Agenda

To receive any apologies for the meeting from Members of the Executive Cabinet.

To receive any declarations of interest from Members of Executive Cabinet.

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Cabinet held on 26 August 2020.

To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Commissioning Board held on 26 August 2020.

To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Covid Response Board held on 2 September 2020.

To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning and Capital Monitoring Panel held on 21 September 2020 and approve the following recommendations arising from the meeting:

RESOLVED

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET & COUNCIL be RECOMMENDED to approve:

(i)           The proposed changes to the Education Capital Programme, (Basic Need Funding Schemes), Special Provision Fund and Healthy Pupils’ Capital Fund as outlined in Appendix 1 and School Condition Allocation Funding Schemes Appendix 2 

(ii)          An additional £100,000 is allocated from the Basic Need Funding in 2020/21 to the work needed at Birch Lane Child and Family Centre to create suitable space for Tameside Music Service

(iii)         An additional £115,000 is allocated from the School Condition budget for Fire Safety Works.  This consists of a virement from funding allocation lines; Arlies Primary (£41,000), Micklehurst Primary (£22,000), and Fairfield Road Primary (£38,000) where funding was previously approved separately for related fire safety works that would be more appropriately reported against the main Fire Safety Works funding allocation line.  Also included in the request is £14,000 for fire alarm works to Audenshaw and Broadbent Fold Primary schools.

(iv)         That Members note that an additional £543,000 of School Condition grant has been awarded by the DfE.

RESOLVED

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to note the report and the following be added to the approved Council Capital Programme Statutory Compliance expenditure of £143,353 which was urgent and unavoidable and scheduled at Appendix 2 including £7,000 additional required spend on Hartshead Pike as set out in the report.

RESOLVED

That the EXECUTIVE CABINET be RECOMMENDED to:

a)            Note the rescheduling to the Tameside Asset Management Plan (TAMP) and the Highways Maintenance Programme. The commencement of the works programme was revised due to Covid 19.

b)            Note that Tameside MBC bid for and has been successful in securing £350,000 from the Department for Transport (DfT) for improving highway drainage infrastructure.  The total project costs are £400,000 with a Tameside MBC allocation £50,000 from existing drainage budgets – see recommendation (o) below.  This DfT allocation has to be used in financial year 2020/21. Accordingly, a site prioritisation exercise has been undertaken with regards to the inlet structures programme and re-phased a number of locations to commence in spring / summer 2021 to ensure the full use of the additional external funding.

c)            Note the progress with regard to the Slope Stability Programme.

d)            Note the progress with regards to the Cemetery Boundary Walls Programme.

e)            Note the rescheduling to Replacement of Cremators and Mercury Abatement, Filtration Plant and Heat Recovery Facilities Programme by the significant impact Covid 19 has had on the operation of the Crematorium and the suppliers of cremator equipment.

f)             Note the revised timetable for the Children’s Playground Programme.

g)            Note the progress with regards to the Ashton Town Centre Public Realm Project.

h)            Note the impact of Covid 19 on the LED Street Lighting  ...  view the full agenda text for item 3d

To consider the attached report of the Executive Member, Finance and Economic Growth / CCG Chair / Director of Finance

To consider the attached report of the Executive Leader / CCG Chairs / Director of Governance and Pensions / Assistant Director, Policy, Performance and Communications.

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Executive Member, Policy and Communications / Assistant Director, Digital Services.

To consider the attached report of the Deputy Executive Leader and Executive Member, for Children and Families / Director of Children’s Services / Assistant Director, Population Health.

To consider the attached report of the Executive Member, Lifelong Learning, Equalities, Culture and Heritage / Assistant Director, Education.

To consider the attached report of the Deputy Executive Leader and Executive Member for Children and Families / Assistant Director, Children’s Services.

To consider the attached report of the Executive Member, Finance and Economic Growth / Director of Growth.

To consider the attached report of the Executive Member, Housing Planning and Employment / Director of Growth.

To consider the attached report of the Executive Member, Neighbourhoods, Community Safety and Environment / Executive Member, Housing, Planning and Employment / Executive Member, Lifelong Learning, Equalities, Culture and Heritage / Executive Member, Transport and Connectivity / Director of Operations and Neighbourhoods.

To consider the attached report of the Executive Member, Finance and Economic Growth / Director of Growth.

The Proper Officer is of the opinion that during the consideration of the item set out below, the meeting is not likely to be open to the press and public and therefore the reports are excluded in accordance with the provisions of the Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

To consider the attached report of the Executive Member, Finance and Economic Growth / Director of Growth.

To consider any additional items the Chair is of the opinion shall be dealt with as a matter of urgency.