A maximum of 15 minutes will be allocated to public questions submitted in writing to Democratic Services (democratic.services@trafford.gov.uk) by 4 p.m. on the working day prior to the meeting. Questions must be relevant to items appearing on the agenda and will be submitted in the order in which they were received.

It was reported that no questions had been received.

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 meeting held on 26^th November, 2018.

RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the meeting held on 26^th November 2018 be approved as a correct record.

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

Councillor Acton, as Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee, reported briefly on the two recent Budget Scrutiny sessions which had been held under the Committee’s auspices, thanking Executive Members for their contributions to the process. The Committee’s report was in preparation, and would be formally referred to the Executive in due course.

To consider a joint report of the Executive Member for Children’s Services and Executive Member for Investment, Regeneration and Strategic Planning.

NOTE: A related report is to be considered in Part II of the agenda.

1. That the former Brentwood School site be removed from the Strategic Land Review Programme.

2. That Trafford High School and Medical Education Centre be relocated to Brentwood School.

3. That the Trafford High School and Trafford Medical Education Centre sites be placed on the Strategic Land Review Programme.

4. That consultation, as detailed in the report, shall continue in respect of implementation of the above decisions and associated transitional arrangements.

The Executive Members for Children’s Services and for Investment, Regeneration and Strategic Planning submitted a report requesting that the former Brentwood School site be removed from the Strategic Land Review Programme and be retained as an Education site for both Trafford High School and Trafford Medical Education Centre. There were benefits for pupils’ physical and mental well-being inn attending a school with an improved learning experience and environment that could better meet their needs; and the relocation of the Education provision would then release both the Trafford High School and Trafford Medical Education Centre sites for the Strategic Land Review Programme for Education capital purposes. It was noted that consultation, as detailed in the report, would continue in respect of implementation of the above decisions and associated transitional arrangements; and an associated report, containing financial details of the proposals, was considered in Part II of the agenda. In response to a question, the Executive Member for Children’s Services confirmed that assurances would be sought that the released sites would not be required for additional school purposes within the current planning horizon.

            RESOLVED -

(1)        That the former Brentwood School site be removed from the Strategic Land Review Programme.

(2)        That Trafford High School and Medical Education Centre be relocated to Brentwood School.

(3)        That the Trafford High School and Trafford Medical Education Centre sites be placed on the Strategic Land Review Programme.

(4)        That consultation, as detailed in the report, shall continue in respect of implementation of the above decisions and associated transitional arrangements.

To receive for information a report of the Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing.

The Executive Member for Health and Social Care provided an update report, further to the notice given by the Pennine Care Foundation Trust to withdraw from provision of community services, of the work undertaken to date in consequence of that decision and progress on  the programme to implement a programme to procure a new provider, consistent with Trafford’s model for integrated health and social care across its four neighbourhoods and encompassing a range of services for adults and children.

            RESOLVED – That the content of the report be noted.

None currently to be reported.

There were no items currently to be reported.

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 joint report of the Executive Member for Children’s Services and Executive Member for Investment, Regeneration and Strategic Planning.

NOTE: A related report is to be considered in Part I of the agenda.

The Executive Members for Children’s Services and for Investment, Regeneration and Strategic Planning submitted a report containing financial details of the proposal that the former Brentwood School site be removed from the Strategic Land Review Programme and be retained as an Education site for both Trafford High School and Trafford Medical Education Centre. An associated report was considered in Part I of the agenda (Minute 72 above refers); and all formal resolutions in relation to this matter are set out under that Minute. It was agreed that the Executive Member for Children’s Services would respond outside the meeting to queries relating to proposed fee percentages and any allowances made for contingencies in respect of proposed instatement works.