Agenda and decisions

Minutes of the meeting held on the 23.05.23

ROSPA Report – March 2023.

Salford City Council - Record of Decision (Cabinet)

I Councillor Tracy Kelly, Statutory Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve:

the recommendations for implementation, included within ROSPA independent review of water safety at Salford Quays report.

The Reasons are:

In order for Salford City Council to meet it statutory obligations of duty of care in relation to land owned and managed by Salford City Council.

Options considered and rejected were:

To not accept the recommendations.

Assessment of Risk:

Medium.

The source of funding is:

N/A – the recommendations can be covered by existing budgets.

Legal Advice obtained:

N/A – there are no legal implications arising from the recommendations.

Financial Advice obtained:

N/A

Procurement Advice obtained:

N/A

HR Advice obtained:

N/A

Climate Change Advice obtained:

The report highlights that climate change is a contributing factor to making Salford Quays waterways an attractive place to visit

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

ROSPA independent review of water safety at Salford Quays report.

Contact Officer:  Jeanette Staley                         

Telephone number: 07967672659

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Community and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel

For Democratic Services use only

This decision was published on   21.07.23                                         

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 28.07.23                                                   unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

Report of the City Solicitor

Salford City Council - Record of Decision (Cabinet)

I Councillor Tracy Kelly, Statutory Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve:

The establishment of a new joint transport committee (the Bee Network Committee) and revised arrangements for Greater Manchester (GM) transport governance

The Reasons are:

The Bee Network will require a more coordinated and integrated approach to transport governance, that places accountability to local people at its heart.

Options considered and rejected were: N/A

Assessment of Risk: There are no implications arising directly from this report

The source of funding is: N/A

Legal Advice obtained: The decision is necessary for the establishment of the Bee Network Committee.

Financial Advice obtained: There are no implications arising directly from this report

Procurement Advice obtained: N/A

HR Advice obtained: N/A

Climate Change Advice obtained: N/A

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

report to Cabinet 11 July 2023

(if the documents disclose exempt or confidential information, they should not be listed, but the following wording shall be inserted : "(The relevant documents contain exempt or confidential information and are not available for public inspection)":-

Contact Officer:  Iolanda Puzio                            

Telephone number: 0161 7933620

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-       This document records a key decision which was not included in the Council’s Forward Plan and has been dealt with under the emergency procedure.

-       The decision is urgent and is not subject to call-in, in accordance with the Decision Making Procedure Rules.

-       The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the :  growth and prosperity scrutiny panel           

For Democratic Services use only

This decision was published on 11^th July 2023                                           

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 18.07.23                                                   unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

Report of the Executive Director Place

Report of the Executive Director Place

Salford City Council - Record of Decision (Cabinet)

I Councillor Tracy Kelly, Statutory Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve:

1.    Acceptance of the Arts Council England Place Partnership Fund Grant and associated terms and conditions.

2.    To delegate authority to the Salford Culture and Place Partnership Director of Culture, under the direction of the Salford City Council Executive Director of Place, to commence project planning and delivery and spend the grant in accordance with the agreed project and grant terms and conditions.

3.    To delegate authority to the Salford Culture and Place Partnership Director of Culture, under the direction of the Salford City Council Executive Director of Place and in consultation with Salford City Council relevant legal, financial and procurement officers, to negotiate partnership, operational and commissioning agreements with project partners.

The Reasons are:

The funding will enable commencement and delivery of new projects and services which will further the aims of Suprema Lex, the city culture strategy and Salford City Council’s ‘Great 8’, particularly ‘creating vibrant places and spaces’.

The funding and resources will benefit artists, creative organisations and residents of Salford through the addition of new creative and cultural events, creative health and wellbeing programmes, resident and creative industry support programmes, skills development and educational projects for young people and schools.

Options considered and rejected were:

To not accept the grant and decline the additional resources. This would significantly reduce the ability of the City Council to  deliver the culture strategy and would sacrifice many of the benefits for artists, organisations and residents of Salford.

Assessment of Risk:

Risks to the council of accepting this project are low. The Lowry will deliver the project on behalf of Salford City Council, working with partners through the Salford Culture and Place Partnership. The Lowry is a very established and trusted organisation with significant experience and track record in the successful management, delivery and reporting of Arts Council England funding. 

The source of funding is:

Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants.

Legal Advice obtained:

Tony Hatton, Solicitor, Shared Legal Services 04/07/2023

The Council are required to comply with the requirements of the terms and conditions of the external grant award from the Arts Council England National Lottery funding as failure to adhered may result in clawback of the funding for failure to comply, particularly with the specified terms such as monitoring grant spend, reporting activity, delivering the outcomes set out, and any other requirements like milestones, grant purposes, completion dates, compliance with PCR etc. and in particular ensuring that the fund is only used for eligible expenditure.

Any procurement activity undertaken to deliver the projects within scope of the  grant funding should be undertaken in line with and the Council’s own Contractual Standing Orders and the Public Contracts to avoid any risk of challenge from providers, and where appropriate in accordance with the Subsidy control Act.

Financial Advice obtained:

Grace Rogerson – Senior Accountant  ...  view the full decision text for item 6a