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1 Minutes of the Meeting of the Leicestershire County 1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HELD AT COUNTY HALL, GLENFIELD ON WEDNESDAY, 30 JUNE 2010 PRESENT Mr. P. C. Osborne CC (in the Chair) Mr. A. D. Bailey CC, Mr. D. C. Bill CC, Mr. R. Blunt CC, Mr. S. L. Bray CC, Mrs. R. Camamile CC, Mr. M. H. Charlesworth CC, Mr. J. G. Coxon CC, Mrs. J. A. Dickinson CC, Dr. R. K. A Feltham CC, Mr. S. J. Galton CC, Mr. D. A. Gamble CC, Mr. B. Garner CC, Mr. T. Gillard CC, Mr. M. Griffiths CC, Mr. G. A. Hart CC, Dr. S. Hill CC, Mr. D. W. Houseman CC, Mr. Max Hunt CC, Mr. G. Jones CC, Mr. A. M. Kershaw CC, Mr. P. G. Lewis CC, Mr. K. W. P. Lynch CC, Mr. J. Miah CC, Ms. Betty Newton CC, Mr. J. T. Orson JP CC, Mr. I. D. Ould CC, Mr. M. B. Page CC, Mrs. R. Page CC, Mr. B. L. Pain CC, Mr. D. R. Parsons CBE CC, Mr. G. Partner CC, Mrs. L. A. S. Pendleton CC, Mrs. P. Posnett CC, Prof. M. E. Preston CC, Mrs. C. M. Radford CC, Mr. J. B. Rhodes CC, Mrs. J. Richards CC, Mr. P. A. Roffey CC, Mr. N. J. Rushton CC, Mr. R. J. Shepherd CC, Mr. D. Slater CC, Mr. E. D. Snartt CC, Mr. D. A. Sprason CC, Mr. E. F. White CC, Mr. R. M. Wilson CC, Mr. D. O. Wright CC and Mr. M. B. Wyatt CC 63. CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Queen’s Birthday Honours List The Chairman indicated that he was delighted to announce that a number of County Council staff had been recognised in The Queen’s Birthday 2010 Honours List: Inderjit Sandhu, Headteacher at Launde Primary School in Oadby, had received an OBE for services to education; Pat Fraser, a Planning and Development Officer in the Adults and Communities Department, had received an MBE for services to Local Government; and Stephen Mitchell, Assistant Headteacher at Shelthorpe Community Primary School, had received an MBE also for services to education. Members joined the Chairman in offering congratulations to Inderjit, Pat and Stephen for this well-deserved national recognition for their work on behalf of Leicestershire County Council, for the benefit of the Leicestershire community. Visitors The Chairman welcomed to the meeting all visitors and guests of members. 2 64. MINUTES. It was moved by the Chairman, seconded by Mrs Dickinson and carried:- “That the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 19 May 2010, copies of which have been circulated to members, be taken as read, confirmed and signed.” 65. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST. The Chairman invited members who wished to do so to make declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda for the meeting. The following declaration was made:- Member Minute No(s) Interest Mr D A Sprason 68(A) Personal and Prejudicial 66. QUESTIONS ASKED UNDER STANDING ORDER 7(1)(2) AND (5). (A) MR WILSON CC asked the following question of the Leader or his nominee: "Following the calls by the Prime Minister to establish the ‘Big Society’ could the Leader please:- 1. Explain what it is? 2. Comment on whether he feels that ‘Big Society’ is an opportunity to establish a Museums Trust? 3. Indicate what progress has been made on the appointment of Consultants to conduct a review of the Museums Service?” Mr Parsons replied as follows: "1. I would refer Mr Wilson to section 27, "Social Action", of "The Coalition: our programme for government", jointly signed by his Party's Leader. Mr Wilson may also have noticed that Andrew Stunell, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, said last week when commenting on the Coalition Government's forthcoming Localism Bill: "It will help set the foundations for the Big Society by radically transforming the relationships between central government, local government, communities and individuals." 2. That remains to be seen. Ongoing finance would doubtless be a key issue. 3 3. In accordance with the commitment I gave at the Budget Council meeting, terms of reference for a review of the Council's heritage services, including museums, in conjunction with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, have been sent to his Group Leader. The remit of the review refers to the engagement of an independent consultant. Consideration of the findings of the review will be the next step towards any changes to current arrangements." Mr Wilson asked the following supplementary question: "I would like to ask that, bearing in mind that the issue is a priority and indeed has been since the end of February, would the Leader like to comment on the fact that the letter to Mr Galton, coincidentally I am sure, arrived after I had lodged my question?" Mr Parsons replied as follows: "I am not familiar with the postal arrangements of the Local Authority." (B) MR MIAH CC asked the following question of his Leader or nominee: "1. Can the Leader clarify what communications have been received from the Government regarding proposed cuts to major transport projects and what schemes are potentially at risk in the County? 