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Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for People & Transformation
Decision published: 10/02/2021
Effective from: 18/02/2021
Decision:
Replacement of Performance and Project Management System.
Lead officer: Linda Roberts
St. Margarets Way is an allocated housing
scheme, which DBC Development are currently progressing through the
design stages.
There are four bed sit units, 23-26 St. Margaret’s Way, which
also sit within the allocated housing site. These units are in
disrepair and could potentially form part of a greater development
of the site, as proposed by our architect.
Only one bed sit has been sold, 23 St. Margarets Way, and we have
engaged with the leaseholder to purchase through our appointed
consultant, Braiser Feeth.
All other bedsits are owned and managed by DBC.
The wider site still remains to be purchased from the General Fund
to the Housing Revenue Account.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Housing Operations and Safe Communities
Decision published: 10/02/2021
Effective from: 04/01/2021
Decision:
To seek approval of the purchase of 23 St.
Margarets Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4PA
Lead officer: Reuel Thompson
To award a contract to Apest Arvag to carry
out Fire Safety Works at 12 blocks of flats on Northend. These
buildings are three storeys high and accommodate six dwellings
each.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Housing Operations and Safe Communities
Decision published: 09/02/2021
Effective from: 06/01/2021
Decision:
Approved
Lead officer: Ricky Lang
To award a contract to Fire Door Plus to carry
out Fire Safety Works at 12 blocks of flats on Briery Way and
Underacres Close. These buildings are three storeys high and
accommodate six dwellings each.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Housing Operations and Safe Communities
Decision published: 09/02/2021
Effective from: 06/01/2021
Decision:
Approved
Lead officer: Ricky Lang
To award a contract to Engie Ltd to carry out
Fire Safety Works at 10 blocks of flats on Bennetts End Road. These
buildings are three storeys high and accommodate six dwellings
each.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Housing Operations and Safe Communities
Decision published: 09/02/2021
Effective from: 06/01/2021
Decision:
Approved
Lead officer: Ricky Lang
To grant the nine leaseholders at Eastwick Row
a ‘Service Charge Holiday’ to facilitate the
“deed of variations” required to relocate their brick
sheds.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Housing Operations and Safe Communities
Decision published: 09/02/2021
Effective from: 09/02/2021
Decision:
To grant the nine leaseholders at Eastwick Row
a ‘Service Charge Holiday’ to facilitate the
“deed of variations” required to relocate their brick
sheds.
Lead officer: Fiona Williamson
Approval to award contract for Hemel Garden Communities Transport Plan to ITP - with an increase in scope and cost
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Place
Decision published: 03/02/2021
Effective from: 11/02/2021
Decision:
[3:00 PM] Kayley Johnston
Background to report: (this will be sent to members in the initial notice email so they know the content of the decision)
A 2019 Portfolio Holder Decision Record Sheet (PHDRS) reported and gave approval to the Hemel Hempstead Sustainable Transport Plan work with a cap of around £100k for both stages. Since then, the consultants (ITP) have delivered the interim Hemel Garden Communities (HGC) Transport Strategy and are leading on a related but less detailed study - the Hemel Hempstead Transport Plan for the Local Plan. The timeframe for transport planning to support the Local Plan work is up to 2038, whereas the HGC Transport Plan will provide costed interventions up to 2050.
The PHDRS gave approval for ITP to lead on the more detailed HGC Transport Plan. However since this PHDRS was approved, the Stage 1 transport work - Interim HGC Transport Strategy work needed to be expanded to cover some of the stage 2 works, which led to the £30k costs being exceeded by £10k. The brief and quote for work to enter into Stage 2 works with ITP has broadened which takes the cost beyond the expected cost of £70k and the total combined cap of £100k, to a new combined cost of around £135k.
