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] 10 May 2016 To: The Members of the County Council Local Committee for South Lakeland Agenda COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR SOUTH LAKELAND A meeting of the County Council Local Committee for South Lakeland will be held as follows: Date: Wednesday 18 May 2016 Time: 10.00am PLEASE NOTE THE REVISED START TIME Place: Council Chamber, County Offices, Kendal At the close of the meeting there will be a workshop on Day Care in South Lakeland to be led by Jo Atkinson, Assistant Director - Commissioning and Integration. A LIGHT LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS OCCASION Dawn Roberts Assistant Director – Corporate Governance Group Meetings: Conservative: 9.00am IT Room Liberal Democrat: 9.00am Committee Room No.1 Labour 9.00am Chairman’s Room Enquiries and requests for supporting papers to: Glynis Andrews Direct Line: 01228 226361 Email: [email protected] This agenda is available on request in alternative formats Serving the People of Cumbria 1 MEMBERSHIP Conservative (4) Liberal Democrat (13) Mr J Airey Mr GD Cook Mr R K Bingham Mr SB Collins Mr J Bland Mr N Cotton Mr WJ Wearing Mrs S Evans Mr D Fletcher Mrs C Feeney-Johnson Mrs BS Gray Labour (1) Ms H Halliday Mr C Jones Mr M Wilson Mrs S Sanderson Mr I Stewart Mr P Thornton Mrs J Willis South Lakeland District Council (2) Mr G Vincent Parish Council (2) Mr A Muirhead Mr P Thompson 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. 2 A G E N D A PART 1: ITEMS LIKELY TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC 1 ELECTION OF CHAIR To elect a Chair of the Committee for the ensuing year. 2 ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR To elect a Vice Chair of the Locall Committee for the ensuing year. 3 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. 4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (1) There are no deputations relating to any items on the agenda. (2) Mr Philip Burton will be attending the meeting to present a petition from local residents living around Park Road, Windermere asking the County Council to consider removing some of the double yellow lines implemented at the top end of Birthwaite Road, Windermere. The restrictions implemented on Birthwaite Road have displaced vehicles to neighbouring roads resulting in residents and visitors finding it difficult to park outside their homes/B&Bs and making many of these roads impassable. (3) Ms Amanda Davies the owner of a business on Main Street, Windermere will be attending the meeting to ask the following question:- The owners of vehicles are parking on double yellow lines, pavements and restricted zones in the centre of Winderemere without any penalties due to the lack of traffic wardens. If our highways are not patrolled and policed then why do we have them and should we be removing them? (4) Mr Andrew Butcher will be attending the meeting to ask the following question:- The road infrastructure from Lindal to the Old Slate Road has been decimated by heavy traffic used in the construction of the new size wind farm at Harlock. When will it be repaired, along with the restoration of the walls and land drainage, and the removal of hard core from the roads? 5 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC To consider whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during 3 consideration of any items on the agenda. 6 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 4 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). 7 MINUTES To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Local Committee held on 22 March 2016 (copy enclosed). (Pages 9 - 18) EXECUTIVE BUSINESS 8 COMMUNITIES ACTIVITY AND BUDGET [Electoral Divisions: All South Lakeland] To consider a report by the Corporate Director - Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed). This report provides information and offers recommendations to the Local Committee for approval from meetings of the Strategic Planning Working Group held on 6 April 2016 and the Children and Young Peoples Working Group held on 7 April 2016. It also updated the Local Committee on previously agreed activity supported with the latest financial statement (Pages 19 - 42) 9 2015-16 HIGHWAYS DEVOLVED REVENUE AND CAPITAL UPDATE REPORT [Electoral Divisions: All South Lakeland] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy to follow). 10 HIGHWAYS a Highways and Transportation Working Group [Electoral Divisions: All South Lakeland] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy to follow). This report presents the minutes of the meeting of the Highways and Transportation Working Group held on 7 April 2016 and brings forward 5 recommendations for consideration by the Local Committee. (Pages 43 - 48) b Morecambe Bay Cycle Way - Improvements Levens /A6 [Electoral Divisions: Lyth Valley and Lower Kentdale] Paper by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed). This report advises Local Committee of options for cycling improvements in the Levens / A6 area, working with Morecambe Bay Partnership as part of the Bay Cycle Way project. (Pages 49 - 56) 11 KENDAL STRATEGIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY [Electoral Divisions All South Lakeland] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed). This report seeks approval to the content of a draft consultants brief for a study to identify transport infrastructure which would help address the current constraints within Kendal. It also seeks approval for a financial contribution towards the cost of the study. (Pages 57 - 72) 12 SOUTH LAKELAND LOCAL COMMITTEE DEVOLVED HIGHWAYS CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2016-17 [Electoral Divisions: All South Lakeland] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed). This report seeks approval to the Local Committee’s devolved highways capital programme for 2016/2017 including prioritised lists of schemes, which will form the basis of the Local Committee’s devolved highways capital programme for 2016/2017 and provide a core programme for future years, subject to annual review. (Pages 73 - 88) 13 SOUTH LAKELAND LOCAL COMMITTEE DEVOLVED REVENUE ALLOCATIONS 2016-17 [Electoral Divisions: All South Lakeland] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed). This report seeks the Local Committee’s approval to the devolved highways revenue 6 allocations for 2016/2017. (Pages 89 - 94) 14 OPTIMISING CONNECTIVITY PROJECT - GLEBE ROAD, BOWNESS PHASES 2 AND 3 [Electoral Divisions: Lyth Valley] To consider a report by the Corporate Director – Environment and Community Services (copy enclosed). This report seeks approval from members to undertake statutory advertisement and consultation in relation to the various improvements which are proposed to be delivered through the Optimising Connectivity project for Glebe Road, Bowness-on-Windermere zones 2 and 3.