Details of officer decisions relating to planning applications.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 14/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
1. The Chief Officer (Highways &
Transportation) was asked to approve the recommendation to extend
funding for Operation SPARC using £70,000 of funding. This
funding is expected to cover the cost of deployments for the
financial year 2023/24.
2. Operation SPARC will be implemented by West Yorkshire Police,
with support from and monitoring by Leeds City Council’s
Influencing Travel Behaviour team.
3. Allow Operation SPARC to continue until the end of FY
2023/24.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Gillian Macleod
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 13/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Children & Families gave
approval for:
• Creating an additional three LCC employed Trainee
Educational Psychologist posts on the structure, on top of the
existing three vacant trainee posts already on the structure.
• The current six Trainee Educational Psychologists would move
from being paid a bursary to being offered a contract of employment
as a Trainee Educational Psychologist.
This will allow Leeds to compete with surrounding local authorities
who have employed arrangements for trainees in place already,
reduce the use of costly agency staff and ensure a service to meet
the needs of the city.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Karen Jessup
Decision Maker: Leader of Council
Decision published: 12/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Leader wishes to amend the arrangements as
set out in Appendix A attached with effect from 1st April
2023.
Lead officer: Paul Simpson
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 12/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer - Financial Services
approved the award of a contract to KPMG LLP for the Implementation
of Business Process and Technology Transformation for
Finance.
Please see delegated decision report for further details.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mark Barrett
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 12/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
a) The Chief Officer Financial Services has
agreed to inject £124,344.24 departmental prudential
borrowing into the 2023/24 Capital Programme.
b) The Chief Officer, Operations and Active Leeds has given
authority to spend £124,344.24 in 2023 supported from
prudential borrowing at a cost of £21,078 per annum over 7
years on gym equipment for Wetherby Gym.
Wards affected: Wetherby;
Lead officer: Catherine Fenton
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£452,600.00.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Ben Finley
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£388,465.85
.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Julie Longworth
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£474,500.00.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Ruth Terry
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer, Culture and Economy
has:
a) Authorised Leeds City Council to enter into a UKSPF Grant
Agreement with West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) for
£4,676,147 over the period 1st July 2023 to the 31st March
2025.
b) Authorised the Council to sign,seal and return the Grant
Agreement to WYCA’s legal team.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Phil Cole
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer, Culture and Economy
has:
a) Authorised Leeds City Council to enter into a Gainshare Grant
Agreement with West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) for up to
£5m over the period 1st April 2023 to the 31st March
2026.
b) Authorised Leeds City Council to sign, seal and return the Grant
Agreement to WYCA’s legal team.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Phil Cole
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Civic Enterprise Leeds
approved:
a) The award of a contract to E A Foulds Limited t/a Foulds Lifts
in the
sum of £2,278,886.80 for a period of 12 months to undertake
works
associated with the installation, refurbishment & upgrading of
lifts to 6
high rise blocks in the city starting on 1st June 2023 and
finishing on
30th May 2024 with no option to extend.
b) Recognise that Appendix 1 – tender Analysis Report should
be
designated exempt from publication in accordance with
information
procedure rule 10.4(3).
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Craig Simpson
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£677,746.60.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Ruth Terry
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£369,953.05.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Ben Finley
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£414,534.15.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Julie Longworth
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£233,600.00.
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
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Ben Finley
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£151,475.00.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Patsy Burrows
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Civic Enteprise Leeds has
noted the contents of this report and approved the award of
purchase of tools for Leeds Building Services to City Electrical
Factors Ltd for a period of four years with the option to extend of
up to 4 x 12 months. The estimated value of the contract will be
£120,000 per annum. The contract will start on the 24th April
2023 and end initially on the 23rd April 2027.
Recognised that Appendix 1 should be designated exempt from
publications in accordance with Access to Information Prodcure Rule
10.4(3).
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Craig Simpson
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£452,600.00.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Farah Husain
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£271,143.90.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Ruth Terry
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£325,474.15.
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
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Ruth Terry
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director, Children & Families agreed
the recommendation of a report relating to the placement of a
child/young person. The individual costs of the place are
£158,391.75.