Dacorum Borough Council has led on the procurement of the Hemel Garden Communities Transport Plan work, whilst the Transport work itself has been jointly managed by Dacorum Borough Council, St. Albans City and District Council and Hertfordshire County Council to support the Hemel Garden Communities programme work. This work will also contribute to Hemel Garden Communities Transformational Plan, HGC Concept Masterplan, HGC Transformation and Infrastructure Framework SPD, as well as contributing to Dacorum’s emerging Local Plan. Going forward, there is an expectation that Stage 2 HGC Transport Plan will be led by HCC Highways team with input from the wider HGC programme team.
The authorities will expedite the Stage 2 HGC Transport Plan commission with ITP since it is a fundamental component of the Transformation Plan and both are needed to support the emerging draft Local Plan. However, there will be a break clause inserted subject to Procurement’s approval, to ensure the authorities have the authority and funding in place to deliver the latter phase of the Stage 2 work.
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[3:00 PM] Kayley Johnston
Decision made and reasons:
Decision: Approval to award contract for a Hemel Garden Communities Transport Plan to ITP – with increased scope and cost.
Reason:
MHCLG, working with Homes England have designated Hemel Hempstead a Garden Town, and awarded funding of £750k to Dacorum Borough Council and St. Albans City and District Council to assist bringing transformational change to Hemel Hempstead alongside new growth of over 11,000 homes and 10,000 jobs to the east and north of the town (Hemel Garden Communities).
Part of the planning process is the preparation of new evidence to underpin the emerging HGC Transformational Plan and HGC Concept Masterplan, which is all expected to support the emerging draft Local Plan, as well as influencing phased delivery in North and East of Hemel Hempstead Growth Areas. The second Stage of the Transport Plan will build upon the interim HGC Transport Strategy to identify a stepped approach to 2050, with costed interventions, to encourage existing and new communities to use sustainable modes of transport over the use of the private motor car.
Lead officer: Nathalie Bateman
With the arrival of a new CEO and the impact
of the pandemic there is a need to support the development of our
leadership team in Dacorum. It provides an opportunity to re-set
the way the team works together and engages across the
Council.
This programme will develop the leadership capability of
Dacorum’s senior teams (Chief Officer Group (COG), Senior
Leadership Team (SLT) which includes the Assistant Directors and
the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT which includes the Group
Managers. They will be able to engage their teams, facilitate their
growth and development and they will have access to a sustainable
tool kit of intervention.
The company the Council wishes to use are Vital Minds Business
Training. The new CEO has direct experience of working with this
company in another Local Authority and they have a proven track
record over the last fourteen years of successful training,
coaching and mediation across the globe within the corporate,
public and third sector.
This type of programme is an important way to provide leadership
development and it would be difficult to award this through a
normal tendering process during the pandemic as we would not be
able to meet alternative providers face to face due lockdown
restrictions. The fact that this company is already known and has
provided value for money for another Council makes it appropriate
for this to be a direct award contract.
The Council are awarding this contract as a direct award from the
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Framework Agreement 940 Managing
Consultancy and Professional Services. Consultancy+ are the only
provider on this framework agreement and have access to over 10,000
consultancy partners delivering specialist advice and support to
the public sector.
The Council will have no direct commercial relations with Vital
Minds Business Training, this contract will be between the Council
and Consultancy+.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 03/02/2021
Effective from: 03/02/2021
Decision:
To award a contract to Consultancy+ (which is
the professional services and consulting arm of Reed Global) to
contract with Vital Minds Business Training for the delivery of the
Dacorum Leadership Development Programme.
Lead officer: Linda Roberts
The Council is responsible for ensuring the
safety of the public when using licensed hackney carriage and
private hire vehicles. A key aspect of this is ensuring that
vehicles have the relevant annual safety checks, including the
Council’s own standards, in addition to the standard MOT
required of other road vehicles. This tender was required to ensure
that a suitable testing station carries out this work on behalf of
the Council.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Legal and Democratic Services
Decision published: 02/02/2021
Effective from: 01/02/2021
Decision:
The approval to award contract for Taxi
testing for a 4 year period to EDS Treads
Lead officer: Nathan March