Allerdale Borough Council As Its Tax Base for the Whole Area for 2006/2007 Shall Be 31,458.69
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to 14 March 2006 Council Will meet on Wednesday, 8 March 2006 at 7.00 p.m. In the Civic Hall, Maryport Membership: Councillor Derek Thompson (Chairman) Councillor John (Binky) Armstrong Councillor Jim Askew Councillor Lillian Baldry Councillor Peter Bales Councillor Elizabeth Barraclough Councillor Alan Barry Councillor Jim Buchanan Councillor Allan Caine Councillor John Colhoun Councillor John Crouch Councillor Michael Davidson Councillor Duncan Fairbairn Councillor Trevor Fee Councillor Ian Francis Councillor Jeffrey Gardner Councillor Chris Garrard Councillor Bob Hardon Councillor Nicholas Hardy Councillor John Heathcote Councillor T Heslop Councillor Vaughan Hodgson Councillor Ivor Humes Councillor John Hunter Councillor Margaret Jackson Councillor William Jefferson Councillor Richard Jones Councillor Denstone Kemp Councillor Peter Kendall Councillor Angela Kendall Councillor Les Lytollis Councillor Jean Macleod Councillor Anthony Markley Councillor Carni McCarron-Holmes Councillor Pat McCracken Councillor Kenneth McDonald Councillor Joe Milburn Councillor Joan Minto Councillor Stuart Moffat CouncillorJacqueline Mounsey Councillor Dianne Moyes Councillor Joe Mumberson Councillor Ron Munby Councillor Jim Musgrave Councillor Maureen Rourke Councillor Joseph Sandwith Councillor George Scott Councillor Gerry Sewell Councillor Alan Smith Councillor Margaret Snaith Councillor Sam Standage Councillor David Thomas Councillor Phil Tibble 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 simply contact Hazel Cushin on 01900 326308. AGENDA A presentation will be given by Jim Millington and Shirley Williams of BNFL on the Low Level Waste Repository at 6.30 p.m. 1. Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 25th January, 2006 of Council (Pages 1 - 8) 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. Minutes of the meeting held on Friday, 13th January, 2006 of the Community Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Pages 9 - 12) 5. Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 18th January, 2006 of the Licensing Committee (Pages 13 - 16) 6. Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 19th January, 2006 of the Development Panel (Pages 17 - 20) 7. Minutes of the meeting held on Friday, 20th January, 2006 of the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Pages 21 - 26) 8. Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 25th January, 2006 of the Executive (Pages 27 - 34) 9. Minutes of the meeting held on Friday, 27th January, 2006 of the Community Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Pages 35 - 38) 10. Minutes of the meeting held on Friday, 3rd February, 2006 of the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Pages 39 - 42) 11. Minutes of the meeting held on Friday, 10th February, 2006 of the Audit Committee (Pages 43 - 46) 12. Minutes of meeting Wednesday, 22nd February, 2006 of Executive (Pages 47 - 54) 13. Questions To answer questions under Standing Orders No 15 and 17 either from Councillors or members of the public. 14. Notices of Motion The following Notice of Motion has been received from Councillor ED Barraclough. ‘This Council regrets the flight of dentists from the NHS to the private sector with the subsequent impact on dental health, particularly among young people, and calls on the Government to renegotiate with the Dental Profession to make NHS dentistry available to all.’ 15. Mayor's Announcements (Pages 55 - 56) To consider the Mayors engagements since the last meeting. 16. Executive Reports (Pages 57 - 60) To receive reports from members of the Executive. 17. Council Tax Resolution (Pages 61 - 78) To receive a report on the current position in relation to Council Tax. The final report will be forwarded when all the information is available. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 18. Flooding Working Group (Pages 79 - 82) To consider the appointment of 5 Allerdale Councillors onto the Flooding Working Group. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 19. Recommendation Referred - Fees and Charges 2006/2007 (Pages 83 - 126) To recommend changes to approved fees and charges in line with policy. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 20. Recommendation Referred - Statement of Community Involvement (Pages 127 - 170) To seek approval of the draft statement of Community Involvement for public participation as part of the Council's Local Development Framework. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 21. Recommendation Referred - ODPM Gypsy Site Refurbishment Grant Application (Pages 171 - 184) To advise Members that the above grant has been made available for 2006/07, and to seek initial support to make an application for such Grant. (Wards Affected: Ellenborough Maryport;; St Michaels Workington) 22. Recommendation Referred - Excess Waste and Service Charter for Environmental Services (Pages 185 - 192) To consider the current position with regard to the County Council procurement process for Waste Disposal and the implications for Allerdale’s waste collection service. