Solihull Council

    (i)     Approved the weighting of 1 for the theme “A good place to live for everyone” in future years;

   (ii)     Noted the withdrawal of the Kingshurst / Fordbridge Community Facility bid to allow further consultation;

 (iii)     Endorsed the recommendation of the inclusion of the Excellence in the Community Bid;

  (iv)     Considered whether the Kingfisher School bid should be included within the Education or Corporate allocations and agreed it should not form part of the Corporate allocation;

   (v)     Approved the allocation of £160k for Excellence in the Community; and

  (vi)     (vi) Approved the options for allocating the remaining £875k as detailed in the revised Appendix C.

[a]  Noted the successful conclusion of the improvement planning stage of the CPA; and

[b]  Received further details as the Council Plan, Best Value Performance Plan and detailed improvement plans come to them for approval.

[a]  Endorsed the proposed Performance management framework as set out in the attached Statement of Required Practice and its accompanying appendices;

[b]  Agreed to receive a further report on the submission of performance information for Scrutiny purposes

[a]  Noted the proposed introduction of Corporate templates and standards for Performance Plans as a key mechanism for delivery of operational services consistent with One Council One Vision; and

[b]  Endorsed the Corporate Standards as set out in the attached Statement of Required Practice (SORP).

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Best Value Performance Plan 2003/04

The Cabinet;

(i) Agreed in order to meet the statutory deadline to delegate approval of the final draft to the Leader and Opposition Spokespersons before the Plan is submitted to Full Council for ratification on 15 July 2003; and

[ii]  Approved the outline BVPP format, so that work can commence on drafting the BVPP.

The Best Value Performance Plan is a statutory document published annually by 30 June 2003.  It is the principal means by which the Council is held accountable for compliance with its statutory duty of Best Value.  It contains details of service plans, policies and performance trends.  The Council's Constitution requires final approval by Full Council

23 May 2003

(i) Noted the achievements resulting from the Adult and Community Learning Plan 2002 / 2003;

(ii) Approved the direction and strategic objectives contained in the draft Adult and Community Learning Plan 2003 / 2004; and

(iii) Recommended that review of the 2003/2004 Plan is undertaken by Education and Children Overview and Scrutiny Board as part of the planning process for 2004 / 2005.

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Acceptance of Tenders within the LEO Focus Area

The Cabinet approved the tender evaluation model used for the acceptance of four contractors to undertake works within the Lyndon, Elmdon, and Olton (LEO) focus area following submission of tenders and a tender evaluation process.

To endorse the award of contracts to the four contractors identified in this report.  Endorse the tender evaluation model used to evaluate tender returns within the Lyndon, Elmdon, and Olton (LEO) Focus Area

23 May 2003

(i) Approved proposals for Monitoring and Management of environment pollution at Moat Lane Depot; and

(ii) Agreed to accept a further report on options for more extensive reclamation in due course if it is decided to develop the depot for residential use.

a) the long list of bidders to be taken forward to the next stage of the procurement process; and

b) the contents of the document to be sent to the stage two bidders - the Invitation to Submit Outline Proposals

Noted the current position on terms not being agreed for the Development Agreement with the preferred Developer on the proposals for Shirley Town Centre;

Formally terminated the relationship between the preferred Developer and the Council; and

Approved the options available to the Council be pursued as a matter of urgency and a report be brought forward to the Council in due course.

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