The Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Support advised that consideration of the confidential report was deferred pending the resolution of some technical issues.

The Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Support presented a report from the Director of Place and Enterprise on the development of the former Oakland school site, Bayston Hill.

RESOLVED:

i)             That the Landowners Development Brief for developers for the Oakland and Glebeland site be approved.

ii)            That the submission of outline planning application in conjunction with the Diocese of Lichfield for the Oakland and Glebeland site be approved.

iii)           That the next steps in the process of disposing of the site and realising a capital receipt be approved:

A)   Preparation of a joint documents pack for marketing purposes in conjunction with the Lichfield Diocese.

B)   “Soft market research” to inform the most appropriate procurement/disposal method, again in conjunction with the Lichfield Diocese.

C)   A future report to come back to Cabinet to confirm the exact method of disposal of the site.

The Portfolio Holder for Highways and Transport presented a confidential report from the Director of Place and Enterprise on the award of the Highways and Environment Term Service Contract from April 2018.

The Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Support presented a report from the Head of HR and Development reviewing the health and safety performance of Shropshire Council for 2016/17 and identified the key priorities for 2017/18.

RESOLVED:

i)             That the contents of the report be accepted; particularly noting:

•           Good progress has been made during 2016/2017 on managing health and safety across the         Council. 

•           Reportable employee accidents to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have reduced and minor accidents have reduced compared to last year’s figures. 

•           Benchmarking with other Unitary Councils show that Shropshire Council performs well in terms of accident statistics.

•           Service Areas and the Health & Safety Team work well together.

•           The Council continues to maintain a good relationship with the HSE. 

ii)            That the Key Actions for 2017/2018 be agreed       The key actions for Shropshire Council are:

•           The Health and Safety Team to work with Service Areas to produce and implement H&S management systems including policies, procedures and arrangements

•           Development of external contracts with associated Service Level Agreements (SLA) in place.

•           Continue updating and monitoring of Workstation Safety Plus to reduce risks associated with musculoskeletal disorders.

•           Raise awareness of workstation assessments in particular agile working.

•           Continuation of staff wellbeing events throughout the year.

•           Support ‘Leap into Learning’ development for e-learning health and safety awareness courses across service areas.

•           Digital Transformation Programme – support development for the management of accident data and case management arrangements for occupational health.

•           Promote and engage with Service areas on increased use of the self-monitoring checklists to self-assess compliance with health and safety.

•           Employee wellbeing will fit in as part of the Corporate Culture Change programme.

The Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Support presented a report from the Director of Place and Enterprise providing an overview of the formal customer feedback received by the Council during 2016/2017.

RESOLVED:

i)             That the Annual Customer Feedback Report 2016/2017 (Appendix 1) be approved for publication on the Council’s website;

ii)            That the recommendations included within the Annual Report (pages 15 and 16), highlighting key issues and areas for improvement, be agreed.

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 6 September 2017 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Leader.