Agenda for Adult Social Care & Health Cabinet Member Meeting on Friday, 24th April, 2009, 4.00pm

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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3, Hove Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Caroline De Marco, Democratic Sevrices Officer 

Items
No. Item

66.

Procedural Business

    (a)  Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct

     

    (b) Exclusion of Press and Public - To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

     

          NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

     

              A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

    Minutes:

    66(a)   Declarations of Interests

     

    66.1    There were none.

     

    66(b)   Exclusion of Press and Public

     

    66.2    In accordance with section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the Act”), the Cabinet Member considered whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during an item of business on the grounds that it was likely, in view of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present during that item, there would be disclosure to them of confidential information (as defined in section 100A(3) of the Act) or exempt information (as defined in section 100I(I) of the Act). 

     

    66.3    RESOLVED - That the press and public be not excluded from the meeting.

     

67.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 60 KB

    Minutes of the Meeting held on 6 March 2009 (copy attached).

    Minutes:

    67.1    RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Adult Social Care & Health Cabinet Member Meeting held on 6 March 2009 be submitted to the next meeting of the Cabinet Member Meeting for approval.

     

68.

Cabinet Member's Communications

    Minutes:

    68.1There were none

     

     

                 

69.

Items reserved for discussion

    (a)  Items reserved by the Cabinet Member

     

    (b)  Items reserved by the Opposition Spokesperson

     

    (c)   Items reserved by Members, with the agreement of the Cabinet Member.

     

    Minutes:

    69.1    RESOLVED – All items were reserved for discussion.

     

70.

Petitions

    No petitions have been received.

     

    Minutes:

    70.1    There were none.

     

71.

Public Questions

    No public questions have been received at the date of publication.

     

    Minutes:

    71.1    There were none.

     

72.

Deputations

    No deputations have been received at the date of publication.

     

    Minutes:

    72.1    There were none.

     

73.

Letters from Councillors

    No letters have been received.

     

    Minutes:

    73.1    There were none.

     

74.

Written Questions from Councillors

    No written questions have been received.

    Minutes:

    74.1    There were none.

     

75.

Notices of Motions

    No Notices of Motion have been received.

     

    Minutes:

    75.1    There were none.

     

76.

Daily Living Centre pdf icon PDF 72 KB

    Report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing (copy attached).

    Decision:

    (1) That the relocation of the Daily Living Centre be approved.

     

    Minutes:

    76.1    The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing which explained that the current lease for the Daily Living Centre expired in October 2009.  This provided an opportunity to explore whether there was a better location for the centre which provided value for money and improved access (for copy see minute book).   The Daily Living Centre was currently based within Hove Business Park.  A suitable alternative venue had been identified at Montague House Resource Centre.

     

    76.2         RESOLVED – Having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet Member accepted the following recommendation.

     

    (1)               That the relocation of the Daily Living Centre be approved.

     

77.

Choice Based Lettings and Extra Care pdf icon PDF 86 KB

    Report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing (copy attached).

    Decision:

    (1)       That it is endorsed that Extra Care Housing should be allocated through Choice Base Lettings in line with the allocation of other affordable housing across the City.

     

    (2)       That it is endorsed that all extra care vacancies are marked as such within the Homemove publications and are available only for people following an ASC assessment and confirmation that they meet ASC eligibility for extra care housing.

     

    Minutes:

    77.1    The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing which explored how a model of allocation could be developed for Extra Care Housing that provided transparency, addressed value for money, and met the care & support needs of vulnerable people in the city within a framework of Choice Based Lettings (for copy see minute book).

     

    77.2    It was proposed that when an Extra Care unit became available it would be advertised with details as to the level of mobility and number of hours care that could be offered.  Only those households who had been assessed as needing Extra Care accommodation and needed the level of care that matched that available unit would be able to bid for the unit. 

     

    77.3    RESOLVED – Having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet Member accepted the following recommendations:

     

    (1)       That it is endorsed that Extra Care Housing should be allocated through Choice Base Lettings in line with the allocation of other affordable housing across the City.

     

    (2)       That it is endorsed that all extra care vacancies are marked as such within the Homemove publications and are available only for people following an ASC assessment and confirmation that they meet ASC eligibility for extra care housing.

     

 


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