Resources Legal and Democratic Services The Lonsdale Building The Courts Carlisle Cumbria CA3 8NA Fax 01228 226372 Tel 01228 606060 Email [email protected] -21 November 2014 To: The Chair and Members of the County Council Local Committee for Eden Agenda COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR EDEN A meeting of the County Council Local Committee for Eden will be held as follows: Date: Monday 1 December 2014 Time: 10.30 am Place: The Conference Room, CREA, Penrith Dawn Roberts Assistant Director – Corporate Governance Group Meetings: Conservative: 9.00am Liberal Democrat: 9.00am Enquiries and requests for supporting papers to: Sian Horsley Direct Line: 01228 226363 Email: [email protected] This agenda is available on request in alternative formats Serving the people of Cumbria 1 MEMBERSHIP Conservative (6) Independent (1) Liberal Democrat (2) Mrs O Bateman Mrs M Robinson Mrs PA Bell Mr AP Richardson Mr N Hughes Mr M Stephenson (Chairman) Mr GB Strong Miss HJ Fearon Mrs HF Carrick (Vice-Chair) 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. 2 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 DISCLOSURES 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 3 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 items of business on the Agenda. 4 MINUTES To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Local Committee held on 27 October 2014 (copy enclosed) 5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There are no questions, petitions or deputations relating to the business of the Committee on this occasion. 6 APPRENTICE SCHEME UPDATE [Electoral Division: All] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Resources (copy enclosed) This paper provides an update on the £10,000 budget that Eden Local Committee allocated to support small employers in the district to take on additional apprentices, 4 including details of engagement events planned. 7 EDEN YOUTH COUNCIL [Electoral Division: All] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Children’s Services (copy enclosed) This report provides and update of Eden Youth Council activity; Information for Members on the results from Make Your Mark ballot and the role of a Eden Youth Council champion. 8 YOUTH WORK AND REDUCING RISK TAKING BEHAVIOUR MONITORING [Electoral Division: All] To receive a briefing from the Corporate Director – Children’s Services (copy enclosed) This update will provide Members with an overview on current activities being delivered in Eden through the Youth Work Contract. 9 FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN EDEN - UPDATE [Electoral Division: All] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Health & Care Services (copy enclosed) This report updates Local Committee on Financial Inclusion activity within the district since the previous report in July 2014. It contains updates on the progress made by Edensave credit union and on the delivery of the Money Advice Service contract by Carlisle & Eden CAB within the district. In addition, a summary of enquiries made to the Ways to Welfare service in Eden is also provided. 10 CUMBRIA LEADER PROGRAMME [Electoral Division: All] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment (copy enclosed) At its meeting of 27th October 2014 Eden Local Committee resolved to appoint a representative (Olivia Bateman) to the Cumbria Fells and Dales LEADER Programme Local Action Group. It also resolved to appoint an additional alternative representative once information regarding the time commitment is known. This report outlines the time commitment involved in the role. 5 11 LOCAL COMMITTEE DEVOLVED BUDGET 2014/15 - COMMUNITIES BUDGET [Electoral Division: All] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Resources (copy enclosed) This report presents the actual expenditure and commitments recorded against the Local Committee’s Communities Budget as at 31st October 2014. 12 REVIEW OF LOCAL COMMITTEES COMMUNITIES BUDGET [Electoral Division: All] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment & Community Services (copy enclosed) This paper outlines changes to commitments following a review of historic allocations to projects. This has focussed on the Local Member Scheme budgets (Capital and Revenue) within the Communities Budget. 13 LOCAL COMMITTEE BUDGET 2014/15 - HIGHWAYS BUDGET/PROGRAMME PROGRESS REPORT [Electoral Division: All] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment & Community Services (copy enclosed) This report presents the Highways Devolved Budget finance report combined with the Highways Programme Progress report, as detailed in the attached appendices. 14 DRAFT 2015/16 DEVOLVED HIGHWAYS PROGRAMME [Electoral Division: All] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment & Community Services (copy enclosed) The report seeks approval in principle of the Draft Devolved Highways Capital Programme for 2015/16. 15 EDEN TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER VARIATION [Electoral Division: Eden Lakes, Kirkby Stephen, Appleby] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment & Community Service (copy enclosed) 6 This report advises members following an informal consultation on a number of proposed changes to the Eden Traffic Regulation Order. These include new waiting restrictions on North Road Kirkby Stephen, Parking Places, on Greenside Road Glenridding, prohibition of heavy commercial vehicles over 7.5T on the lane to Hardendale and a prohibition of driving on a Saturday, whilst the Market is being held, on a section of Boroughgate Appleby. 16 EDEN AREA SPEED LIMIT REVIEWS [Electoral Division: Alston & East Fellside, Kirkby Stephen, Penrith West, Penrith North, Greystoke and Hesket] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment & Community Services (copy enclosed) This report advises members following informal consultations on a number of proposed speed limit changes throughout Eden. This is part of the ongoing Highways Capital programme to implement new 30mph and 40mph limits in villages within the District as well as altering existing limits where deemed appropriate. 17 APPLEBY NEW FAIR COSTS AND BUDGET 2014/15 [Electoral Division: Appleby & Kirkby Stephen] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment & Community Services (copy enclosed) This report informs members of the of the Multi-Agency Strategic Coordination Group (MASCG) arrangements that were carried out during the 2014 Appleby New Fair and seeks support from the Local Committee for specific issues that the County Council can contribute towards the 2015 fair. 18 ELECTORAL DIVISION LOCAL MEMBER SCHEMES [Electoral Division: Eden Lakes] To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed) This report presents projects to be funded from the Local Member Schemes budget. The report is based on a proposal that has been sufficiently investigated and developed, to enable Local Committee to consider spending decisions. 19 0-19 YOUTH SERVICES GRANT APPLICATIONS [Electoral Division: Eden Lakes, Penrith Rural, Penrith, Eden District, Eden Lakes] 7 To receive a report from the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed) This report outlines requests for funding.