Agenda Document for County Council Local Committee for Carlisle, 21/01
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Chief Executive’s Directorate Legal and Democratic Services The Lonsdale Building The Courts Carlisle Cumbria CA3 8NA Fax 01228 226372 Tel 01228 606060 Email [email protected] 13 January 2016 To: The Chair and Members of the County Council Local Committee for Carlisle Agenda COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR CARLISLE A meeting of the County Council Local Committee for Carlisle will be held as follows: Date: Thursday 21 January 2016 Time: 10.30 am Place: Committee Room 2, The Courts, Carlisle, CA3 8NA Dawn Roberts Assistant Director – Corporate Governance NB: THERE WILL BE A PRIVATE MEMBER BRIEFING ON THE RISING OF THE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS FIBRE NETWORK CONNECTIONS IN THE CARLISLE AREA Group Meetings: Labour: 9.00am Kraemer Room Conservative: 9.00am Conservative Group Office Liberal Democrat: 9.00am Liberal Democrat Group Office Enquiries and requests for supporting papers to: Lynn Harker Direct Line: 01228 226364 Email: [email protected] This agenda is available on request in alternative formats Serving the People of Cumbria MEMBERSHIP Conservative (5) Labour (9) Independent Councillors (Non Aligned) (2) Mr LN Fisher Mr J Bell Mr T Allison Mrs EA Mallinson Mrs C Bowditch Mr W Graham Mr J Mallinson (Vice-Chair) Ms D Earl Mr NH Marriner Ms B Furneaux Mrs V Tarbitt Mr H McDevitt Mr A McGuckin Mr R Watson Mr SF Young Mr C Weber (Chair) Independent Group (2) Mr R Betton Mr A Toole 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 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 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 are no public questions, deputations or petitions to be considered at this meeting. 5 MINUTES To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Local Committee held on 9 December 2015 (copy enclosed). (Pages 7 - 14) EXECUTIVE BUSINESS 6 COMMUNITY BUDGET - ACTIVITY AND FINANCE STATEMENT [Electoral Divisions: All Carlisle] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy to follow). This report provides an update on its agreed activity, a financial statement in support of these activities and requests decisions on a range of issues. 7 2015/16 HIGHWAYS BUDGET/PROGRAMME PROGRESS REPORT [Electoral Divisions: All Carlisle] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy to follow). This report presents the Highways Revenue, Devolved Capital and Non-Devolved Capital Budget finance reports, combined with the highways programme progress information. 8 HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT WORKING GROUP [Electoral Divisions: All Carlisle] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed). This report provides details of the meeting of the Highways and Transport Working Group held on 14 December 2015 and presents recommendations for the Local Committee to consider. (Pages 15 - 144) 9 APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNORS FOR NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS [Electoral Divisions: All Carlisle] To consider a schedule by the Corporate Director – Children’s Services (copy enclosed). A schedule of recommendations for local authority governor appointments to schools in Carlisle. (Pages 145 - 146) FOR INFORMATION/MONITORING REPORTS 10 LEADERSHIP AND LOCAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS MEETING To receive the minutes of the Leadership and Local Committee Chairs meeting held on 2 November 2015 (copy enclosed). (Pages 147 - 154) 11 LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR CARLISLE - FORWARD PLAN [Electoral Divisions: All Carlisle] The Forward Plan of items for meetings of the Local Committee for Carlisle is attached for information. (Pages 155 - 168) Agenda Item 5 COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR CARLISLE Minutes of a Meeting of the County Council Local Committee for Carlisle held on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 10.30 am at Committee Room 2, The Courts, Carlisle, CA3 8NA PRESENT: Mr C Weber (Chair) Mr T Allison Mr W Graham Mr J Bell Mrs EA Mallinson Mr RW Betton Mr J Mallinson (Vice-Chair) Mrs C Bowditch Mr H McDevitt Ms D Earl Mr A McGuckin Mr LN Fisher Mr R Watson Ms B Furneaux Also in Attendance:- Mr J Barrett - Assistant Director - Partnerships and Prevention (Children's Services) Mr M Foster - Highways Network Manager Mrs L Harker - Democratic Services Officer Mr T Thwaites - Area Manager - Carlisle PART 1 – ITEMS CONSIDERED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS 54 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Mr N Marriner, Mrs V Tarbitt, Mr A Toole and Mr SF Young. 55 DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST Mrs C Bowditch declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 7 – Community Budget – Activity and Finance Statement (minute 60 refers) as she was a member of the Waverley Viaduct Trust Board. 56 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC RESOLVED, that the press and public be not excluded from the meeting for any items of business. Page 7 57 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There were no public questions, deputations or petitions on this occasion. 58 PRESENTATION The presentation from Virgin Media on fibre network connections in the Carlisle area was deferred to the next meeting of the Local Committee scheduled for 21 January 2016. 59 MINUTES It was noted that the first and third bullet points in minute no 52(1) – Looked After Children Champion Update should read as follows:- ‘children were in the process of compiling a personal portfolio; a suggestion was made by social workers that foster carers, in particular carers of teenage children, would benefit from therapeutic support and mean less breakdowns in foster care.’ RESOLVED, that with the inclusion of the above amendments the minutes of the meeting of the Local Committee held on 29 October 2015 were confirmed as circulated and thereupon signed by the Chair. 60 COMMUNITY BUDGET - ACTIVITY AND FINANCE STATEMENT The Local Committee received a report from the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services which gave an update on its agreed activity, a financial statement in support of those activities and requested decisions on a range of issues. Members were asked to consider recommendations in respect of: agreeing grant allocations from the recommendations of its Strategic Grants Panel noting the consultation concerning the draft LEP infrastructure plan. A discussion took place regarding the allocation of revenue grants in view of the recent flooding events, and it was agreed to proceed with business as usual for now with a view to a programme of work being considered for the future. The Local Committee discussed the remaining balance in the Healthy Weight Grants budget. Members were informed that information was widely circulated to organisations in the Carlisle area but encouraged all members to contact the Area Page 8 Support Team with any further suggestions regarding organisations who may benefit from funding.