Agenda and minutes
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To approve as a correct record the minutes of Cabinet held on 12 June 2019. Minutes: The minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 12 June 2019 were approved as a correct record. |
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Items of Urgent Business To receive additional items that the Chair is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: There were no items of urgent business. |
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Declaration of Interests Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Statements by the Leader Minutes: The Leader began his statement
by discussing the work of the Environmental Enforcement Officers,
who had been given greater powers to
tackle anti-social behaviour, as they had achieved accreditation
under the Home Office’s Community Safety Accreditation
Scheme. He stated that the Environmental Enforcement Officers could
now seize alcohol from people under the age of 18, and issue fixed
penalty notices to anyone causing harassment. He felt this would
help the Council tackle anti-social behaviour and allow officers to
take tougher action. |
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Briefings on Policy, Budget and Other Issues Minutes: Councillor Little commented that she felt pleased the fly-tips
in Bulphan had been cleared so quickly,
and the offenders had been fined. She thanked local residents for
their co-operation with the Council in reporting fly-tips, and
thanked the Environmental Enforcement team for their hard work too.
She added that she was pleased the man with 20 dogs in Chadwell St Mary had been
fined, but felt disheartened that the RSPCA had returned 8 dogs to
him, as she felt this would still create some noise.
Councillor Coxshall thanked the Trading Standards team for their
hard work, as he believed they saved the Council money by
pre-emptively tackling issues such as faulty electrical
goods. |
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Petitions submitted by Members of the Public Minutes: No members of the public had submitted petitions. |
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Questions from Non-Executive Members Minutes: No questions had been received from non-Executive Members. |
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Matters Referred to the Cabinet for Consideration by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee Minutes: No matters had been referred to the Cabinet for consideration by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee. |
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LTC Task Force Update (Decision: 110511) PDF 579 KB Minutes: The Leader stated that this
report was simply to note the work of the Lower Thames Crossing
Task Force. Councillor Coxshall added that as Highways England
moved closer to submitting the scheme, he felt the Task Force
should bring back actions and delivery points, rather than reports
to note, for Cabinet to consider. Councillor Little asked if Tim
Jones leaving Highways England had had an effect on the Lower
Thames Crossing project, and also asked how the new Resident
Representative for the Task Force had been chosen. Councillor
Coxshall replied that the Chair of the Task Force had chosen the
Resident Representative. The Leader asked for another
recommendation to be added, based on discussions that asked the
Task Force to be mindful to bring forward action points so Cabinet
can deliver the message on the LTC as soon as possible. |
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Integrated Transport Block Capital Programme 2019-20 (Decision: 110520) PDF 157 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Maney introduced the
report and stated that this was a new exercise to explain the
Department for Transport (DfT) funding
allocation for both the Integrated Transport Block and Maintenance
Block. He stated that the Integrated Transport Block would receive
£971,000 from the DfT, and the
Maintenance Block would receive £1.938million. He added that
it was largely at the Council’s discretion how this funding
was allocated, as long as it was within
Thurrock’s Transport Strategy. He asked Members to note the
Safer Routes to School scheme that had been included in this
report, as lots of work had gone into this. He mentioned
that this was a five-year scheme that
prioritised work for those schools that needed Safer Routes to
School. He summarised and stated that this report
was approved at overview and scrutiny,
and their only statement for Cabinet had been to request an
additional recommendation asking for in-year variations in the
programme to return to Cabinet before approval. |
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Homeless Hostels, First Care and Crisis Intervention (Decision: 110513) PDF 99 KB Minutes: Councillor Johnson introduced
the report and committed the Council’s position of preventing
homelessness across the borough. He clarified that there were
currently three separate contracts dealing with homelessness which
were all due to end in 2020. He stated that this report wanted to
merge the three separate contracts into one, which would attract
more companies to the contract and reduce overheads. He stated that
the proposed contract would run for three years, beginning on 1
April 2020, and would cost £2.118million. Councillor Johnson
discussed how the contract would combine housing management;
including the two homeless hostels in Grays, with one more currently on the way; a
floating support service; an intensive support service for those
residents that were recurrently homeless; and a rough
sleeper’s outreach service. He stated that this contract
would be reviewed against its Key
Performance Indicators, and had been agreed at Housing Overview and
Scrutiny Committee. |
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Procurement of Disabled Adaptations Service (Decision: 110514) PDF 76 KB Minutes: Councillor Johnson introduced
the report and stated this was procurement for two contracts, both
of which allowed residents to live independently. He commented that
the first contract was for stair-lift repair and maintenance, and
the second contract was for major adaptations such as ramps and
wet-rooms. He mentioned that although this service was mainly for
housing stock, the new contract would include those residents who
were eligible for disabled living grants. He summarised and stated
that the contract would be reviewed
against its Key Performance Indicators, had followed internal
governance process, and was for a contract worth
£1.425millon. |
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Minutes: Councillor Johnson introduced
the report and stated it was for the re-procurement of the water
main replacement contract, which was due to end on 1 November 2019.
He added that the new contract would be for three years with the
possibility of a two-year extension and was worth £1million.
He added that the contract would ensure water mains would be
replaced in line with local water authority and EU guidelines, and
would focus on areas such as Grays,
Aveley and South Ockendon where iron barrel pipes were still used,
which were older and prone to bursting. He stated that these
would be upgraded within the next three
years and would help residents with drainage issues and increase
water pressure. He summarised and stated the contract would be reviewed in line with Key Performance
Indicators and governance processes. |
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End of Year Corporate Performance Report 2018/19 PDF 156 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Huelin introduced
the report and stated that compared to the End of Year Corporate
Performance Report 2017/18, the percentage of people in education
and training had increased; the number of potholes filled on time
had increased; the number of new apprentices had increased; and the
number of adoptions had also increased. She added that 68% of
service targets were now being achieved,
and there was a clear focus where service targets had not been met.
She thanked the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee for their
hard work on these reports throughout the year and welcomed their
comments. She stated that the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
were ambitious, and stated that the direction of travel arrow
showed Members and residents where the KPI was heading if it had
not met target. She added that the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny
Committee had recommended that underperforming KPIs be sent for
closer inspection to the relevant overview and scrutiny committees,
and added that a full review was currently
being undertaken of failing KPIs to show how they were
improving. She welcomed the suggestion from Corporate Overview and
Scrutiny Committee of including a ‘route to green’ for
every failing KPI and stated this would now be included, as well as
timelines and guidance. |