NOTICE OF MEETING:
COMMITTEE: LOCAL
ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT
SCRUTINY
COMMITTEE
DAY/DATE: TUESDAY,
16th OCTOBER 2007
TIME:
2.00PM
VENUE:
COUNCIL CHAMBER
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
EARLE STREET
CREWE
Despatch date:
8th October 2007
Enquiries
to: Joanne Smith
Tel: 01270 537032
Fax: 01270 537605
Email: agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
Chair:
Cllr Peter Hallett
Tel/Fax: 01270 663549
Email: cllr.peter.hallett@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
To: Members of Local Economy &
Environment Scrutiny Committee
[Cllrs Campbell, Cartlidge, Crawford, Hallett,
Healey, Hollins, Johnson, Mottram, Parker, S Roberts, Stafford
and Wood]
Chief Executive, Executive Directors,
Assistant Chief Executive
Local Press and Radio
Notes for
Members of the Public
The Local Economy and
Environment Scrutiny Committee consists of 12 elected Members and
Councillor Peter Hallett is the Chair. There are 6
Conservative, 4 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat 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 Joanne Smith 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 11th September 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.
Responses from the Board
No comments were forwarded to the Board from
the Committee’s meeting on 11th September 2007;
therefore there are no responses to report.
6.
Referrals from the Board/Council
To consider any matters which the Board or
Council may have referred to the Committee.
7.
Forward Plan of Board
Decisions
To consider the Board's Forward Plan for
15th November 2007, 3rd January and
February 2008
[7a, b and c
respectively]
PART III COMMITTEE BUSINESS 2.30PM
ONWARDS
8. The
Visitor Economy – An Update
Tourism is rapidly becoming a high priority
sector within the regional economy. As such, the North West
Regional Development Agency has produced a set of guidelines for
Local Authority (LA) partners which sets out clearly the new and
crucial role that LA’s in the region have to play in the
continued success and prosperity of our region’s
tourism sector. The document is called “Great Destinations
– Guidelines, advice and fresh ideas on tourism for
Local Authorities in England’s North West”. The adoption
of the guidelines was approved at Board on 26th July
2007.
Following adoption of the guidelines the
Visitor Economy Development Manager will be in attendance to make a
presentation to the Committee which will provide updates on
on-going activity and future opportunities for the Borough of Crewe
and Nantwich.
9. Local
Area Agreements: New Arrangements
The Cheshire Local Area Agreement (LAA)
contains key priority outcomes and sub-outcomes themed around four
‘blocks’: Children and Young People; Safer and Stronger
Communities; Healthier Communities and Older People, and Economic
Development and Enterprise.
At its meeting on 16th October
2007 the Committee received an interim report on the LAA. The
report of the Local Strategic Partnership Manager (9)
provides further information, setting the context for changes to
the LAA from 2008. This will be followed by a presentation in
November on performance against the current LAA targets in respect
of the Fourth Block: Economic Development and Enterprise.
10.
Consolidation and Amendment – Off-Street Parking
Places
Proposals for the consolidation and
amendment of the existing Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council
Off-Street Parking Places Order will be submitted to Board in
November 2007.
The report of the Borough Solicitor
(10)
updates Committee Members on the current position in respect of
these proposals.
11.
Queen’s Park – Progress Report
To receive an update on the current position
in respect of Queen’s Park restoration work.
13.
Crewe Town Centre Update
To receive an update on Town Centre
developments.
14.
Vacancy Panel Decisions
To receive an update on the management of
vacant posts which fall under the remit of the Committee (14).
15.
Work Programme
15.1 Task Group
Update
To receive update reports, if appropriate
from the Committee’s Task Groups –
Climate Change -
Notes of the meeting held on 25th
September 2007 (15.1)
Town Centres
Waste Management
16. Date of Next
Meeting
20th November 2007