Decisions

Cabinet is requested to accept the RSAP Grant Offer and DLUHC grant conditions and approve the associated actions as follows:

a)    Approve the Business Case at Appendix 1 including the capital match-funding requirement of £389,868 using Section 106 capital receipts.

b)    Accept the DLUHC funding offer of £389,868 capital and £82,500 revenue funding for the RSAP Project.

c)     Approve that the Council becomes an investment partner of Homes England and Registered Provider of Housing to draw down DLUHC funding to deliver the RSAP Project.

d)    Delegates actual property purchase decisions to the Director of Regeneration to ensure minimal delays to deliver the 5 units of accommodation by 31 March 2022 to prevent any claw-back of grant.

Paper to update on the review of the position of current IW Better Care Fund (BCF) Section 75 agreement; ; national direction & principles for management of 2021-22 Better Care Fund; and development of 2022-23 Better Care Fund, for agreement.
Proposals for agreement, and allocation of resources

Option 1 – namely: To note the proposals and provide approval for:

i)                 Key areas for review in 2021-22

ii)               How the BCF allocated funds are intended to be managed by senior staff of both the council and Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to develop and report the BCF scheme and the schemes for 2021/2022 and 2022/23.

iii)              Agree issue of Deed for Variation for 2021-22 and develop a revised Better Care Fund S75 Agreement with revised schemes for 2022-23.

This report provides an update on the current Floating Bridge (FB6), including the legal case which is being pursued against the naval architect and the boat builder.

The report sets out the case for commissioning an independent Cabinet Office Gateway 5 review to determine whether the current FB6 vessel is fit for purpose in relation to the original specification, operating requirements and achieving wider outcomes.

 
The report also seeks Cabinet approval to carry out essential redesign and reconfiguration works to the FB6 to ensure a more reliable service, and in order to reduce ongoing costs.

Cabinet is asked to note the following:

1.     The continuation of the legal mediation process to be concluded by December of this year.

2.     The commissioning of an independent ‘Gateway Review’ to be undertaken by an appropriately qualified technical organisation which is independent of the development and submission of the business cases for the floating bridge project.

Cabinet is asked to approve: -

3.     To provide a further report to Cabinet in early 2022 upon the completion of the Gateway 5 review and the conclusion of the legal mediation process.

Following the conclusion of the Legal mediation and the completion of the Gateway 5 review, this report would make recommendations for further actions in respect of the floating bridge, in terms of the existing FB6 vessel.

Option 1 - Commence formal reshaping and tendering of the Living Well and Early Help Service for Adults with a revised service specification, which reflects the feedback provided by local people and stakeholders, as part of the recent consultation and regular reporting from the current providers. To offer a contract for a three-year initial term, with the option to review and extend for up to a further two years. The three-year contract for the recommissioning of a Living Well and Early Help service would ensure that the service is developed to meet the needs of our Islands residents for the future and to encourage our local voluntary sector partners to bid for the contract opportunity, as there will be greater certainty in terms of funding.

Option 2: That Cabinet approves the Isle of Wight Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) as detailed within the report in line with ‘Bus Back Better’, the national bus strategy, in preparation of an Enhanced Partnership with local bus operators.

Option 3: That authority is granted to the Director of Neighbourhoods to make the necessary arrangements to formally submit the BSIP to the Government by the end of October 2021, so that it can be used to inform future funding allocations, and to undertake an annual review and minor updating of the BSIP every 12 months.

That Cabinet approve a period of an open six-week public consultation on all the options set-out above during the autumn term 2021.

That the above decision to consult with the public not be subject to call-in.

That a report be brought to Cabinet in spring 2022 setting out the outcomes of the public consultation period, including recommendations on next steps and associated timeframe.

The Government is sponsoring the passage of the Health and Care Bill through Parliament. The Bill when enacted will have implications for the delivery of health services nationally and locally and is intended to improve the integration between health and care services as a minimum.

This paper will describe some of the key outputs of the Bill as they effect the Council particularly the formation of Integrated Care Systems to replace Clinical Commissioning Groups and the statutory basis for their activity.

The Isle of Wight will be within the remit of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System with the potential for a ‘place’ based Isle of Wight health and care partnership. The paper will consider what that partnership might look like and its impact on the existing Isle of Wight Integrated Care Partnership (ICP).

This paper recommends options (a) and (d) and that the council:

Explores the potential for forming a place based joint committee for the delivery of NHS services and Isle of Wight Council Services on the Isle of Wight, on the basis of delegating responsibility for the delivery of Better Care Fund activities to the joint committee in the first instance.

AND

Looks to abolish the Isle of Wight Integrated Care Partnership at the point that a new Local Place Based Partnership is established for the Isle of Wight by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System.

To agree the Corporate plan for the next 4 years.

To approve the corporate plan as set out in Appendix 1 and recommend its adoption by Full Council.

OPTION 1: Cabinet note the contents of the consultation feedback and approves the recommended modifications as detailed under para. 19 in list (a)-(t) in this report, and the resulting Revised Outline Design as shown in Appendix 7 and 8,with the exception that the relocation of the taxi rank and the design of the Rose Garden be explored further with key stakeholders prior to a final design decision being made, and further detailed design of planted areas and the incorporation of public art will be developed through ongoing community engagement.

All other matters required to progress and deliver all elements of the TCF funded Ryde Transport Hub projects be delegated to the Director of Neighbourhoods in accordance with this decision, the requirements of DfT and within available TCF resources.

These decisions are required to enable the design of the whole scheme to be finalised in accordance with these recommendations in so far as practical, legal and financial considerations allow.

To approve the civil penalties policy and associated financial charging process.