The Health and Care Act 2022 established Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) as legal entities and created new NHS bodies called Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Within this legislation all ICSs are required to establish new partnership forums called Integrated Care Partnerships (ICPs). These bring together ICBs and Local Authorities (LAs) with responsibility for Social Care and Public Health in order to integrate the services they plan, purchase, and provide for local residents.

Recommendations agreed.

It was confirmed that the Property Strategy will come to Cabinet on 15 November 2022.  The report and update were noted with that amendment.

Item 6 – Business Management and Monitoring Report

Cllr Charlie Hicks

Item 10 – Highways Asset Management Strategy & Policy

Cllr Robin Bennett

Item 11 – Parking Standards for New Developments

Cllr Charlie Hicks

Cllr Dan Levy

Item 12 – Implementing ‘Decide & Provide’

Cllr Charlie Hicks

Cllr Dan Levy

See Annex

Approved as an accurate record.

None

None

To consider options for support to the most economically  vulnerable to increases in the cost of living this winter.

The following amendments were agreed:

In Table 2 on Page 11 of Addenda 2, delete “up to £50,000 per district / city authority” and replace with “up to a maximum of £380,000”.

Recommendation d) was replaced with the text below

RESOLVED to

a)                  Note the arrangements already in place to support residents in the cost of living crises, noted from paragraph 31;

b)                  Agree to the proposals for additional support for residents set out in Table 2 as amended;

c)                  Agree to the funding arrangements included in Table 2 as amended to bring forward the use of £200,000 from the COVID reserve originally agreed to be used for emergency welfare spending in 2025/26 to 2022/23;

d)                  Agree to contribute up to a maximum of £380,000 in matched funds to support Council Tax Hardship schemes in 2022/23, as described in paragraph 45, equitably dispersed between the City and District Councils.

e)                  Note the additional support being put in place for staff in Annex 1.

Approval of parking standards.

Item deferred to Cabinet on 18 October 2022.

Approval of new requirements.

Recommendations agreed.

To provide an update on the anticipated position and prudential indicators set out in the Treasury Management Strategy Statement & Annual Investment Strategy for 2022/23 agreed as part of the council’s budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy in February 2022.

Recommendations agreed

Quarterly staffing report providing details of key people numbers and analysis of main changes since the previous report.

Recommendations agreed.

To note and seek agreement of the report.

An amendment was agreed as follows:

In recommendation c), replace “B-2b” with “B-2c”

Recommendations agreed as amended.

To seek approval of the updated 2022-2027 Highways Asset Management Plan and new approach.

It was agreed to make the following amendment to the Highway Asset Management Policy:

Page 101 of Addenda 1

Policy: AMP3

“The County Council will extend maintenance functions wherever possible to include for the betterment of walking, cycling, and other active/more sustainable transport choices (e.g. public transport)”

To append:

“and support the Council’s commitment to Vision Zero.”

RESOLVED to

a)              Approve adoption of the Highway Asset Management Policy Statement (Annex 1, as amended), Strategy document (Annex 2), and Plan document (Annex 3)

b)              Note the funding situation for Highway Maintenance summarised as Annex 4 that impacts on decisions and programmes which will be picked up through the normal budget setting process.