a.
Note the negotiations underway to
achieve savings via planned development of care homes, reduction in block beds,
increased rental income, replacement of residential beds with extra care
housing, retention of Lake House and Glebe House within the contract, providing
continuing care beds through the OCP contract and further ad hoc block bed
reductions;
b.
Note
that there will be a special meeting of that Scrutiny Committee in early
January to enable them to consider the proposals;
c.
Endorse the proposals for overall
service redevelopments and the recommended changes to the OCP contract;
d.
Agree to the sale of the freeholds of 5
Phase 1 new build sites proposal to OCP for a capital receipt in order to
achieve flexible reduction of the block contract subject to conclusion of
ongoing negotiations;
e.
Delegate authority to the Director of
Social and Community Service to sign off the changes to the OCP contract and
the revised financial model with advice from the Chief Finance Officer and cabinet
members for Finance and Property and Adult Services following a consultation
with the Adult Services Scrutiny Committee in January 2012.