Agenda

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 14 Sep

10 am

Cabinet

Council Chamber

Maggie Jennings

1 pm

Gypsy and Traveller Development Plan Document Member Reference Group

Council Chamber

Kirsty Simmons

3 pm

Audit Panel

Swansley Room

Patrick Adams

Fri 15 Sep

Mon 18 Sep

10 am

South Cambridgeshire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership Group

Swansley Room

Maggie Jennings

10.30 am

Cambridgeshire Councils’ Association: Annual Meeting

Huntingdonshire District Council

Tue 19 Sep

10 am

Licensing Committee: Consent Streets, Caldecote

Swansley Room

Maggie Jennings

10.30 am

Licensing Committee: Appeal Hearing

Council Chamber

Maggie Jennings

2 pm

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee: Shelford Rugby Club

Swansley Room

Maggie Jennings

Wed 20 Sep

10 am

Licensing (2003 Act) Committee: Duke of Wellington Public House, Willingham

Mezzanine

Maggie Jennings

Thu 21 Sep

2 pm

Scrutiny and Overview Committee

Council Chamber

Patrick Adams

Fri 22 Sep

Mon 25 Sep

10 am

Safety Committee

Swansley Room

Maggie Jennings

Tue 26 Sep

10 am

Windmill Estate Project Steering Group

Hollmans Close / St Vigors Road, Fulbourn

Patrick Adams

Wed 27 Sep

Building Community Life

1st

Orwell (£400)

(supported by Defra)

2nd

Little Paxton (£150)

3rd

Parson Drove (£100)

Young People

Haslingfield (£100)

Older People

Haslingfield (£100)

Environment

Little Paxton (£100)

Information Technology

Abbotsley (£100)

(supported by Archant)

Special Project Award Winner

Orwell (£150)

(supported by CPRE)

Runner up

Fulbourn (£100)

Decision

Reasons

To support the recommendations of the report in principal, subject to further discussions with the Head of Housing Strategic Services and the Executive Director prior to taking the issue to the Cabinet meeting in October.

Entering into a Service Level Agreement with Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association as Homebuy agent to carry out this function, subject to the participation of other local authorities and Registered Social Landlords and other providers of Low Cost Home Ownership products operating in the Cambridge sub-region, results in a preferred ‘one stop’ shop approach.

Decision

Reasons

Offer the land for sale to the owners of 26 Bartons Close, Balsham, for construction of a garage, subject to valuation and to the applicants first obtaining planning permission for their proposal.

1.                  By valuing the site for construction of a garage, a capital receipt would accrue to the Council.

2.                  The land does not offer potential for the development of affordable housing.

3.                  Provision of off-road parking will help to alleviate the existing parking problem in Bartons Close.

Decision

Reasons

Offer the land for sale to the owners of 24 Howard Road, Meldreth, for garden use only, subject to valuation.

1.                  By valuing the site for garden use, a capital receipt would accrue to the Council.

2.                  The land does not offer potential for the development of affordable housing.

3.                  The land is currently subject to a vehicular right of way for 24 Howard Road only and will not be required for parking use/vehicular access by the occupants of the proposed new development of affordable housing off Elin Way.

Decision

Reasons

(a)               That, subject to the outcome of local consultations, a pilot refurbishment programme be agreed for the following Airey homes:

(b)               That if the Capital Finance Regulations are not amended to allow for retention of 100% of the capital receipts from shared ownership sales then the properties should be offered for sale on the open market to provide a (lower) element of cross subsidy to keep costs incurred within budget.

(c)               If the shared ownership model proves successful then this should be rolled out as a programme across the remaining 17 Airey units at Bassingbourn, Fulbourn, Coton, Gamlingay and Impington, subject to local support.

(d)               If the shared ownership option is not successful and / or is not supported locally then the preferred option will be revisited depending on the outcome of a local consultation exercise in the other villages on the alternative options as outlined in this report.  A further report will then be brought forward for consideration at a future date.

Offers a potentially cost effective solution that meets both the Council’s objectives and those of the affected local communities.

Decision

Reasons

Agreed to authorise Officers to conduct a local consultation exercise on the outcome of the viable options appraisal ahead of consideration of a preferred option by Cabinet in October / November 2006.

To ascertain local opinion before a preferred option is considered by Cabinet.

Decision

Reasons

To note the proposals for consultation and to agree to recommend to Cabinet the setting up of a Cabinet advisory group.

To ensure engagement with members.

Decision

Reasons

To ask Cambridgeshire County Council to carry out the major part of a Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA) Order application, with South Cambridgeshire District Council performing the actual legal functions of decision-making (with advice from the County Council where appropriate) via either the Planning Committee or Chairman / Vice-Chairman / local Member(s).

·                      Improved customer service

·                      Greater Rights of Way expertise at the County Council

·                      Formalisation of what, in effect, already happens

·                      The making available of more resources within the Democratic Services Section

·                      Addressing the risk management issue

·                      Helping to harmonise the handling of Rights of Way Orders throughout Cambridgeshire

Decision

Reasons

That the Council offices will be closed for Christmas from Saturday 23 December 2006 to Monday 1 January 2007 inclusive.

There are already bank holidays on Monday 25, Tuesday 26 December 2006 and Monday 1 January 2007, so the offices will be closed only for three additional days.

Decision

Reasons

Agreed that:

1.                  Five contractors be invited to tender.

2.                  The method proposed in the report be used to evaluate tenders.

1.                  This number of contractors was considered to be sufficient to enable the authority to obtain proper benefit from the tender process.  Of the seven organisations returning pre-tender questionnaires, five were considered appropriate to invite to tender.

2.                  The method proposed in the report was considered to the most appropriate means of evaluating tenders received.

Decision

Reasons

To increase rates to NJC nationally agreed levels.  This would currently have a negligible impact in financial terms (we paid 1 claim for motorcycle mileage recently).

Future increases would be determined by agreements reached by LGE and unions. 

Further Information

Although there are no national or regional agreements relating to motorcycle rates, a number of authorities use the AA rates of 1993 which East of England Regional Assembly (LGE) amend by the motoring element of the RPI at 1 April each year.  Please note that the rate has increased by 1.9% compared to last year.

Current SCDC Rates (Travel for Work Scheme):

Cycle business mileage allowance: 20p per mile

Car share business mileage allowance: 2p per mile

Motorcycle business mileage allowance:

Decision

Reasons

To refer the issue back to full Council for further debate.

To assess the legal implications of the Freedom of Information Act and any consequent effects of information requests on officer time.

Decision

Reasons

Use the same specialist negotiator (as used the last time the contract came up for renewal) to review the contract and advise accordingly.

To ensure that all factors are taken into account prior to any decision being taken