2. Regarding the proposed Inner Relief Road for Loughborough, can an update be given regarding the funding of the road and the proposed start date for construction? 3. Is the Leader aware of the large number of businesses in the town that are awaiting the outcome, and the low Air Quality Measurements being experienced on Loughborough High Street, whilst we wait for the Relief Road?" Mrs Pendleton replied as follows: "1. The Department for Transport has written to all local authorities that are considering major transport projects to inform them that the major schemes guidance issued by the previous government is suspended and that the Department will not be taking any funding decisions on scheme approvals until the conclusion of the Spending Review, including those scheme bids that have already been submitted for approval. The letter states that local authorities should not assume that schemes prioritised under the previous Government’s Regional Funding Allocations (RFA) process will be funded to the previously published levels. Leicestershire County Council had a scheme for a Park & Ride site at Glenfield included in the RFA programme for 2013. 4 The Department for Transport has written to say that it will not accept a major schemes business case for this scheme before the spending review is complete. 2. Loughborough Inner Relief Road is also a scheme that would have been funded from the RFAO. It requires some £16.5 million from Government. The scheme is subject to the moratorium referred to above and no dates can be given at this stage for a start date for construction. 3. We are fully aware of the need for this relief road to produce regeneration benefits for the town. The business case that we produced was good enough to gain “Programme Entry” status for the scheme and we will continue to argue the case at every opportunity. However, we are bound by the Government’s programme for the Spending Review in the autumn and it is only then that the situation may become clearer as to the future of the Loughborough Inner Relief Road scheme." Mr Miah asked the following supplementary question: "Would Mrs Pendleton keep us informed of developments as they happen?" Mrs Pendleton replied as follows: "Absolutely." (C) MS NEWTON CC asked the following question of the Leader or his nominee: "1. Is the Leader aware of the real hardship the significant increase in fees for Residents' Preference Parking Permits will have at the margins for families under increasing financial pressure in more deprived areas where such schemes predominate? 2. What consultations with users have taken place, prior to this announcement and with what outcome? 3. What is the estimated effect on demand in Loughborough (the largest area affected) and therefore the net effect on revenue in Loughborough and overall year on year? 4. What effect is the rise estimated to have on the demand and successful implementation of future schemes, like those being considered in the west Loughborough study?" 5 Mrs Pendleton replied as follows: "1. Fees for Residents’ Preference Parking Permits are intended to cover the cost of administering and enforcing the schemes and contributing to the cost of maintaining the signs and lines. The previous charge of £20 did not cover those costs, which will be covered by the new charge of £30. This still equates to less than 60p per week for preferential parking on the public highway, a very small component in the overall cost of keeping and running a vehicle. 2. As this is a charge for an optional service, no consultation was required. It is difficult to see what benefit would have been gained from asking people for their views about paying an increased but realistic charge, to which they would almost certainly have said “no”, and having to increase the charge anyway, so that general council tax- payers were no longer subsidising this scheme. 3. There are 2,288 permits presently issued to residents in Loughborough. The new charge will raise £68,640 and it is not considered likely that many will choose not take up permits, thereby protecting revenue. Enforcement will continue to take place in the scheme areas and vehicles parked in the relevant streets for longer than the permitted time and without displaying a permit will be subject to enforcement action. 4. Residents’ Preference Parking schemes are intended to manage demand on streets in favour of residents where there is an excess of demand from outsiders.
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