Venue: Council Chamber, Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, NN17 1QG
Contact: David Pope
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Performance Indicator Report 2023/24 (Period 11 - February 2024) PDF 197 KB Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED
Reason for Recommendations – to better understand the Council’s performance as measured by Key Performance Indicators as at Period 11 (February) 2023/24.
Alternative Options Considered: Reporting performance data on a less frequent basis is an option but monthly reporting is considered useful at this stage of the Council’s existence, reporting alongside budget information.
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The Future of Kettering Leisure Village - Options Review PDF 327 KB Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED
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North Northamptonshire Council All Age Carers Strategy 2024-2029 PDF 193 KB Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED
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Northamptonshire Serious Violence Duty Strategy 2023 to 2025 PDF 175 KB Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED
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Levelling Up Fund Cultural Allocation for North Northamptonshire PDF 168 KB Decision: RESOLVED
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Knights Farm Overage Legal Agreement PDF 224 KB Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED
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That the Executive:
a) Delegated authority to the Executive Member for Highways, Travel and Assets, in consultation with the Assistant Director of Assets and Environment to authorise the variation of the long stop date to 30th April 2025.
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Department for Transport Funding Allocation PDF 239 KB Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED
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Annual Inflationary Uplifts Contracted Adult Social Care Providers PDF 212 KB Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED
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Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED
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That the Executive: a) Approved the extension of the Learning Disabilities Framework to ensure North Northamptonshire remains compliant in its statutory responsibilities. Furthermore, that during the extension period elements of the contract be recommissioned to allow for stand-alone contracts, where appropriate;
b) Delegated to the Executive Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, in consultation with the Executive Director of Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing (DASS), to take any decisions in relation to future call-off and mini-competitions from the contract; and
c) Delegated to the Executive Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, in consultation with the Executive Director of Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing (DASS), to take any further decisions and/or actions required in relation to recommissioning within the extension period to allow for stand-alone contracts.
Reasons for Recommendations:
· This extension will ensure the Council continues to meet its Statutory duties under the Care Act 2014.
· It will build on outcomes-based commissioning and further enhance the quality of the services and outcomes for individuals in the future.
· Agreeing the extension enables the Council to:
a. Maintain a pricing framework that is driven by the defined outcomes for individuals. b. Consider future accommodation requirements based on a housing needs analysis and the wider Housing Strategy (2024/25). c. Incorporate commissioning plans that are better informed by the Adult Social Care Strategy and the vision for strength-based approaches and more specifically co-production.
· The extension is in the best interest of vulnerable people who have a learning disability living in North Northamptonshire and allows further time to co-produce a future service model that is reflective of and responsive to the people drawing on support services.
· There will be no adverse effect to residents currently in receipt of services; continuity of care will be maintained.
· Additional changes to the contract will be needed to build on the outcomes-based commissioning to date and further enhance the quality of the offers and outcomes for individuals over the extension period.
· The Review identified potential areas of improvement to enhance the contract and in doing so address current budget pressures.
Alternative Options Considered: Alternative options were considered as part of the Review. These included taking no further action, resulting in the contract coming to an end in January 2025; recommissioning the service with a start date of January 2025; making use of the extension facility and recommissioning the framework to start in January 2030.
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Corporate Fuel Card Policy and Procurement of a Fuel Card Provider PDF 164 KB Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED KEY DECISION
That the Executive:
a) Authorised procurement for purchase of fuel via Fuel Cards, subject to the outcome of reviewing the use of the Council’s existing General Purchase Card system.
b) Delegated authority to procure and sign the necessary contracts to the Executive Member for Highways, Travel and Assetsin consultation with the Assistant Director for Assets and Environment.
c) Adopted the Fuel Card Policy in Appendix A to the report.
Reason for Recommendation: The reason for the recommendations is that it will ensure the most cost-effective approach for the purchase of essential fuel via a fuel card provider and ensure the authority is compliant with its obligations under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and its own procurement rules.
It has been a recommendation of the Council’s Internal Auditor to introduce a corporate fuel policy to provide a sound basis on which corporate fuel cards are to be used and accounted for.
Alternative Options Considered: The Council has limited other options but to reprocure fuel cards to operate its fleet. Whilst the Council does operate a bulk fuel supply to operate part of the fleet, this is not appropriate for all vehicles given the proximity to those supplies and the vehicles operating base. Therefore, access to forecourt supplies is vital.
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Capital Programme Update 2024-25 PDF 125 KB Decision: RESOLVED
KEY DECISION
That the Executive:
i) Approved the following changes into the capital programme:
a. Replacement of electronic locking system and locker housing, Corby East Midlands International Pool – budget virement of £66,000 from the Leisure Minor Works approved capital scheme
b. Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Special Protection Area (SPA) Mitigation Projects – budget approval for £37,700, £18,850 in 2024/25 and £18,850 in 2025/26 to be funded from Section 106 contributions.
c. Safer Roads Fund, A6 – budget approval for £2.2m in 2024/25 to be funded from Department for Transport grant.
d. Levelling Up Fund Cultural Allocation – programme budget approval for £5m in 2024/25 to be funded from Department of Levelling Up grant.
Reasons for Recommendations: These are set out in greater detail within section 5 of the report, but can be summarised as helping to meet the Council’s corporate plan objectives: - Green sustainable environment - Connected Communities - Safe and thriving places - Active, fulfilled lives
Alternative Options Considered:
· For those schemes which are grant funded or from Section 106 contributions, they are undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the grant conditions/ legal agreement and, therefore, there is no alternative option proposed in this report. · Where individual schemes are over £0.5m, separate reports are included elsewhere on this agenda, and these set out the wider options that were considered before reaching the proposals put forward.
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Budget Forecast Update 2023-24 - Period 11 PDF 400 KB Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED
That the Executive:
a) Noted the Council’s forecast outturn position for 2023/24 as summarised in Section 4, alongside the further analysis, risks and other considerations as set out in Section 5 to Section 7 of the report.
b) Noted the assessment of the current deliverability of the 2023/24 savings proposals in Appendix A.
Reason for Recommendations – to note the forecast financial position for 2023/24 as at Period 11 and consider the impact on this year and future years budgets.
Alternative Options Considered: The report focuses on the forecast revenue outturn against budget for 2023/24 and makes recommendations for the Executive to note the current budgetary position as such there are no specific choices within the report. |