Purpose

To present the Extra Care Housing Strategy, seek endorsement
from Cabinet, and to brief members on the Accommodation with Support programme.

 

Content

(a)          
Cabinet agreed to adopt the Extra Care Housing
Strategic Statement and Appendices as Dorset Council’s publicly stated strategic
direction as part of the suite of Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategies.

 

(b)          
That, in principle, the use of Dorset Council
land assets to deliver these development projects be approved, with the
inclusion of specific sites to be agreed by the Executive Lead for the Place
Directorate, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Assets and Regeneration.

 

(c)          
That public procurement for a Strategic
Development Partner as the preferred delivery mechanism be agreed, and the
commencement of this procurement process, be approved.

 

(d)          
That authority be delegated to the Executive
Director for People (Adults) and the Executive Director for Corporate
Development, acting jointly:

 

a.   
To agree the terms for the agreement with the
Strategic Development Partner, and

 

b. To award the Strategic Partnership
Agreement to the preferred bidder. The final award decision shall be made in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Environmental Health,
Housing, Community Safety and Regulatory Service, and the Cabinet Member for
Adult Social Care.

 

(e)          
That the terms of the property related
transactions (whether freehold, leasehold, or contractual dispositions) be
agreed in project-specific development agreements with the selected Strategic
Development Partner.

 

(f)            
That the decision to complete each development
agreement be taken by the Executive Director for People (Adults and Housing),
the Executive Lead for the Place Directorate and the Executive Director for
Corporate Development acting jointly.

 

 

Reason
for the decision

Extra Care Housing was the preferred service option for
older people who need 24-hour Care and Support, but who could remain
independent in a home of their own with the right support. By setting out the
Dorset Council strategic priorities, Cabinet gave a clear signal to the market
of the Council’s intentions and its commitment to increasing the supply of
Extra Care Housing in Dorset.