Members to give notice of any interest and the nature of that interest relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the adopted Code of Conduct.

No declarations were made by Executive Members.

To receive and, if so determined, to approve as a correct record the Minutes of the following meetings:

RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 20^th January, 2016 and the Meeting held on 21^st March, 2016, be approved as correct records.

To consider any matters referred by the Council or by the Overview and Scrutiny Committees:

a) Health Scrutiny – Dignity In Care Follow-Up

Councillor Harding, as Chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee, was in attendance to introduce a report summarising the Committee’s work in following up its previous study on Dignity In Care, and making recommendations to the Executive. She thanked all who had been involved in the report’s preparation, and noted the close links of this item to the report on Delayed Discharges, considered elsewhere on the agenda. The Committee was intending to monitor the position, and looked forward to receiving a formal response to its recommendations. The Executive Member for Adult Social Services and Community Wellbeing welcomed the reports, and made some preliminary observations. In particular, he welcomed the opportunity for continuing discussions on the role of the Care Co-Ordination Centre; and confirmed that a formal response would be made on behalf of the Executive in due course.

            RESOLVED –

(1)        That the content of the report be noted.

(2)        That a formal response be made in due course on behalf of the Executive.

b) Health Scrutiny – Delayed Discharges

Councillor Harding, as Chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee, was in attendance to introduce a report summarising the Committee’s work in relation to Delayed Discharges, and making recommendations to the Executive. The report was considered in conjunction with the Dignity In Care report elsewhere on the agenda. The Executive Member for Adult Social Services and Community Wellbeing made some preliminary observations and confirmed that a formal response would be made on behalf of the Executive in due course.

            RESOLVED –

(1)        That the content of the report be noted.

(2)        That a formal response be made in due course on behalf of the Executive.

To consider a report of the Executive Member for Finance and Chief Finance Officer.

1. That the pre-audited outturn be noted.

2. £1.067m be transferred from the General Reserve to the Budget Support Reserve in 2015/16 to provide a cushion against volatility in budget funding and the significant level of savings required over the medium term (Table 6 in the report).

3. That the General Reserve and Collection Fund balances and commitments be noted and confirmed.

The Executive Member for Finance submitted a report which set out the outturn results of the monitoring of the Council’s Revenue Budget for 2015/16. An opportunity was provided for Members to ask questions on the content of the report; these concentrated on the management of staff vacancies. In discussion the Leader advised that the Executive was proposing to move towards a longer-term budget planning process.

            RESOLVED -

(1)        That the pre-audited outturn be noted.

(2)        £1.067m be transferred from the General Reserve to the Budget Support Reserve in 2015/16 to provide a cushion against volatility in budget funding and the significant level of savings required over the medium term (Table 6 in the report).

(3)        That the General Reserve and Collection Fund balances and commitments be noted and confirmed.

To consider a report of the Executive Member for Finance and Chief Finance Officer.

1. That the content of the summary report be noted.

2. That the changes to the 2016/19 Programme be approved.

3. That the additional expenditure, listed in Appendix B to the report, be approved.

4. That the outturn of the prudential indicators for 2015/16 as set out in paragraph 14 and Appendix C to the report be noted.

The Executive Member for Finance submitted a report which set out the outturn results of the monitoring of the Council’s Capital Programme for 2015/16. An opportunity was provided for Members to ask questions on the content of the report; these concentrated on the phasing of expenditure under the programme, it being noted that a number of major capital schemes which had been re-phased were now under way.

            RESOLVED -

(1)        That the content of the summary report be noted.

(2)        That the changes to the 2016/19 Programme be approved.

(3)        That the additional expenditure, listed in Appendix B to the report, be approved.

(4)        That the outturn of the prudential indicators for 2015/16 as set out in paragraph 14 and Appendix C to the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Executive Member for Finance and Chief Finance Officer.

That the Executive advise the Council:

1.    of the Treasury Management activities undertaken in 2015/16;

2.    that no prudential limits were breached during 2015/16;

3.    that there was full compliance with both the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management and CIPFA Prudential Code for Capital Finance.

The Executive Member for Finance submitted a report which set out details of Treasury Management performance during the year 2015/16. In response to a query regarding the potential impact on the money markets of the forthcoming E.U. Referendum, the Executive Member expressed the view that some degree of discounting had already been experienced, but that any further effects would only be known following in the aftermath of the Referendum’s result.

