A meeting of the Cabinet will be held on the above date at 10.30am at County Hall, Exeter to consider the following matters.

P NORREY

Chief Executive

A G E N D A

PART I - OPEN COMMITTEE

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the meeting held on 14 January 2015, (previously circulated).

3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention

Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.

4. Chairman s Announcements

5. Petitions

6. Question(s) from Members of the Council

FRAMEWORK DECISION

7. Revenue Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2015/16 2018/19 and Capital Programme 2015/16 - 2019/20

The Government s announcement of the final 2015/16 settlement was received on 3 February 2015. Allowing time for proper analysis of that statement, the County Treasurer s Report on the Council s Budget for 2015/16 referred to at (e) below will be circulated as a soon as possible hereafter; enabling the Council to consider and determine a budget within the original published timescale. Accordingly, the Cabinet will consider:

(a) Budget Consultations: Devon s Business Community, Representatives of Older People and the Voluntary Sector and Trades Unions and Results of the Tough Choices online consultation and Town/Parish Council meetings

Report of the County Solicitor (CS/15/4 - text only | pdf CS/15/4) summarising responses and feedback received, attached (Page 1).

(b) Scrutiny Committees Recommendations

Minutes of the Joint (People s, Place, Health Wellbeing and Corporate Services) Scrutiny meeting held on 29 January 2015, attached (Page 7).

The Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 22 January 2015 also considered and endorsed the proposed Treasury Management and Investment Strategy for 2015/16 as set out in the County Treasurer s Report (CT/15/10 - text only | pdf | supplementary information CT/15/10) (Page 13), now embodied in the proposed budget papers below.

(c) Other Committees Recommendations/Comments

Devon Education (Schools) Forum (Minute 726) 21 January 2015 (Page 76).

(d) Impact Assessments

In the exercise of its Public Sector Equality Duty, the County Council must have full regard to and consider the impact of any proposals in relation to equalities prior to making any decisions and any identified significant risks and mitigating action required. A copy of an updated overview of the impact assessments for all service areas entitled Meeting the Challenge: Budget 2015/16 Impact Assessment , has been circulated separately and is available to all Members of the Council at:

https://new.devon.gov.uk/impact/published/budget-setting-201516/

alongside any specific quality impact assessments referred to therein undertaken as part of the budget s preparation also available at:

https://new.devon.gov.uk/impact/published/.

(e) Revenue Budget 2015/16, Medium Term Financial Strategy to 2018/19 and Capital Programme 2015/16 - 2019/20

Report of the County Treasurer (CT/15/8 - supplementary information CT/15/8) (see above) comprising:

Introduction

Appendix A - Specimen Statement on Robustness of Budget Estimates and adequacy of the County Council Reserves

Appendix B - Revenue Budget 2015/16 Medium Term Financial Strategy to 2018/19

Appendix C - Summary Revenue Budget 2015/16

Appendix D - Medium Term Financial Strategy 2015/16 -2018/19

Appendix E - Risk Analysis of Volatile Budgets

Appendix F - County Fund Balance and Earmarked Reserves for 2015/16

Appendix G - Capital Programme 2015/16 - 2019/20

Appendix H - Prudential Indicators 2015/16 -2019/20

Appendix I - Treasury Management

Appendix J - Fees Charges

Detailed Revenue Budget Capital Programmes

Electoral Division(s): All

[NB:

1. Representations: Copies of any other representations received will be available at the meeting

2. Interests: Members have been granted a dispensation to allow them to speak and vote in any debate on the setting of the Council Tax or Precept by virtue, for example, of being a resident of or a land or property owner in the administrative County of Devon or by being a parent or guardian of a child in a school or in receipt of services generally. However, any Member (or his/her spouse/partner) within the meaning of the Code of Conduct in receipt of social care or financial assistance from the Council must declare a disclosable pecuniary interest in that part of the business and withdraw from the meeting if such charges are discussed. If a Member has any other personal or conflict of interest as set out in the Council s Code of Conduct (i.e. representing the Council on a body which receives funding from the Council or being a Governor of a maintained school or a member of another public body/council) they need only declare that personal interest if they speak on that body/matter. The County Solicitor/Monitoring Officer will be available in the Committee Suite prior to the meeting should any member wish to discuss any declaration of interest or potential interests or, alternatively, Members may wish to contact her before then to discuss any issues].

Key Decisions

8. A382 Corridor Improvements

Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (PTE/15/9 - text only | pdf | supplementary information PTE/15/9) seeking approval to proceed to consultation on preliminary designs for a scheme to improve access to Newton Abbot and the A38, attached (Page 24).

Electoral Division(s): Newton Abbot North and South,

Kingsteignton, Bovey Tracey Rural and Ashburton Buckfastleigh

9. Science Park Drive /Access Road Works, Exeter

Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (PTE/15/10 - text only | pdf | supplementary information PTE/15/10) seeking approval of minor works to upgrade Science Park Drive, attached (Page 36).

Electoral Division(s): Broadclyst Whimple

10. Devon Travel Academy

Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (PTE/15/11 - text only | pdf | supplementary information PTE/15/11) seeking approval to the transfer of this Academy (the former Devon Drivers Centre) to the Devon Somerset Fire Rescue Service, attached (Page 42).