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.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Ruth Terry
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 06/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
What decision has been taken?
The Chief Digital and Information Officer gave approval to invoke
Contract Procedure Rule (CPR’s) 10.2 and award a new contract
for Software licensing and support & maintenance for the
Council’s Geographical Information System (GIS) for the
period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2026.
There is a need to ensure service continuation, maintain support
& maintenance on the GIS estate. This access to tooling and
support is only available from ESRI UK Ltd. This is to support key
council systems which provide legislative services. It also
provides tooling linked to the Best City Ambitions
Awarding a new contract to ESRI UK Ltd for the period 1st April
2023 to 31st March 2026 is the logical way forward to maintain
current services while we to design, plan and conduct a migration
from on prem to cloud hosted services and investigate open source
alternatives.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Richard Bartlett
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 06/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Communities Housing and
Environment approved the following recommendations:
a) To waive Contract Procedure Rule (CPR) 15.2 a) in relation to
Tender Evaluation, allowing a ‘combined price/quality’
approach as set out in CPR 15.2 c), but also waiving the
requirement for a minimum 40% price weighting in accordance with
CPR 27.
b) To approve the proposed evaluation methodology at section 8 in
the main report, including the proposed 30%/70% price/quality
weighting.
c) To Note that the decision to award the contract following
completion of the tender evaluation process is delegated to the
Chief Officer, Sustainable Energy & Air Quality.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Andrew Lingham
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 06/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief officer, Social Work approved the
award of a contract to Famly Ltd for the procurement of a new
Nursery Digital Information Management System for an initial period
of two (2) years from April 2023 to April 2025 with the option to
extend for a further period of up to twenty four (12+12) months
(subject to further approval) for a maximum of four (4) years in
total.
The total cost of the contract for the initial two (2) year period
is £92,400.00.
Any extensions taken after the initial period will be at a cost of
3% per year increase to the standard annual rate of
£46,200.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Amanda Ashe
- Approving the council entering into Connection and Supply Agreements with a number of prospective customers for Leeds PIPES
- Approving the awarding of contract/contracts to the project’s Principal Contractor for detailed design at a number of sites to facilitate connections to Leeds PIPES, utilising standard council T&Cs
- Approving the awarding of contract/contacts to the project’s Principal Contractor for works to connect customers to Leeds PIPES, utilising an NEC3 contract
Potential customers to be detailed in the accompanying Key Decision report.
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 06/04/2023
Effective from: 26/04/2023
Decision:
The Director for Communities, Housing, and Environment has taken the following decisions:
a) Approved the awarding of contracts for detailed design at sites included in Confidential Appendix 1 - 23/24 Leeds PIPES Customers, to the maximum values stated.
b) Approved the entering into of Connection and/or Supply Agreements with the customers included in Confidential Appendix 1 noting that any variations to the standard council position in these agreements will be subsequently approved by the Chief Officer for Climate, Energy and Green Spaces under the established delegations.
c) Approved the awarding of contracts to Vital Energi Utilities Ltd for the design and build of connections to sites included in Confidential Appendix 1, to the maximum values stated.
d) Noted that Confidential Appendix 1 is excluded from this report for reasons detailed at paragraph 41, in line with the Local Government Act 1972.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Joe Callin
Seeking approval to procure merchants to supply Leeds Building Services with flooring materials. The contract will be for a duration of 4 years with an anticipated value of £1,200,000
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 06/04/2023
Effective from: 26/04/2023
Decision:
a) In
accordance with the Council’s Contracts Procedure Rule 3.1.7,
the Director of Resources has approved a procurement strategy to
competitively procure a supplies contract through an open
procurement procedure to establish a contract for the supply and
delivery of flooring materials, with up to 5 suppliers, for a
4-year contract period, with a total contract value of up to
£800,000.
b) The Director of Resources has approved that the tender is evaluated using the quality-price separated approach.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Craig Simpson
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Communities, Housing and
Environment approved the authority to spend and award NEC3 contract
to Vital Energi Ltd to undertake the DHN connections at the
Leonardo and Thoresby development with a maximum value of
£297k, subject to the freeholder entering into Connection and
Supply Agreements with the council.
