Forthcoming decisions
01/05/2024 - Defra Capital Funding Food Waste Vehicle Purchase - KEY/17MAY24/02
Value: £800,000 external
funding.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Mark Mathews
Notice of decision: 17/05/2024
01/05/2024 - Grounds Maintenance Contract - Future Options - KEY/17MAY24/01
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Phil Hughes
Notice of decision: 17/05/2024
01/05/2024 - Wisbech High Street Update (a recurring Cabinet item) - KEY/06SEP22/01
Recommendation to consider and approve options
in relation to future development.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Wards affected: Wisbech Wards;
Lead officer: Phil Hughes
Notice of decision: 17/05/2024
29/04/2024 - Early Help Hub Funding
The North Place partnership board has been created to help deliver the expectations from the new Integrated Care System (ICS) legislation. The Council is represented on the board by the Chief Executive.
Historically Fenland District Council has found it difficult to get into the space of the health service system to make them aware of the wide range of services that we have responsibility for that can both help reduce demand for NHS services and deliver better outcomes for residents (wider determinants of health).
As well as this NHS services can become aware of emerging issues that FDC need to hear about and as NHS front line teams are not always aware of our services and those of partners, the Council often only gets involved when it has escalated and requires a higher cost intervention from ourselves. Key examples would be Homeless, House condition and Environmental health duties and responsibilities. What is of great concern to all Council’s is the need to manage increasing demand for services within a reducing budget determination from Government. System integration to resolving household issues can help with this.
Evidence from South Norfolk has shown that having a triage process that has the “offer” of the wide public sector & available VCS system rather than siloed individual organisations struggling to get a collaborative response, helps deliver better outcomes for residents / households earlier. Once triaged the resident gets referred to services in a much more efficient and collaborative way to deliver better outcomes and at lower cost, often through the VCS sector. The VCS often feel frustrated at being the “poor relation” to the public sector, so having the sector as part of the same triage process supports increasing their impact in the community to assist their bids for funding.
The North Place Partnership Board have received funding to develop a pilot approach across the district of Fenland. The funding has a remit on employment and skills so initially will focus on encouraging residents receiving Universal Credit with health issues to get closer to and back into work. The other initial focus is residents who are in work, but sick and what support can be offered to the fit note process within a GP practice. However, the aspiration is that this hub will become generic for all issues as the pilot progresses and the funding allows for this.
Facts and Issues
Health partners have recognised their structure for managing a Fenland district wide project is fragmented with 3 integrated neighbourhoods (IN), Wisbech, South Fenland and Whittlesey being part of the Peterborough IN.
The public sector structure that best fits the geography of such a virtual hub is FDC.
The proposed system to be developed is set out on the diagram below.
FDC have costed undertaking the triage work on behalf of the wider system ensuring that there is no further pressure placed on the general fund from undertaking the work.
The work of the hub will assist in demand management for our statutory services, homelessness, environmental health, benefits and house condition prevention, intervention and management. As well as this non statutory services like Economic development growth plan and the Golden Age programme can be utilised to improve impact of work that falls out of the one team collaboration across the public sector and VCS.
If we can help make the pilot a success, we can then evidence to health partners that continuation funding to the Council to support this will be beneficial to ICS outcomes and to then explore where further funding can be sourced to continue the work. The work will also raise awareness in the health sector of what a District Council does as well as other partners to enable officers to develop other initiatives that helps support both the Council’s business plan and the health service.
Elected Members in South Norfolk have enjoyed the collaboration as they no longer have to worry about which part of the system a resident’s issue need to be referred to they can drop the request into the triage and allow the hub to triage and develop a pathway to help resolve.
The proposal was highlighted by John Rooke Managing Director, North Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Care Partnership to members of Overview & Scrutiny at it’s March meeting with positive feedback received.
The pilot is currently timetabled to commence in June 2024.
Decision Maker: Leader & Portfolio Holder for Finance, Portfolio Holder for Community, Health, Environmental Health, CCTV, Community Safety & Military Covenant
Decision due date: 29/04/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Anna Goodall, Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 29/04/2024
28/03/2024 - Purchase of a property in Chatteris - KEY/24APR24/01
As part of implementation of Cabinet decision
CAB 17/23 17 July 2023 and minute amendment 20 October 2023
(Value £250,000)
Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer
Decision due date: Not before 24/05/2024
Wards affected: Chatteris North and Manea;
Lead officer: Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 24/04/2024
28/03/2024 - Purchase of 2 properties in March - KEY/19APR24/01
As part of implementation of Cabinet decision CAB17/23 17 July 2023 and minute amendment 20 October 2023 (Value £390k)
Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer
Decision due date: Not before 22/05/2024
Wards affected: March East; March North;
Lead officer: Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 22/04/2024
28/03/2024 - To approve receiving funding of over 100k (to be determined) to administer a system wide help hub- KEY/22MAR24/01
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Community, Health, Environmental Health, CCTV, Community Safety & Military Covenant
Decision due date: Not before 23/04/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 22/03/2024
28/03/2024 - Whittlesea Station - KEY/12APR24/01
Recommendation to take forward an enhancement programme for Whittlesea Station with associated business case work. To approve the procurement approach for the project technical and feasibility work.