Electoral Division(s): All

11. Okehampton East Business Park: Implementation Phase

Report of the Head of Economy Enterprise (EE/15/1 - text only | pdf | supplementary information EE/15/1) seeking approval to proposals for development of the Okehampton East Business Park (formerly known as Opportunity Okehampton), attached (Page 48).

Electoral Division(s): Hatherleigh Chagford and Okehampton Rural

OTHER MATTERS

12. Notice of Motion: Hospital Facilities and Buildings and Future Uses (Cabinet Minute 256(b)/12 November 2014)

The following Notice of Motion submitted to the County Council by Councillor Wright was referred previously to the Cabinet, in accordance with Standing Order 8(2); the Cabinet having deferred consideration of the Notice of Motion pending discussion with appropriate NHS providers and interested parties.

This Council recognises how important it is to involve local communities in the provision of health services.

Many hospital facilities and buildings in Devon have been provided for the local community partly or entirely by the local community.

This Council is concerned that many local hospital buildings are at risk of being declared redundant by hospital authorities, and being sold on a commercial basis.

The Council therefore agrees to support the efforts of the local clinical commissioning groups and agrees to ask the Local Government Association to request that the government requires health authorities to consult with local communities about alternative uses of buildings considered redundant and to offer the buildings for community use, before considering other options .

The Cabinet is now advised that through the work of the Integrated Care Exeter (ICE) Group, which includes representatives from Clinical Commissioning Groups, the NHS Foundation Trust, Police and Fire Authorities, Age UK Exeter and Exeter City Council, as well as the County Council, there is a commitment across agencies to collaborate on the future of assets and it is intended to develop a proposal to agree a policy statement for endorsement by the ICE Board (which will seek commitment from Devon wide organisations) to collaborate and share intelligence on property information. The County Council s Locality Officers and Leads work across Devon to support local members and communities to understand local needs and issues and stimulate a local response.

Recommendation: that in light of the above the County Council be recommended to take no further action on the Notice of Motion, the Cabinet being of the view that the desired objective has been achieved.

Electoral Division(s): All

STANDING ITEMS

13. Question(s) from Members of the Public

14. References from Committees: Place Scrutiny Committee: Delivery of Highways Services Spotlight Review

The Place Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 9 January 2015 (Minute *63) received the Report of the above Spotlight Review (CS/15/2 - text only | pdf CS/15/2), attached (Page 63) examining the process for determining future delivery models for the highway maintenance contract and resolved that the Spotlight Review s Report be approved and commended to the Cabinet for approval and action .

Recommendation: that the Task Group s Report be noted and the Head of Highways, Capital Development Waste, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member, have regard to the recommendations in any future decision making process.

15. Minutes

Minutes (non-budget) of the undermentioned meetings:

(i) Devon Education (Schools) Forum 21 January 2015 (Page 72);

(ii) Safer Devon Partnership 28 January 2015 (Page 80);

(iii) Farms Estate Committee - 5 February 2015 (To be circulated).

[NB: Minutes of County Council Committees are published on the Council s Website at: http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/your_council/decision_making/cma/index_exc.htm .

Minutes of the Devon Education (Schools) Forum are published at: http://www.devon.gov.uk/schoolsforum.htm ]

16. Delegated Action/Urgent Matters

The Registers of Decisions taken by Members or Officers under the urgency provisions or delegated powers will be available for inspection at the meeting in line with the Council s Constitution and Regulation 13 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012. A summary of such decisions taken since the last meeting is appended to this Agenda (Page 86).

17. Forward Plan

In accordance with the Council s Constitution, the Cabinet is requested to review the list of forthcoming business (previously circulated) and to determine which items are to be defined as key and/or framework decisions and included in the Plan from the date of this meeting.

[NB: The Forward Plan is available on the Council's website at:

http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/decision_making/cabinet_committee/forward_plan.htm ]

PART II ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

Nil

MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Notice of all items listed above have been included in the Council s Forward Plan for the required period, unless otherwise indicated. The Forward Plan is published on the County Council's website at

Notice of the decisions taken by the Cabinet will be sent by email to all Members of the Council within 2 working days of their being made and will, in the case of key decisions, come into force 5 working days after that date unless 'called-in' or referred back in line with the provisions of the Council's Constitution. The Minutes of this meeting will be published on the Council's website, as indicated below, as soon as possible.

Members are reminded that Part II Reports contain exempt information and should therefore be treated accordingly. They should not be disclosed or passed on to any other person(s). Members are also reminded of the need to dispose of such reports carefully and are therefore invited to return them to the Democratic Services Officer at the conclusion of the meeting for disposal

Membership

Councillors Hart (Chairman), Barker, Clatworthy, Croad, Davis, S Hughes, Leadbetter, McInnes and Parsons.

Cabinet Member Remits

Councillors Hart (Policy Corporate), Barker (Adult Social Care Health Services), Clatworthy (Resources Asset Management), Croad (Community Environmental Services), Davis (Improving Health Wellbeing), S Hughes (Highway Management Flood Prevention), Leadbetter (Economy, Growth and Cabinet Liaison for Exeter), McInnes (Children, Schools Skills) and Parsons (Performance Engagement)

Declaration of Interests

Members are reminded that they must declare any interest they may have in any item to be considered at this meeting, prior to any discussion taking place on that item.

