NOTICE OF MEETING
COMMITTEE: PERFORMANCE
AND OVERVIEW
LOCAL ECONOMY &
ENVIRONMENT
DAY/DATE: TUESDAY,
28TH NOVEMBER
2006
TIME:
2.00PM
VENUE: COUNCIL
CHAMBER
MUNICIPAL
BUILDINGS
EARLE
STREET
CREWE
Despatch date:
20th November 2006
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 17th October 2006
(3).
4.
Whipping Declarations
Members to declare in respect of items where
the whip has been applied.
PART II BOARD/COUNCIL BUSINESS
2.05PM – 3.15PM
5.
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 reports
falling under the remit of the Committee which the Board will
consider at its meeting on 30th November 2006.
Members may find it useful to bring their
Board agendas to the meeting.
7.
Forward Plan of Board
Decisions
To consider the Board's Forward Plan for
4th January, 11th January and 8th
February 2006 [7a, 7b and 7c
respectively]
PART III COMMITTEE BUSINESS 3.15PM
ONWARDS
8.
BVPI & LPI’s
Monitoring: April – September 2006
The report provides service performance
information on the agreed basket of key National Performance
Indicators for the period April – September 2006.
9.
Vacancy
Management
To receive an update on the management of
vacant posts falling under the remit of the Committee
(9).
10.
Work Programme
10.1
Affordable Housing
Task Group
To consider the
recommendations contained within the report of the Affordable
Housing Task Group (10a).
10.2
Town Centre Car Parks Task
Group
To consider the
recommendations contained within the report of the Town Centre Car
Parks Task Group (to
follow).
10.3
To receive, if appropriate a progress report from the Committee’s
remaining Task Groups –
v
Town Centre and Retail Economy Task Group
v
Waste Management Task Group
11.
Date of Next
Meeting
9th January 2007
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