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details
Decision Maker: Director of Learning, Opportunities and Skills
Decision published: 10/06/2021
Effective from: 17/01/2020
Decision:
1.To transfer 19 members of staff from the
line management of North Ridge school to the Travel Assistance
Service department of the Council to take effect prior to the
transfer of the School to academy status
2. To enter into an agreement for the provision by the Nexus Multi
Academy Trust of a bus parking facility and the occasional use by
the Trust of the buses parked there to take the children on field
trips and other outings connected to their education.
3. To enter into a grant agreement to assist with the co-ordination
and administration requirements connected to the provision by the
Council of bus transport to and from North Ridge School for the
children and parents.
Lead officer: Kim Holdridge
Support was requested for the Love Where you
Live Project to provide support for the specific rear alleyways
within Hyde Park, Doncaster. A grant would be allocated to Hubbub
to regenerate the alleyways as part of the overarching Support,
Engagement and Education Project which was funded through the
Controlling Migration Fund.
Hyde Park was one of the locations identified based on community
feedback and the number of volunteers stepping forward to make a
difference in their communities in a positive way.
The project would run for 12 months and run alongside existing
enforcement work, would look to identify regular offenders and
utilise a number of tools and powers as appropriate.
Hubbub is an independent charity organisation that creates and
drives environmental campaigns and have a proven record of
successfully delivering similar projects.
There is a keen focus on reducing flytipping as a result of the
project and look to inspire more sustainable ways of living, with a
view to empowering the Communities to take ownership and continue
the legacy after the project is completed.
Decision Maker: Director of Adults, Health and Well-Being
Decision published: 27/02/2020
Effective from: 10/01/2020
Decision:
To allocate a grant to an external, not for
profit organisation, Hubbub, to initiate, implement and complete
the Love Where You Live Project in conjunction with local residents
within targeted areas in Hyde Park.
Transforming the alleyways at the rear of Cunningham Road, Somerset
Road and Elmfield Road and empowering the local community to take
ownership of their neighbourhood, at a cost of £34,850 plus
VAT.
The cost is fully funded through Central Government's Controlling
Migration Fund, which has already been allocated to Doncaster
Council, with permissions granted by The Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for such projects to be
undertaken within the scope of the grant.
Lead officer: Phil Holmes
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/01/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 15/01/2020
Effective from: 14/01/2020
Decision:
Mayor Ros Jones read out the following question submitted by Councillor Nick Allen:-
“I am pleased reference has been made to a local discount for people who were affected by the recent flooding. I welcome and fully support a council tax discount for homes affected by flooding. I would like to know if this discount will apply to every home affected? How long will the discount last for?”
Mayor Ros Jones gave the following response:-
“We remain fully committed to supporting the people affected by the floods of November 2019. Following a key decision that I took on the 20th November 2019 under Rule 16 for Special Urgency, we will award a 100% Council Tax Discount to all properties where flood water entered the habitable area of the property; or where flood water did not enter the habitable area, but the authority considers the property was unliveable for any period of time.
The Council Tax Discount is awarded for a minimum of 3 months, but will continue for longer whilst anyone is unable to return home as a result of the flooding. Also, where someone is unable to return to their main home, they will receive a 100% parallel Council Tax Discount at any temporary accommodation where they have Council Tax to pay.
So far discounts have been awarded to 685 properties affected by the flooding, with a further 51 parallel discounts awarded on temporary accommodation. The total value of discounts to date is £266,661.54, and we will be reimbursed by Government, for the value of discounts awarded.”
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/01/2020 - Cabinet
Decision published: 14/01/2020
Effective from: 14/01/2020
Our compelling vision to address the challenge
of Doncaster’s inactivity levels has been recognised by Sport
England as one of 12 national Local Delivery Pilot sites in 2017.
This has provided Doncaster with the opportunity to gain support
and resources.
Our most recent investment proposal to Sport England was approved
by Cabinet on the 23.09.19. It described the 6 six key proposals of
our Get Doncaster Moving Investment Plan that we would utilise the
funding for:-
• Active Communities
• Future Parks Doncaster
• Doncaster Evaluation
• Systems Network & Leadership
• Maximising the Impact of Major Sports Events
• Marketing & Communications
This Officer Decision record is in relation to the work that we
want to develop in relation to Active Communities.
Since the investment award, we have worked hard to listen to and
understand our communities through a number of discovery, dream and
design phases; led by our work with the Behavioural Science
Consortium and the Well Doncaster asset-based community development
approach.
