Agenda and draft minutes

It was noted that there were no apologies for absence. 

To receive any declarations of interest from Members in respect of business to be transacted on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Place and Environment).

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Community and Corporate Property

It was agreed:

(a)  That the options investigated to date be noted and that the proposed Alliance Leisure Services Revised New Build Scheme be proceeded with.

(b)  That the Strategic Director (Place and Environment) be authorised to procure and contract to secure the professional services required to support the project and to appoint Alliance Leisure Services as delivery partner for the lifecycle of the project.

(c)   That the use of £420,000 from the existing Tides Replacement Capital Project to support the next stage (RIBA Stage 2) of the project be approved (following which a further report would be presented to Cabinet).

(d)  That the Tides Leisure Centre Project Advisory Group be requested to review design options and consider the cost implications of increasing the lane provision from 5 to 6 and of adding leisure water provision to the proposed Alliance Leisure Services Revised New Build Scheme.

To consider the attached report of the Interim East Kent Services Transition Manager.

Responsibility: Leader of the Council

It was agreed:

(a)    That Cabinet’s decision to exit from the contract with Civica UK Limited for the delivery of the Revenue, Benefits and Customer Services be affirmed.

(b)    That Cabinet’s approval of the LATCo (Local Authority Trading Company) service delivery vehicle as the preferred option for future service delivery be affirmed.

(c)    That Cabinet’s approval of the business case for the LATCo, pursuant to Article 2(2)(b) of the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2009, be affirmed.

(d)    That the Shareholders’ Agreement and Articles of Association at Appendix 1 of the report be approved.

(e)    That the East Kent Services Committee, to the extent that it is not otherwise authorised to do so, be authorised to exercise the powers and functions of the Council to form the LATCo and to enter into the contract with it, to include but not limited to making decisions on behalf of the Council in relation to:

(i)         Establishing the LATCo and entering into any associated shareholders’ agreements.

(ii)        Appointing officers to the LATCo.

(iii)      Subscribing for shares in the LATCo.

(iv)      Advancing money by way of loan capital to the LATCo to finance its capital requirements.

(v)       Entering into a contract with the LATCo for the delivery of Revenue, Benefits and Customer Services on behalf of each of the councils.

(vi)      Managing the contract.

(vii)     Renegotiating the contract.

(viii)    Varying the contract.

(ix)      Assigning the contract.

(x)       Novating the contract.

(xi)      Terminating the contract.

(xii)     Enforcing the contract.

(xiii)    The doing of anything in relation to the exercise of the powers and functions under Part ll of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and the orders and regulations made under it.

(xiv)    Authorising entry into contracts* with third parties in relation to any functions of the Council which are not the Revenues, Benefits and Customer Services Functions but which can usefully be entered into in connection with or in order to facilitate contracts entered into, or to be entered into with regard to the Revenues, Benefits and Customer Services Functions.

*the contracts shall be entered into in accordance with each local authority’s respective Contract Standing Orders.

(xv)     Anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to or otherwise expedient to, (i) to (xiv) above.

(f) That the East Kent Services Committee be authorised, to the extent that it is not otherwise authorised to do so, to exercise the powers and functions of the Council in its capacity as a shareholder of the LATCo, including the giving of any consent, approval or permission under the provisions of any shareholders’ agreement BUT NOT the giving of any approval under the shareholders’ agreement to carry out any matters which are specified as Reserved Matters under the shareholders’ agreement.

(g)  That the East Kent Services Committee be authorised and requested, to the extent that it is not otherwise authorised to do so, to consider any proposals or requests for the LATCo to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27.