The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment approved the
payment structure for the connection outlined in Confidential
Appendix 1.noting the reasons for exclusion from this report
detailed at paragraph 25, in line with the Local Government Act
1972.
Wards affected: Little London and Woodhouse;
Lead officer: Joe Callin
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer of Asset Management &
Regeneration approved spend of £50k on greenspace
improvements to land located on Magpie Lane, as part of the Morley
Town Deal programme.
Wards affected: Morley South;
Lead officer: Claire Newton
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Housing authorised the
appointment of Connell Brothers Ltd as the contractor for the
demolition of the Highways residential tower blocks, adjacent
maisonettes and associated outbuildings for the tendered sum
detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.
Wards affected: Killingbeck and Seacroft;
Lead officer: Chris Coulson
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Asset Management &
Regeneration has approved entering into an NEC4 Professional
Services Contract (PSC)
with Willmott Dixon Construction Limited (WDCL) to deliver services
of Pre construction, Design and other Professional Services to
complete RIBA Stages 2 – 4 via the SCAPE framework for the
Hough Top project, to the value of £619,988.
This sits under a previous key decision.
Wards affected: Pudsey;
Lead officer: Kate Stanford
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Asset Management &
Regeneration has:
Granted approval to purchase the properties, detailed in the
Confidential Appendix A, at market value, as determined by Land
& Property, and authorise return to Council housing
stock.
Authorised the required expenditure to enable the programme to
progress the property acquisitions detailed in Confidential
Appendix A. These property acquisitions will be funded from the
Council Housing Growth Programme budget, via a combination of
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing and Right to Buy
receipts.
Noted that Executive Board granted Authority to Spend for the
programme on 24th July 2019.
Noted that written approval to bring the properties back into
council housing stock was provided by the Chief Officer (Housing)
of Communities, Housing & Environment on the 27 February
2023.
Wards affected: Burmantofts and Richmond Hill; Chapel Allerton; Moortown;
Lead officer: Tia Nicholson Johnson
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Asset Management &
Regeneration has:
Granted Approval to purchase the properties, detailed in the
Confidential Appendix A, at market value, as determined by Land
& Property, and authorise return to Council housing
stock.
Authorised the required expenditure to enable the programme to
progress the property acquisitions detailed in Confidential
Appendix A. These property acquisitions will be funded from the
Council Housing Growth Programme budget,via a combination of
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing and Right to Buy
receipts.
Noted that Executive Board granted Authority to Spend for the
programme on 24th July 2019.
Noted that written approval to bring the properties back into
council housing stock was provided by the Chief Officer (Housing)
of Communities, Housing & Environment on the 9 February
2023.
Wards affected: Cross Gates and Whinmoor; Farnley and Wortley; Middleton Park;
Lead officer: Tia Nicholson Johnson
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Asset Management and
Regeneration has::
Granted approval to purchase the properties, detailed in the
Confidential Appendix A, at market value, as determined by Land
& Property, and authorise return to Council housing
stock.
Authorised the required expenditure to enable the programme to
progress the property acquisitions detailed in Confidential
Appendix A. These property acquisitions will be funded from the
Council Housing Growth Programme budget, via a combination of
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing and Right to Buy
receipts.
Noted that Executive Board granted Authority to Spend for the
programme on 24th July 2019.
Noted that written approval to bring the properties back into
council housing stock was provided by the Chief Officer (Housing)
of Communities, Housing & Environment on the 7 February
2023.