Access to Information

Any person wishing to inspect the Council s/Cabinet s Forward Plan or any Reports or Background Papers relating to any item on this agenda should contact Mr Hooper on 01392 382300. The Forward Plan is published on the County Council's website at http://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/how-the-council-works/forward-plan/ Agenda, Reports and Minutes of the Cabinet are published on the Council s Website at http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/your_council/decision_making/cma/index_exc.htm

Webcasting. Recording or Reporting of Meetings and Proceedings

The proceedings of this meeting may be recorded for broadcasting live on the internet via the Democracy Centre on the County Council s website. The whole of the meeting may be broadcast apart from any confidential items which may need to be considered in the absence of the press and public. For more information go to:http://www.devoncc.public-i.tv/core/ In addition, anyone wishing to film part or all of the proceedings may do so unless the press and public are excluded for that part of the meeting or there is good reason not to do so, as directed by the Chairman. Any filming must be done as unobtrusively as possible from a single fixed position without the use of any additional lighting; focusing only on those actively participating in the meeting and having regard also to the wishes of any member of the public present who may not wish to be filmed. As a matter of courtesy, anyone wishing to film proceedings is asked to advise the Chairman or the Democratic Services Officer in attendance so that all those present may be made aware that is happening. Members of the public may also use Facebook and Twitter or other forms of social media to report on proceedings at this meeting. An open, publicly available Wi-Fi network (i.e. DCC) is normally available for meetings held in the Committee Suite at County Hall. For information on Wi-Fi availability at other locations, please contact the Officer identified above.

Questions to the Cabinet/Public Participation

A Member of the Council may ask the Leader of the Council or the appropriate Cabinet Member a question about any subject for which the Leader or Cabinet Member has responsibility. Any member of the public resident in the administrative area of the county of Devon may also ask the Leader a question upon a matter which, in every case, relates to the functions of the Council. Questions must be delivered to the Office of the Chief Executive Directorate by 12 noon on the fourth working day before the date of the meeting. For further information please contact Mr Hooper on 01392 382300 or look at our website at: http://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/guide/public-participation-at-committee-meetings/

Emergencies

In the event of the fire alarm sounding leave the building immediately by the nearest available exit, following the fire exit signs. If doors fail to unlock press the Green breakglass next to the door. Do not stop to collect personal belongings, do not use the lifts, do not re-enter the building until told to do so.

Mobile Phones

Please switch off all mobile phones before entering the Committee Room or Council Chamber

If you need a copy of this Agenda and/or a Report in another format (e.g. large print, audio tape, Braille or other languages), please contact the Information Centre on 01392 380101 or email to: centre@devon.gov.uk or write to the Democratic and Scrutiny Secretariat at County Hall, Exeter, EX2 4QD.

Induction loop system available

Cabinet 13 February 2015

Schedule of CABINET MEMBER Decisions taken since previous meeting
Cabinet Remit/Officer	Matter for Decision	Effective Date
Resources Asset Management	Approval to declaring land at Uplowman (Tiverton) surplus to requirements	28 January 2015
	Approval to declaring land at Millbrook Lane (Exeter) surplus to requirements	29 January 2015
	Approval to various matters in relation to Capital Programme 2014/15 and Contract Matters	30 January 2015
	Approval to arrangements for establishment of a new Southern Construction Framework, in line with previous decision of Cabinet	5 February 215
	Approval to disposal of the former St Saviour's former Social Care Offices to Ottery St Mary Town Council	9 February 2015
	Approval to disposal of the former social care property at Fairlea, Northam to the Charity Northam Lodge	10 February 2015
Children, Schools Skills	Approval to allocation of 5000 to Starcross Parish Council from the Youth Service Capacity funds for Starcross and Dawlish Youth Centres	3 February 2015
Economy, Growth and Cabinet Liaison for Exeter	Approval of select list of tenderers for the design and construction of an improved junction to Sandy Park, Exeter in	20 January 2015
Community Environmental Services	Approval to scheme for a replacement recycling centre for Ivybridge	30 January 2015
Highway Management Flood Prevention	Approval to public consultation on the proposed traffic calming scheme for Blundell s Road, Tiverton	14 January 2015
	Approval to the revocation of the visibility line Notice effecting Woodlands affecting Woodlands, Gable Road, Willand	28 January 2015
Improving Health Wellbeing	Approval of grant to the Domestic and Sexual Violence Alliance (DSVA) Strategic Commissioning Group of 25,000,	13 January 2015
The Registers of Decisions will be available for inspection at meetings of the Cabinet or, at any other time, in the Democratic Services Scrutiny Secretariat, during normal office hours. Contact details shown above. In line with the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, details of Decisions taken by Officers under any express authorisation of the Cabinet or other Committee or under any general authorisation within the Council s Scheme of Delegation set out in Part 3 of the Council s Constitution may be viewed at https://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/officer-decisions/