NOTICE OF MEETING
COMMITTEE:
PERFORMANCE
AND OVERVIEW
LOCAL
ECONOMY &
ENVIRONMENT
DAY/DATE:
TUESDAY 6TH FEBRUARY
2007
TIME:
2.00PM
VENUE:
COUNCIL CHAMBER
MUNICIPAL
BUILDINGS
EARLE
STREET
CREWE
Despatch date:
29th January 2007
Enquiries to: Diane Moulson
Tel: 01270 537026
Fax: 01270 537605
Email: agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
Chair: Cllr Steven Roberts
Tel/Fax: 01270 589996
Email: cllr.steven.roberts@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
To: Members of Performance and Overview
Committee Local Economy & Environment [Cllrs
Bebbington, Butterill, Cartlidge, Crawford, Hallett, Hollins,
Johnson, Moran, Mottram, S Roberts, Stafford and Wood]
Chief Executive, Executive Directors,
Assistant Chief Executives
Local Press and Radio
Notes for Members of the
Public
The Performance and Overview
(Local Economy and Environment) Committee consists of 12 elected
Members and Councillor Steven Roberts is the Chair. There are
5 Conservative, 4 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Nantwich
Independent and 1 Independent Member.
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. 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 Diane Moulson the Committee Officer (details on front
page).
AGENDA
PART 1 CONSTITUTIONAL BUSINESS
2.00PM – 2.05PM
1.
Apologies
2.
Declarations of Interest
Any Member present (including non-Committee
Members) to declare any personal or prejudicial interest and the
nature of that interest, in any item of business on the agenda and,
if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion on 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
To approve as correct the record of the
meeting held on 9th January 2007
(3).
4.
Whipping Declarations
Members to declare in respect of items where
the whip has been applied.
PART II BOARD/COUNCIL BUSINESS
2.05PM – 2.30PM
5.
Board/Council Matters
5.1
Responses from the Board
The Committee submitted the following
comments to the Board regarding the draft Timetable of Public
Meetings 2007/2008:
“That the
timetable be the subject of a review by the P & O
Co-ordinating Group, at an early meeting,
with a view to increasing the frequency of the P & O Committee
meetings only.”
The Board noted the comments and recommended
approval of the draft Timetable of Public Meetings for 2007/2008 to
Annual Council on 16th May
2007.
5.2
Referrals from the Board/Council
To consider any matters which the
Board/Council may have referred to the Committee.
6. Board
Reports
The Committee is invited to consider, and to
submit comments or observations to the Board, on the following
items, which the Board will consider at its meeting on
8th February 2007.
7. Forward Plan of Board
Decisions
To consider the Board's Forward Plan for
April 2007 (7)
PART III COMMITTEE BUSINESS 2.30PM
ONWARDS
8.
Budget Consultation 2007-2008
The Committee is invited to comment on draft
budget proposals. The Assistant Director (Accountancy and
Audit) will be in attendance for the discussion and will identify
the key issues for consideration.
The Board at its meeting to be held on
8th February 2007 will consider any comments made by the
Committee.
Members are asked to bring their own copy of
the “Consultation Draft Budget 2007-2008 and Budget Prospects
2007-2012” recently distributed.
9.
BVPI & LPI’s Monitoring:
April – December 2006
The report provides service performance
information on the agreed basket of key National Performance
Indicators for the period April – December 2006.
10.
Dog Control
Orders
A report is to be submitted to the Board
proposing the making of a Dog Control Order under the Clean
Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and the Dog Control Order
(Procedures) Regulations 2006 following consultation.
Members are invited to preliminary discuss
matters arising from the process for consideration by the Committee
at its next two meetings.
11.
Vacancy Management -
Monitoring
To receive an update on the management of
vacant posts falling under the remit of the Committee
(11).
12.
Climate
Change
Report of the Executive Director Direct
Services and the Waste Management Task Group (12).
13. Work Programme
2007
To receive updates (as appropriate) from the
Committee’s five Task Groups -
a)
Affordable
Housing
b)
Job Creation and Skills
Development
c)
Town Centres Car Parking
d) Town
Centre and Retail Economy
e)
Waste Management (13)
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 circulated to Members and instructions are
located in all rooms within the Civic Suite.
THIS AGENDA CAN
BE MADE AVAILABLE IN LARGER TEXT ON REQUEST