Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor C N Worth.

There were no declarations of interests made at this point in the meeting.

The Executive Councillor for Highways, Transport and IT made a statement of apology in relation to a comment he had made at a previous meeting.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the Executive held on 7 February 2017 be agreed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

(To receive a report from the Executive Director of Finance and Public Protection, which seeks approval to enter into a Collaboration Agreement legal agreement and to enter into a works contract with Willmott Dixon to construct a new Blue Light Campus)

That the Executive:

1)    approve in principle that the Council enter into a Collaboration Agreement with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire and the East Midlands Ambulance Services NHS Trust generally on the terms described in the Report

2)    approve in principle that the Council enter into a works contract with Willmott Dixon to construct the new Blue Light Campus on South Park Avenue, Lincoln generally on the terms described in the Report

3)    delegates to the Executive Director of Finance and Public Protection, in consultation with a sounding board consisting of Councillor M J Hill OBE (Leader of the Council), Councillor B Young (Executive Councillor for Community Safety and People Management) and Councillor C N Worth (Executive Councillor for Culture and Emergency Services), authority to determine the final form of and enter into the Collaboration Agreement and  works contract referred to above and authority to approve and enter  into all further legal documentation necessary to give effect to the Collaboration Agreement.

Consideration was given to a report from the Executive Director of Finance and Public Protection, which provided an overview of progress to date on the Lincoln Blue Light Campus Project; sought approval to enter into the Blue Light Collaboration programme legal agreement; and sought approval to enter into a works contract.

The County Property Officer; Principal Lawyer and Development Programme Manager presented the report and in doing so, highlighted that the report described the background to and benefits of the proposed Blue Light Collaboration Programme between the County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner and East Midlands Ambulance Service.

Members were provided with an opportunity to ask questions, where the following points were noted: -

·         It was confirmed that there were no software packages currently available to enable joint call handling between County Council's Fire and Rescue; the Police and Crime Commissioner; and the East Midlands Ambulance Service.  However, if the software becomes available, this was something which would be explored to ensure further integration.  It was noted that at present, the call handling for the East Midlands Ambulance Service was undertaken on a regional basis;

·         It was queried how a potential withdrawal by one of the key service partners from the project would be handled.  Members were assured that although this was an unlikely event as all of the key delivery partners were committed to the programme, variations could be made within the contract on design of the building subject to it not impacting on the planning application.  The remaining partners would be required to discuss a way forward in this event;

·         Officers confirmed that they would clarify what information the Lincolnshire clinical commissioning groups had received on the programme;

·         Officers confirmed that the proposed investment would be capital expenditure and not from revenue budgets.  The programme would allow longer term savings to be achieved across the key delivery partners.  Although the aim of the co-location was not necessarily to improve the performance times for East Midlands Ambulance Service, the ongoing utilisation of Fire and Rescue's co-responders would continue to improve performance times.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee advised that the Community and Public Safety Scrutiny Committee had considered a report on the Blue Light Campus and Collaboration Agreement at its meeting on 1 March 2017.  It was noted that the Committee had supported the recommendations contained in the Executive's report and its comments were tabled at the meeting.

RESOLVED

That the Executive:

1)    approve in principle that the Council enter into a Collaboration Agreement with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire and the East Midlands Ambulance Services NHS Trust generally on the terms described in the Report

2)    approve in principle that the Council enter into a works contract with Willmott Dixon to construct the new Blue Light Campus on South Park Avenue, Lincoln generally on the terms described in the Report

3)    delegates to the Executive Director of Finance and Public Protection, in consultation with a sounding board consisting of Councillor M  ...  view the full minutes text for item 62.

(To receive a report from the Chief Executive, which presents an overview of performance for Q3 against the Council Business Plan)

That the Executive:

(1)  note and consider 2016/2017 Quarter 3 performance.

(2)  approve the proposed changes to reporting, as set out in Appendix A of the report.

A report from the Chief Executive was considered, which presented an overview of performance for quarter 3 against the Council Business Plan. The Executive was also asked to consider proposed changes to reporting, as detailed at Appendix A to the report.

The Performance and Equalities Manager presented the report to the Executive and made particular mention of the proposed changes to reporting. It was highlighted that due to a technical issue, measure 78 relating to the amount of Household Waste Recycled, had not achieved the target of 55% recycled.  As a result, two of the headline figures relating to the 15 commissioning strategies reported at the bottom of page 17 needed to be amended to read '8 had performed really well (all measures achieved) and '4 had mixed performance (some measures achieved and some measures had not been achieved)'.  Further to this, it was agreed that a narrative was included on the webpage for this measure to provide context in relation to the responsibilities of the County and district councils.  It was suggested that the performance measures on recycling were reviewed to ensure they were still fit for purpose.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee advised that the Committee had considered a report on the Council Business Plan 2016 – 2017 Performance Report, Quarter 3 at its meeting on 23 February 2017.  The comments of the Committee were tabled at the meeting.

A discussion took place regarding the Committee's concerns in relation to the measure on the permanent admissions to residential and nursing care homes aged 65+.  In response to the Committee's comments on this measure, the relevant Executive Councillor and Executive Director assured the Executive that demand was being met and it was not necessary to separate out the admissions for residential homes and nursing homes.

It was agreed that the Executive Director for Adult Care and Community Wellbeing and the Executive Director for Children's Services would explore a request to include a suitable measure within the Council's Business Plan on the intervention services provided for the perpetrators of domestic abuse.

RESOLVED

That the Executive:

(1)  note and consider 2016/2017 Quarter 3 performance.

(2)  approve the proposed changes to reporting, as set out in Appendix A of the report.

(To receive a report from the Interim Director of Public Health, which invites the Executive to receive the Annual Report on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire from the Interim Director of Public Health and to consider the recommendations included in each chapter)

That the Annual Report on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire from the Interim Director of Public Health be noted.

Consideration was given to a report from the Interim Director of Public Health, which invited the Executive to consider and comment on the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire 2016.

The Interim Director of Public Health provided the Executive with a detailed presentation, which highlighted the key points of the Annual Report.  The focus of the Annual Report for 2016 was on the mental health and mental illness profile of local people.  The Executive was asked to receive and note the recommendations included in each chapter.

Members were provided with an opportunity to ask questions, where the following points were noted: -

·         It was noted that from the most recent national survey data, applied to the population of Lincolnshire, it would suggest that at any one time approximately 104,000 adults in Lincolnshire were living with a common mental disorder, which equated to roughly 17% of the population aged over 16 years. In response to a question, Members were advised that 1/5 of those adults were accessing talking therapy;

·         It was suggested that some of the terminology within the report could be clearer, as it was assumed that some of the quoted figures were reality, rather than estimated;

·         It was suggested that as part of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy refresh, the topic of mental health was emphasised throughout the strategy.  Further to this, it was suggested that the Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board be requested to develop a work plan for the delivery of the recommendations in the Annual Report;

·         The difficulties in accessing child and adolescent mental health services were discussed and it was hoped that highlighting the issue in the Annual Report would enforce change;

·         The progress made with the recommendations from the 2015 Annual Report was discussed and it was confirmed that work would continue to progress all of the recommendations;

·         It was commented that the Lincolnshire Sustainability and Transformation Programme made little mention of mental health;

·         It was recognised that mental health was a hidden disease, with a large proportion of individuals suffering in silence;

·         It was suggested that the services delivered by Public Health Lincolnshire were reviewed to establish whether enough focus was placed on those services which would complement mental health services.

RESOLVED

That the Annual Report on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire from the Interim Director of Public Health be noted.