Wards affected: Beeston and Holbeck;
Lead officer: Tia Nicholson Johnson
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Digital and Information Officer gave
approval to invoke Contract Procedure Rule 9.5 and award of a new
contract direct to Oracle Corporation Ltd for the provision of
technical support services for the period 31st May 2023 to 30th May
2024.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Peter Jordan
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Children & Families agreed
to:
a) Approve the proposal to review traded services to increase
sustainability and efficiency of the service and deliver savings
within the Children and Families directorate of £441,600 over
5 years.
b) Approve the deletion of the Head of Traded Service post (DIR
52.5%) and approve the creation of the new Business Relationship
Lead post.
c) Approve the proposed re-alignment of the Traded Service team to
Learning Systems and associated line management.
d) Approve the proposal as part of the council’s Medium-Term
Financial Strategy and preparation for setting the 2023/24
budget.
e) Approve the commencement of a consultation process with staff
and recognised trade unions.
f) Note that the review process will follow the council’s
agreed process around managing staff reductions and will seek
wherever possible to avoid compulsory redundancies.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Tim Pouncey
To seek authority to incur expenditure to the limit of the available budget and to add the schemes shown in the Appendices B to this report to the Highways Infrastructure Maintenance Programmes (Structures) 2023/24.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from: 22/04/2023
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation);
a) gave authority to incur expenditure of £6,205,088 (£5,104,325 works costs, £900,763 internal staff, and £200,000 engineering partner fees) funded from the 2023/24 City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (£4,205,088) and Leeds City Council Capital Resources (£2,000,000); and,
b) approved the addition of the schemes listed in Appendix B to this report into the Highways Infrastructure Maintenance Programmes (Structures) 2023/24.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Babak Ahmadian
To approve the recommendations of the Pedestrian Crossing Review & authorise the detailed development, consultation, preparation & delivery of the individual schemes within subject to the satisfactory completion of any necessary orders & statutory processes.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 04/04/2023
Effective from: 22/04/2023
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways & Transportation):
a) Noted the contents of this report and the procedures carried out in respect of conducting the annual Pedestrian Crossing Review.
b) Reviewed and approved the recommendations of the Annual Pedestrian Crossing Review as the basis for the 2023/2024 programme for introducing new formal and informal pedestrian crossings and upgrading existing infrastructure at other existing crossing points as detailed in the report.
c) Gave authority to commence the detailed design, consultation and implementation of the schemes described in the table within paragraph 6 of the report and in Appendix 2.
d) Gave authority to incur expenditure of £450,000 inclusive of all works costs, staff fees and legal costs, which will be funded from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) Safe Roads 2023/24 budget.
e) Gave authority to display notices on site under the provision of Section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 in order to inform the public of the proposed formal pedestrian crossings and respond to any communications received in this regard as appropriate.
f) Gave authority to request the City Solicitor to draft and advertise a Notice under the provision of Section 90C of the Highways Act 1980 for the implementation of traffic calming to complement some of the proposed pedestrian crossings.
g) Gave authority to request the City Solicitor to draft, advertise and implement, subject to no valid objections being received, a Traffic Regulation Order, Movement Order or Speed Limit Order (where required), to support the proposed pedestrian crossings.
h) Agreed to receive such other further reports (if required) to address any objections received to advertised Notices or other matters arising from the detailed scheme proposals.
Wards affected: Chapel Allerton; Cross Gates and Whinmoor; Guiseley and Rawdon; Harewood; Headingley and Hyde Park; Horsforth; Kirkstall; Moortown; Otley and Yeadon; Roundhay;
Lead officer: Jonathan Waters
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 03/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Housing Officer gave approval for 80
projects to a value of £164,841.73 supported by the 11
Housing Advisory Panels (HAPs) between the 1 January 2023 and 31
March 2023, for a range of environmental and community related
projects.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ian Montgomery
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 03/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Children and Families approved
the decision to extend cooperation agreements with Clusters. The
extensions will commence on 1st April 2023 and expire on 31st March
2024.
The funding for clusters (issued as part of the cooperation
agreements) will continue to be funded utilising the funding
formula that was approved as part of the key decision (D52724)
referenced above. The total LCC cluster funding pot to be applied
to the formula for 2023/24 is £780,830.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Charley Flood
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 03/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways &
Transportation) was requested to:
• Approve the detailed design and subsequent implementation of
a project to introduce forecourt improvements on Upper Town Street,
Bramley as shown on the associated drawing
918-LCC-06-XX-DR-TM-01-01b.
• Note the required expenditure of £50,000, comprising
£45,000 works and £5,000 staff fees, to be funded from
Regeneration’s Local Centres Programme, to be approved
separately by the Chief Officer Asset Management &
Regeneration.
