Allerdale Borough Council As Its Tax Base for the Whole Area for 2010/2011 Shall Be 31,444.51
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to 19 February 2010 Council Will meet on Wednesday 3 March 2010 at 7.00 pm in The Wave - Maryport Membership: Councillor John (Binky) Armstrong (Chairman) Councillor Allan Caine Councillor John Ardron Councillor Carole Armstrong Councillor Bill Bacon Councillor Peter Bales Councillor Alan Barry Councillor Louise Bell Councillor Barbara Cannon Councillor John Colhoun Councillor John Crouch Councillor Michael Davidson Councillor Duncan Fairbairn Councillor Trevor Fee Councillor Ian Francis Councillor Miriam Gainford Councillor Jeffrey Gardner Councillor Chris Garrard Councillor Bob Hardon Councillor Nicholas Hardy Councillor Tim Heslop Councillor Vaughan Hodgson Councillor Carl Holding Councillor Joe Holliday Councillor Ivor Humes Councillor Gerald Humes Councillor John Hunter Councillor Margaret Jackson Councillor William Jefferson Councillor Denstone Kemp Councillor Peter Kendall Councillor Angela Kendall Councillor Jim Lister Councillor Les Lytollis Councillor Jean MacLeod Councillor Anthony Markley Councillor Carni McCarron-Holmes Councillor Heather McIntosh Councillor Joe Milburn Councillor Stuart Moffat Councillor Jacqueline Mounsey Councillor Joe Mumberson Councillor Ron Munby Councillor Eric Nicholson Councillor Denis Robertson Councillor David Robinson Councillor Joe Sandwith Councillor George Scott Councillor Alan Smith Councillor Margaret Snaith Councillor Sam Standage Councillor Audrey Tinnion Councillor Alan Tyson Councillor David Wilson Councillor Martin Wood Councillor Janice Wood Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting. If you have any questions or queries contact Sarah Beattie on 01900 702554. Agenda 1. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 27 January 2010 (Pages 1 - 4) 2. Apologies for absence 3. Declaration of interests Councillors/Staff 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 adopted Code of Conduct. 4. Exclusion of the Press and Public To consider whether there are any items on the agenda for which the press and public should be excluded. 5. Questions To answer questions under Standing Orders No 15 and 17 either from Councillors or members of the public. 6. Notices of Motion Councillor McCarron-Holmes submitted the following Notice of Motion - ‘That this Council, in its endeavours to support the local community during this time of upheaval post flooding, recognises the work done by Northern Rail but hopes the company can increase the carriages from 2 to 3 operating early mornings and evenings on the Solway Coast line. Currently paying passengers are having to endure cramped conditions due to the sheer numbers travelling.’ Councillor P Kendall submitted the following Notice of Motion - ‘That this Council urgently reviews the policy change on street cleaning in Maryport and Flimby. This has clearly resulted in rubbish and fly tipping being increased and cannot be addressed with the reduced workforce and equipment now in place. We also strongly plead to extend the purple bag scheme for recyclables to the whole of the CA15 post code.’ 7. Mayor's Announcements (Pages 5 - 8) To consider the Mayors engagements since the last meeting. 8. Executive Reports (Pages 9 - 24) To consider reports from Members of the Executive. 9. Reference from Executive (10/02/10) : Revenue Budget Report - 2010/2011 (Pages 25 - 68) 10. Council Tax Resolution (Pages 69 - 88) To approve the necessary resolutions for Council Tax setting in accordance with Section 30 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 11. Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Investment Strategy 2010/11 to 2012/13 (Pages 89 - 114) 12. Reference from Executive (10/02/10) : Capital Programme – 2010/2011 (Pages 115 - 130) 13. Reference from Executive (10/02/10) : Fees and Charges - 2010/2011 (Pages 131 - 186) 14. Reference from Licensing Committee (27/01/10) : Table of Fares 2010 (Pages 187 - 194) 15. Reference from Executive (10/02/10) : Strong Leader Model (Pages 195 - 200) 16. Reference from Executive (10/02/10) : Decision Making Arrangements within Allerdale (Pages 201 - 206) 17. Reference from Executive (10/02/10) : Statement of Community Involvement (Pages 207 - 220) 18. Reference from Executive (13/01/10) : Harrington Road Cemetery Lodge (Pages 221 - 226) 19. Reference from Nuclear Issues Task Group (21/01/10) : Terms of Reference (Pages 227 - 232) Chief Executive Date of next meeting Wednesday 21 April 2010 at 7.00 pm This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 1 At a meeting of the Council held in The Eco Centre - Cockermouth on Wednesday 27 January 2010 at 7.00 pm Members J Armstrong (Chairman) A Caine P G Kendall C M Armstrong A H Kendall