Meeting documents

Cabinet
Thursday 7 February 2008 5.30 pm

Date:
Thursday, 7th February, 2008
Time:
5.30pm
Place:
Reception Room, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
109 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 109
 
110 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON 10 AND 17 JANUARY 2008.
 RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meetings, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
111 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 111
 
112 PRUDENTIAL CODE INDICATOR MONITORING 2007/08 AND QUARTERLY TREASURY ACTIVITY REPORT
Business for item 112
RESOLVED:

To note the Prudential Indicator Monitoring at Appendix 1 and the Treasury Activity Report at Appendix 2.
113 GEDLING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY REVIEW
Business for item 113
RESOLVED:

i. To note the approach to and progress with the Sustainable Community Strategy review

ii. Endorse the proposed approach to member engagement in the State of the Borough consultation process set out in section 3.5 of the report.
114 PEER REVIEW SELF-ASSESSMENT
Business for item 114
RESOLVED:

to note: -

i. The Peer Review self-assessment

ii. The proposals to inform all members of the review.
115 MEMBERS' QUESTIONS TO PORTFOLIO HOLDERS
Business for item 115
 
116 CONSULTATION DOCUMENT ON STREAMLINING LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS / DRAFT PPS12
Business for item 116
RESOLVED:

That the comments detailed in the report be forwarded to the Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG) as the views and comments of Gedling Borough Council, in advance of the deadline of 19th February 2008.
117 REFERRAL TO CABINET FROM POLICY REVIEW SCRUTINY COMMITTEE - FLY TIPPING
Business for item 117
RESOLVED:

To endorse the recommendations of the working group.
118 PROGRESS REPORTS FROM PORTFOLIO HOLDERS
Business for item 118
RESOLVED:

To note the reports.
119 ANY OTHER ITEMS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT.
Business for item 119
 
The meeting closed at 6.10 pm

Attendance Details

Present:
R.F. Spencer (Chairman), A.S. Bexon, G.V. Clarke, W.H. Golland, R.J. Nicholson, J.M. Parr, V.C. Pepper, W.J. Clarke (Observer), A.J. Gillam (Observer), G.E. Withers (Observer)

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
109No apologies were received.
111None declared
112Consideration was given to a report of the Head of Corporate Services that informed Members of the performance monitoring of the 2007/08 Prudential Code Indicators, and advised Members of the quarterly treasury activity as required by the Treasury Management Strategy
113The Head of Strategy and Performance
updated Members on progress with the review of the Gedling Sustainable Community Strategy and sought Cabinet views on how best to involve members in the consultation process for the Sustainable Community Strategy.
114The Head of Strategy and Performance
submitted a report that informed members of the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) Peer Review Self-Assessment document.

The report also reminded members of arrangements for that review and outlined the approach to ensuring all members were aware of the review and associated matters.
115i. Councillor Goodwin asked the Portfolio Holder for Housing about the current situation with regard to the housing stock transfer and the response that was being received from the Tenants.

The Portfolio Holder replied that the response from tenants had been very positive and it was now intended to proceed to stage 2 and hold the ballot.

ii. Councillor Wright asked how the Borough were intending to monitor progress on the Gedling Colliery Chase Farm development.

The Portfolio Holder for Development and Economic Regeneration replied that the consultation was progressing and that the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) were in the process of circulating a pre-consultation leaflet to affected householders.
116The Principal Planning Officer (Planning Policy) for Head of Planning and Environment and Head of Strategy and Performance submitted a report on the Planning White Paper (May 2007) that had made a number of proposals to streamline Local Development Framework production-, which would require changes to regulations and/or policy. The consultation document on Streamlining Local Development Frameworks (including a draft Planning Policy Statement 12) had been produced in order to seek consultation responses to these changes.

The deadline for responses to be received by the Department of Communities and Local Government was 19 February 2008.

The consultation document was split into two parts as follows:-

1. Draft Local Development (Amendment) Regulations

2. Changes to Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Development Frameworks

The consultation questions and the proposed Council's response were detailed in the report.
117Consideration was given to a report of the Scrutiny Officer that had been approved at a meeting of the Policy Review Scrutiny Committee on 29 January 2008 that updated members on the progress of the working group's review into Fly tipping.
118The following progress reports on items within their purview were received from Portfolio Holders:-

Leisure

i. Headstone testing
ii. Re-organisation of Leisure hours at Carlton Forum
iii. Redhill Leisure Centre - Car parking problems
iv. PCT Health Centre delay
v. New Arts provision for Arnold

Development and Economic Regeneration

i. Senior Planning Officer - vacancy
ii. Building Control joint working
iii. EMDA pre-application consultation Gedling Colliery site
iv. Nottinghamshire Districts and County - Planning consultation process.

Customer Services and Efficiency

i. Transformation programme progress

Safe & Sustainable Neighbourhoods

i. Funding for additional lighting in Arnot Hill Park
ii. Sports project at Warren Hill - Funding
iii. 14 February 'Killisick week of action'

Finance

i. Financial Management System - 'down time'
ii. Meetings with representatives from NCC regarding 'bus plug' at Burton Joyce and Arnold Front street.
iii. Budget meetings Cabinet 21 February and Council 5 March.
119None