Agenda, decisions and minutes

None received. 

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.

None received. 

RESOLVED:

To approve, as a correct record, the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 10 July 2024.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Note the Draft Library Strategy for the period 2024 to 2029 (Appendix 2), including the proposed Vision and Operating Principles and propositions for core delivery and approve to undertake a public consultation exercise in relation to the draft Strategy, as required by the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964;

2)    Approve to notify the Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) of the draft Strategy and invite comments from the DCMS; and

3)    Approve the overall approach to finalising the Strategy following receipt and assessment of comments and note the proposed report to Cabinet early in 2025 which will set out the final proposals and implementation plan.

Councillor B Lewis introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that presented the Draft Library Strategy for the period 2024 to 2029.

RESOLVED to:

1.     Note the Draft Library Strategy for the period 2024 to 2029 (Appendix 2), including the proposed Vision and operating Principles and propositions for core delivery and approve to undertake a public consultation exercise in relation to the draft Strategy, as required by the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964;

2.     Approve notifying the Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) of the draft Strategy and invite comments from the DCMS; and

3.     Approve the overall approach to finalising the Strategy following receipt and assessment of comments and note the proposed report to Cabinet early in 2025 which will set out the final proposals and implementation plan.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the Derbyshire Digital Connectivity Strategy, including the proposed interventions and approve its subsequent publication;

2)    Agree to the utilisation of an initial £300,000 from the Superfast Gainshare Fund to aid delivery of the Strategy; and

3)    Agree to the costed Delivery Plan for the Strategy.

Councillor C Renwick introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that presented the Derbyshire Digital Connectivity Strategy for approval.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the Derbyshire Digital Connectivity Strategy, including the proposed interventions and approve its subsequent publication;

2)    Agree to the utilisation of an initial £300,000 from the Superfast Gainshare Fund to aid delivery of the Strategy; and

3)    Agree to the costed Delivery Plan for the Strategy.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the programme of formal public consultation for a period of seven weeks on the three proposed options to deliver future options to refocus the scope of the Derbyshire Healthy Home Project; and

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

Councillor C Hart introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that sought approval to commence the consultation process in relation to future options to refocus the scope of the Derbyshire Healthy Home Project.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the programme of formal public consultation for a period of seven weeks on the three proposed options to deliver future options to refocus the scope of the Derbyshire Healthy Home Project; and

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

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the programme of formal public consultation for a period of 8 weeks on the three proposed options to deliver design services for Disabled Facilities Grants; and

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

Councillor C Hart introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that sought approval to commence the consultation process in relation to future options to deliver design services for people in receipt of Disabled Facilities Grants.

RESOLVED to:

1.     Approve the programme of formal public consultation for a period of 8 weeks on the three proposed options to deliver design services for Disabled Facilities Grants; and

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

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the proposed changes to the Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference, specifically the additions to the membership of the Health and Wellbeing Board and the changes to the approach to substitution for statutory Board members;

2)    Review the revised Terms of Reference, attached at Appendix 2 to the report, and agree that the amended Terms of Reference be added to Article 14 in the Council Constitution; and

3)    Agree that the Director of Legal and Democratic Services, utilising delegated powers will update and amend the Council Constitution to include the revised Terms of Reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Councillor C Hart introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that sought approval for changes to the Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference and membership.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the proposed changes to the Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference, specifically the additions to the membership of the Health and Wellbeing Board and the changes to the approach to substitution for statutory Board members;

2)    Review the revised Terms of Reference, attached at Appendix 2 to the report, and agree that the amended Terms of Reference be added to Article 14 in the Council Constitution; and

3)    Agree that the Director of Legal and Democratic Services, utilising delegated powers will update and amend the Council Constitution to include the revised Terms of Reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board. 