Wards affected: Bramley and Stanningley;
Lead officer: Jonathan Waters
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 03/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways &
Transportation) was requested to:
Approve the detailed design and subsequent implementation of a
project to introduce up to 12 tree pits within the central
reservation on Harehills Road, Harehills and plant a tree species
suitable for the location, as shown on the associated drawing
718-LCC-13-XX-DR-TM-01-02.
Note the required expenditure of £150,000, comprising
£140,000 works and £10,000 staff fees, to be funded
from Regeneration’s Local Centres Programme, to be approved
separately by the Chief Officer Asset Management &
Regeneration.
Wards affected: Gipton and Harehills;
Lead officer: Jonathan Waters
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 03/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways and
Transportation) was requested to:
a. Note the detail of the highway works described in outline in
paragraph 4 below and shown on plan 1135/LCC/23/XX/DR/TM/01/01A
attached at Appendix 3 of the Design and Cost Report;
b. Give authority to negotiate the terms of and enter into an
agreement with the developer under the provisions of Section 278 of
the Highways Act 1980; whereby the works associated with the
development are carried out by Leeds City Council, fully funded by
the developer
c. Give authority to incur expenditure of £233,000.00 works
costs, statutory undertakers’ costs (if required) and
£66,990.00 staff costs to be fully funded by the developer
through the S278 Agreement.
d. Authorise the City Solicitor to erect a notice under Section 23
of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on site as required for the
establishment of a new toucan crossing on Ring Road and, if no
valid objections are received, to thereinafter implement.
e. Approve with reference to the powers contained in Section 66(4)
of the Highways Act 1980, that the relevant lengths of footway
shown on 1135/LCC/23/XX/DR/TM/01/01A as proposed shared use
footway/cycleway are removed and that following the removal of the
footways, shared use footway/cycleway is constructed under the
powers contained under the provisions of section 65(1) of the
Highways Act 1980 for shared joint use by pedal cyclists and
pedestrians.
f. Approve the construction of shared footway/cycleway following
removal of grass verge between the proposed toucan crossing and the
informal crossing on Middleton Park Road shown on drawing shown on
1135/LCC/23/XX/DR/TM/01/01A under the powers contained under the
provisions of section 65(1) of the Highways Act 1980 for shared
joint use by pedal cyclists and pedestrians.
g. Authorise the City Solicitor to advertise a Draft Traffic
Regulation Order to introduce NWAAT on part of Middleton Road and
at the junction between Middleton Park Road & Ring Road as
shown on drawing 1135/LCC/23/XX/DR/TM/01/01A; and if no valid
objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Orders as
advertised; If objections are received when advertised these will
be reported back to board.
Wards affected: Middleton Park;
Lead officer: Gema Garcia
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 03/04/2023
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Communities, Housing and
Environment has approved the sub-delegation scheme set out as
Appendix 1.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Julie Saunders
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 03/04/2023
Effective from: 03/04/2023
Decision:
The Director of Resources has approved the
sub-delegation scheme set out as Appendix 1.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Julie Saunders
It is proposed to consult on staffing reductions within City Development as part of the Council’s overall savings programme for 2023/24 onwards.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 31/03/2023
Effective from: 12/04/2023
Decision:
The Director of City Development agreed:
• the permanent removal of eleven vacant posts across the Directorate as detailed in 4.1 and table 1 in the attached DDR.
• the temporary substitution of external funding to support four posts within Culture and Environment as detailed in 4.3 and table 2 in the attached DDR.
• the extended temporary non-filling of posts within Culture and Economy specifically related to the existing temporary closure of Leeds Town Hall as detailed in 4.5 and table 3 in the attached DDR.
• that detailed work be undertaken in areas of the Directorate where permanent deletions of posts (as detailed in 4.1) will occur to ensure that the impact of the reductions is understood and mitigated, as far as possible, on a team-by-team basis.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Phil Evans
Key Delegated Decision to approve expenditure over £500k in respect of the 2023/24 Planned Maintenance Programme.
