Meeting documents

Cabinet
Thursday 8 July 2010 5.30 pm

Date:
Thursday, 8th July, 2010
Time:
5.30pm
Place:
Reception Room, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
20 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 20
 
21 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 3 JUNE 2010.
 RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
22 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 22
 
23 COALITION PROGRAMME, QUEEN'S SPEECH AND GOVERNMENT BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business for item 23
RESOLVED:

To note the report.
24 MEMBERS' QUESTIONS TO PORTFOLIO HOLDERS
Business for item 24
 
25 PETITIONS
Business for item 25
RESOLVED:

To approve the draft Petition Scheme.
26 HOUSING AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT AND GTP SCRUTINY REVIEW REPORTS
Business for item 26
RESOLVED:

To accept the recommendations made.
27 PROGRESS REPORTS FROM PORTFOLIO HOLDERS
Business for item 27
RESOLVED:

To note the reports.
28 ANY OTHER ITEMS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT.
Business for item 28
 
The meeting closed at 6.15pm.

Attendance Details

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

Officers in attendance: P Murdock, S M Sale, M Kimberley, S Bray.

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
20An apology for absence was received from Councillor Tait.
22None
23A report was submitted to inform members of those elements of the Coalition's "Programme for Government" most likely to impact on local government.

The report also detailed the proposed legislation set out in the Queen's Speech that related to local government and updated members on recent government budget announcements and their anticipated effect on the Council's financial position.
24Councillor P G Barnes asked for an update on the new Arnold health centre. The Leader replied that doctors were keen to go ahead and that the deputy chief executive was working with them.
25The Head of Democratic & Community Services reported that the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 required every local authority to have adopted a "Petition Scheme" which set out how it would handle petitions. By 15 December 2010 every local authority was to have an on-line petition facility, under which anyone may set up a petition on the authority's website and other petitioners might "sign up" to the petition on-line. The Act defined different categories of petitions and allowed the authority to define the number of signatures required for each category. A draft Petition Scheme was attached to the report. The Scheme had previously been reported to Personnel and Resources Committee and submitted to Council on 7 July 2010.
26Members were asked to consider the reports and recommendations of the Housing and Council Tax and GTP scrutiny reviews, which had previously been reported to the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committees and approved by the Overarching Scrutiny Committee for referral to Cabinet.
27The following progress reports on items within their remit were received from Portfolio Holders:

Finance
i. Budgets were under constant review and further information was awaited.
ii. Joint Leadership Board - encouraging progress.

Leisure & Wellbeing
i. Booklet on summer activities for children produced.
ii. Arnold Carnival success
iii. Arnot Hill Park entrance to be improved.
iv. Difficulties with surface at Queensbower and Church Lane play areas due to dry weather.
v. Arnot Hill Park - reawarded green flag

Safe & Sustainable Neighbourhoods
i. Netherfield - Healthy Month/Community celebrations
ii. Killisick - projects ongoing
iii. Newstead country park project
iv. Honeywood Gardens garages - work with residents
v. Phoenix action plan under way
vi. Community safety work in Bestwood, crime down 11% in Borough.

Direct Services
i. Summer collection going well
ii. Graffitti - extra crew allocated.

Development & Enterprise
i. Continue to train Planning members.
ii. Balmoral House to be disposed of.

Customer & Member Services
i. Armed forces parade success.
28None