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Corporate, Customer and Community Services Directorate Legal and Democratic Services Cumbria House Botchergate Carlisle CA1 1RD Tel 01228 606060 Email [email protected] 9 July 2018 To: The Chair and Members of the County Council Local Committee for Copeland Agenda COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR COPELAND A meeting of the County Council Local Committee for Copeland will be held as follows: Date: Tuesday 17 July 2018 Time: 10.15 am Place: Cleator Moor Civic Hall and Masonic Centre, Jacktrees Rd, Cleator Moor CA25 5AU Dawn Roberts Executive Director – Corporate, Customer and Community Services NB- Following this meeting their will be a briefing on Day Services to which Members are invited to attend. Group Meetings: Labour: 9.00 am Conservative: 9.00 am Enquiries and requests for supporting papers to: Stewart Consterdine Direct Line: 07979 541437 Email: [email protected] This agenda is available on request in alternative formats Serving the people of Cumbria MEMBERSHIP Labour (4) Conservative (8) Mr M Hawkins Mr MS Barbour Mr FI Morgan Mr K Hitchen (Chair) Mr DE Southward Mr AWC Lamb Mrs EL Williamson Mr GRPM Roberts Mr CP Turner Mr CJ Whiteside Mr D Wilson (Vice-Chair) Mr AW Wonnacott ACCESS TO INFORMATION Agenda and Reports Copies of the agenda and Part I reports are available for members of the public to inspect prior to the meeting. Copies will also be available at the meeting. The agenda and Part I reports are also available on the County Council’s website – www.cumbria.gov.uk Background Papers Requests for the background papers to the Part I reports, excluding those papers that contain exempt information, can be made to Legal and Democratic Services at the address overleaf between the hours of 9.00 am and 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday. A G E N D A PART 1: ITEMS LIKELY TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC 1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence 2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members are invited to disclose any disclosable pecuniary interest they have in any item on the agenda which comprises:- 1 Details of any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain. 2 Details of any payment or provision of any other financial benefit (other than from the authority) made or provided within the relevant period in respect of any expenses incurred by you in carrying out duties as a member, or towards your election expenses. (This includes any payment or financial benefit from a trade union within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. 3 Details of any contract which is made between you (or a body in which you have a beneficial interest) and the authority (a) Under which goods or services are to be provided or works are to be executed; and (b) Which has not been fully discharged. 4 Details of any beneficial interest in land which is within the area of the authority. 5 Details of any licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy land in the area of the authority for a month or longer. 6 Details of any tenancy where (to your knowledge) (a) The landlord is the authority; and (b) The tenant is a body in which you have a beneficial interest. 7 Details of any beneficial interest in securities of a body where (a) That body (to your knowledge) has a place of business or land in the area of the authority; and (b) Either – (i) The total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body; or (ii) If that share capital of that body is of more than one class, the total nominal value of the shares of any one class in which the relevant person has a beneficial interest exceeds one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that class. In addition, you must also disclose other non-pecuniary interests set out in the Code of Conduct where these have not already been registered. Note A “disclosable pecuniary interest” is an interest of a councillor or their partner (which means spouse or civil partner, a person with whom they are living as husband or wife, or a person with whom they are living as if they are civil partners). 3 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC To consider whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of any item on the agenda 4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There were no questions, petitions or statements at the time of despatch 5 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING To receive the minutes of the previous meeting held on 15 May 2018. (Pages 7 - 18) 6 PARKING SERVICES UPDATE REPORT [Electoral Divisions: All Copeland] To consider a report from the Executive Director – Economy and Infrastructure (copy enclosed) (Pages 19 - 44) 7 2018/19 LOCAL COMMITTEE DEVOLVED BUDGET - HIGHWAYS [Electoral Divisions: All] To consider a report from the Executive Director – Economy and Infrastructure (copy enclosed) (Pages 45 - 52) 8 AREA MANAGER REPORT - COPELAND [Electoral Divisions: All Copeland] To consider a report by the Executive Director – Corporate, Customer and Community Services (copy enclosed). This report brings together information from across the Community teams including Community Development, Libraries, Archives, Public Health and Waste Prevention, and provides Local Committee with an update on the work of each area, identified activity against priorities, highlights current issues and provides an overview of the budget position. (Pages 53 - 70) 9 COPELAND HIGHWAYS WORKING GROUP – 13 JUNE 2018 To consider a report from the Executive Director – Economy and Infrastructure (copy enclosed) (Pages 71 - 112) 10 NOMINATIONS - LA GOVERNORS OF NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS [Electoral Divisions: All Copeland] To consider a report by the Executive Director – Corporate, Customer and Community Services (copy enclosed) This report seeks nominations for Governors of Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools. (Pages 113 - 114) 11 COPELAND CHAMPIONS UPDATE To receive updates from the Copeland Champions 12 VERBAL UPDATE FROM MEMBERS ON OUTSIDE BODIES/EXTERNAL COMMITTEES To receive a verbal update from members on any outside bodies/external committees they attend on behalf of Copeland Local Committee 13 NUCLEAR ISSUES To discuss any relevant nuclear issues 14 DAY SERVICES Update by the Executive Director – People. To update Members on current issues. 15 DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on 11 September 2018 at 10.15 am at the Civic Hall, Cleator Moor. Agenda Item 5 COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR COPELAND Minutes of amMeeting of the County Council Local Committee for Copeland held on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 at Cleator Moor Civic Hall and Masonic Centre at 10.15 am PRESENT: Mr K Hitchen (Chair) Mr MS Barbour Mr CP Turner Mr AWC Lamb Mr CJ Whiteside Mr FI Morgan Mrs EL Williamson Mr GRPM Roberts Mr D Wilson (Vice-Chair) Mr DE Southward Also in Attendance:- Mr K Cosgrove - Highways Network Manager (Copeland) Mrs J Currie - Senior Democratic Services Officer Ms G Elliott - Area Manager - Copeland Mrs S Davis-Johnston - Traffic Management Team Leader (West) PART 1 – ITEMS CONSIDERED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS 1 ELECTION OF CHAIR RESOLVED that, Mr K Hitchen be elected as Chair of Copeland Local Committee for the forthcoming year. 2 ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR RESOLVED that, Mr D Wilson be elected as Vice Chair of Copeland Local Committee for the forthcoming year. 3 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Mr M Hawkins and Mr A Wonnacott. 7 4 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Mr GRPM Roberts declared a non pecuniary interest under the Members’ Code of Conduct in Agenda Item No 10 – Area Manager’s Report Copeland in relation to any discussions about the libraries, as he is a member of Whitehaven Town Council. Mr D Wilson declared a non pecuniary interest under the Members’ Code of Conduct in Agenda Item No 10 – Area Manager’s Report Copeland in relation to any discussions about the libraries, as he is a member of Millom Town Council. He also declared a non pecuniary interest under the Members’ Code of Conduct in Agenda Item No 10 – Area Manager’s Report Copeland in relation to any discussions about Millom Swimming Pool, as he is a governor of Millom School. 5 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC RESOLVED that, the press and public be not excluded during consideration of any item on the agenda. 6 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There were no questions, petitions or statements made on this occasion. 7 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING RESOLVED that, the minutes of the previous meeting held on 27 March 2018 be agreed as a true and accurate record, and signed by the Chair. 8 2018/19 LOCAL COMMITTEE DEVOLVED BUDGET - HIGHWAYS Members considered a report from the Executive Director – Economy and Infrastructure which presented the Highways Devolved Budget Finance report combined with an update on the Highways Programme, detail of which is contained within the attached appendices. The Highway Network Manager reported that at this stage of the financial year the Devolved Highway Revenue budget and the devolved Highways Capital budget were both projecting balanced budgets. The Local Member for Egremont North and St Bees was aware that to enable any traffic calming measures to be implemented at Moor Row would need developer contributions through a Section 106 Agreement. He asked officers to ensure that a public consultation exercise was carried out once the agreement was in place. 8 Members were aware that the issues on Low Road had still not been resolved and had been ongoing for a long time. They asked if this could be added to the agenda for a future meeting of the Copeland Highways Working Group for discussion.