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 31/03/2023
Effective from: 20/04/2023
Decision:
The Director of Children and Families agreed to:
a) Approve the proposed programme of Planned Maintenance works in maintained and Foundation (Trust) schools to be delivered during 2023/24 and funded from the available Schools Condition Allocation grant provided by the DfE.
b) Authorise expenditure of £4,500,000 of the available Schools Condition Allocation grant on these essential condition works.
c) Approve the proposed procurement strategy, using the in-house Procurement Team, and the use of the internal provider for some work areas and Yortender portal to contractors from Constructionline framework for the remaining programme.
d) Noted that £500,000 of previous year’s School Condition Allocation with pre-existing Authority to Spend is still available to be utilised towards the 2023/24 Capital Maintenance Programme, based on current outturn projections for previous year’s maintenance schemes.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sally Lowe
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Brief Description |
Under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, the Secretary of State for Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has awarded a total grant of £3,812,144 to Leeds City Council. The grant period is 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025 and is split as follows: 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024: £1,888,259 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025: £1,923,885 The grant covers revenue expenditure relating to the functions set out in the statutory duty (within the Domestic Abuse Bill) on Tier 1 Local Authorities, relating to the provision of support to victims of domestic abuse and their children residing within safe accommodation and to work associated with servicing the multi-agency Local Partnership Board (LPB) to support the Council in performing certain specified functions. Approval is being sought to: · accept the grant allocation from DLUHC · award funding to a number of organisations to enhance the support to victim-survivors of domestic abuse · allocate an element of the grant to the Council in order to fund the administrative burden associated with the new Statutory Duty |
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Impact On Wards |
All wards |
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Financial and procurement implications |
This is a key decision as expenditure is over £500,000. The funding will be received as a grant from DLUHC and will be distributed as either variations to existing contracts or grants. |
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Partnership working |
All decisions relating to the allocation of this funding will be made in consultation with the Domestic Abuse Local Partnership Board – a multi-agency group which was established as part of the requirements of the Statutory Duty. The Domestic Abuse Voice and Accountability (DAVA) forum will also be consulted on funding allocations. The DAVA is made up of a wide range of organisations from the third sector.
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Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 31/03/2023
Effective from: 19/04/2023
Decision:
The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment approved:
i) Receipt of the grant allocation of £3,812,144 from DLUCH for the period 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2025 (£1,888,259 for 2023/24 and £1,923,885 for 2024/25)
ii) In accordance with PCR Regulation 72(1)(c):
· DN194503 (Lot 1): £839,788 to Leeds Women’s Aid for the Leeds Domestic Violence Service
· DN194503 (Lot 2): £734,076 to Leeds Women’s Aid for the Leeds Domestic Violence Service
· DN199026: £124,689 to Turning Lives Around for the Beacon Service
iii) In accordance with PCR Regulations 72(1)(f) and Regulation 72(5):
· DN421340: £344,182 to Gipsil Limited for the Our Way Leeds Service
· DN415655: £87,274 to Basis Yorkshire
iv) Grant allocations to the following organisations
· Up to £490,020 to Leeds Women’s Aid to provide additional support to people living in the independent LWA refuge
· Up to £510,874 to Leeds Women’s Aid to continue developing, managing and funding the Sanctuary Support Team which includes workers from a number of community based organisations
· Up to £106,191 to St Anne’s Community Services to provide domestic abuse support to the people they support through their accommodation based housing services
v) An allocation of £673,426 to Leeds City Council (Safer Stronger Communities and Leeds Housing Options (LHO)) to fund the staff resource required to undertake the administrative function of the Statutory Duty and to continue the specialist domestic abuse team within LHO
vi) that the remaining funding relating to this decision will be allocated via Significant Operational or Administrative Decisions as appropriate
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alison Ferguson
1 This decision is to enter into a grant agreement with WYCA for gainshare funding for LEEDS 2023’s WOW Barn project. The funds will cover the development costs for the WOW Barn project to be delivered by Leeds Culture Trust (LCT) as a signature event in the LEEDS 2023 Year of Culture. The funds will be channelled in full to Leeds Culture Trust to deliver the project and manage expenditure.
