BOARD
DAY/DATE:
THURSDAY, 19TH OCTOBER 2006
TIME:
6.00 PM
VENUE: COUNCIL
CHAMBER
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
EARLE STREET
CREWE
Despatch
date:
10th October 2006
Enquiries
to:
Joanne
Smith
Tel: 01270 537032
Fax: 01270
537605
Board
Leader:
Councillor B G
Silvester
Tel : 01270 567757
Fax: 01270 567757
To: Board
Members (for attendance)
All other Members of the Borough Council
Management Team
Local Press and Radio
MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND THIS MEETING
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.
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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. These are:
Improve the Area's Appearance to improve the
physical environment of the Borough to be achieved by noticeable
uplift in the appearance of the Borough complemented by the
enhancement of some key locations.
Neighbourhood Action recognising that the
Borough is made up of a large number of communities and
neighbourhoods the Borough Council wants to lead public agencies in
providing integrated services at neighbourhood level, particularly
in areas of high economic and social stress.
Push for Prosperity aimed at ensuring the
Borough has a strong local economy and that sufficient jobs are
available locally to meet the demands of population growth and
which are of a particular quality and resilient to economic
downturns.
Customer Focus to be a Council which
organises itself and conducts its business so as to maximise the
benefit and value to the people it serves.
REVISED 19 January 2004
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,
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.
2.1
To receive the Statement of Decisions made by the Board at
its meeting held on 6th September 2006
(Distributed in the Record of Meetings issued on
12th September 2006).
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 Performance and Overview
Committee Reports and
Recommendations
4.1
To consider comments/observations from the Performance
and Overview Committees on reports that fall within their
remit.
5.1
Report of Councillor John Dwyer, Portfolio Holder for
Safer Communities.
5.2
The Government introduced legislation in 2001 to enable local
authorities to restrict the drinking of alcohol in designated
public places. The Crewe and Nantwich Safer Communities Partnership
has received a request from the Police to consider the designation
of various public places for the purposes of confiscating alcohol
and discouraging drinking in public open spaces.
5.3
The report explains the legal position in respect of
Designation Orders and proposes a process to assess how areas that
are considered suitable for Designation Orders will be identified
and assessed. The Board is asked to approve the proposals contained
in the report and make a recommendation to Council that the power
to make the Orders be delegated to the Licensing & Regulatory
Committee.
5.4
Performance and Overview Committee Community.
CATEGORY C
6.1
Report of Councillor Rachel Bailey, Portfolio Holder
for Planning.
6.2
One of the first requirements of the Planning and Compulsory
Purchase Act 2004 was for Local Planning Authorities to submit a
Local Development Scheme to the Secretary of State by
28th March 2005. Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council's
Local Development Scheme was submitted and approved on
31st December 2004.
The Local Development Scheme First Review is available
in the Members' Room and has been published on
the Council's website.
6.4
Performance and Overview Committee Local Economy and
Environment.
7.1
Report of Councillor Margaret Simon, Portfolio Holder
for Customers.
7.2
The report provides details of the current Mayoral
Conventions and the Seniority List. The Board is invited to
recommend to Council consideration of a nomination to the office of
Mayor of the Borough for 2007-08, in accordance with Conventions
and the Order of Seniority.
7.3
Performance and Overview Committee Organisation.
8.1
Report of Councillor Graham Fenton, Portfolio Holder for
Finance.
8.2
The report details
proposals for the winding up of The Mrs Fred Coops of Gresty
Trust Fund under Section 75 of the Charities Act 1993 by
donating the original permanent endowment in accordance with
the charity's objectives.
8.3
The Board is invited to
approve:
(A)
That the balance of The Mrs Fred Coops of Gresty Trust Fund be
donated to the Women's Royal Voluntary Service; and
(B)
That the charitable account be closed and that the charity be
removed from the Charities Register.
8.4
Performance and Overview Committee Organisation.
9.1
Report of Councillor Graham Fenton, Portfolio Holder
for Finance.
9.2
The report details
proposals for the winding up of The Bernard Humblot Trust under
Section 75 of the Charities Act 1993 by donating the remaining
funds in accordance with the charity's objectives.
9.3
The Board is
invited to approve:
(A)
That the balance of The Bernard Humblot Trust be donated to
Crewe and Nantwich Twinning Association on the condition that
the funds are used to assist in the children's exchange scheme
with Macon; and
(B)
That the charitable account be closed and that the charity be
removed from the Charities Register.
9.4
Performance and Overview Committee Organisation
10.1
Report of Councillor John Hatfield, Portfolio Holder for
Human Resources.
10.2 The
report seeks Board support to re-join APSE (Association of Public
Service Excellence). The Council withdrew its membership in March
2005 to achieve a revenue saving. The cost of
membership will be found from existing budgets and does not
represent a growth item.
10.3 The
Board is asked to approve that the Borough Council
re-joins APSE at a minimum membership
level. This is to be funded by reduced
training costs and savings achieved as a result of the performance
information.
10.4
Performance and Overview Committee Organisation.
11.1 In
accordance with Contract Regulations, the Executive
Director, Direct Services, reports on tenders
which have recently been invited and received.
11.2 The
report of the Executive Director, Direct Services is
attached.
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.
This agenda can be made
available in larger text on
request