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Declarations of Interest in accordance with Standing Order 16 Additional documents: Minutes: The following Members declared an interest in accordance with Standing Order 16.5:-
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Decision notice of the meeting held on 18 March 2020 Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the notes of the meeting held on 18 March 2020 be approved. |
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Leader's Update Oral report of the Leader of the Council Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the oral report of the Leader of the Council giving an update on a range of issues including how the county council is working with partners to keep people safe, protect the most vulnerable and ease the pressure on the NHS and on social care during the current Covid-19 pandemic; acts of generosity and courage, in particular the dedication of NHS staff and the social care workforce in caring for the sick and vulnerable; how volunteers, communities, neighbours and businesses, are stepping up and doing their bit to keep people safe, fed, and healthy in these unprecedented times; and the recent passing of Mick Harrison, the Council’s Assistant Director in the Families and Communities directorate; be noted. |
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Minutes of the meeting of the Property Sub-Committee held on 1 April 2020 Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the minutes of the meeting of the Property Sub-Committee held on 4 March 2020 be received. |
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The County Council’s Response to COVID-19 Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance
Additional documents: Minutes:
Reasons for the Decision – To consider the progress made to date on assessing the current Coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the Council services and finances.
Decision – (a) That the progress made to date in responding to the current Coronavirus pandemic be noted.
(b) That the additional government funding of £22.296m be allocated to the 2020/21 revenue budget with authority given to individual members of the Senior Leadership Team (in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader where practicable) to incur expenditure (up to a maximum of £2m per item of expenditure) against this budget where it is considered necessary by the Council ’s Incident Management Team or the Senior Leadership Team (sitting as Gold Command) to address the implications arising from the Covid-19 emergency. Any items of expenditure in excess of £2m will continue to require authorisation by Cabinet in the usual way. |
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Staffordshire County Council’s iCare Campaign
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Wellbeing. Additional documents:
Minutes:
Reasons for the Decision – To consider proposals to bolster social care provision in the event that the market starts to fail, through a Rapid Response Workforce, known as the iCare Campaign.
Decision – (a) That, in order to ensure Staffordshire County Council’s approach is aligned with normal CQC guidance as much as possible in these exceptional circumstances, the decision of the Director for Health and Care to use a “self-reference”, known as a Self-Declaration Form, alongside a request for a current/last employer reference (where relevant) and failing that a character reference, when checking suitability of volunteers and new employees sought via the iCare process, be noted. That it also be noted that if there is an urgent need it may be the case that individuals are deployed before external references have been received at Staffordshire County Council’s own risk. A Self-Declaration Form will be used alongside a Self-Disclosure Form detailing any Criminal Convictions as is required when working with vulnerable adults.
(b) That the decision of the Director for Health and Care to pay all iCare volunteers for travel (flat rate 45p per mile) and subsistence (flat rate £5 per day) until the rates for travelling and subsistence to be paid by the Secretary of State under the National Emergency Volunteer Scheme are published, at which time Staffordshire County Council will encourage all volunteers to take this route, be noted.
(c) That the decision of the Director for Health and Care that if Nexxus does not have the capacity to support the rapid onboarding and deployment of large numbers of new employees (50+ per week) then Staffordshire County Council will provide the appropriate support by way of bolstering capacity and resource to enable this to happen, be noted.
(d) That the allocation of a proportion of the addition grant funding received from government, up to a maximum of £6.75m, be approved and be allocated to the budget for the Director for Health and Care to deploy volunteers and new employees as set out in paragraphs 9 & 10 of the report.
(e) That responsibility be delegated to the Director for Health and Care, in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Heath, Care and Wellbeing and the Director for Corporate Services ... view the full minutes text for item 124. |
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Integrated Performance Report 2019/20 - Quarter 4 Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance Additional documents:
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Schools Capital Programme 2020-21 Cabinet Member for Learning and Employability. Additional documents:
Minutes:
Reasons for the Decision – To consider the Schools Capital Programme for 2020/21.
Decision – (a) That the Schools Capital Programme 2020/21 investment proposals, as set out in the report, be approved.
(b) That the Head of Commercial and Assets be authorised to monitor progress of the programme and make any necessary in-year alterations in agreement with the Cabinet Member for Learning and Employability. |
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Highways and Transport Capital Programme 2020/21 Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport Additional documents:
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Reasons for the Decision – To consider the 2020/21 Highways and Transport Capital (maintenance and improvements) work programme.
Decision – (a) That the Highways and Transport capital investment proposals, as set out in the report and supporting appendices, be approved.
(b) That the Project Team monitors progress of the programme and any significant in-year alterations be approved by the Assistant Director for Highways and the Built County in agreement with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation. |
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Leader of the Council Additional documents:
Minutes:
Reasons for the Decision – To consider the initial Executive Responses from the portfolio holders with regards to the recommendations from the two All Party Working Group investigations focusing on Aspiration and Isolation.
Decision – That the initial executive responses of portfolio holders to the All Party Working Group recommendations be noted and supported. |
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Decisions taken by Cabinet Members under Delegated Powers Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the following decisions taken by Cabinet Members under delegated powers be noted:
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Forward Plan of Key Decisions Additional documents: Minutes: The Forward Plan of Key Decisions for the period 20 May to 20 September 2020, which detailed the following issues, was approved:
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Exclusion of the Public The Chairman to move:-
“That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business which involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of Local Government Act 1972 indicated below”.
PART TWO (All reports in this section are exempt) Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business which involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of Local Government Act 1972 indicated below.
PART TWO
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Construction Contract Award: i54 Western Extension - Phase 2
(Exemption paragraph 3)
Cabinet Member for Economic Growth.
Minutes:
Reasons for the Decision – To consider the construction contract award for the i54 Western Extension Phase 2 in South Staffordshire.
Decision – that the recommendations contained in the report be agreed. |
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Care Provider Fee Uplift and Financial Stability Measures 2020/21
(Exemption paragraph 3)
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Health Care and Wellbeing. Minutes: (Exemption paragraph 3)
(Note by Clerk: The Chairman agreed that this item be added to the agenda as an urgent item as the taking of the decision could not reasonably be deferred. The Chairman of the Corporate Review Committee also agreed to the decision below being exempt from call-in as any delay likely to be caused by the call-in process would seriously prejudice the Council’s or the public’s interests or the interests of any persons to whom the decision relates.)
Reasons for the Decision – There is considerable concern nationally about the risk of care providers failing; this would have a catastrophic impact on people and the NHS. In view of this, approval is sought to offer care providers a fee uplift for 2020/21 and additional non-recurrent financial sustainability funding to reflect the cost pressures from COVID-19.
Decision – That the recommendations contained in the report be agreed. |