2 It is proposed that the £551,672 WYCA funding is managed through the Leeds City Council grant agreement. The grant agreement requires robust reporting on the impact of LEEDS 2023 and is being refreshed to ensure specific outcomes from the WOW Barn project are reported whilst also capturing the wider benefits of the funding commitment to the year of culture. The refreshed grant agreement will be signed by the end of March 2023.
3 This current grant agreement will be followed by a further grant agreement between WYCA and LCC for the remaining sum of £ 948,328 which was approved by WYCA Culture Committee on 26.1.23 for the WOW Barn project. This will bring total funding from WYCA’s Gainshare fund to be channelled to LCT for the WOW Barn to £1.5m.
4 The authority to enter into a grant agreement for this second tranche of funding for the WOW Barn also sits under this key decision.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 30/03/2023
Effective from: 11/04/2023
Decision:
a) The Chief Officer Culture and Economy has authorised the City Council to enter into grant agreement with West Yorkshire Combined Authority for a sum of £551,672 from WYCA’s Gainshare fund. This funding will then be channelled in full to Leeds Culture Trust who will deliver the WOW Barn project and who will manage all WOW Barn expenditure.
b) The decision has been exempted from call in. The reasons for this exemption are set out in section 19 of this report under legal implications.
Wards affected: Headingley and Hyde Park; Little London and Woodhouse;
Lead officer: Karen Murgatroyd
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Brief Description |
Approval will be sought for authority to procure an integrated sexual health service, to take effect from 1st July 2024 on the expiry of the current contract. |
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Impact On Wards |
The service will be available for residents of all wards. |
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Financial and procurement implications |
New procurement of a contract of up to a maximum of £67,374,880 for the period of 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2034 including extensions. |
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Partnership working |
LCC only. |
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 30/03/2023
Effective from: 19/04/2023
Decision:
Approved authority to proceed with a competitive procurement process, as outlined in this report and in line with Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) 3.1.7, to procure a suitable provider/consortium to deliver a new sexual health service, for a period of 5 years and 9 months commencing 1st July 2024 (with an option to extend for a period of up to 48 months in any combination, which if utilised would be subject to a separate decision at the appropriate time) with a budget of up to a maximum of £6,858,962 per annum (£67,374,880 for the full contract period including extensions and non-recurring mobilisation budget).
Noted that a report will be submitted for approval at the end of the procurement process to approve the contract award, which will be a direct consequence of this key decision and will therefore be a significant operational decision at most, which will not be subject to call in.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Eleanor Clark
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Brief Description |
To approve the permission to go out to tender for the supply of Telecare equipment and award of the contract following the procurement process. |
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Impact On Wards |
All |
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Financial and procurement implications |
The annual expenditure on Tele Care equipment is around £600,000.00. |
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Partnership working |
None |
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision published: 30/03/2023
Effective from: 19/04/2023
Decision:
The Interim Director of Adults and Health:
Approved the authority to undertake a procurement exercise to procure a two year framework contract for the supply of telecare equipment with the option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months in any combination.
Approved the proposed timescale for implementation from 1st September 2023.