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 23. Recommendation Referred - Destination Maryport (Pages 193 - 206) To agree to committing £30,000 towards the Phase 1 study to develop the concept of Destination Maryport. To commit to the development of a tourism centre and performance space on land adjacent to Irish Street. To include a replacement for the existing Maryport Civic Hall, Maryport Maritime Museum and Maryport TIC. (Wards Affected: Seaton) 24. Recommendation Referred - Consultation on New Primary Care Trust Arrangements for the Cumbria and Lancashire SHA Area (Pages 207 - 212) To consider the options for Cumbria and to propose a way forward. (Wards Affected: None directly) 25. Recommendation Referred - Corporate Improvement Plan 2006 - 2011 (Pages 213 - 274) To consider the Corporate Improvement Plan 2006 – 2011. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 26. Recommendation Referred - Revenue Budget 2006/07 (Pages 275 - 332) To present the overall Revenue Budget and the underlying assumptions. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 27. Recommendation Referred - Capital Programme - 2006/2007 (Pages 333 - 348) To present recommendations for the 2006/07 Capital Programme for Councillors’ consideration. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 28. Recommendation Referred - Annual Investment Strategy 06 07 (Pages 349 - 362) To present the Investment Strategy for Councillors consideration. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 29. Recommendation Referred - Treasury Management Strategy 2006/2007 (Pages 363 - 376) To set Prudential Indicators in accordance with the CIPFA Prudential Code for Capital Finance and agree a Treasury Management Strategy for 2006/07 in accordance with the Council’s Treasury Policy Statement. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 30. Recommendation Referred - Local Strategic Partnerships: Shaping the Future (Pages 377 - 386) to agree to this response to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) paper “Local Strategic Partnerships: Shaping Their Future”. (Wards Affected: None directly) 31. Recommendation Referred - Housing Grant and Assistance Policy 2006-2007 (Pages 387 - 406) 32. Recommendation Referred - Regulation and Control of Hackney Carriage Table of Fares (Pages 407 - 420) To review the table of fares. (Wards Affected: All Wards) 33. Recommendation Referred - Review of Licensing Panels (Pages 421 - 426) To review the composition of the Licensing Panels. (Wards Affected: All Wards) The Mayor will move:- “That under Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 4 and 7 of part 1 of Schedule 12 (a) of the Act.” 34. Recommendation Referred - Evaluation of Tenders for Contaminated Land Investigation (Pages 427 - 438) To accept tenders and approve selection of a suitable supplier for the investigation of a contaminated land site. (Wards Affected: Netherhall Maryport) Borough Solicitor DATE OF NEXT MEETING Wednesday, 19 April 2006 at 7.00 p.m. Civic Hall, Maryport This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 1 At a meeting of the COUNCIL held in Civic Hall, Maryport on Wednesday, 25 January 2006 at 7.00 p.m. Members Mr D K Thompson (Chairman) Mr J Armstrong Mrs A H Kendall Mrs L Baldry Mrs J Macleod Miss E D Barraclough Mr A J Markley Mr J I Colhoun Mrs P McCracken Mr M Davidson Mr K McDonald Mr D S Fairbairn Mr J H Milburn Mr T M Fee Mrs J Minto Mr I W Francis Mrs J M Mounsey Mr J Gardner Mr J Mumberson Mr C Garrard Mr R Munby Mr R G Hardon Mr J Musgrave Mr N Hardy Mrs M T Rourke Mr J Heathcote Mr J Sandwith Mr V Hodgson Mr G Sewell Mr I A Humes Mr A Smith J Hunter Mrs M A Snaith Mrs C M Jackson Mr S Standage Mr W H Jefferson Mr D A P Thomas Mr R Jones Mr P Tibble Mr D J T Kemp Mr D Wilson Mr P G Kendall Mr M G Wood Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mr J Askew, Mr P Bales, Mr A L Barry, Mr J Buchanan, Mr A Caine, Mr J Crouch, Mr T Heslop, Mr L G Lytollis, Mrs C C McCarron- Holmes, Mr S Moffat, D Moyes, Mr G Scott and Mrs J Wood Staff Present G Bishop, C Carre, Y Castle, H Cushin, N Fardon and J Reynolds 622 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 7TH DECEMBER, 2005 OF COUNCIL The minutes of the meeting were signed as a correct record. 623 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS 5. Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 1st December, 2005 of the Development Panel. Councillor Margaret Jackson; Personal; due to being a member of Cockermouth Town Council. 7. Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 14th December, 2005 of the Licensing Committee. Page 1 Councillor Nicholas Hardy; Personal; due to being a member of Workington Town Council. 10. Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 21st December, 2005 of the Executive. Councillor Jim Musgrave; Personal; Minute 568; due to being a Director of Cumbria Vision. 10. Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 21st December, 2005 of the Executive.