Value: £3m – CPCA Medium Term Financial Plan (CPCA Board approval Jan 2024)
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 20/05/2024
Wards affected: Whittlesey Wards;
Lead officer: Wendy Otter
Notice of decision: 12/04/2024
28/03/2024 - Consultation Strategy 2024-2027 - KEY/11APR24/01
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: David Wright
Notice of decision: 11/04/2024
29/02/2024 - Purchase of property in Wisbech - KEY/25MAR24/01
As part of implementation of Cabinet decision CAB17/23 17 July 2023 and minute amendment 20 Oct 2023 (Value £215,000)
Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer
Decision due date: Before 31/05/2024
Wards affected: Wisbech Walsoken and Waterlees;
Lead officer: Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 25/03/2024
29/02/2024 - Wisbech – Government Long Term Plan for Town Funding - KEY/07MAR24/01
FDC to decide to accept initial capacity grant
funding for initial phase of the £20m Wisbech Long Term Plan
grant
(Value estimated £200,000 to be refined as more detail
becomes clear)
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 20/05/2024
Wards affected: Wisbech Wards;
Lead officer: Phil Hughes
Notice of decision: 07/03/2024
01/02/2024 - Streetlight Repairs, Maintenance, Replacement and Upgrade Works - KEY/22FEB24/01
To tender, select and appoint the preferred
bidder to undertake the works described above for FDC and in
addition for maintenance works associated with third Party
streetlight management.
(Value £400,000 + [by aggregation over 5-year term] includes
service charge recosts)
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Garry Edwards
Notice of decision: 22/02/2024
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Some information within the report may need to be omitted from public due to sensitive tender content.
01/02/2024 - Purchase of a property in Wisbech - KEY/02FEB24/02
as part of implementation of Cabinet decision CAB17/23 17 July 2023 and minute amendment 20 October 2023 (Value circa £150k)
Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer
Decision due date: Not before 01/03/2024
Wards affected: Wisbech Walsoken and Waterlees;
Lead officer: Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 02/02/2024
08/01/2024 - To approve the award and appointment of the winning tender for the CCTV maintenance contract to commence with effect from 1st September 2024 and to agree that management of the contract is delegated to Peterborough City Council - KEY/30JAN24/01
(Value circa £210k to
£250k)
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Lead officer: Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 30/01/2024
08/01/2024 - Purchase of a property in Wisbech - KEY/29JAN024/01
as part of implementation of Cabinet decision CAB17/23 17 July 2023 and minute amendment 20 October 2023(Value circa £220k)
Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer
Decision due date: 01/03/2024
Wards affected: Wisbech Walsoken and Waterlees;
Lead officer: Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 29/01/2024
08/01/2024 - Agreeing the Principle of Sale of LAHF portfolio of properties to an Registered Provider subject to continuing to meet the provisions of the MOUs and that the Council retains control for allocation to meet our homelessness duties - KEY/15JAN24/01
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Dan Horn, Peter Catchpole
Notice of decision: 15/01/2024
05/10/2023 - Recruitment and Retention in Planning – Market Supplement - KEY/10OCT23/01
(Value £100,000+)
Decision Maker: Leader & Portfolio Holder for Finance, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Flooding
Decision due date: Before 01/11/2023
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Carol Pilson
Notice of decision: 11/10/2023
04/09/2023 - Purchase of Replacement Refuse Collection Vehicle - KEY/20SEPT23/02
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Refuse & Cleansing, Parks & Open Spaces
Decision due date: 30/09/2023
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Mark Mathews
Notice of decision: 20/09/2023
04/09/2023 - Purchase of Replacement Recycling Collection Vehicle - KEY/20SEPT23/01
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Refuse & Cleansing, Parks & Open Spaces
Decision due date: 30/09/2023
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Mark Mathews
Notice of decision: 20/09/2023
04/09/2023 - Purchase of 7 properties in March - KEY/06SEPT23/01
As part of implementation of Cabinet decisions CAB68/22 – 20 February 2023/ CAB17/23 17 July 2023 (Value £1.33m)
Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer
Decision due date: 06/10/2023
Wards affected: March East;
Lead officer: Dan Horn
Notice of decision: 06/09/2023
04/08/2023 - Leisure Facility Strategy - Initial Assessment Phase - KEY/24AUG23/02
To consider the initial assessment phase.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Phil Hughes
Notice of decision: 24/08/2023
02/05/2023 - Accommodation Review - KEY/17MAY23/01
Recommendation to agree future space requirement
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/06/2024
Lead officer: Anna Goodall
Notice of decision: 17/05/2023
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - view reasons
07/03/2023 - Wisbech High Street Update (a recurring Cabinet item) - KEY/06SEP22/01
Recommendation to consider and approve options
in relation to future development.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 20/05/2024
Wards affected: Wisbech Wards;
Lead officer: Phil Hughes
Notice of decision: 29/03/2023
06/01/2023 - Fenland Transport Strategy - KEY/06JAN23/01
Ask Cabinet to note the public consultation
feedback, the changes to the draft strategy and to adopt the latest
version.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 30/09/2024
Wards affected: All Wards;
Lead officer: Wendy Otter
Notice of decision: 06/01/2023