The Minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2022 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To receive any petitions from the public and any questions from the public and Councillors.

Questions on the following matters were submitted by members of the public:

Questions on the following matters were  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

This report seeks authority to procure, award and enter into new contract arrangements to deliver 50 units of “Move-on Homes” at the Nova Project and 57 Caversham Road from 1 April 2023 to relieve and prevent rough sleeping in Reading.

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report seeking authority to procure and enter new contract arrangements from 1 April 2023 for the provision of support for 50 units of ‘Move-On Homes’ at The Nova Project and 57 Caversham Road to relieve and prevent rough sleeping  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.

This report seeks approval for improvements to South Reading Leisure Centre’s Pool Tank and installation of a waymarked paving route for vision impaired usersto the new swimming pool at Palmer Park Sports Stadium, and authority to agree a £1.5m Sport England Strategic Facilities Funding agreement towards the costs of new leisure facilities at Rivermead and Palmer Park.

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report setting out proposals to make improvements to South Reading Leisure Centre’s Pool Tank and install a waymarked paving route for vision impaired users from Wokingham Road to the new swimming pool at Palmer Park Sports Stadium.  The report  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.

This report sets out a proposal to remove a barrier to people accessing the library, by removing fines for late return of books.

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on a proposal to remove library fines for overdue items and other fees.

The report noted that when library services had been made fully digital during the first Covid lockdown in spring 2020 fines had been, by necessity,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 25.

This report seeks approval to procure, award and enter into several new mechanical and electrical contracts for planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs for Water Treatment (legionella), Lift Servicing and Maintenance and Maintenance of the Trend Building Monitoring System.

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report seeking approval to procure, award and enter into several new mechanical and electrical (M&E) contracts for planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs for water treatment (legionella), lift servicing and maintenance, and maintenance of the Trend Building Monitoring  ...  view the full minutes text for item 26.

This report outlines the requirements of the Fair Cost of Care and Market Sustainability Fund and provides an overview of the actions to date alongside the planned next steps including submission of a Draft Market Sustainability Plan to the Department of Health & Social Care.

The Executive Director of Social Care and Health submitted a report outlining the requirements of the Fair Cost of Care and Market Sustainability Fund and providing an overview of the actions to date alongside the planned next steps including submission of a Draft Market Sustainability Plan to the Department of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27.

This report proposes that the Council join the Berkshire Community Equipment Service Partnership commissioning process, with West Berkshire Council as the lead authority, to commission a service for the provision of equipment and technological products to support people to live as independently as possible at home.

The Executive Director of Social Care and Health submitted a report seeking approval to join the Berkshire Community Equipment Service (BCES) Partnership commissioning process to commission a new service for provision of equipment and technological products to support people to live as independently as possible at home. 

The report noted  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.

This report asks the Committee to review and agree the updated Risk Management Policy and Procedure.

The Executive Director of Resources submitted a report setting out at Appendix 1 the updated Risk Management Policy and Procedure for approval.

The report summarised the changes to the Policy which had been updated to reflect best practice and to incorporate a formal Risk Management Procedure.  Under the revised Policy  ...  view the full minutes text for item 29.

This report sets out the projected revenue and capital outturn positions for 2022/23 for both the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Accounts as at the end of Quarter 1 (June 2022) as well as performance against the measures of success published in the Council’s Corporate Plan.

This report sets out the projected revenue and capital outturn positions for 2022/23 for both the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Accounts as at the end of Quarter 1 (June 2022), as well as the performance against the measures of success published in the Council’s Corporate Plan.  The following  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30.