Executive Decisions

1          The Executive Director: People approved the virements proposed in columns 1 and 2 of Annex A and Annex B of the Finance Business Partners’ report.

2          The Executive Member for Children, Young People and Learning approved the virements proposed in columns 3 and 4 of Annex A of the Finance Business Partners’ report.

3          The Executive Member for Adult Services approved the virements proposed in columns 3 and 4 of Annex B of the Finance Business Partners’ report.

1          That, with regard to the Early Years block element, for the 2019-20 financial year:

1.         The total initial Dedicated Schools Grant funded budgets be set at £7.566m.

2.         The hourly funding rates paid to providers of the free entitlement for 3 and 4 year-olds be retained at the amounts paid in 2018-19.

3.         The hourly funding rate paid to providers of the free entitlement for 2 year-olds be retained at the £5.46 paid in 2018-19.

4          A ring-fence be set on funding allocations received from the government in respect of the Early Years Disability Access Fund and Early Years Pupil Premium to ensure where affordable, all funds are allocated to providers.

2          That, with regard to the High Needs block element and noting an amendment made by the Schools Forum in relation to the Autistic Spectrum Disorder Resource Provision at Garth Hill College, for the 2019/20 financial year:

1.         The total initial Dedicated Schools Grant funded budget be set at £15.409m.

2.         The £0.144m budget gap that will need to be managed in-year through the change programme be noted.

3.         A Minimum Funding Guarantee for Kennel Lane Special school of plus 0.5% be approved, the same amount as for mainstream schools.

To seek approval for Bracknell Forest Council to re-join the pan-Berkshire

shared arrangements for Public Health.

i.      from 1 April 2019 to enter into an agreement with the Public Health

Shared Team to share the services of the Strategic Director of Public

Health (SDPH) and receive support from the Public Health Shared Team

for health intelligence, health protection and strategic leadership for health and wellbeing.

ii.     a Consultant be recruited in the Public Health post to lead the Bracknell Local

Public Health Team reporting to the Executive Director: People.

iii.    Bracknell Forest Council will continue to act as host for the Berkshire Shared Public Health Team and host the SDPH with all costs shared with the other five Berkshire

            Councils.

i.      the proposal for an integrated and delegated continuing health care (CHC) service for East Berkshire is endorsed.

ii.     officers are instructed to proceed with the design and development of

the trusted assessor operating model and implementation plans to pilot this from July 2019.

To approve the Integrated Transport Capital Programme for 2019/2020

That the Integrated Transport Capital Programme for 2019/20 is approved.

i.      the Council continues to work in partnership with the East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to;

·  develop the detailed design, progress a Planning application and procure a contractor for a replacement Heathlands facility.

·  confirm Provider arrangements to enable a full assessment of risk/

opportunity.

ii.     a further update on the proposal be received alongside its consideration of the proposed contractor appointment, including clarification of Provider arrangements, to ensure that the Council’s overall level of risk exposure is fully evaluated.

The budget for 2019/20 be targeted at the four year indicative Highway Maintenance Works Programme as set out in Annex 1 of the Executive Director: Delivery’s report, having due regard to the priority, availability of road space and available budget.

The Executive Member agreed the allocation of £250k of S106 contributions as part of the 2018/19 Education Capital Programme to the schemes set out in appendix A of the Executive Director: Peoples report.

The Council’s response to the HAL Airspace consultation outlined in Appendix A of the Director: Place, Planning and Regeneration’s report is approved.

To agree the response to the consultation on the submission version of the Warfield Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 16) and to submit the Plan for Examination (Regulation 17)

The Executive Member for Planning and Transport agreed:

i.      the Council’s response to the Submission version of the Warfield Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 16) as set out in Appendix A of the  Director of Place, Planning and Regeneration’s report.

ii.    to submit the Plan for Examination (Regulation 17)

That the Executive Member for Planning and Transport approves the Council’s response to Crowthorne Parish Council on its draft Neighbourhood Plan as set out in Appendix A.

The Executive Member for Planning, Transport and Countryside approves the over-arching Sustainable Modes Strategy.