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Please note that the deadline for Members’ expenses for 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 is: 9am on Monday 3 April

This is to allow the accounts to be closed in accordance with the timescales set by the Government. Please contact Patrick Adams for further details.

Please note that District Councillor Mervyn Loynes, local member for the Bourn ward, resigned on Monday 13 March. A by-election will be held on Thursday 4 May.

The Bourn ward, which includes the villages of Bourn, Cambourne, Caxton, Croxton and Eltisley, is a three member ward and so is currently represented by just two councillors: Councillor Simon Crocker and Councillor Des O’Brien.

The A14C2H improvement scheme covers a long and congested section of the A14. To ensure everyone has the information they need about the project, the team has invested in a mobile visitor centre that will allow them to visit local communities and events.

·         The visitor centre is a 3.5 tonne vehicle (so village weight restrictions should not be a problem)

·         it has both ramp and step access

·         it needs a space of 8m x 4m to be set up

·         an electricity supply would be an advantage, but is not essential as the bus comes fully self-contained with a generator

·         it’s FREE

The project team want to visit as many towns, villages, business premises, local events, libraries, community and support groups as possible over the next few years, to share information about traffic management, scheme progress, possible job opportunities and other topics of interest.

If you’d like to talk to someone about booking the visitor centre please call 0800 270 0114 or email A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk

The Council has made the decision to list Gamlingay First School Field as an asset of community value  and will amend the asset register accordingly.

Further information about the Community Right to Bid and Assets of Community Value can be found on our webpage:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/community-right-bid

Please find attached a round up of recent activity at Northstowe.

A reminder that Monday  20th March 1-5pm is our Planning Open Day.

The Planning service is opening its doors to residents offering free advice and tips for any wanting to extend or alter their homes. The event is aimed at people who want to undertake a project but don't know where to start.

In general, people put in very few applications in a lifetime and we want to demystify the planning process.

The day will include drop-in planning & building regulation clinics, tours of the department, an opportunity to find out more about what's happening around the district, neighbourhood planning and the local plan.

The  programme of talks and seminars includes:

The event is part of a wider day with our counterparts in Cambridge City Planning Service running a similar event and programme in the morning (9-12 noon at The Guildhall).

Thursday 9 March: Telegraph: Budget 2017: Pubs see extra help in business rates revamp

Pubs and small businesses will receive extra help with their business rates bill, the Chancellor has announced.

Thursday 9 March: Times: Locals fear second Dale Farm on field readied by travellers

A group of Essex residents say that travellers are secretly building an illegal site in Basildon that could become a second Dale Farm. Basildon Council’s leader, Cllr Phil Turner, has called for government to give councils emergency powers to take immediate action against unauthorised developments.

Friday 10 March: Times: Business rates backtrack could save firms £2.5bn

Companies could pay £2.5 billion less in business rates over the next five years after the Government made a U-turn over its reforms.

Saturday 11 March: Mail: Fly-tip Britain

A feature article considers the problem of fly-tipping after new government figures show there were nearly one million incidents in England last year.

A list of decisions currently within the call-in period is available on the Council’s website.

The call in procedure is set out in full in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, ‘Scrutiny and Overview Committee Procedure Rules’. 

The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder

AGREED

A)   Apply a 1% increase on all pay points with effect from 1 April 2017 or the Living Wage rate (effective at 1 April 2017) of £8.45 per hour, whichever is the highest, with effect from 1 April 2017.

The Council has an obligation under TUPE to apply a pay award to transferred staff therefore it was agreed that:

B)   The Council applies the 1% increase to the former Veolia employees, with effect from 1 April 2017 and

C)   Delegated authority be given to the interim Chief Executive, to approve any adjustment required following Veolia’s conclusion of pay negotiations for 2017/2018.

The decision for 2017/2018 is within agreed budget provision.

Please note that this decision was first published on Tuesday 14 March and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Tuesday 21 March. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Wednesday 22 March.

The Planning Portfolio Holder has responded to Forest Heath District Council’s public consultation on their Local Plan. Please click on the link below for more details:

http://scambs.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?Id=10347

Please note that this decision was first published on Monday 13 March and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 20 March at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 21 March.

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/access-information