Agenda and decisions

Minority Group Leaders in attendance at the meeting are able to ask a question on a report on the agenda. Any questions should be provided in writing by 12 noon at least 2 working days before the meeting.

RESOLVED to:

1)   Approve the programme of formal public consultation for a period of 12 weeks on the two proposed options concerning the future of the eleven residential homes and integrated day opportunities for older people, and all of the non-integrated day opportunities for older people; and

2)   Receive a further report following the conclusion of the consultation process, including an Equality Impact Analysis.

RESOLVED to:

1)   Approve the programme of formal public consultation on the cessation of the current Adult Social Care allocation of discretionary grants to the services outlined in this report;

2)   Note that a further report will be received following the conclusion of the consultation, including a full Equality Impact Assessment; and

3)   Approve the award of an interim grant to Bolsover Woodlands Enterprise for the amount of £78,462 for the period 1 November 2024 to 31 March 2025 in order to align their funding timeline with these proposals and the other grant recipients.

RESOLVED to:

1)   Approve the transfer of £1.000m per annum from Public Health to Children’s Services via a journal transfer to continue the Public Health investment into the delivery of preventative support interventions from Children’s Centres over a 2-year period between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2027; and

2)   Note that this funding will be provided out of the Public Health Grant.

RESOLVED to:

1)   Approve consultation on the cessation of discretionary grant funding; and

2)   Note that a further report will be submitted to Cabinet following conclusion of the consultation, including a full Equality Impact Assessment.

RESOLVED to:

1)   Approve the disestablishment of the Council’s existing Early Help teams and Children’s Centres;

2)   Confirm that further funding for the Early Help Development Service should not be provided; and

3)   Approve the implementation of a new service model for Family Help in Derbyshire, the retention of 12 Children’s Centre buildings, and the closure of 10 Children’s Centre buildings.

RESOLVED:

To approve the commencement of public consultation, and engagement with relevant staff and families as well as partner agencies for an 8-week period.

RESOLVED to:

Approve the enlargement of premises at The Curzon CE (Aided) Primary School.

RESOLVED:

To note the receipt/availability of Section 106 allocations and approve the allocations to the proposed projects as outlined in Appendix 2 to the report.

RESOLVED to:

1)   Note the update on the new Bus Service Improvement Plan, the guidance published by the Department for Transport and the work undertaken so far to meet the objectives set down in it; and

2)   Approve the various additional measures which are recommended for inclusion in the Council’s refreshed BSIP for the 2025-26 programme onwards and grants the Executive Director - Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member - Highways Assets and Transport delegated powers to agree the final wording of the refreshed Bus Service Improvement Plan which must be submitted to the Department for Transport by 12 June 2024.

To move “That under Regulation 4 (2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England)  Regulations 2012, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that in view of the nature of the items of business, that if members of the public were present, exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 would be disclosed to them.”

Councillor C Cupit introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, in relation to the Bus Real Time Information Systems in Derbyshire.

RESOLVED:

To approve the recommendations as detailed in the not for publication report.

RESOLVED:

To approve the recommendations as detailed in the not for publication report.