B Bacon J Lister P Bales A J Markley A L Barry C C McCarron-Holmes M Davidson H McIntosh D S Fairbairn J H Milburn I W Francis J M Mounsey C Garrard J Mumberson R G Hardon R Munby T Heslop D Robinson V Hodgson G Scott C Holding A Smith J Holliday S Standage I A Humes A Tinnion G. Humes A Tyson J Hunter D Wilson D J T Kemp J Wood Apologies for absence were received from Councillors J Ardron, L Bell, B Cannon, J I Colhoun, J Crouch, T M Fee, M Gainford, J Gardner, N Hardy, C M Jackson, W H Jefferson, L G Lytollis, J MacLeod, S Moffat, E Nicholson, D Robertson, J Sandwith, M A Snaith and M G Wood Staff Present S Beattie, P Bramley, H Dyke, J Elliott, A Harwood, C Holmes, D Martin and S Owen 494 Minutes Silence Members observed a minutes silence as a mark of respect for the people of Haiti affected by the recent earthquake. 495 To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 16 December 2009 The minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2009 were signed as a correct record. 496 Declaration of interests 8. Executive Reports. Page 1 Councillor Anthony Markley; Personal; Due to his being a member of Cumbria County Council. 8. Executive Reports. Councillor Duncan Fairbairn; Personal; Due to his being a member of Cumbria County Council. 8. Executive Reports. Councillor Joe Holliday; Personal; Due to his being a member of Cumbria County Council. 11. Consultation on the NDA’s Draft Business plan 2010 - 2013. Councillor Michael Davidson; Personal; Due to his being in receipt of a Nuclear Industry pension. 497 Exclusion of the Press and Public Resolved – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item, and that the item be taken at the end of the meeting : Agenda item 5 – Question from Councillor G Humes, on the grounds that the response to Councillor Humes question would not be for publication by virtue of paragraph 3 of part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 as it would contain exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person. 498 Notices of Motion None received. 499 Mayor's Announcements The Mayor made reference to the engagements attended by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor since the last meeting. 500 Executive Reports Those present considered the content of the Executive report which gave details of the key activities of the Executive since the last meeting. Particular reference was made to flood recovery, refuse collections during the recent cold weather and the shared ICT service. Councillor Smith commented that there was a lot of litter being left at the temporary bus stop at the bottom of Sullart Street in Cockermouth and asked whether a litter bin could be put there. He also commented that as the taxi ranks on Main Street were unusable, taxi drivers were using Fairfield Car Park as an alternative but were being moved on. Councillor Smith asked whether this could be stopped to allow the taxi drivers to continue using Fairfield Car Park as a temporary measure. Councillor Heslop promised to look in to both issues. Page 2 Councillor Smith asked that Self Help Communities be added to the next agenda for the Allerdale and County Council Joint Liaison Group. 501 Calculation of Council Tax Base for 2010-11 The Head of Finance submitted a report which gave details of the council tax base for the purposes of sections 33(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and to calculate the council tax base for each part of the area for the purposes of section 34(3) of the Act. Resolved – That: (a) The report of the Head of Finance for the calculation of the Council’s tax base(s) for the year 2010/2011 as set out in the appendices be approved. (b) Pursuant to the Head of Finance’s report and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as amended, the amount calculated by Allerdale Borough Council as its tax base for the whole area for 2010/2011 shall be 31,444.51. For the parts of the area, the amounts shall be listed as in appendix 3 to the report. (c) The major precepting authorities (Cumbria County Council and the Cumbria Police Authority) be notified for the purpose of calculating the basic amount of its council tax under Section 44(1), 45(2) and 45(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. (d) The tax base(s) be used by Allerdale Borough Council for calculating the basic amount of council tax under sections 33(1), 34(2) and 34(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 502 Reference from Executive (02/12/09) : Medium Term Financial Strategy This report was considered at Executive on 2 December 2009. Resolved – That the Medium Term Financial Strategy be approved and adopted. 503 Consultation on the NDA’s Draft Business plan 2010 - 2013 This item was withdrawn and will be considered at the Executive on 10 February 2010.