NOTICE OF MEETING
BOARD
DAY/DATE:
THURSDAY, 19TH JUNE 2008
TIME: 6.00
PM
VENUE: COUNCIL
CHAMBER
MUNICIPAL
BUILDINGS
EARLE
STREET
CREWE
Despatch date:
10th June 2008
Enquiries
to: Carol
Jones
Tel: 01270
537598
Fax: 01270
537605
Board
Leader: Councillor
J Hammond
Tel
: 01270
753205
Fax:
01270 753205
E-mail: cllr.john.hammond@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
To: Board
Members (for attendance)
All other Members of the Borough Council
Management Team
Local
Press and Radio
Notes for Members of the
Public
The Board consists of 10
elected Members and Councillor Brian Silvester, the Council Leader,
is the Chairman.
The Borough Council welcomes and
encourages members of the public to attend its Board, Committee and
Council meetings.
If you plan to attend, please report
to the Reception Desk in the Municipal Buildings, where you will be
provided with a Visitor’s Pass.
Car parking is not available at the
Municipal Buildings, but there are several town centre car
parks. There is a disabled access to the rear of the
Municipal Buildings, and this can be accessed through the side door
on Vernon Way. Please press the button for attention, and
someone will meet you and escort you through to the main reception
area.
You are asked to remain quiet whilst
the meeting is taking place, and to enter and leave the meeting
room, or public gallery of the Council Chamber, as quietly as
possible. Please ensure that if you have a mobile phone or
pager, it is switched off for the duration of the meeting.
You are not allowed to have drinks or
food in the meeting rooms, nor in the Public Gallery. A “No
Smoking” policy operates in the Municipal Buildings.
Fire Evacuation
If the fire alarm rings, you should
make your way to the nearest exit with your belongings, as quickly
as possible, and leave the building. Please follow any
instructions from staff about evacuation routes.
Copies of the agenda will be available
if you attend. Agendas are also made available on the Internet and
can be accessed via the Council’s website – see front page for
details.
On occasions, members of the press and
public will be excluded from the meetings when the business to be
transacted is of a confidential nature, for example, dealing with
individual people, contracts and financial affairs of other
parties.
If you require any further
information, please contact Joanne Smith (details on front
page).
Agenda
Information
Items on the agenda have been grouped
together in 3 categories:
Category “A”
Key issues; constitutional matters; matters
having a strategic or significant community impact; new policy or
changes to existing policy
Category “B”
Performance Management issues
Category “C”
Organisational and other matters
The reports in
“Category “A” reflect the priorities identified in
the current Corporate Strategy which the Borough Council has set
itself to achieve continuous improvement in the environmental,
economic and social well being of the Borough of Crewe and
Nantwich. The Council’s four corporate priority areas are
underpinned by the following statements:-
Growing
Prosperity
Sufficient jobs available
locally to meet the demands of population growth and which are of
particular quality and resilient to economic downturn
Safer & Stronger
Communities
· To
ensure that no-one is disadvantaged by where they live.
· To
lead public agencies in providing an integrated service at
neighbourhood levels.
· To
achieve a significant improvement in the inequality index for the
Borough and reduce levels of anti-social behaviour and crime.
Community
Leadership
· A
Council which organises itself and conducts its business so as to
maximise benefit and value to the people it serves and
represents
· To
achieve a significant improvement in overall satisfaction
levels
Making our Borough
Cleaner and Greener
· A
noticeable uplift in the appearance of the
Borough complemented by the enhancement of some key locations
and with a particular focus on tackling climate change
issues.
AGENDA
1.
Declarations of Interest
1.1
Any Members present (including non-Committee Members) to declare
any personal or prejudicial interest, and the nature of those
interests, which they have in any item of business on the agenda
and, if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion of that
item.
1.2
Members who also serve as County, Town or Parish Councillors, or
are Members of Cheshire East (Shadow) Council, are reminded of the
need to make declarations in respect of any item which directly
concerns the business of the appropriate authority.
1.3
Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide.
Whilst Officers will advise on the Code of Conduct and its
interpretation, the decision to declare, or not, is the
responsibility of the Member, based on the particular
circumstances.
2.
Board Decisions
2.1
To receive the Statement of Decisions made by the Board at its
meeting held on 17th April 2008 (Distributed in the
Record of Meetings issued on 17th June 2008).
3.
Reconsideration of Decisions
3.1
In accordance with Rule 14 of the Performance and Overview
Procedure Rules and Rule 2 of the Executive Procedure Rules
contained within the Council’s Constitution, Members are asked to
reconsider any decisions referred back to the Board.
4.
Consideration of any Scrutiny Committee Reports and
Recommendations
4.1
To consider comments and observations from the Scrutiny Committees
on reports which fall within their remit.
CATEGORY A
Key
Issues
5.
CheshireLocal Area Agreement –
2008-2011
5.1
Report of Councillor Ray
Westwood, Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods.
5.2
The report up-dates the
Board on the Cheshire Local Area Agreement (LAA) 2008-2011. A
single LAA has been negotiated with the County Council covering the
existing geographical area for one-year. With effect from April
2009, each of the new unitaries (Cheshire East and Cheshire West
& Chester) will have a separate two-year LAA.
