Issue - meetings

Executive Board considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That Council include an amount as stated in the report, in the Capital Programme, which will be fully funded by NHS England, to meet the cost of the Orchard House scheme.

          The Council considered a report of the Operational Director, People, on the acquisition and re-modelling of Orchard House.

          RESOLVED: That Council include an amount, as stated in the report, in the Capital Programme, which will be fully funded by NHS England, to meet the cost of the Orchard House scheme.

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People, on the acquisition of Orchard House, to allow for its remodelling into supported accommodation for young adults with learning disability and autism.

The Board was advised that the Council and Halton CCG had considered a number of property options suitable for supported accommodation, following the availability of capital funding from NHS England. The proposal was to acquire Orchard House and to convert it into two separate self-contained apartments each with a secure garden. It was reported that the facility would accommodate and support young adults with autism and/or learning disabilities, who may have challenging behaviours.

RESOLVED: That the Board

1)    notes the content of the report;

2)    recommends that Council include an amount as stated in the report, in the Capital Programme, which will be fully funded by NHS England, to meet the cost of the Orchard House scheme;

3)    approves the waiver of Procurement Standing Order 1.14.4(v), to allow the Council’s requirements to be delivered by a particular supplier; and

4)    authorises the Operational Director, Economy, Enterprise and Property, to arrange for all required documentation to be completed to the satisfaction of the Operational Director, Legal and Democratic Services.