Agenda item
To consider a report of the Leader on decisions taken under the urgency procedures
Minutes:
The Deputy Leader submitted a report on decision taken under the urgency procedures, as set out on pages 25 to 32 of the agenda.
RESOLVED to note the urgent decisions taken, as follows:
1) urgent decisions (exempt from call-in)
Decision reference number
|
Date of decision |
Subject |
Value of decision |
Reasons for urgency |
1864 |
27/02/2015 |
Funding of Legal Support in Relation to Employment Matters |
Exempt |
Urgent need to procure Legal advice and advocacy due to timescales of case. |
1869 |
03/03/2015 |
Appointment of Nottingham Regeneration Ltd to undertake Market Research into attracting a Commercial Leisure Attraction to Nottingham City |
Exempt |
The contract needed to be let before the end of the financial year. |
1871 |
04/03/2015 |
Lease surrender to car wash operator |
Exempt |
Short timescales involved. |
1872 |
05/03/2015 |
City Centre Wireless Concession: Agreement of contract |
Exempt |
Contract had to be signed by the end of March. |
1875 |
09/03/2015 |
Property acquisition - Shakespeare Street |
Exempt |
The Council would otherwise miss the tight deadlines for submitting a tender for the purchase of the property. |
1887 |
16/03/2015 |
Proposals for a Place Marketing Organisation for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire |
£391,000 |
On 16th March 2015 Experience Nottinghamshire members are due to vote on a special resolution and, if passed, reconstitute itself as the PMO for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The City Council's nominated member of the company must be authorised to approve the proposals if they are to vote for the special resolution. |
1893 |
24/03/2015 |
Approval of the costs of an Adult Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1902 |
26/03/2015 |
Approval of the costs of an Adult Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1903 |
26/03/2015 |
Approval of the costs of an Adult Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1904 |
26/03/2015 |
Approval of the costs of an Adult Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1907 |
27/03/2015 |
The sale of new build family housing on the Radford site |
£6,700,000 |
To allow Nottingham City Homes to market the properties as soon as possible. |
1909 |
30/03/2015 |
Communities of Identity - Established Communities |
£160,464 |
Any delay in implementing this decision would lead to a gap in activity for established communities in Nottingham, destabilising the voluntary and community sector organisations that work within this field. This would also delay the review of services that needs to be undertaken to reshape services to meet the needs of these communities. |
1915 |
31/03/2015 |
To approve on-going design development costs for the Broadmarsh Car Park refurbishment project. |
£77,000 |
Due to a signed Delivery Agreement between NCC & Intu and the time delays which call in could cause and the negative impact it could have on the Broadmarsh area. |
1916 |
31/03/2015 |
Purchase of Leisure Management software |
Exempt |
To allow for implementation on 1 April 2015. |
1930 |
09/04/15 |
Partnership support for community delivery |
Exempt |
To ensure a community facility remains open. |
1931 |
09/04/15 |
3 year (+ optional 2 year extension) Corporate Procurement Card Contract |
£160,000 |
To ensure no loss of Council rebate. |
1932 |
09/04/15 |
Approval of the costs of an Adults Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1933 |
10/04/15 |
Essential Car Usage Allowance Removal (Compensation) & Workplace Parking Charge Exemption Business Cases |
Exempt |
To implement the decision in a timely manner. |
1934 |
10/04/2015 |
Sale of Gresham Works, London Road, Nottingham |
Exempt |
All terms have been agreed for the sale. The Fire Authority want to progress the construction contract and to remain on programme require to start on site on 13 April 2015. |
1939 |
15/04/15 |
Bioscience Expansion - Project Team and Enabling Works Funding |
Exempt |
Pre-construction works need to begin. |
1940 |
15/04/15 |
Island Site: Renewal Trust Property - Exercise of Covenant |
c.£2.5m |
To ensure continued activities of the Renewal Trust. |
1950 |
22/04/15 |
Approval of the costs of an Adults Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1951 |
22/04/15 |
Approval of the costs of an Adults Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1967 |
28/04/2015 |
Approval of the costs of an Adults Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1968 |
28/04/2015 |
Approval of the costs of an Adults Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1969 |
28/04/2015 |
Approval of the costs of an Adults Care Package |
Exempt |
To allow for a timely implementation of the decision. |
1972 |
30/04/2015 |
Repairs to Trent Basin and River walls on the Trent Basin development site. |
£325,000 |
The works need to be completed quickly and the contractor is ready to enter to start on site subject to the signing of contracts. |
1975 |
30/04/15 |
Bridge over the Nottingham-Beeston Canal at Thane Road |
Nil |
To ensure that critical project deadlines are met. |
2) key decisions (special urgency procedure)
Date of decision |
Subject |
Value of decision |
Decision Taker |
Reasons for special urgency |
26/02/2015 |
Further Education Funding Update |
£5,000,000 |
Leader of the City Council |
Funding issues emerged over a short period of time, and construction would have stopped without substitute funding, |
11/03/2015 |
Better Care Fund Section 75 Agreement |
£12,471,000 |
Commissioning and Procurement Sub-Committee |
It was not possible to gain approval of the Commissioning Sub-Committee of the Health and Wellbeing Board to make this decision until after the 5 day deadline. |
17/03/2015 |
National Programme of Physical Activity in parks and Open Green Spaces |
Exempt |
Executive Board |
The external partner requested that financial and brand information be exempt, so additional work was required to finalise the report. |
16/04/2015 |
Acquisition of Long Leasehold Property Interest on Brook Street, Nottingham |
Exempt |
Leader of the City Council |
Negotiations have involved lining up a number of transactions which need to be acted upon quickly to realise the best benefits for the Council. To delay could jeopardise the success of the proposals. |
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