RESOLVED - That the Executive advise the Council:

(1)        of the Treasury Management activities undertaken in 2015/16;

(2)        that no prudential limits were breached during 2015/16;

(3)        that there was full compliance with both the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management and CIPFA Prudential Code for Capital Finance.

To consider a report of the Executive Member for Transformation and Resources.

The Executive Member for Transformation and Resources introduced a report which provided a summary of the outturn performance against the Council’s Annual Delivery Plan for 2015/16. An opportunity was provided for Members to ask questions in relation to the report’s content; and in discussion it was noted that the Scrutiny Committee would be considering the report in greater detail at a forthcoming meeting.

RESOLVED – That the content of the Annual Delivery Plan Performance Report be noted.

To consider a report of the Chief Executive.

1.       That, subject to the replacement of Councillor M. Young by Councillor John Reilly on the Assets of Community Value Pool, and noting the need to appoint a replacement for Mrs. Gallimore (deceased) on the Sale Educational Foundation, approval be given to the appointment of representatives to those outside, independent and Executive bodies set out in the Appendix to the report.

2.       That the Chief Executive be delegated authority, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Opposition Group Leader(s) if necessary, to appoint members to any vacancy that remains or arises after the meeting and to any additional bodies to which the Executive may be required to make appointment(s).

The Chief Executive submitted a report seeking agreement to the appointment of representatives to those bodies whose activities relate to Executive functions. A number of amendments were advised to the proposed appointees set out in the report, in relation to the Assets of Community Value Pool and the Sale Educational Foundation.

            RESOLVED -

(1)        That, subject to the replacement of Councillor M. Young by Councillor John Reilly on the Assets of Community Value Pool, and noting the need to appoint a replacement for Mrs. Gallimore (deceased) on the Sale Educational Foundation, approval be given to the appointment of representatives to those outside, independent and Executive bodies set out in the Appendix to the report.

(2)        That the Chief Executive be delegated authority, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Opposition Group Leader(s) if necessary, to appoint members to any vacancy that remains or arises after the meeting and to any additional bodies to which the Executive may be required to make appointment(s).

To receive and note the following:

The Executive received for information details of the decisions taken by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on 18^th March 2016. In discussion of this item the Leader reminded Members that, following the implementation of the Cities and Local Government Act in March, a meeting of the Executive would be held on 11^th July 2016 in order to take the decisions necessary to enable the next stages of Greater Manchester Devolution to be implemented

            RESOLVED – That the content of the Decision Summary be noted.

Any other item or items which by reason of:-

(a)       Regulation 11 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, the Chairman of the meeting, with the agreement of the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee Chairman, is of the opinion should be considered at this meeting as a matter of urgency as it relates to a key decision; or

(b)       special circumstances (to be specified) the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered at this meeting as a matter of urgency.

a) Jo Cox, M.P.

The Leader referred, with regret, to the recent tragic death of Jo Cox, M.P. He advised Members that the Council would in due course be formally paying its respects to Mrs. Cox; and reiterated his desire that there should be tolerant and secure communities across the Borough of Trafford.

Motion   (Which may be amended as Members think fit):

            That the public be excluded from this meeting during consideration of the remaining items on the agenda, because of the likelihood of disclosure of “exempt information” which falls within one or more descriptive category or categories of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, as amended by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, and specified on the agenda item or report relating to each such item respectively.

RESOLVED - That the public be excluded from this meeting during consideration of the remaining items on the agenda, because of the likelihood of disclosure of “exempt information” which falls within one or more descriptive category or categories of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, as amended by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, and specified on the agenda item or report relating to each such item respectively.

To consider a report of the Executive Member for Children’s Services.

That approval be given to the proposals contained within the report to meet pupil place demand in primary schools in 2017/18 and spending on condition and access work detailed in Appendix B to the report; and that the demand for school places as detailed in Appendix A to the report be noted.

[NOTE: In speaking on this item Councillor A. Western declared a Personal Interest as a Governor of Wellfield Infants School.]

The Executive Member for Children’s Services submitted a report which sought approval for proposals to meet pupil place demand in primary schools in 2017/18, and for spending on condition and access works, and gave details of estimated future demand for places. An opportunity was provided for Members to ask questions on the content of the report. Councillor A. Western raised a question and concerns regarding the process through which schools had been identified for expansion. In response it was agreed that the matters would be discussed further outside the meeting with Councillor Western and with Wellfield Infants School.

RESOLVED - That approval be given to the proposals contained within the report to meet pupil place demand in primary schools in 2017/18 and spending on condition and access work detailed in Appendix B to the report; and that the demand for school places as detailed in Appendix A to the report be noted.