Decisions

Full details can be found within the attached Officer Decision Record

Agreed to write off Business Rates debt of £59,172.23 for Mood Private Members Club Ltd for the period of charge between 21st September 2015 and 19th June 2016 as the company was dissolved on 8th November 2016, leaving the debt irrecoverable.

The option to extend the current contract for 12 months was available within the contract.

The extension of the contract by 12 months enables the service to be tendered during 2017/18 for a new contract start date of 1 April 2018.

This gives more time to consider the preferred model for moving forward.

Extend the contract for Doncaster and Rotherham Stop Smoking Service between DMBC and South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust by a period of 12 months from 31/03/17 to 31/03/18.

The Council's current Virtualised Oracle Environment is approaching end of life and a replacement solution compromising of hardware and software is required.

(1) To draw down £20,000 of the £110,000 capital investment
identified in the capital programme. The £110,000 allocation was identified for the refresh of the current Virtualised Oracle Environment and was approved as part of the Capital Programme 2015/16 to 2018/19;

(2) To procure two dell servers to host the Capita One Oracle database; and

(3) To engage with the Councils incumbent Oracle solution provider for one-off professional services to ratify the new oracle environment design.

It was announced in July 2016 that the HS2 alignment in South Yorkshire will change. The new proposed route has resulted in significant impact on some areas of Doncaster.

To approve £25k use of Service Transformation Fund to cover costs of the Project Manager - High Speed Rail November 2016 to July 2017.

As part of the aspiration to be an excellent, modern, effective and efficient team delivering a quality service to meet the ever evolving requirements and expectations of the people of Doncaster, the Council and partners at a time when resources are continually diminishing, it has become necessary to review the shape of the ICT services we offer.

To implement changes to the ICT staffing structure as part of implementing ITIL best practice, a new operating model and new ways of working.

A pilot was undertaken during the 2014/15 academic year to identify gaps in provision, support school action plans; identify good practice and activities already taking place. This pilot worked in conjunction with the existing project Doncaster Skills Academy and aimed to build upon that work extending business interaction and embedding this support as part of senior leadership teams within school.
During 2015/16 the Enterprise Adviser network was established in Sheffield City Region between four partner authorities - Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster.

To approve the acceptance of this grant award made available by the Careers

The Council's current Virtualised Oracle Environment is approaching end of life (Nov 2017) and a replacement solution compromising of hardware and software is required.

1. To draw down £20,000 of the £110,000 capital investment indentified in the capital programme. The £110,000 allocation was identified for the refresh of the current Virtualised Oracle Environment and was approved as part of the Capital Programme 2015/16 to 2018/19 at Full Council on Tuesday 3rd March 2015.
2. To procure two dell servers to host the Capita One Oracle database.
3. To engage with the councils incumbent Oracle solution provider for one-off professional services to ratify the new oracle environment design.

The open space on Wike Gate Road is owned by Doncaster Council but is currently leased to Thorne and Moorends Town Council. The lease commenced on 03.02.2003 and is for a term of 21 years ending 02.02.2024. The Town Council are in full agreement of the proposal which were considered at a Town Council meeting which took place on 8 November 2016. The improvements to the gate / access to the site will mean that it is more aesthetically pleasing and will also ensure DDA compliance.

1. To approve the allocation of £60,700 to fund a range of improvements at the above location. Funded by £58,200 of Section 106 monies inclusive of £3,750 for revenue maintenance of equipment and a contribution of £2,500 from the Environmental Flexible Fund.
2. Subject to 1 above, to approve scheme delivery inclusive of contract management/tender/contract award.
3. To include the scheme into the Adults, Health Wellbeing Capital Programme.