulation Order as advertised; and

iii) gave authority to incur expenditure of £22,000 being £13,000 works costs, £7,000 staff fee costs, and £2,000 legal / advertising costs, funded from the LTP transport policy capital programme.

The Section Head of Taxi & Private Hire Licensing approves the application for the Citroen Berlingo 5 by Automotive Group to be included on the approved list of Hackney Carriage Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles.
Although the vehicle fails to meet Condition 4.4.4 (step height dimensions) a similar variation was approved in July 2007 following an application from Cab Direct/Allied Vehicles.
The Citroen Berlingo 5 meets the remaining Leeds City Council conditions for licensing as a Wheelchair Accessible Hackney Carriage Vehicle.

The Deputy Chief Executive is requested to give Authority to Spend of £143,157 in order to effect the partial refurbishment of the first floor of Leeds Town Hall and the relocation of 52 staff from Childrens Services from Merrion House in accordance with New Ways of Working.

The Deputy Director, Safeguarding, Specialist & Targeted services agreed to approve retrospectively the waiver of Contracts Procedure Rule No. 3.1.15 - 'Requirement to use the Council's standard tender documentation', to allow the utilisation of the previous tender documentation for the individual support work framework contract. This will add additional providers form 1st January 2015 until the contract expires in December 2017 and ensure that the two contracts are managed in the same way.

The Area Head of Targeted Services (ENE) agreed to publish the attached record of decisions made in September 2014.

The Director of Environment & Housing agreed to authorise £81,536.00 from parent capital scheme number 16500/BEI/000 during 2014/15 .
Back Cautley Road and Copperfield Mount have been in a state of disrepair for many years. As part of the initial SCIP resident consultation, the local community identified environmental improvements to this area as their top priority. A scheme has been developed by Parks & Countryside, with the input of local residents, to transform the overgrown areas into useable garden plots, demolish unsafe garages and install fencing to improve community safety and reduce levels of environmental crime.
Scheme costs are £81,536.00, spend is expected in Oct/Nov 2014

The Director of the Public Health approves the funding in advance to set up a Winter Wellbeing small grants scheme with Leeds Community Foundation by;
• awarding a contract to Leeds Community Foundation for the administration of the scheme (£3,000 per annum (equivalent of 5.17% of annual small grants allocation));
• providing an annual grant contribution of £58,000 for the scheme for 3 years (for community groups to apply for funding to support low value local projects and initiatives.)
• These funds would be paid in advance to enable Leeds Community Foundation to administer the grants and provide the funds to community groups
(please see accompanying report for full details).