Decisions

To make the Experimental Suspension of Bus Lane Order for Middlecross Bus Lane into a permanent Order.

1.       Approved the recommended action to make the Wolverhampton City Council (Middle Cross) (Experimental Bus Lane Suspension) Order 2017 into a permanent Order as shown on plan T4/3706 appended to the report.

2.       Authorised the Director of Governance to implement the relevant traffic regulation order.

Agreed to an extension of the two current contracts (for health visiting/family nurse partnership and school nursing) of 12 months with a potential further extension of 12 months with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust for a duration of up to 24 months from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2019 for a total contract value of £11.8 million.

Approved the completion of the land sales, lease and other agreement transactions on the terms in respect of the following:

Disposals

1.          Land adjacent to Woodcote, Angela Place, Bilston

2.          Land adjacent to 133 Dunstall Hill, Whitmore Reans

3.          Land adjoining 15 Vernon Close, Portobello

4.          Land at Merridale Road

Leases, Easements, Notices, Surrenders and other Deeds

1.          Unit 13 New Enterprise Centre, Monmore Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 2TZ.

2.          29 Market Street, Wolverhampton WV1 3AG — CWC to act as guarantor to a lease.

3.          95A Victoria Street, Wolverhampton WV1 3NP.

4.          Unit 7 Loxdale Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton, WV14 OTP.

5.          10/12 The Broadway, Bushbury, WV10 8EB.

6.          1 First Avenue, Low Hill, WV10 9SA.

7.          7 New Street, Ettingshall, WV2 2LR.

8.          64/66 Griffiths Drive, Wednesfield, WV11 2JY.

9.          2 Showell Circus. Low Hill, WV10 9BA.

10.      Land on the north east side of Hordern Road, Whitmore Reans, WV6 OUD.

11.     Deed of easement to Regency Homes at Merridale Road, WV3 9RJ.

12.       33 North Road, Boscobel WV1 1QL.

Approved the signing of the ERDF Funding Agreement for the Bilston Urban Village Strategic Environmental Infrastructure Project.

Considered the outcomes from the initial consultation on the proposed expansion of Loxdale Primary School, Spring Vale Primary School and Stowlawn Primary School and approved progression to the statutory consultation process.

1.       Approved the recommended action to implement a one-way order, no u turns order, mandatory left turns order, prohibited right turns order, 20 mph speed limit order and waiting and loading restrictions as shown on plans T4/3861, T4/3862, T4/3863, T4/3864, T4/3866 and T1/672 appended to the report.

2.       Approved the recommended action to revoke existing TRO’s as shown on plan T4/3865 appended to the report.

3.       Authorised the Director of Governance to advertise the above orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

To approve a project update to enable partnership processes to proceed and

delivery of the project to progress to the next stage.]

1.    That Council be recommended to approve the utilisation of the existing borrowing provision to support the Interchange Programme.

2.    That the submission of funding applications to the West Midlands Combined Authority and the Black Country LEP to support the Interchange Programme be approved

3.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Resources and the Director of Finance to accept any grants awarded.

To approve the acceptance of a grant from the Office of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles to install 24 electric vehicle charge points.

1.    That Council be recommended to approve the receipt of grant for £478,000 awarded by the Office for Ultra Low Emissions to the Council to install 24 electric vehicle charge points in the City.

2.    That Council be recommended to approve the delegation of authority to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to transfer the full grant to the preferred private partner, once identified.

3.    That Council be recommended to reduce the Capital Programme budget for Smart and Accessible City against which this programme is assigned to £478,000 to reflect the grant allocation.

To approve proposals to improve pedestrian safety in key areas around the city.

1.    That the Council pursue Associate Member status of the Black Country and West Birmingham Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.

2.    That the response to the Black Country and West Birmingham Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) Draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) attached as Appendix 1 of the report be noted.

3.    That the process and content of development of the Black Country and West Birmingham STP and the MoU attached as Appendix 1 of the report be noted.

To note an update on the proposed Heads of Terms.

To endorse the SWP Annual Report 2016-17 and support the areas of development for 2017-18.

1.    That the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership Annual Report 2016-2017 be endorsed and identified areas be supported for development.

2.    That further dialogue be sought with partners regarding how to respond to issues of concern and areas for further collaboration in light of potential regional changes to safer partnership arrangements.

To approve a proposed extension to the local discretionary relief scheme for

business rates.

1.    That an extension to the local business rates discretionary relief policy be approved.

2.    That it be noted the scheme would need to be reviewed and revised each year in line with the funding be noted.

To present the key findings and recommendations of the scrutiny review of the work being done to increase quality and quantity of apprenticeships starts.

1.    That the recommendations detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be approved.

To approve a required funding strategy.

To approve the commencement of an informal consultation regarding the reorganisation of educational provision.

1.    That the commencement of informal consultation on the proposed merger of Whitgreave Infant School with Whitgreave Junior School be approved.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Education, in consultation with the Assistant Director - School Standards, to consider the outcome of informal consultation on the proposed merger of Whitgreave Infant School with Whitgreave Junior School and to determine whether or not to proceed to formal consultation.

To approve proposals to publish a revised Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy under the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance(England and Wales) Order 2002.

1.    That the proposed amendments to the Housing Assistance Policy ve approved and published as required by the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 for the purposes of:

i.      to amend the policy to allow a wider range of adaptations to be undertaken including:-

·      All stairlifts, modular ramps and ceiling track hoists – up to £8,000, including the provision of stairlift maintenance contracts

·      Bathroom adaptations to enable safe access to bathing and toileting facilities – up to £5,000

ii.    to provide a more comprehensive approach to assisting vulnerable households by considering “whole home” solutions rather than addressing issues on a piecemeal basis by enabling a single housing assistance proposal to be delivered under a streamlined grant/loan process.

2.    That the delivery of the Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy programmes through Wolverhampton Homes be approved.

Resolved:

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information relating to any individual, information which was likely to reveal the identity of an individual and/or information relating to the business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).