Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Metcalfe.

The Executive is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2018.

The Executive considered the minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2018. It was noted that there was a typographical in the third resolution of minute item 31.

RESOLVED:           

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2018 2018 subject to the correction above for signature by the Chair.

A copy of the Register of Interest for each Selby District Councillor is available for inspection at www.selby.gov.uk.

Councillors should declare to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest in any item of business on this agenda which is not already entered in their Register of Interests.

Councillors should leave the meeting and take no part in the consideration, discussion or vote on any matter in which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest.

Councillors should also declare any other interests. Having made the declaration, provided the other interest is not a disclosable pecuniary interest, the Councillor may stay in the meeting, speak and vote on that item of business.

If in doubt, Councillors are advised to seek advice from the Monitoring Officer.

All Members declared that they had received a letter from Unison in relation to agenda item five – Review of the Lifeline Service.

Report E/18/12 outlines changes to Summit Indoor Adventure to meet customer demand whilst aligning the leisure and fitness offer of the site.

Councillor Crane, Leader of the Council presented the report which outlined proposed changes to Summit Indoor Adventure.

The Leader of the Council explained that Summit has been open for two years and in the course of evaluating activating and usage on the site, it had been noted a refresh of the site was required and that in particular the ski machine had not been used as frequently as previously expected.

The Executive were supportive of the proposals and felt that the changes proposed were in accordance with the demand for specific services and activity on the site.

RESOLVED:

To approve the capital funding in this financial year from the Programme for Growth for the enabling the works for the facility refresh to be conducted outside the period of peak demand, after school holidays and prior to shorter daylight hours.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To ensure the Summit Indoor Adventure remains an exciting visitor attraction containing an activity mix aligned to customer demand.

Report E/18/13 outlines a review of the Lifeline service and potential options going forward.

Councillor Pearson, Lead Executive Member for Housing, Health and Culture presented the report which outlined a review of the Lifeline service and potential options going forward.

The Lead Executive Member for Housing, Health and Culture explained that funding of £111k from North Yorkshire County Council had ended on 31 March 2018 which would result in a funding shortfall for the service. The Executive were informed that in order to address this, the report outlined three options for consideration going forward with option c being the proposed approach in the report.

In reference to the letter received from Unison, the Lead Executive Member for Housing, Health and Culture noted that Unison were in support of option c however had stated that those staff who were not redeployed if this option was chosen, should be then offered a redundancy package.

In response to a query concerning the request from Unison regarding staffing, the Solicitor to the Council explained that the Council had a policy in relating to this and any actions taken would be subject to the usual process which would involve consultation with staff.

Discussion took place on the proposals and a view was expressed that the decision should be deferred to allow further information to be obtained on the impact of the proposals and to allow further discussion between the interested parties. In response to this proposal, the Executive were informed that if a decision was not made, then the Council could not commence consultation with staff as there would be no option to consult with. An alternative view was expressed that a trial in line with option c would allow data to be gathered so that an informed decision could be made when the trial was concluded.

It was proposed and seconded to support the recommendations as outlined in the report. An alternative proposal was put forward to defer the decision to allow further information to be obtained and further discussions to take place. Due to their being no seconder for this proposal, it was not considered.

RESOLVED:

i)     To note the projected budget shortfall of £88k in 2018/19 following the end of Supporting People funding and the Telecare contract which will be managed within the overall General Fund budget through in-year savings and/or use of contingency.

ii)    To support the trial of the reconfigured serviced (Option C)

REASON FOR DECISION:

To ensure the Council continues to provide a vital service that is an integral part of delivering the Corporate plan.  It will enable the Council to play a key role in supporting better outcomes for individuals, help reduce isolation and help manage demand across the wider health and social care system, supporting more people to remain independent in their own home.