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Public Document Pack MEETING: CABINET DATE: Thursday 19th March, 2009 TIME: 10.00 am VENUE: Town Hall, Southport Member Councillor Robertson (Chair) Brodie - Browne P Dowd Lord Fearn Fairclough Maher Parry Platt Porter Tattersall COMMITTEE OFFICER: Steve Pearce Head of Committee and Member Services Telephone: 0151 934 2046 Fax: 0151 934 2034 E-mail: [email protected] The Cabinet is responsible for making what are known as Key Decisions, which will be notified on the Forward Plan. Items marked with an * on the agenda involve Key Decisions A key decision, as defined in the Council’s Constitution, is: - ● any Executive decision that is not in the Annual Revenue Budget and Capital Programme approved by the Council and which requires a gross budget expenditure, saving or virement of more than £100,000 or more than 2% of a Departmental budget, whichever is the greater ● any Executive decision where the outcome will have a significant impact on a significant number of people living or working in two or more Wards If you have any special needs that may require arrangements to facilitate your attendance at this meeting, please contact the Committee Officer named above, who will endeavour to assist. 1 This page is intentionally left blank. 2 A G E N D A Items marked with an * involve key decisions Item Subject/Author(s) Wards Affected No. 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Declarations of Interest Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct. 3. Minutes (Pages 7 - Minutes of the meeting held on 26 February 16) 2009 4. Area Police Performance in Sefton Chief Constable Bernard Hogan - Howe and Chief Superintendent Ian Pilling (Area Commander) from Merseyside Police will give a presentation on the Area Police Performance in Sefton 5. Approval of the Refreshed Local Area All Wards (Pages 17 - Agreement 2008 - 2011 32) Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) * 6. Extended Schools Agenda Working Group - All Wards (Pages 33 - Final Report 68) Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services) Working Group * 7. Governance Review - Consultation All Wards (Pages 69 - Arrangements 76) Report of the Legal Director * 8. Business Start Up Project – European All Wards (Pages 77 - Regional Development Fund 84) Report of the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director 3 * 9. Economic Downturn and Proposals for All Wards (Pages 85 - Action 106) Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services. 10. 2009/10 Revenue Budget - Update All Wards (Pages 107 - Report of the Finance and Information Services 112) Director 11. Cabinet Member Reports All Wards a) Cabinet Member - Children's Services (Pages 113 - 120) b) Cabinet Member - Communities (Pages 121 - 126) c) Cabinet Member - Corporate Services (Pages 127 - 134) d) Cabinet Member - Environmental (Pages 135 - 140) e) Cabinet Member - Health and Social Care (Pages 141 - 142) f) Cabinet Member - Leisure and Tourism (Pages 143 - 148) g) Cabinet Member - Performance and Governance (Pages 149 - 150) h) Cabinet Member - Regeneration (Pages 151 - 152) i) Cabinet Member - Technical Services (Pages 153 - 156) 12. Exclusion of Press and Public To consider passing the following resolution: That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act. The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the Press and Public. 13. Disposal of Public Highway at Maple Close Linacre (Pages 157 - to One Vision Housing, Willow House, 162) Seaforth Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services. 4 14. River Alt Flood Management Study Manor (Pages 163 - Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration 170) and Environmental Services. * 15. Accommodation and Relocation Issues - Derby; Linacre; (Pages 171 - NHS Sefton and Health and Social Care 178) Directorate Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services. * 16. Southport Indoor Market Dukes (Pages 179 - Report of the Head of Tourism 196) 5 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 3 THE “CALL IN” PERIOD FOR THIS SET OF MINUTES ENDS AT 12 NOON ON TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2009. MINUTE NOs 274, 275, 276, 277 AND 282 ARE NOT SUBJECT TO "CALL-IN" CABINET MEETING HELD AT THE TOWN HALL, SOUTHPORT ON THURSDAY 26TH FEBRUARY, 2009 PRESENT: Councillor Robertson (in the Chair) Councillors Brodie - Browne, P Dowd, Lord Fearn, Fairclough, Maher, Parry, Platt, Porter and Tattersall 265. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE There were no apologies for absence. 266. