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This report seeks delegated approval of:
•The cost of resurfacing Denton Lane
•The approval of the appointment of the contractor for the works.
The work forms part of the Highway Investment Programme

RESOLVED - That:
the delegated approval for these works is accepted and that the contract for the works is awarded to Kier Group plc

Approval to confirm Heads of Terms with the owners of Limekiln Café, who are the existing tenant in respect of part of the Brownhill Visitors Centre, Wool Road, Dobcross. Subsequently, this report seeks approval to proceed with the Freehold sale of the whole of the asset which is in alignment with the Council's approved Medium Term Property Strategy.

RESOLVED - That:
Approval be given to confirming Heads of Terms with the current tenant, and accepting a capital receipt as specified in the report to dispose of the site freehold through private treaty.

Further to the report approved at Cabinet on 25 March 2019, attached is the approved supplementary evidence as referenced in the Cabinet report.
Oldham Council was issued with a Direction under the Environment Act 1995 requiring the Council to produce a feasibility study to identify the option which will deliver compliance with the requirement to meet legal limits for nitrogen dioxide in the shortest possible time. Oldham Council complied with this Direction by the production of a feasibility study submitted to JAQU in July 2018. Oldham Council is also required to address the exceedances that have been identified within its boundary during the Target Determination exercise. Oldham Council confirmed in its supplemental plan that the exceedance identified in Oldham was being considered as part of the Greater Manchester plan. This has been acknowledged by government.
Oldham Council has been developing the study collectively with the other 9 Greater Manchester local authorities and the GMCA, and coordinated by TfGM in line with Government direction and guidance.
The key features of Greater Manchester’s feasibility study and its Outline Business Case (OBC) to reduce nitrogen dioxide exceedances in Oldham and across Greater Manchester in the shortest possible time was approved on 25 March 2019 at the Council’s Cabinet/ Council meeting for submission to the government's Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU).
At this time a delegation was given to Cllr A Shah, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Helen Lockwood, Deputy Chief Executive - People and Place to approve the submission of supplementary information.

RESOLVED - That:
The documents attached to the report are recommended to be submitted to the government's Joint air Quality Unit.

Contractual cover to support the ongoing use of Mosaic Social Care System for Children's and Adult Social Care

RESOLVED - That:
the Contract be extended by 12 months

The purpose of this report is to confirm that the subject property is surplus to the Council’s operational requirements and Officers are authorised to dispose of the property via auction at the earliest opportunity.

RESOLVED - That:
The preferred option / recommendation is to approve OPTION 3.
The sale of the Freehold at Auction. This will include a buy back provision if the site is not developed within 3 years so to protect the Councils commercial position. The trees at the front of the site are to be protected and the verges maintained by the new owners.

Highways Works Relating to the Sale of Site A at Mumps are part of the conditional contracts for the sale. The purpose of the report is to seek approval for the appointment of Unity Partnership and the Highways Operations team for the delivery of the works.

RESOLVED - That:
To appoint Unity Partnership and the Highways Operations team to deliver the highway works.

Appoint Unity Partnership and Highways Operations team to undertake the delivery of a new public pay and display car park on site C at Mumps.

RESOLVED - That:
Appoint Unity Partnership and Highways Operations team to undertake the delivery of a new public pay and display car park on site C at Mumps.

This report requests approval to extend the current contract for the delivery of Oldham’s Children’s Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor service from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020.
The current contract for the delivery of Oldham’s Children’s Rights, Advocacy and Independent Visitor service is delivered by Cuffe and Lacey Ltd (formerly Excel Social Work and Therapeutic Services) who commenced delivery on 1st July 2017 following a competitive tender process. The contract is due to expire on March 31st 2019 although there is an option to extend this contract by a further twelve months.
The provision of the service is a statutory requirement and aims to -
•Ensure that children and young people are aware of and able to access appropriate services
•Provide advice and information so that children and young people are empowered to ensure their views and wishes are heard, their rights are respected and reflected in the decision making about their lives in order to assist them in making balanced decisions regarding their welfare and support.
•Provide an independent visitor to advise and befriend those children and young people where it is considered in their best interests.
Contract Monitoring Data shows that for this current year (up until Q3) 23 referrals for advocacy had been received with an additional 37 children and young people supported in their conference and review processes.
Recruitment of Independent Visitors (IVs) has been an ongoing issue with this contract which predates the appointment of the current provider. There are currently 4 young people awaiting allocation of an IV.
The provider is represented on the Corporate Parenting Panel and has made constructive working links with the Children in Care Council.
There is ongoing dialogue with the provider and the Safeguarding Unit about how to maximise the benefit of advocacy to the child protection conference process.

RESOLVED - That: That approval is given to extend the contract for the delivery of Oldham’s Children’s Rights, Advocacy and Independent visitor service for one year for a total contract value of £61,000. This is within Procurement rules, and the scope for this extension is within the specification of the original contract.
This option maintains service continuity and enables current areas of improvement and development to be followed through to implementation.