RESOLVED to:

1)    Note the findings of the recent consultation to re-shape the Derbyshire Discretionary Fund policy;

2)    Adopt the policy changes recommended in this report, to ensure that the Derbyshire Discretionary Fund can operate within agreed budget parameters from the 1 October 2024, to include:

a)    Renaming payment types to crisis payment, re-settlement grant and essential item grant;

b)    Reducing the number of crisis payments awarded in any 12-month period to two and increasing the value of each payment to £65 plus £15 per additional household member;

c)    Simplifying the policy by removing payments for rent in advance, travel and wind down the provision of some items in social housing; and

d)    Adoption of a tiered prioritisation framework for the fund, incorporating vulnerability; and

3)    Approve that the Director of Public Health will oversee any minor amendments to policy documents following the prototyping period from 1 October to 31 March 2025 and that the policy will remain within the scope of the approvals set out in this report.

Councillor C Hart introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that set out proposals for the future operation of the Derbyshire Discretionary Fund following a period of public consultation.

RESOLVED to:

1.       Note the findings of the recent consultation to re-shape the Derbyshire Discretionary Fund (DDF) policy.

2.       Adopt the policy changes recommended in this report, to ensure that DDF can operate within agreed budget parameters from the 1 October 2024. To include:

1.       Renaming payment types to crisis payment, re-settlement grant and essential item grant.

2.       Reducing the number of crisis payments awarded in any 12 month period to two and increasing the value of each payment to £65 plus £15 per additional household member.

RESOLVED:

To approve the decision for Public Health to undertake a joint public consultation exercise with Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust on the following:

a)    Proposals as part of Phase 2 of the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service Transformation Project; and

b)    Proposals to transfer the Integrated Specialist Intensive Home Visiting Service into the Section 75 Partnership Agreement between the Council and Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.

Councillor C Hart introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that related to the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Transformation Phase 2 and the transfer of the integrated Specialist intensive Home Visiting Service.

RESOLVED:

To approve the decision for Public Health to undertake a joint public consultation exercise with Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust on the following:

1.     Proposals as part of Phase 2 of the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service Transformation Project; and

2.     Proposals to transfer the Integrated Specialist Intensive Home Visiting Service into the Section 75 Partnership Agreement between the Council and Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.

RESOLVED:

To approve the proposal to pay a grant of £546,000 from the Accelerating Reform Fund grant to Derbyshire Carers Association.

Councillor C Hart introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that sought permission to pay a grant of £546,000 from the Accelerating Reform Fund grant to Derbyshire Carers Association.

RESOLVED to:

Approve the proposal to pay a grant of £546,000 from the Accelerating Reform Fund grant to Derbyshire Carers Association.

RESOLVED:

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

Councillor A Dale introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that sought approval for the allocation of the recent Section 106 developer contributions received.

RESOLVED:

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

RESOLVED:

To support the proposal to repurpose the Getaway from a short break service to an in-house specialist residential provision and the Outback

from providing universal specialist services to intensive edge of care provision, as an alternative plan to closure to make critical financial savings and to provide necessary services for disabled children.

Councillor J Patten introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting in relation to the repurposing of the Getaway and Outback provision.

The Assistant Director of Finance reported the following amendments to the circulated report:-

-       that the potential saving of £83,000, referenced in paragraph 5.91 of the report related to health posts, was included within the saving total detailed in 5.9 of the report, (£153,000) and this was not in addition; and

-       because of the extended consultation the full amount of the quoted 2024/25 savings might not be achieved through this measure alone but the service had confirmed that alternative mitigations had been found to ensure there was no overall negative financial impact.

RESOLVED

To support the proposal to repurpose the Getaway from a short break service to an in-house specialist residential provision and the Outback from providing universal specialist services to intensive edge of care provision, as an alternative plan to closure to make critical financial savings and to provide necessary services for disabled children.

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.”

RESOLVED:

That under Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, the public are excluded from the meeting for the remaining 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 of the Local Government Act 1972 would be disclosed to them.

RESOLVED:

To approve, as a correct record, the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 10 July 2024.

RESOLVED:

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

Councillor C Cupit introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that sought approval to procure a contract for highways drainage cleansing.

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.

Councillor C Cupit introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting in relation to the property flood resilience repair grant scheme (Storm Babet 2023).

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.

Councillor C Cupit introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that related to the extension to various highway contracts.

RESOLVED:

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