to 11 May 2010 Council Will meet on Wednesday 19 May 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 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 Louise Maguire 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. Mayors Welcome The Mayor will preside and welcome those present. 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. Mayor's Announcement To receive the Mayors review of his year of office. 5. Election of the Mayor for the forthcoming year (a) Nominations for the Mayor will be requested (b) The incoming Mayor will receive the chain of office and take the Declaration of Acceptance of Office (c) The incoming Mayor will take the chair (d) The incoming Mayors escort will receive the chain of office 6. Presentation to the Outgoing Mayor The incoming Mayor will present the outgoing Mayor and escort with a badge of office. 7. Election of the Deputy Mayor for the forthcoming year (a) Nominations for the Deputy Mayor will be requested (b) The incoming Deputy Mayor will assume their place on the stage and receive the chain of office (c) The incoming Deputy Mayor will take the Declaration of Acceptance of Office (d) The incoming escort of the Deputy Mayor will receive the chain 8. Speech of the incoming Mayor 9. Questions To answer questions under Standing Orders No 15 and 17 either from Councillors or members of the public. 10. Notices of Motion To receive Notices of Motion. 11. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 21 April 2010 (Pages 1 - 6) 12. The Leaders Report (Pages 7 - 14) To receive details of the Executive Members chosen by the Leader and to receive the Authority to Act in respect of the Executive. 13. Committees (Pages 15 - 32) To confirm the membership of committees for the forthcoming year. 14. Reference from Licensing Committee (21/04/10) - Table of Fares (Pages 33 - 52) 15. Reference from Executive (12/05/10) - Local Governance and Partnership Strategy Report (Pages 53 - 86) 16. Review of the Constitution (Pages 87 - 312) Chief Executive Date of next meeting Wednesday 30 June 2010 at 7.00 pm The Wave - Maryport This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 11 At a meeting of the Council held in The Wave - Maryport on Wednesday 21 April 2010 at 7.00 pm Members J Armstrong (Chairman) A Caine D J T Kemp J Ardron P G Kendall C M Armstrong A H Kendall B Bacon J Lister A L Barry J MacLeod J Crouch C C McCarron-Holmes M Davidson H McIntosh D S Fairbairn J H Milburn T M Fee S Moffat I W Francis J M Mounsey M Gainford R Munby J Gardner E Nicholson R G Hardon D Robertson N Hardy D Robinson T Heslop J Sandwith V Hodgson A Smith C Holding M A Snaith J Holliday S Standage I A Humes A Tinnion G. Humes A Tyson J Hunter D Wilson C M Jackson M G Wood W H Jefferson J Wood Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Bales, L Bell, B Cannon, J I Colhoun, C Garrard, L G Lytollis, A J Markley, J Mumberson and G Scott Staff Present S Beattie, H Dyke, J Elliott, A Harwood, C Holmes, D Martin and H Murphy 688 Minutes Silence Members observed a minutes silence as a mark of respect following the recent death of County Councillor Jim Buchanan. 689 To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 3 March 2010 The minutes of the meeting held on 3 March 2010 were signed as a correct record. 690 Declaration of interests Page 1 5. Questions. Councillor Duncan Fairbairn; Personal; Due to his being a member of Cumbria County Council. 8. Portfolio Holder Reports. Councillor Michael Davidson; Personal; Due to his being in receipt of a Nuclear Industry Pension. 10. Reference from Executive (03/03/10) : Petition Scheme. Councillor Gerald Humes; Personal; Due to his being a member of Cumbria County Council. 11. Reference from Executive (07/04/10) : Corporate Improvement Plan Refresh. Councillor Duncan Fairbairn; Personal; Due to his being a member of the Port of Workington. 691 Petition Councillor J Ardron presented a petition to the Mayor on behalf of Arts out West which expressed their disappointment at the withdrawal of financial support for their organisation. Councillor Ardron said that over 80 people had signed the petition against the decision, and added that Arts out West was a highly cost effective third sector organisation that was greatly needed by the local villages. He added that the organisation had also brought support to businesses in the area such as pubs and B&B’s, and the loss of funding could spell the end for Arts out West. Agreed – That the petition be received. 692 Exclusion of the Press and Public There were no matters on the agenda for which the press and public should be excluded. 693 Questions Councillor J MacLeod asked the following question : ‘Five months after the catastrophic loss of all the Bridges linking North and South Workington I am extremely disappointed Cumbria County Council have failed thus far to take any action to repair Workington Bridge and rebuild New Bridge Workington. On this day the Temporary Road Bridge opened, for which residents on the North side of the river are both extremely relieved and grateful, the fact remains that the single temporary road bridge cannot possibly adequately cope with the volume of traffic hitherto carried by the two destroyed routes into/out of Workington. Therefore please could I have an update on the current situation, including a detailed time scale as to the repair/rebuild programme the County envisage in respect of the Two Road Bridges and Navvies footbridge all in Workington? Page 2 Councillor Heslop replied as follows : ‘Thank you for your questions. I am advised that the County Council began work planning for the replacement of our damaged and collapsed bridges the day after the floods in November 2009. The opening of the temporary bridge in Workington today, 5 weeks ahead of schedule, is evidence of this and I am advised that the County Council have plans and timescales in place for the full replacement of all the infrastructure which we (and other districts) have lost as a result of the floods. I do not therefore accept that the County has failed to deliver any of the projects you refer to. The County Council have made clear that two road bridges will be replaced in Workington and we await final confirmation of the completion dates for Calva Bridge, Navvies Bridge and Northside Bridge in the coming weeks, all of which will be delivered with the utmost speed - as has been demonstrated today.’ Councillor J Sandwith asked the following question : 'Due to the fact that 1500 vehicles per day will be unable to cross the river Derwent in Workington will the Leader ask the M.O.D if Barkers Crossing could be left in place until we have two road bridges over the river in Workington?' Councillor Heslop replied as follows : ‘Thank you for your question. I am advised that the County Council is in constant touch with relevant government departments and directly with the Army to ensure Barker's Crossing is retained for as long as is necessary to ensure residents of Workington have the maximum number of choices to enable them to cross the Derwent. Furthermore a publicity campaign is in hand to promote the use of all possible alternative travel modes to ensure the new temporary road bridge does not become congested. Additionally the County Council has put in place temporary traffic management measures around the bridge to further reduce the risk of congestion. I know that our colleagues in the County Council are committed to monitoring this position and will take appropriate action as may be necessary. 694 Notices of Motion None received. 695 Mayor's Announcements The Mayor made reference to the engagements attended by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor since the last meeting. The Mayor asked that the engagement shown at Cockermouth on 24 March 2010 be deleted. 696 Portfolio Holder Reports Those present considered the content of the Portfolio Holders report which gave details of the key activities of the Executive since the last meeting. Particular Page 3 reference was made to Concessionary Travel, Derwent Valley and Nuclear issues.