Agenda and minutes

To consider and approve the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 26 January 2016..

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive on 26 January 2016 together with the accompanying decision records be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

To determine admission arrangements for community and, where applicable, voluntary controlled schools for 2017/18 entry to schools.

RESOLVED that:

      i.        the outcomes of the consultations into admissions arrangements be noted

     ii.        that the feeder primary school admission criterion be removed from community secondary school admission arrangements be agreed

    iii.        that no change be made to existing shared designated areas: Binfield and Warfield / Whitegrove; Warfield and Whitegrove; College Town and Owlsmoor; New Scotland Hill and St Michael’s Sandhurst be agreed

   iv.        that additional shared areas are appropriate for Quelm Park/Lawrence Hill between Sandy Lane and Warfield primary schools; for Temple Park between Meadow Vale and Binfield Learning Village primary schools; for the western half of the current Garth Hill College area between Binfield Learning Village (secondary) and Garth Hill College; for the Amen Corner North development area between Binfield CE and the new Amen Corner North primary schools; and for the TRL development between Crowthorne CE and Hatch Ride and Oaklands primary schools be agreed

    v.        the designated areas to be set for 2017/18 admissions onwards as shown in Annex 2 of the Director of Children, Young People and Learning’s report for primary schools and Annex 3 of the Director of Children, Young People and Learning’s report  for secondary schools be agreed.

   vi.        the admission arrangements for 2017/18 entry to community and, where applicable, voluntary controlled schools shown in Annexes 4 to 8 of the Director of Children, Young People and Learning’s report be approved

To consider the outcome of the consultation on the future of Heathlands Residential Care Home and Day Centre for People with Dementia. 

RESOLVED that

      i.        the residential and day care service currently provided at Heathlands be re-provided in the independent sector.

     ii.        further detailed work with the residents and their families commence with a view to securing alternative residential, nursing or day care provision.

To award a contract for the provision of agency workers.

RESOLVED that the Agency Worker Contract be awarded to Tenderer D as detailed in the confidential annex to the Director of Adult Social care, Health and Housing’s report.

To consider the following motion:

That pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) Regulations 2012 and having regard to the public interest, members of the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of items 9 and 10 which involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the following category of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972:

(3)        Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.

RESOLVED that pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) Regulations 2012 and having regard to the public interest, members of the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of items 9 and 10 which involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the following category of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972:

(3)        Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.

To consider the acquisition of a commercial property in Bracknell.

RESOLVED that:

      i.        The Executive authorises the Chief Officer: Property to negotiate the acquisition of a commercial park at a final price to be agreed by the Executive Member for Transformation and Finance in conjunction with the Chief Executive.

     ii.        The Executive note the (estimated) price and support the release of funding by the Council for the acquisition.

To seek approval for the acquisition of the former Bracknell magistrates’ court.

RESOLVED that:

      i.        The Executive authorises the Chief Officer: Property to negotiate the acquisition of the Magistrates Court on the Heads of Terms at Paragraph 5.6 of the Director of Corporate Services report.

     ii.        The Executive authorises the Chief Officer: Property to agree variations in the Heads of Terms with the agreement of the Executive Member for Transformation and Finance in conjunction with the Director of Corporate Services.