(Councillors D Brickhill and P Mason had
declared personal interests in this item. In accordance with the
Constitution they remained in the meeting during its
consideration.)
Consideration was given to the report of the Block Lead
(People) on the progress of the extra care housing strategy in
Cheshire until 31 March 2009, and thereafter.
RESOLVED
For the reasons set out in the report: -
- That support be given to the development of
an Inter Authority Agreement for one Authority to monitor and
manage the Round 3 Private Finance
Initiative Contract be agreed.
- That support be given to the
proposal to assign to the new Council the benefit of the five year
Care and Support Contract awarded to Housing 21 until 2013, with
each Council meeting the costs of care at the sites within its
boundaries.
- That the completion of the Round 5
Private Finance Initiative Outline Business Case, and the securing
of an option on a fourth site be endorsed.
- That agreement in principle be given
to progress an Inter Authority Agreement to progress the Round 5
bid via a single authority on the basis that full details would be
presented to Members at the time of the Outline Business Case
submission.
- That the work to secure
‘Preferred Providers’, with a view to the new
Authorities utilising such Providers be endorsed.
- That a Member from each of the new
Authorities, with Councillor R Domleo being the representative for
Cheshire East Council, accept an invitation to attend the Public
Private Partnership Panel for Extra Care Housing which meets
quarterly to give strategic direction to the Extra Care
strategy.