Issue - decisions

The Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer & Community Services), has considered proposals to replace the Community Bus with alternative delivery models to meet user’s needs following a consultation with service users. The principal of this proposal was considered by the Executive Meeting at its meeting on 1 October 2013 as part of the Medium Term Financial Plan update.

The Executive Councillor has agreed that:-

·         the Community Bus is decommissioned by March 2014;

·         deliveries of materials from which residents/users will self -select are made available at residential settings which can accommodate them;

·         visit schedules are redesigned to allow Home Library Service and self-selection deliveries to be coordinated;

·         added value services including information, advice and reminiscence sessions are incorporated into the visit schedule at appropriate intervals;

·         a three week rota is introduced in consultation with service users;

·         service provision is reviewed in 6 months.

The Executive Meeting considered proposals for further savings that had been deferred from the July Meeting and also considered an update on progress in delivering the 2013/14-2014/15 savings programme. The report also set out a response to the financial challenges facing the Council in 2015-17. The Executive Meeting then resolved that

(i)            the consultation results on library opening hours be noted and the new schedule of opening hours be agreed with effective from 2 January 2014, as set out at Appendix A of the report;

(ii)          the consultation in relation to the mobile library in Adswood/ Bridgehall be noted and its replacement with a fixed facility in Bridgehall Community Centre be approved, as detailed at paragraph 2.10 of the report;

(iii)         the appropriate consultation be agreed to be undertaken on the savings proposals relating to Integrated Prevention Services (as detailed at paragraphs 2.11 to 2.19 of the report) and the assisted transport provision element of the Disability Review (as detailed at  paragraphs 2.25 to 2.32 of the report);

(iv)         the position in relation to the Play Development Team proposal (as set out at paragraphs 2.20 to 2.22 of the report and the Corporate and Support Services Review and Redesign project (as detailed at paragraphs 2.29 to 2.32 of the report) be noted; and

(v)          the establishment of an ‘Investing in Stockport’ Programme of reform and growth which includes and addresses the issues identified and discussed in Section 4 of the report be agreed.