Meeting documents

Cabinet
Thursday 7 December 2006 6.30 pm

Date:
Thursday, 7th December, 2006
Time:
6.30 pm
Place:
Reception Room, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
100 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 100
 
101 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 16 NOVEMBER 2006.
 RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman subject to the inclusion of an apology for absence from Councillor Feeney.
102 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 102
 
103 PRESENTATION BY THE CHAIR AND CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND CITY OF NOTTINGHAM FIRE & RESCUE AUTHORITY - COMMUNITY SAFETY PLAN 2007-2010
Business for item 103
RESOLVED:

To thank Councillor Pulk and Paul Woods for their Presentation
104 FIT FOR PURPOSE - A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OPERATION OF GEDLING BOROUGH COUNCIL
Business for item 104
RESOLVED;

To adopt the vision as the future operational strategy for the Council and to await further reports with regard to its implementation.
105 STOCK TRANSFER PARTNER SELECTION
Business for item 105
RESOLVED:

i. That the New Charter Housing Trust Group be selected as the preferred partner RSL for the stock transfer.

ii. That a Memorandum of Understanding will be entered into with New Charter Housing Group Trust and that the Portfolio Holder for Housing will approve any such document.

iii. That the Accord Group be held in reserve.

iv. That the New Charter Housing Trust Organisation be invited to give a presentation to a future meeting.
106 MEMBERS' QUESTIONS TO PORTFOLIO HOLDERS
Business for item 106
 
107 COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (CPA) UPDATE
Business for item 107
RESOLVED:

i.To endorse the updated Improvement Plan submitted at Appendix A to the report.

ii. To support the submission of a bid for CPA corporate reassessment during 2007.
108 DRAFT EAST MIDLANDS REGIONAL PLAN : PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Business for item 108
RESOLVED:

To endorse the above report to form the basis of submission as the Borough Council's response to the East Midlands Regional Assembly consultation on the Draft East Midlands Regional Plan.
109 SMOKING POLICY
Business for item 109
RESOLVED:

i. To prohibit the public from smoking in all Council owned and controlled buildings from the 1st April 2007.

ii. To agree a reduction in Leisure Services base income budget of £38,700 in 2007/08.
110 DATA PROTECTION POLICY
Business for item 110
RESOLVED:

To approve the Data Protection Policy
111 CCTV SYSTEM POLICY
Business for item 111
RESOLVED:

To approve the CCTV policy
112 TRAVEL PLAN FOR GEDLING BOROUGH STAFF
Business for item 112
RESOLVED:

i. To delete section 5 of the measures proposed to assist the challenging targets (encourage working from home and remote working to reduce the need to travel).

ii.To note the Travel Plan
113 FORWARD PLAN 1 JANUARY - 30 APRIL 2007
 RESOLVED:

To approve the Forward Plan
114 PROGRESS REPORTS FROM PORTFOLIO HOLDERS
Business for item 114
RESOLVED:

To note the information.
115 ANY OTHER ITEMS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT.
Business for item 115
 
116 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT 2007/2008
Business for item 116
RESOLVED:

To note the report
The meeting closed at 8.35 pm

Attendance Details

Present:
R.F. Spencer (Chairman), P. Feeney, W.H. Golland, I.S. Gollop, V. McCrossen, R.J. Nicholson (a), R.A. Poynter, A.J. Gillam (Observer), G.J. Griffiths (Observer), J.M. Parr(Observer),

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
100An apology for absence was received from Councillor Nicholson
102None declared
103A Presentation was given by Councillor Darrell Pulk the Chair and Paul Woods the Chief Fire Officer of Nottinghamshire on the Community Safety Plan for 2007-2010.
104The Chief Executive circulated a document that outlined his proposals for the future operation of the Council.
105The Head of Housing Services submitted a document that sought approval for the selection of New Charter Housing Trust as the preferred partner Registered Social Landlord (RSL) to the council for stock transfer and that the Accord Group be held in reserve.
106Councillor Wright asked if Members could be informed on the progress of the installation of a replacement sound system in the Council Chamber.

The Portfolio Holder Councillor Poynter indicated that he hoped the system would be installed early in the New Year, and apologised for the delay. He also outlined the problems with regard to the selection of a suitable sound system and also advised Members of details of the preferred solution.
107The Head of Cabinet Office on behalf of Senior Management Team updated members on recent developments with regard to CPA, including recently announced revised arrangements for district councils.

The report sought member endorsement for an updated Corporate Improvement Plan, drawing on the findings of the 2006 CPA Use of Resources Assessment and the CPA Corporate Assessment Pilot. It outlined arrangements for District Councils to seek reclassification under these new CPA arrangements and members' support for an application for reclassification during 2007.

The Chief Executive reported that a meeting had been held with the Relationship Manager of the Audit Commission and it was intended that the Counil would make a submission in the New Year for a reassessment to be carried out in late summer or early autumn of 2007.
108The Planning Policy Manager on behalf of the Portfolio Holder, submitted a report that sought to authorise a response to the Draft East Midlands Regional Plan which had been issued for public consultation, in accordance with the Council's corporate objective to enhance the physical environment of the Borough.
109The Head of Housing and the Head of Leisure Services sought approval from Members for the adoption of a smoking policy for the public in Council owned and controlled buildings including leisure centres and sheltered accommodation complexes.
110The Head of Legal and Democratic Services requested approval for the Data Protection policy.
111The Head of Legal and Democratic Services requested approval for the policy for CCTV.
112The Head of Planning and Environment submitted the Travel plan for information.
114The following progress reports on items within their purview were received from Portfolio Holders:-

Leisure

i. Cemeteries - headstones
ii. Edison Way - Change of use of open land.
iii. Honeywood Gardens Community Centre
iv. Gymnastics progressing at schools
v. Community walking for the elderly
vi. 'Rock school'
vii. Leisure Services Procurement

Finance

i. Rate Support Grant Settlement
ii. 'Shared Services'
iii. Housing Benefit progress.
iv. Rushcliffe payroll

Housing

i. Stock Transfer- Tenant recruitment to 'Shadow Board'
ii. Applications received for 'Independent Members of Board'.
iii. Killisick Court soon to be empty.
iv. 'Bed and Breakfast costs'

E Government and Member Services

i. Member Development
ii. Member Newsletter- request for information.
iii.IT implementation - remote working, internet registration
iv. Procurement

Development and Economic Regeneration

i. Carlton Square - scheme delayed
ii. Street naming
iii. Master Plan - Arnold

Agenda 21, Crime and Community Development

i. CCTV
ii. ASBO information
iii. Meeting regarding LAA's
115The following item was considered as a matter of urgency.
116The Head of Finance submitted a report that provided the key points of the provisional local government finance settlement for 2007/08, which had been released on 28 November 2006.