We are now in a position to respond to the insight, which has told
us that individuals and groups of people in communities are part of
the solution to help people to ‘get out and about
more’. We now need to provide adequate and accessible
resources in a way that communities require, in order to change the
lives of real people.
The Active Communities Grants will fund ideas from local people,
groups and organisations that create the right conditions for
people to ‘get out and about more’ and be active where
they live.
Applications can be made up to £500, there is no minimum
amount and are open to constituted or unconstituted groups.
Individuals or groups who are un-constituted and do not have a bank
account will be advised to contact the Well Officer that is based
in their locality, in the first instance. The Well Officer will
discuss the idea with the applicant, and support them to explore
opportunities to either:
1. Connect with an existing constituted group or organisation, who
is eligible to act as the accountable body and apply on their
behalf
2. Support the groups to become constituted, with a bank
account
If option 1 or 2 above are not possible, the applicant will
complete an application form specifically designed for
un-constituted groups. If successful, Doncaster Council will manage
bookings and/or payments on behalf of the applicant. This will be
managed between the Well Doncaster and Get Doncaster Moving
administration teams.
The decisions and recommendations about resource allocation will
reflect the community-led approach, while considering the scale of
investment, frequency of decision making, staff capacity and
geographical boundaries.
Four locality panels will be established (local people and
Doncaster Council Officers), with responsibility for the four
locality boundaries. The panels will convene electronically (via
email), on a monthly basis and their role will be to;
? assess Active Communities Grant applications from individuals,
groups and organisations based within the respective locality
boundary, as detailed in the map;
? provide recommendations of those applications to be funded, to
the Sport England Strategic Lead for Doncaster (in line with
National Lottery funding requirements)
The panels sit within the Get Doncaster Moving and DGT Governance
structures, as detailed in the diagram below:
Following consultation with the respective Cabinet Members for
Public Health, Communities and Adult Social Care, it has been
agreed that all Elected Members will be sent the applications from
their Ward each month. Elected Members will be invited each month
to score and comment on the applications from their ward, within
the same timescales and terms as the Locality Panel. The Cabinet
Member for Public Health, Leisure and Culture will have oversight
and comment alongside the Sport England Strategic Lead at the final
sign-off stage.
Records of who is has accessed the grant, amount of investment and
a summary of what each grant aims to achieve will be maintained by
the Get Doncaster Moving Project Support Officer. Individuals,
groups and organisations are able to access the grant on more than
one occasion; however, the grant must be used in a different way
for each application. Every application will be assessed against
the pre-application criteria and Active Communities Grant Database
to ensure that this is the case.
Records will be reviewed at regular intervals by the LDP Delivery
Group (including Sport England) to ensure that the integrity of the
programme is maintained and outcomes of the grant are being
met.
Within six months of grant award, recipients of grants will be
supported to complete a short questionnaire to monitor the impact
of the grant, and these will be analyses by our Evaluation partner,
CFE Research.
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 07/01/2020
Effective from: 07/01/2020
Decision:
To allocate £150,000 to an Active
Communities Grants Scheme, where individuals, groups and
organisations are able to apply for up to £500. The scheme
will start on 16/12/19, and will be open until the investment has
been allocated (scheduled 31/3/21). Four locality panels will
assess applications and provide recommendations to Sport England
and the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Leisure and Culture who
will make a formal decision.
This Officer Decision Record is following the approval by Cabinet
on the 23.09.19 to receive £1.8m from Sport England to
maximise opportunities from the Local Delivery Pilot and delegate
to Director of Public Health in consultation with the Chief
Financial Officer and the relevant portfolio holder to ensure spend
is in accordance with the bid and to undertake the accountable body
role.
Lead officer: Dr Rupert Suckling
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 01/10/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 06/01/2020
Effective from: 01/10/2019
Decision:
There were no public statements made at the meeting.
To ensure that the Council’s interests
are sufficiently represented through its appointments to these
bodies.
Such appointments help to ensure that the Council’s views are
represented to local and national groups and, where the
representative has voting rights, that the Council is involved in
any decisions that may affect the people of the Borough.
Decision Maker: Director of Corporate Resources
Decision published: 06/01/2020
Effective from: 06/01/2020
Decision:
To approve the following change to the
schedule of Executive appointments to outside bodies for the period
2019/20 to 2020/21:
Corporate Parenting Board – to remove Councillor Tina Reid
from the Board and appoint Councillor Duncan Anderson.
Lead officer: Scott Fawcus