Record of Exercise of Delegated Powers 9th to 15th December 2004
RECORD OF EXERCISE OF DELEGATED POWERS
9TH TO 15TH DECEMBER, 2004
NAME OF OFFICER: The Head of Development Services
NAME OF CABINET MEMBER: Councillor Jan Wilson
NATURE OF DECISION: That approval be given to the CP Form A to enable the remedial works to the A57 Sheffield Parkway/Mosborough Parkway to be undertaken.
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NAME OF OFFICER: The Head of Street Force
NAME OF CABINET MEMBER: Councillor Harry Harpham
NATURE OF DECISION: That confirmation be given to the purchase of services from the Chris Britton Consultancy to develop a Highway Asset Management Plan.
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NAME OF OFFICER: The Head of Development Services
NAME OF CABINET MEMBER: Councillor Tim Rippon
NATURE OF DECISION: That (a) the action of the Project Manager in the issue of preliminary instructions for early enabling works required in order to maintain the Sheaf Square/Howard Street Programme be confirmed; (b) authority be given (i) to accept the Stage 2 negotiated tender of Interserve Project Services Limited with a target cost of £15,403,032 and an agreed maximum price of £16,066,032 in respect of this Project and (ii) for the Assistant Head, Design and Project Management to issue a letter of acceptance for the Project and (c) approval be given in principle to the amended CP Form for the expenditure of £20,839,000 for total Project costs (including £19,693,000 for construction works and £1,746,000 for global crossing) or such lesser sum as funding allows be granted. (The balance between expenditure and funding to be maintained by a process of value engineering or by the provision of additional funding and a further update in this regard will be submitted in the New Year).
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NAME OF OFFICER: The Head of Development Services
NAME OF CABINET MEMBER: Councillor Tim Rippon
NATURE OF DECISION: That approval be given to update the funding strategy for the proposed Granville Gyratory Interim Scheme, a named Scheme within the City Centre "Masterplan" Transport Strategy approved by the Cabinet in June, 2002, and subsequently approved in principle by the City Centre and East Planning and Highways Area Board in June, 2003.
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NAME OF OFFICER: The Director of Finance and Facilities
NAME OF CABINET MEMBER: Councillor Steve Jones
NATURE OF DECISION: That approval be given to the arrangements for the use of the Implementing Electronic Government Funding 2004/05 Grant to be allocated to Sheffield City Council for 2004/05.
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NAME OF OFFICER: The Head of Corporate Policy Unit
NAME OF CABINET MEMBER: Councillor Tim Rippon
NATURE OF DECISION: That (a) a three year European Union Funded "Compete" Project be established, to be co-ordinated by Sheffield City Council; (b) the Chief Executive signs up to the terms of the offer letters from Interreg and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in respect of funding for this Initiative in consultation with the Director of Legal and Administrative Services; (c) the Head of Corporate Policy agrees the detail of the terms of any associated funding agreements with the key partners and consultation with the Director of Legal and Administrative Services and (d) a three year services contract be entered into with Liverpool JMU for £45,000 per annum for the provision of a Knowledge Research Centre with the detailed terms agreed by the Head of Corporate Policy in consultation with the Director of Legal and Administrative Services and the application of contract Standing Orders will be waived for the reasons set out in the report.
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NAME OF OFFICER: The Head of Housing Strategy
NAME OF CABINET MEMBER: Councillor Chris Weldon
NATURE OF DECISION: That approval be given to a procurement process for the developer of the "Five Roads" redevelopment site at the Flower Estate, Wincobank.
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