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST The following declarations of interest were received: Member Minute No. Reason Action Councillor 277 - Personal - Took part in the Brodie-Browne Revenue Budget He is the Chair of consideration 2009/10 - the Governors of of the item and Budget Update Farnborough voted thereon. Road Juniors School which is referred to in the report Councillor 274 - Personal - Took part in the Fairclough Treasury His employer is consideration Management referred to in the of the item and Policy and report voted thereon. Strategy 2009/10 276 - Personal - Took part in the Capital He is the Chair of consideration Programme the South Sefton of the item and 2009/10 - Development voted thereon. 2011/12 Trust, which is referred to in the report Page128 7 Agenda Item 3 CABINET- THURSDAY 26TH FEBRUARY, 2009 Councillor Lord 281 - Personal - Took part in the Fearn 23-35 He owns shares in consideration Scarisbrick the Royal Bank of of the item and Avenue, Scotland, which is voted thereon. Southport referred to in the report Councillor 277 - Personal - Took part in the Robertson Revenue Budget He is a member of consideration 2009/10 - Maghull Town of the item and Budget Update Council which is voted thereon. referred to in the report 267. URGENT BUSINESS The Chair reported that he had agreed that the Cabinet would consider the following items of urgent business: Royal Garden Party (Minute 278) in view of the urgent need to submit the nominations by the required deadline and Pennington Road Footbridge - Main Contractor Appointment (Minute 282) in view of the urgent need to conclude the legal agreement with the preferred contractor. 268. MINUTES RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting held on 5 February 2009 be confirmed as a correct record. 269. CHILDREN'S PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES CAPITAL ALLOCATION - ADDITIONAL SCHEMES Further to Minute No. 104 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Children’s Services held on 20 January 2009, the Cabinet considered the report of the Strategic Director of Children’s Services on the proposed scheme to be implemented under the Children’s Personal Social Services Allocation for 2008/09. This was a Key Decision and had been included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions. RESOLVED: That (1) the proposed scheme detailed in the report be approved; and (2) the proposed expenditure, to be funded from specific resources, be included in the Children’s Services Capital Programme 2008/09. Page129 8 Agenda Item 3 CABINET- THURSDAY 26TH FEBRUARY, 2009 270. MERSEYSIDE GYPSY AND TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION ASSESSMENT AND REGIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGY - PARTIAL REVIEW OF DRAFT POLICIES FOR GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS AND TRAVELLING SHOWPEOPLE The Cabinet considered the report of the Strategic Director of Health and Social Care, Planning and Economic Regeneration Director and Environmental Protection Director which summarised the findings of the Merseyside Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment together with the emerging requirements of the Partial Review of Regional Spatial Strategy. The report examined the likely implications for Sefton in relation to future additional permanent and transit pitch provision and meeting the housing and support needs of Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople. It also sought delegated authority for the relevant directors to make representations on behalf of Sefton Council to the Regional Spatial Strategy Partial review consultations and subsequent Examination in Public. This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions. RESOLVED: That (1) the report be noted; (2) it be noted that there is a need to incorporate in the Council’s Core Strategy under the Local Development Framework, additional Gypsy and Traveller and potentially Travelling Showpeople pitch provision in line with the assessed need as identified in the Merseyside Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment, other relevant studies and the emerging Regional Spatial Strategy policies; (3) the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director, in consultation with the Strategic Director of Health and Social Care and the Environmental Protection Director be authorised to respond on behalf of Sefton to the consultations around the emerging Regional Spatial Strategy Partial Review policies on Gypsy and Traveller permanent and transit pitch provision and provision for Travelling Showpeople; (4) it be noted that further research work will be needed to identify suitable sites and engage in consultation work; (5) further reports be submitted as details emerge as a result of discussions with sub regional and regional partners. 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