To receive any comments and recommendations from other Council bodies which meet after the dispatch of this agenda. Copies of any additional comments made will be circulated as soon as they are available.
§ King’s Lynn Area Consultative Committee – 10 March 2015
§ Joint Employee Committee – 16 March 2015
§ Resources and Performance Panel – 24 March 2015
§ Regeneration, Environment and Community Panel – 25 March 2015
Minutes:
i) King’s Lynn Area Consultative Committee – 10 March 2015
The King’s Lynn Area Consultative Committee had commented on the report in the agenda regarding its future, which was included in the report and reported on by Councillor A Tyler.
ii) Joint Employee Committee: 16 March 2015
The Joint Employee Committee had considered the report on the Pay Award. The comments from Unison had been included in the report. The Joint Employee meeting had accepted the recommendations and was expanded upon with the item on the agenda.
iii) Resources and Performance Panel: 24 March 2015
The Panel made the following recommendations to Cabinet, which were dealt with when Cabinet considered the reports on the agenda:
RP135: Cabinet Report: Corporate Apprenticeship Scheme
RESOLVED:That the Panel support the recommendations to Cabinet as follows:
1) That Cabinet supports the continuation of the Council’s Apprenticeship Scheme by the employment of six new apprentices on 18 month Fixed Term Contracts which are supernumerary to the Fixed Term Establishment List.
2) That these posts be funded corporately and that the total cost of the apprentices be met from the budget provision included within the Financial Plan for 2015/16 and 2016/17.
RP136: Cabinet Report: Staff Pay Award
RESOLVED: The Panel supports the recommendation to Cabinet as follows:
1) That an annual pay award of 1% be implemented with effect from 1 April 2015.
2) That staff earning less than £21,500 (FTE) be awarded an additional 0.5% increase with effect from 1 April 2015.
3) That the authority increases its minimum wage to £7.20 per hour and adjusts the bottom point of PG13 accordingly.
4) That a flat rate and non-consolidated lump sum, not exceeding £250 per full-time employee (pro rata for part time), be awarded to all permanent/ fixed term employees, who were in post on 1.10.14 on a one-off basis in recognition of the Authority exceeding its budgeted savings target for 2014/15.
5) That this proposal be presented to the Board of Alive Leisure for agreement in respect of all Joint Employees.
RP138: Exempt Cabinet Report: Proposed Acquisition - Former Grain Silo Site At South Quay
RESOLVED: The Panel support the recommendation to Cabinet as follows:
It is recommended that Cabinet:
1) Note the content of this report.
2) Grant authority to the Council’s Property Services Manager to finalise the terms for the acquisition of the site.
3) Authorise the Council’s Legal Services provider to effect and complete all necessary legal documentation associated with the acquisition of the site.
iv) Regeneration, Environment and Community Panel: 25 March 2015
The Panel made the following recommendations to Cabinet, which were dealt with when Cabinet considered the reports on the agenda:
REC138: Cabinet Report – Nora Joint Venture
RESOLVED: That the Regeneration, Environment and Community Panel support the recommendations to Cabinet as follows:
1) To authorise the signing of contracts to enable the start of works for Phase 2.
2) To fund additional contributions from a reduction in the overall land receipt using option 3 paragraph 3.3 of the Cabinet report.
REC139: Cabinet Report – Air Quality Action Plan
RESOLVED: 1) That the Regeneration, Environment and Community Panel support the recommendations to Cabinet as follows:
That Cabinet adopt the Air Quality Action Plan.
2) The Panel noted that several of the initiatives were already in place.
REC141: Exempt Cabinet Report – King’s Lynn Innovation Centre
RECOMMENDED: That the Regeneration, Environment and Community Panel support recommendation 1 & 2, subject to the figure being amended from £420,000 to £450,000 and that recommendations 3 & 4 be amended to recommendation 3 as set out below:
1. Endorse the submission of an application for £450,000 grant funding to the Norfolk business Rate Pool to cover the build cost shortfall following submission of tenders.
2. In the event that the bid to the Norfolk Business Rates Pool is unsuccessful, the Cabinet agrees to provide a loan of £450,000 to NWES to enable them to meet the build cost shortfall.
3. That a further report be presented to Cabinet on the outcome of the method chosen for the ground improvement works.
v) Cabinet Scrutiny Committee : 19 March 2015
The Cabinet Scrutiny Committee made recommendations back to Cabinet on CAB159: Proposed Members ICT Solution from the Cabinet meeting on 3 March 2015 as follows:
RESOLVED: That the Committee made the following recommendations to Cabinet:
(1) That recommendation 2) should be amended to read that ‘a 3G card would be provided on request’ rather than on an exceptions basis.
(2) That the Health and Safety impact on Councillors be examined.
(3) That the tax and benefit implications for Members on the proposals as a whole be examined.
In discussing the recommendations from the Committee, Councillor Daubney reminded Members that the decision was to provide Members with an ipad as their IT solution post-election rather than new laptops or computers. In considering the points raised by the Cabinet Scrutiny Committee, Cabinet agreed that the recommendations were acceptable and all the recommendations be accepted.
RESOLVED:That the recommendations from Cabinet Scrutiny Committee be accepted.