Decision Maker: Mayor and Cabinet
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Having considered an officer report, and presentations by two relatives of
Somerville residents, a representative of Healthwatch and the Cabinet
member for Health, Well Being & Older People, Councillor Chris Best, the
Mayor agreed that:
(1) the information about the process that has been carried out to date, and in
particular the physical conditions and shortcomings of the two schemes, the
existing cost of the two schemes, and the details of the consultation process
that has been carried out with tenants and their families, be noted;
(2) the comments made during the formal Adult Social Care consultation
which had taken place in line with the recommendation from the 25 June 2014
report on the Council’s in-house extra care service at Somerville and Kenton
Court be noted;
(3) the comments made by secure tenants in response to the statutory
consultation undertaken pursuant to Section 105 of the Housing Act 1985 in
relation to the proposals be noted;
(4) consultation taken place with staff from the in-house extra care
service in line with the recommendation from the 25th June 2014 report on the
Council’s in-house extra care service at Somerville and Kenton Court be
noted;
(5) Having considered the comments made for the three consultations, the
Council-managed extra care service at Kenton Court and Somerville
should be closed;
(6) the building at Kenton Court should be closed for its current use and
proposals for the Council to develop alternative general needs housing at the
site be further developed;
(7) the building at Somerville should be closed for its current use and
proposals for the Council to develop alternative general needs housing at the
site be further developed;
(8) officers should present plans for re-development of the two sites, as part
of future phases of the New Homes, Better Places Programme, to the Mayor
for approval at the earliest opportunity;
(9) officers should continue to discuss with existing tenants options for other
services that would meet their needs and put in place individual and
personcentred plans for services which will meet those needs; and
(10) as part of this process, in due course and as a last resort, Notice of
Seeking Possession be served under Ground 10 of Schedule 2 to the
Housing Act 1985 and possession proceedings brought against any remaining
tenants at Kenton Court and Somerville in order to protect the Council’s
interest and potentially to safeguard vulnerable residents.
Publication date: 13/11/2014
Date of decision: 12/11/2014
Decided at meeting: 12/11/2014 - Mayor and Cabinet
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