Noted that the Service Delivery Manager- Assisted Living Leeds will be the officer responsible for the implementation
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Heather Barden
To give the authority to utilise Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to vary the Casualty, Property, Motor fleet, and Engineering Inspection contract to modify the end date by one year.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 30/03/2023
Effective from: 18/04/2023
Decision:
The Director of Resources gives authority to utilise Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which states Contracts and may be modified without a new procurement procedure “where the modifications, irrespective of their value, are not substantial …” and to vary the contracts for Casualty, Property, Motor Fleet, Engineering Inspection, Terrorism and Sabotage to modify the end dates by one year to 31st March 2025.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Louise Booth
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Brief Description |
The Enhance Programme is designed to support safe and sustainable discharge from hospital and Leeds Community Healthcare’s (LCHT) neighbourhood teams by providing grant funding to third sector organisations for increased support capacity and enable closer working with the neighbourhood teams. Leeds Older People Forum (LOPF) will administer the grant programme to allocate the funding to successful third sector organisations. The decisions required are: · LCC extends for 12 months from 1st April the existing NHS Act Section 256 agreement with LCHT to receive £800,000 for the 23/24 grant programme · LCC enters into a new grant agreement with LOPF to facilitate the grant programme (for a total of £898,000) for 12 months from 1st April 2023 with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months subject to funding still being available. (Overall value should the extension be taken £2,694,000). |
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Impact On Wards |
The Enhance Programme aims to improve outcomes for people living in all wards of the city (it is a city-wide scheme) |
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Financial and procurement implications |
This grant programme is being funded via £800,000 provided by LCHT and £98,000 from an allocation of funding given to Leeds City Council by Central Government’s Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government for “Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) Support. |
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Partnership working |
This proposal has been developed through partnership working with LCHT and LOPF. |
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision published: 30/03/2023
Effective from: 19/04/2023
Decision:
The Interim Director of Adults and Health agreed to:
Extend the existing NHS Act Section 256 agreement for 12 months from 1st April 23 to the transfer the £800,000 funding from Leeds Community Healthcare Trust to Leeds City Council
That LCC will contibutr the sum of £98,000 to the Enhance programme using funding received through the Health Partnerships Team from the Department of Communities and Local Government for “Clinically Extremely Vulnerable Support” as part of the Covid-19 response.
Awarded the grant agreement of £898,000 to Leeds Older People’s Forum who will administrate and distribute the funding to third sector organisations who currently deliver the Enhance Programme. The grant agreement will commence from 1st April 2023 for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months subject to funding still being available. (Overall value should the extension be taken £2,694,000).
Officers from Adults & Health Integrated Commissioning Team will work with colleagues from Procurement & Commercial Services to implement the decision.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Kate Daly
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Brief Description |
Approval will be sought for authority to procure the NHS Health Checks service which will replace the existing provision |
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Impact On Wards |
The NHS Health Check contract is an established city wide service. |
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Financial and procurement implications |
To put in place a new contract with an annual value of approximately £520,000 per annum. Public Health reserves of a potential maximum of £550,000 will be available over the first two years of the new contract to assist with the NHS Health Checks catch up programme post Covid. |
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Partnership working |
The Council is the single commissioner of the NHS Health Check contract. |
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 30/03/2023
Effective from: 19/04/2023
Decision:
The Director of Public Health:
Approved authority to put an offer, in principle, to the Leeds GP Confederation, as outlined in this report under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, to enter into negotiations to establish a new contract for the provision of a new NHS Health Check contract for a period of 5 years commencing 1st April 2024 (with an option to extend for a period of up to 36 months in any combination) with a maximum budget of £520,000 per annum plus up to a potential maximum of £550,000 of Public Health Reserves will be available over the first two years. (The budget is £4,710,000 for the overall contract period if all extensions are used).
Approved the use of 100% quality tender evaluation criteria, in accordance with Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) 15.2 (b).
Noted that a further report to approve the contract award which will be a direct consequence of this key decision will be submitted for approval at the end of the procurement process and will therefore be a significant operational decision at most which will not be subject to call in.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Carl Mackie
To give authority to spend and to procure in relation to the development of the Children’s residential estate to establish eight new residential care homes in four small group living hubs of two houses each; to incur revenue expenditure necessary to the operation of children’s residential homes; and to establish and recruit to necessary associated staffing structures.
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 24/03/2023
Effective from: 13/04/2023
Decision:
The Director of Children & Families has agreed to:
a) Note the content of the report and invest to save proposition for new capacity within the children’s residential portfolio;
b) Approve the overall business case as described in this report;
c) Approve the revenue expenditure necessary for the operation of the proposed new homes;
d) Approve the establishment of new posts, as detailed, to support the proposed new homes;
e) Note the financial implications and give authority to spend budgets (revenue and capital) as identified in this report; and
f) Note, as per the Scheme of Delegation, that the Chief Officer, Asset Management & Regeneration, will be required to approve the acquisitions, as and when properties are identified.
The Chief Officer, Financial Services has agreed to:
g) Note the content of the report and invest to save proposition for new capacity with the children’s residential portfolio; and
h) Approve the necessary injection into the capital programme to enable property acquisitions.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ben Finley