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At a Meeting of the LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Held at the Town Hall at FIVE O'clock in the Afternoon on Thursday, 1 JULY 2004 Duly At a meeting of the LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL held at the Town Hall at FIVE O'CLOCK in the afternoon on Thursday, 1 JULY 2004 duly convened for the business hereunder mentioned. ============ BUSINESS ============ 1. LORD MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 4. PETITIONS - Presented by Councillors - Presented by Members of the Public 5. QUESTIONS - From Members of the Public - From Councillors 6. REPORTS OF CABINET Area Committees for Neighbourhood Improvement Statutory Statement of Accounts 2003/04 Best Value Performance Plan Chief Executive’s Annual Report, Making Leicester More Attractive 7. REPORTS OF PROCEDURES WORKING PARTY Political Conventions Configuration of Scrutiny Committees 8. REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK Elected Members Absence from Meetings 9. COMMITTEES - To vary the composition of any Committee of Council. 10. NOTICES OF MOTION 11. ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS 49 PRESENT: PIARA SINGH CLAIR, LORD MAYOR CHAIRMAN Abbey Ward Freemen Ward JOHN FITCH MARGUERITE HENRY CARLYM ANNATAZIA SANDRINGHAM PAUL EDWIN SMITH Aylestone Ward Humberstone and Hamilton Ward JOHN VINCENT MUGGLESTONE ROMAN PETER SCUPLAK STEPHEN MARTIN THOMPSON Beaumont Leys Ward Knighton Ward GORDON HARRY GETLIFFE KEITH JOHN LLOYD-HARRIS JOAN GARRITY GARY GLENDON HUNT Belgrave Ward Latimer Ward COLIN JOHN HALL MANSUKLAL CHOHAN MANJULA PAUL SOOD Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields New Parks Ward ANDREW METCALFE JOY ELIZABETH SEARE JOHN STEPHEN BLACKMORE ANDREW KENNETH VINCENT STEPHEN PETER CORRALL Castle Ward Rushey Mead Ward PATRICK JOSEPH KITTERICK WINSTON STEPHEN NURSE ROSS WILLMOTT Charnwood Ward Spinney Hills Ward WILLIAM HENRY SHELTON MUSTAFA FAKIR KARIM JOHN WILLIAM THOMAS HASHIM CASSIM PANCHBAYA MUSSA AHMED SALEH Coleman Ward Stoneygate Ward PARMJIT SINGH GILL MARY ELAINE DRAYCOTT HUSSEIN ISMAIL SULEMAN 50 Evington Ward Thurncourt Ward MICHAEL HOWARD JOHNSON JOHN GRANT ALLEN ANTHONY O’BRIEN BRENDA MAW Eyres Monsell Ward Westcotes Ward MARK EDWARD JOSEPH FARMER DEAN STEVEN RAMSDALE ANDREW TESSIER Fosse Ward Western Park Ward PHYLLIS MAY GREEN ROGER BRIAN BLACKMORE ROBERT WANN PETER COLEY 51 LORD MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS The Lord Mayor informed Members, with regret, of the death of Councillor Mrs. Jean Middleton, former Deputy Lord Mayor and Member for Aylestone Ward. On behalf of both Members of the Conservative Group and Members as a whole, Councillor Mugglestone spoke to associate with the Lord Mayor’s expression of sympathy. Members stood in silence to the memory of Councillor Mrs. Jean Middleton. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST The Lord Mayor invited Members to declare any interests they might have in the business on the agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applied to them. Councillors J Blackmore, Draycott, Fitch, Getliffe, Metcalfe, Seare and Smith all declared a personal interest in the consideration (to be taken as an item of urgent Business) of the Objection to the Cabinet decision relating to the Future Funding of Tenants and Tenants and Residents Associations, each being a tenant and/or having family members who are a tenant or have a lease on Council non-furnished housing accommodation. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Moved by the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, and carried:- 23. ΑThat, having regard to the recording difficulties relating to public and Member questions experienced at the meeting of the Council held on 27 May 2004, that the consideration of these Minutes be deferred until the next ordinary meeting of the Council.” PETITIONS PETITIONS FROM COUNCILLORS Councillor Allen presented a petition with 56 signatures in the following terms:- We, the undersigned, the residents and tenants of Amyson Road, Thurnby Lodge, would like to bring to your attention the unreasonable and antisocial behaviour of the tenants and visitors to a property in the area of Amyson Road. This behaviour is affecting all of the area surrounding this address. The police have been notified a number of times and we now seek the help of Leicester City Council, as the landlords of the property to correct this behaviour. Moved by the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor:- 24 “That the aforementioned petition be referred to the Town Clerk for consideration and action as appropriate.” 