5.3
The document is
severable and the Board is asked to approve it on the understanding
that it be separated for Cheshire East from 1st April
2009.
5.4
Scrutiny Committee – Community
6.
Youth Provision – Capital Funding
6.1
Report of
Councillor Ray Westwood, Portfolio Holder for
Neighbourhoods.
6.2
The report provides an outline of two proposed projects to be
funded from the re-allocation of £200,000 of capital funding which
was originally intended for a facility at Nova Court,
Crewe.
6.3
The Nova Court development did not come to fruition, and the Board
is recommended to approve, in principle, the re-allocation of the
capital funding for the projects within the St John’s and Grosvenor
Wards, as described in the report.
6.4
Scrutiny Committee – Community
7.
Crewe and Nantwich Homelessness Strategy
2008-2009
7.1
Report of
Councillor Margaret Hollins, Portfolio Holder for Planning.
7.2
The report outlines the second Homelessness Strategy which has been
developed in response to the findings of a review completed in
February 2008.
7.3
The current Homelessness Strategy expires on 31st July
2008 and the Board is asked to approve and adopt the revised
Homelessness
Strategy 2008-2009, to take effect from 1st August
2008.
7.4
Scrutiny Committee – Community.
CATEGORY B
Performance
Matters
8.
Survey Results: Quality-of-Life and General User
Satisfaction
8.1
Report of Councillor
Margaret Simon, Portfolio Holder for Customers.
8.2
The report outlines the key findings and priorities for the
Quality-of-Life Survey 2007/2008 and General User Satisfaction
Survey 2006/2007.
8.3
The Board is asked to note the findings of both surveys and
to make them available to the public through the Council’s website,
and any other appropriate means of communication; and also to
notify the Citizens’ Panel through the use of the consultation
newsletter.
8.4
Scrutiny Committee - Organisation
9.
BVPIs and LPIs – Out-Turn 2007/2008
9.1
Report of
Councillor John Hatfield, Portfolio Holder for Human
Resources.
9.2
The report summarises the performance activity on the
key basket of
performance indicators during the financial year 2007/2008.
9.3
The Board is asked to receive the report.
9.4
Scrutiny Committees – All
CATEGORY C
Organisational
Matters
10.
Cheshire County Council – Registrar’s
Office
10.1
Report of Councillor
David Brickhill, Portfolio Holder for Economic Development.
10.2
The Council made a Compulsory
Purchase Order (CPO) in respect of the area required by the Modus
scheme for the Crewe Town Centre development. In the event of
the CPO being confirmed, Delamere House will be demolished as part
of the scheme and as a consequence new offices will be required for
the Registrar.
10.3
The Chief Executive of the
Borough Council has entered into an exchange of correspondence with
the Chief Executive at Cheshire County Council to reach a mutually
satisfactory solution which will achieve continuity of the
registrar’s service.
10.4
The Board is asked to endorse the approach adopted by the Chief
Executive.
10.5
Scrutiny Committee – Local Economy and Environment
11.
Corporate Equality Plan
11.1
Report of
Councillor John Hatfield, Portfolio Holder for Human
Resources.
11.2
The Comprehensive Equality and Diversity
Policy was adopted by Council on 10th October
2007. The report outlines the draft Corporate
Equality Plan which is the mechanism by which the aims of the
Policy can be delivered.
11.3
Scrutiny Committee – Organisation
12.
Report of the
Executive Directors, Direct Services
and
Treasury and Corporate Support (For
Information)
In accordance with contract regulations, the Executive
Director, Direct Services and the Executive Director, Treasury
and Corporate Support, wish to report on tenders which have
recently been invited and received.
13.
Exclusion of Press and Public
13.1
The report relating to the remaining items on the agenda has been
withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section
100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the
matter may be determined with the press and public excluded.
13.2
The Board may decide that the press and public be excluded from the
meeting during consideration of the following matter pursuant to
Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds
that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as
defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as
amended) of the Act.
(Paragraph 1 Information relating to any
individual.
Paragraph 2 Information which is likely to reveal the
identity of an individual)
14.
Senior Managers Salary – Market
Testing
(Paragraphs 1 and 2)
14.1
Report of Councillor John Hatfield, Portfolio Holder for Human
Resources.
14.2
As part of the single-status job evaluation exercise, the Council
agreed to review the salary levels of the Senior Managers (Hay)
evaluated group on an annual basis. This market-testing exercise is
to identify and respond appropriately to shifts in sector pay
levels and market trends.
14.3
A review was carried out in April 2008, and the Board is asked to
approve the proposed salary changes as detailed in the report.
14.4
Scrutiny Committee – Organisation.
NOTE:
In accordance with the Health and Safety at
Work Act, the Council is required to notify those attending
meetings of the fire evacuation procedures. A copy has
previously been distributed to Members and instructions are located
in all rooms within the Civic Suite.
If you require this
document or a summary version in large print, Braille, audiotape,
CD or in another language, please contact:
Equality &
Diversity
Crewe and Nantwich Borough
Council, Municipal Buildings
Earle Street, Crewe,
Cheshire, CW1 2JZ
Tel. 01270 537777
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