NOTICE OF MEETING
COMMITTEE:
PERFORMANCE AND OVERVIEW
(COMMUNITY)
DAY/DATE:
WEDNESDAY, 19TH JULY 2006
TIME:
2.30 PM
VENUE:
EAST COMMITTEE ROOM
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
EARLE STREET
CREWE
Despatch date:
10th July 2006
Enquiries
to:
Carol
Jones
Tel: 01270 537598
Fax: 01270
537605
Chair:
Councillor G
Griffiths
Tel: 01270 663832
Fax: 01270 663832
To: Members of the
Performance and Overview Committee (Community)
[Councillors T E Ankers (Deputy Chair), D Bebbington, J D
Bratherton, D H D Charlesworth, S Conquest, G Griffiths (Chair), M
Grant (Deputy Chair), J Lewis, M A Martin, J A
Pearson, J I Stockton and M J Weatherill
Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Assistant Chief
Executives
Other Members of the Borough Council (front sheets
electronically)
Local press and radio
MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND THIS MEETING
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. 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 Carol
Jones the Committee Officer (details on front page).
AGENDA
1
Apologies
2
Declarations of
Interest
Any Member present (including non-Committee Members) to
declare any personal or prejudicial interest, and the nature of the
interest, 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
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 14th
June 2006
To approve as correct the Record of the
Meeting held on 14th June 2006.
(3)
4
Whipping Declarations
Members to declare in respect of items where the whip has been
applied.
5
Board Business
5.1
Board Meeting 27th July 2006
The Board agenda will be issued on Tuesday, 18th
July. Spare copies will be available at the
meeting. Members are reminded that the Committee
meeting was originally scheduled for 26th July to enable
comments on Board reports to be made; however,
the Committee agreed to bring forward the date by one week to avoid
meeting on the day of Nantwich Show.
To consider the Board's Forward Plan for September and
October. (5.2)
5.3
Referrals/Responses from the Board
On this occasion, there are no responses from the Board or
Council.
6.
Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) and Local Area Agreements
(LAA)
At the previous meeting, the Committee received a presentation
on the Local Strategic Partnership and agreed that a further
presentation be made at this meeting, focusing on the Borough
Council's involvement in the LSP and the benefits to the
Council.
Su Turner, the Partnership Manager, will make the presentation
which will incorporate an outline of progress on arrangements for
Local Area Agreements (LAA) which came into force in April
2005. Cheshire will be subject to such
agreements from April 2007.
To receive for information the report of the Head of
Housing (7) which summarises
the expenditure on the four main housing renewal
grants or assistance up to 29th June 2006. These are
-
·
Home Repair Assistance Grants
·
Disabled Facilities Grants
·
Empty Property Repairs Grant
·
Unfit Property Repairs Assistance
8.
Work Programme
8.1
Violent Crime
The report of the Safer Communities Manager is not yet
available, but will be submitted to the September meeting.
8.2
Schedule of Reports
As requested at the previous meeting, a schedule of reports
due to be submitted to Committee, as part of the work programme, is
attached.
8.3
Further Reviews
The Committee is invited to consider the inclusion of reviews
to be undertaken by the Committee.
9.
Date of Next Meeting
6th September 2006
This agenda can be made
available in larger text on request
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.