MINUTES REPUBLISHED DUE TO CHANGE ON ITEM: ONE SCHOOL PATHFINDER

RECORD OF DECISION

The following decisions were taken on 3 October 2006 by the CABINET

THE CALL IN PERIOD FOR THESE DECISIONS EXPIRES AT 5.00 PM ON THURSDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2006

Members of the Cabinet who were present:

Cllrs Andy Sutton (Chairman), Barry Abraham, Dawn Cousins, Tim Hunter‑Henderson, Patrick Joyce, Ian Ward, Jilly Wood

Members also present (non-voting):

Cllrs George Brown, John Hobart, David Knowles, Geoff Lumley, Roger Mazillius, Erica Oulton, David Pugh, Melanie Swan, Alan Wells, David Whittaker, David Williams

Confirmed as a true record of decisions taken ……………………………………………

Leader of the Council

Agenda item	Public Question Time
Decision reference	19/06
Questions	Mr Page asked a question related to the production of an Island transport timetable. He asked a further question with regard to bus routes in the Church Litten area of Newport.
Agenda item	Value for Money Review of Leisure (Phase I) – Blue Paper from the Policy Commission for The Economy, Tourism, Regeneration and Leisure
Decision reference	20/06
Decision taken	That options (c) to (f) of the report be approved and to receive a further report on the completion of the leisure needs analysis in January 2007.
Reason	To meet the Council’s following corporate objectives: To improve the health and well-being of Island communities. To be a high-performing, cost-effective council.
Additional reasons	None.
Options considered and rejected	(a) Continue the procurement of a private sector operator for the leisure facilities. (b) Suspend the procurement of a private sector operator for the leisure facilities.
Interests	None declared.
Additional advice received	None.
Agenda item	Strategic Transformational Partner Procurement Mechanism and Timetable
Decision reference	21/06
Decision taken	That: i. A restricted OJEU procurement process be adopted. ii. An OJEU Notice and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire consistent with paragraph 27 be published, once a Gateway Review had been undertaken to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive in consultation with the accountable Cabinet Member, on advice from the project group. This will be evaluated in accordance with paragraph 28. iii. The outline timetable set out in paragraph 26 be noted. iv. The Cabinet receive a future report approving the invitation to Tender and Specification. v. The Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Resources and the accountable Cabinet Member for the Strategic Transformational Partnership be authorised to invite a long-list of qualified bidders to submit tenders.
Reason	To meet the Council’s corporate objective ‘To be a high-performing, cost-effective council’. The Partnership is being developed in order to assist in the delivery of a medium term financial plan which requires substantial efficiency savings year on year and the delivery of continually improving services with an ever greater customer focus.
Additional reasons	None.
Options considered and rejected	Options for procurement routes that were rejected: (a) S-Cat (b) Catalyst (c) OJEU open procurement (e) OJEU competitive dialogue
Interests	None declared.
Additional advice received	None.

Cllrs Sutton and Ward retired from the meeting. Cllr Joyce assumed the role as Chair.

Agenda item	Governance Arrangements for the Isle of Wight Children and Young People’s Trust
Decision reference	22/06
Decision taken	That the governance arrangements for the Isle of Wight Children and Young People’s Trust as set out in the appendix to the report, in particular, the proposed role of Council members, be approved.
Reason	To meet the Council’s following corporate objectives: Improving the health and well-being of Island communities. Creating safer and stronger communities. Improving outcomes for children and young people.
Additional reasons	None.
Options considered and rejected	a) A tighter legal entity, which at a time when the health trusts are being reconstituted would be more complicated than is necessary. b) A looser partnership, which might find it difficult to do business when joint commissioning becomes more commonplace.
Interests	None declared
Additional advice received	None.
Agenda item	One School Pathfinder
Decision reference	23/06
Decision taken	That the Council should submit a pathfinder bid to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to rebuild Cowes High School.
Reason	To meet the Council’s corporate objectives ‘improving outcomes for children and young people’. Raising educational standards was one of the Council’s key priorities. The quality of school accommodation was critical to the establishment of a good learning environment which, in turn, would contribute to high levels of achievement.
Additional reasons	Cowes High School had the poorest buildings among the high schools but also had relatively low achievement levels at GCSE. The project provided an ideal opportunity to enhance Cowes High School’s learning environment and hence to raise standards.
Options considered and rejected	To rebuild one of the other high schools on the Island.
Interests	Cllrs Mazillius declared an interest as he was a governor at Cowes High School and his son worked for an architectural firm. Cllr Wells declared an interest as he was a governor at Cowes High School.
Additional advice received	Cllr Joyce informed the Cabinet that there was a mistake in paragraphs 13 and 14 of the report, which should have read as follows: ‘for an 13-16 school at 1350 places….’ (Paragraph 13, second line). ‘The cost of rebuilding Cowes High School as an 13-16 school….’ (Paragraph 14, first line).
Agenda item	The Council’s Forward Plan
Decision reference	24/06
Amendments / Additions / Removals	Cllr Cousins informed the Cabinet that the item ‘Agreement to Provide an Integrated Respite Service at Beaulieu House for Children with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities’ had been deferred. Cllr Abraham stated that the ‘Fire and Rescue Service Options Appraisal’ would be dealt with under his delegated powers.
Interests	None declared.
Agenda item	Delegated Decisions
Decision reference	25/06
Questions	No questions were asked.
Interests	None declared.
Agenda item	Members Question Time
Decision reference	26/06
Questions	Cllr Knowles asked a question related to the Fire and Rescue Service Options Appraisal. He also asked a question related to affordable housing targets. Cllr Whittaker asked a question related to a communications breakdown suffered by the Council’s call centre.
Interests	None declared.