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Welcome and Housekeeping
The Chair to welcome attendees to the
meeting and outline basic housekeeping and fire safety
arrangements.
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Apologies for Absence
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Exclusion of Press and Public
To identify items where resolutions may be
moved to exclude the press and public
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Declarations of Interest PDF 129 KB
Members to declare any interests they have in
the business to be considered at the meeting
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Public Questions and Petitions
To receive any questions or petitions from
members of the public
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Communities, Parks and Leisure Committee Overview
Presentation by Executive Director, People
Services
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Work Programme PDF 779 KB
Report of the Director of Legal and
Governance
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Fee Increases for Bereavement Services PDF 486 KB
Report of the Executive
Director, Operational Services
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Decision:
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This report
seeks approval for the proposed fee increase for Bereavement
Services in 2022-23. Bereavement services proposes to increase fees
by 4% for burials, cremations, and memorials (rounded up to the
nearest £5), with some exceptions as outlined in the report.
Fees are rounded to keep prices straight forward and a cap of 5%
has been applied to ensure no item is disproportionately
affected.
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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee agrees a general
4% increase (rounded up to the nearest £5 and capped at 5%)
to Bereavement Services fees and charges, alongside the specific
changes listed in the report.
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Reasons for Decision
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Raising fees as
outlined is recommended to offset additional costs caused by
significant rises in inflation and the cost of living, notably on
items such as gas, fuel, machinery and
supplies.
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Alternatives Considered and Rejected
Increasing fees
by 2% would not generate the additional income required to respond
to budget challenges and would require a reduction in the quality
of services provided.
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Parkwood Springs Lease Update
Report of Executive Director, Operational
Services
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Application for Trailblazer Status for New Programme Funding PDF 657 KB
Report of Director, Communities
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Decision:
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To gain the
approval for Sheffield to apply for TRAILBLAZER status in the
upcoming new government funded programme. See details below
regarding Family Hub & Start for Life programme. At the autumn
budget, the government committed £300 million for 75
upper-tier local authorities to deliver Family Hubs / Start for
Life services over the next 3 financial years
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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee gain approval for
Sheffield to progress to the application stage for Trailblazer
status. Key contacts from the Local Authority have been part of the
focus group for information about trailblazers and Sheffield is
seen as having positive outcomes with regards to family centres
development, infant feeding support and parenting programmes across
the city.
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Reasons for Decision
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Some additional
funding in year one to enable rapid delivery on the menu of options
for the funded services.
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Join a network
of England wide trailblazers where they can share learning and
troubleshoot.
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Be identified by
central government as a national leader in the implementation of
the programme.
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10.4
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Alternatives Considered and
Rejected
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10.4.1
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If the decision
is not approved then Sheffield will
receive allocated funding for the programme with no enhanced
opportunities for the communities and the city
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Month 1 Monitoring, Financial Position and Budget Timetable PDF 461 KB
Report of Director of Finance and Commercial
Services
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Decision:
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This report
brings the Committee up to date with the Council’s financial
position as at Month 1 2022/23. The report also reports the
proposed budget timetable for the development of the 2023/24
budget.
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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Communities, Parks and Leisure
Policy Committee:-
1. Note the
Council’s challenging financial position and the Month 1
position.
2. Note the
budget timetable set out in this report including the requirement
for the Committee to plan to develop budget proposals over the
course of the summer.
3. Note that the
Strategy and Resources Committee was recommended at its 31 May 2022
meeting to “require any Policy Committee that is forecasting
an overspend on their budget to develop an action plan to address
the overspend in-year and ask the Finance Sub-Committee to monitor
both the development of any required action plans and delivery
against them”.
4. Continue
closely to manage and monitor expenditure in line with budget
expectations and ensure forecasts represent current financial
conditions.
5. Ensure that
the spend in the community response team that is unfunded for 23/24
is managed with this in mind.
6.
Reaffirms the approach approved by the FC on 1st June 2022, that to
act as a balance to the Corporate Risk Register, there should be a
Corporate Opportunities Register, detailing new funding
opportunities, partnership opportunities and initiatives that will
help deliver the Council's objectives, such as supporting those
affected by the cost of living
crisis.
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11.3
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Reasons for Decision
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11.3.1
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By the
law the Council must set and deliver a
balanced budget, which is a financial plan based on sound
assumptions which shows how income will equal spend over the short-
and medium-term. This can take into
account deliverable cost savings and/or local income growth
strategies Page 54 Page 11 of 11 as well as useable
reserves.
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Alternatives Considered and
Rejected
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11.4.1
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The Council is
required to both set a balance budget and to ensure that in-year
income and expenditure are balanced. No other alternatives were
considered.
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