Agenda item

Items raised by Cabinet Members

Minutes:

(1)   Councillor Peter Martin-Mayhew: Portfolio – Housing Services

 

Decision: To approve a Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant in the sum of £21,491.42 for building adaptations to a property at Ash Grove, Grantham.

 

[Decision made: 23.08.04]

 

Decision:

 

(1)   To accept the lowest tender of £91,190.00 submitted by Monksview Demolition Ltd of Spalding for the demolition, site clearance and erection of security fencing at the Aire Road site.

(2)   To confirm agreement to the final design layout and proposed two and four bedroom house style design as illustrated on the attached drawings nos.

               HGE0291/02     Site Layout

                        05     2 Bed 4 Person House

                        03     2 Bed 4 Person House

                        06     4 Bed 6 Person House

                        04     2 Bed 4 Person House

 

(3)   To confirm SKDC financing of £2.25m for the construction of twenty properties with a Housing Association financing the remaining fourteen properties using a mix of rented and shared ownership.  SKDC to have nomination rights.

 

(4)   To proceed with the invitation of formal tenders including options for “system built prefabricated” and “traditional” construction of individual houses.

 

[Decision made: 31.08.04]

 

Decision: To approve the lowest tender received from J Gregory Builders of Swayfield in the sum of £24,750.00 for the partial reconstruction of a substantial stone wall bounding South Kesteven District Council properties at Glen Road, Castle Bytham.

 

[Decision made: 06.09.04]

 

Decision: That the tender submitted by Rand Associates of Reigate, Surrey, in the sum of £10,200.00 be accepted for the appointment of a consultant to carry out validation of stock condition survey as part of the stock option appraisal process for the council’s housing portfolio.

 

[Decision made: 06.09.04]

 

(2) Councillor John Smith: Portfolio – Economic

 

Decision: That no action be taken under Sections 47, 48 and 54 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act in respect of outbuildings at 47 East End, Langtoft.

 

[Decision made: 31.08.04]

 

Decision: That following negotiations between Combined Energy Solutions and Property Services, Combined Energy Solutions contract be extended for a further 8 months at the existing rates.  This would extend the contract until 31 March 2005.  In the meantime, the OJEC advertising and tendering process should be engaged.

 

[Decision made: 06.09.04]

 

(3) Councillor Mrs Frances Cartwright: Portfolio – Cultural

 

Decision:  

 

(1)          To accept the grant offer from the English Sports Council of £40,000 towards the refurbishment of the South Kesteven Sports Stadium athletics track and ancillary facilities;

(2)          That £46,892 of matched funding be made from the Council’s General Fund – Planned Maintenance for 2005/06.

 

[Decision made: 16.08.04]

 

Decision:   That, mindful of the considerable effort involved in organising the event and the pleasure it gives to the community, additional funding for the 2005 Grantham Carnival cannot be made due to:

 

(1)           the Grantham Special Expense Area is already in deficit and there is only a budget of £5,000;

(2)           the audited accounts for the 2004 event have not been submitted to the Council.

 

[Decision made: 23.08.04]

 

(4) Councillor Ray Auger: Portfolio – Environment

 

Decision: To give authority to obtain competitive tenders for the following work to the Wharf Road car park in Grantham:

 

a)       the removal of existing waterproof and protective deck coatings;

b)       inspection and repair of concrete structural elements;

c)       provision of new waterproof membrane incorporating additional movement joints and improved deck profiling to assist drainage.

 

[Decision made: 31.08.04]

 

(5) Councillor Terl Bryant: Portfolio – Community Affairs

 

Decision:   To accept the lowest tender submitted by Acrabuild (Anglia) Ltd. of Market Deeping in the sum of £18,826.20 for the replacement of a partially collapsed and defective section of large diameter culvert alongside Station Street in Rippingale.

 

[Decision made: 31.08.04]

 

LINCOLNSHIRE SOUTH WEST PRIMARY CARE TRUST – PROVISION OF AFTER HOURS SERVICE 

 

DECISION:

 

That the Cabinet requests the Community Development and Scrutiny Panel to investigate, together with its own scoping: Why the Council was not made aware that the Lincolnshire South West Teaching Primary Care Trust’s provision of medical specialists between 11.00p.m. and 8.00p.m. was not part of a national scheme and how the system is presently working?

 

Councillor Bryant brought the Cabinet’s attention to an article in the Sunday Telegraph on 5th September 2004 relating to the delivery of medical services between 11.00p.m. and 8.00a.m. It was with great concern that he had read in the article, “that Lincolnshire South West Teaching Primary Care Trust is the first health authority in the country to no longer provide GPs for patients between 11.00p.m. and 8.00p.m.” He recalled a presentation given by the Chief Executive of the PCT to the Council on the national programme to provide medical specialists during nighttime hours.  It was now apparent that this was not to be a national programme given South West Lincolnshire’s exclusion from the scheme.