52 PETITIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC - None - QUESTIONS QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC Mr. J.W. Burrows said with current and future planning applications for new residential building and conversion of existing properties for residential use in mind, was the City Council at all concerned that its citizens might suffer shortages of gas, water and electricity and, also, were they sure that public services could support the every increasing demands. Councillor Scuplak: My Lord Mayor, the preparation and review of the City’s Development Plan, Structure Plan and Local Plan, has involved extensive consultation with key stakeholders, including all of the utility companies. They are, therefore, fully aware of the scale of intended housing provision, that is some 19,000 new homes by 2016, planned within the city. None of the utility companies have made any adverse observations to the Council regarding the proposed level of housing growth. The utility companies were also consulted during the production of the LRC’s Masterplan. All indicated that, whilst there was a need for some localised reinforcing of their networks, the level of development proposed could be accommodated within the broad capacity of the city’s infrastructure. At the detailed development stage, developers will be required to liaise with the relevant utility companies to secure the provision of power supplies and water supplies and sewerage. The developers will normally pay for these service connections and, if necessary, contribute towards the infrastructure improvements. In the case of factory conversions, it should be noted that the actual potential demand on power supply for residential use could actually be substantially less than for some of the previous industrial users. The Government’s urban renaissance agenda urges local planning authorities to maximise the amount of new housing on previously developed land or through the conversion of existing buildings. The retention and conversion of redundant factories for residential use, for example, within the St. George’s Conservation Area, represents a positive alternative use which the City Council supports and encourages. An increase in the residential population will bring much needed vitality to this area of the city centre and help to create a vibrant Cultural Quarter. The City Council, as local planning authority, has considered the need for new and improved health and community facilities, as well as schools and local shopping provision as part of major new housing developments. For example, the Local Plan includes proposals for such community facilities within the new housing developments at Hamilton and Ashton Green. I fully accept, however, that there is a world of difference between identifying community facilities in the Local Plan and delivering them. In this respect Hamilton is an indictment of the last Labour administration and I pledge, on behalf of this administration, not to repeat it anywhere else. The phasing of housing development, 53 as against development of other facilities, is very important and particularly important in respect of the city centre developments where the intention is to attract families and not just yuppies. Regular consultation has taken place with the Primary Care Trusts regarding the identification of sites and buildings for new health care provision. A number of new health centres are being provided throughout the city as part of the LIFT project and there will continue to be discussions between the City Council and the PCT’s regarding health centre provision to meet existing deficiencies. Finally, the City Council and the LRC have jointly commissioned research into the implications of the emerging proposals for new housing in the regeneration area and the likely future demand for school places. This work should be concluded by September and the information will be used to inform the development frameworks for the key LRC project areas and the process of negotiating developer contributions towards future education and community provision. Thank you. Mr. J.W. Burrows: Thank you, Councillor Scuplak. Are you aware that a House of Lords Committee has expressed much the same concerns as I did in my first question, that there may be shortages come this time, any other time, because of the demand for utilities, and also can you be certain that what you have projected, a copy of which I have received recently, fits Leicester’s declared image as the first environment city because this Council, all of you, are supposed to care for our interests and our incomes? Councillor Scuplak: My Lord Mayor, I hear Mr. Burrows’ concerns and really the expertise, certainly in the area of utilities, has to remain within the utilities companies themselves. They have not expressed such concerns and perhaps it is because of the point, as I mentioned earlier, that some of the existing uses or past uses actually of some of these buildings used a far greater amount of power than current residential or proposed residential use might. However, I will convey those fears yet again and if those fears do materialise or threaten to materialise, then certainly I will be seeking action to be taken. Thank you. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILLORS Councillor Draycott asked could the Cabinet Link for Social Services and Health give his view on the figures for children diagnosed with asthma and could he arrange for up to date information to be circulated to Councillors to make them aware of numbers in each Ward. Councillor Gill: Thank you, my Lord Mayor. I am aware of concerns nationally and locally about the incidence of childhood asthma and, indeed, I share those as well. Such figures are collected by the Primary Care Trusts in Leicester and I will ask officers to enquire about the latest available data and whether that data is available at Ward level.
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