NOTICE OF MEETING

COMMITTEE                 COMMUNITY SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

DAY/DATE:                   WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 2008   

TIME:                            2.30 PM

VENUE:                         WEST COMMITTEE ROOM 

                                     MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS 

                                     EARLE STREET

                                     CREWE

Despatch date:               9 June 2008   


Enquiries to:                   Diane Moulson  

Tel:                                01270 537026

Fax:                               01270  537605

E-mail:                           agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk

Chair:                             Cllr Gwyn Griffiths        Tel/Fax:  01270 663832 

E-mail :                          cllr.gwyn.griffiths@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk

To:       Members of the Community Scrutiny Committee

Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Strategic Managers  

Other Members of the Borough Council, Local press and radio

Notes for Members of the Public

The Borough Council welcomes and encourages members of the public to attend its Committee, Board 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, other than refreshments which are offered by the Borough Council during a break in proceedings. 

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 Diane Moulson the Committee Officer (details on front page).

AGENDA

PART 1 CONSTITUTIONAL BUSINESS

1.        Apologies

2.        Declarations of Interest

Members to declare any personal or prejudicial 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.

Members who also serve as County, Town or Parish Councillors or are Members of the Shadow Authority for Cheshire East are reminded of the need to make declarations in respect of any item which directly concerns the business of the appropriate authority.

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.

3.        Record of Meeting

To approve as correct the record of the meeting held on 5^th March 2008  (3).

4.        Whipping Declarations

Members to declare in respect of items where the whip has been applied. 

PART II BOARD/COUNCIL BUSINESS

5.        Board Business    

5.1      Board Reports       

The Committee is invited to consider, and to submit comments or observations to the Board, on those items falling under its remit, which the Board will consider at its meeting on 19 June 2008.     

5.2      Referrals from the Board/Council

To consider any matters which the Board or Council may have referred to the Committee.

6.        Forward Plan of Board Decisions

To consider the Board’s Forward Plan for 25 June (Special Board) and 21st August 2008 [6a and b respectively].    

PART III COMMITTEE BUSINESS   

7. 



7.1       PerformanceMonitoring

The report (7) summarise the performance activity on the key basket of performance indicators during the final out-turn period of the financial year 2007/2008.

7.2       Private Sector Housing 

To receive for information the report of the Head of Housing (7.2) which summarises the expenditure on the four main housing renewal grants or assistance up to 31^st March 2008 – Summary

1.                  Decent Homes Grants

2.                  Disabled Facilities Grants

3.                  Empty Property Grants

4.                  Energy Efficiency Grants   

8.         Work Programme

8.1       Current Topics under Consideration 

During 2007/2008, the Committee agreed to the inclusion of a number of topics in its work programme which are on-going or have not yet reached a conclusion.  Members are invited to consider the attached schedule (8.1) and confirm which topics should be incorporated into the 2008/2009 Programme.        

8.2       Scoping Brief: Changes to the Role of Local First Responders

The Committee is invited to consider a Scoping Brief prepared by Councillor Griffiths (8.2), which concerns changes to the role of First Responders, volunteers trained in certain paramedic techniques, who are "on call" for medical emergencies. 

Members are invited to consider if this review should be included in the  Committee’s work programme.       

8.3       New Topics

Members are invited to nominate any further topics for consideration by the Committee.     

9.         Date of Next Meeting 

            13 August 2008

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.