Agenda

Contact: Patrick Adams  01954 713408 Email: democratic.services@scambs.gov.uk

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1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 1 November to Friday 16 November

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 1 Nov

Fri 2 Nov

Mon 5 Nov

Tue 6 Nov

Wed 7 Nov

9:30am

Cabinet

Swansley Room

Ian Senior

 

4pm

Employment & Staffing Committee

Monkfield Room

Patrick Adams

Thu 8 Nov

Fri 9 Nov

 

Mon 12 Nov

Tue 13 Nov

Wed 14 Nov

10:30am

Planning Committee

Council Chamber

Ian Senior

Thu 15 Nov

2pm

Greater Cambridge Partnership Joint Assembly

Council Chamber

Democratic Services

Fri 16 Nov

 

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

2.

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Road Closures pdf icon PDF 471 KB

Please find attached details of this week’s A14 related road closures.

UPCOMING DISTRICT COUNCILLOR TRAINING

Unless otherwise specified, please confirm your availability to attend any of the following briefing or training events by contacting Patrick Adams on 01954 713408. This will ensure your training records are kept up to date and suitable venue and catering booking can be made. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

3.

Budget Briefing: Tue 6 November at 5:30pm

Date: Tuesday 6 November

Time: 5:30pm

Venue: Council Chamber

Description: A briefing on the process for setting the 2019/20 budget.

4.

Commercialisation Masterclass: Thu 8 Nov 9:30am to 4:30pm

Date: Thursday 8 November

Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm (lunch provided)

Venue: Council Chamber

Description: A training session on how the Council can raise income.

GENERAL INFORMATION

5.

Media Monitoring

Arising from the results of the Member Communication Needs Survey, many members highlighted the fact that residents found out about SCDC matters through the media.

 

The Council’s Communications Team will produce a weekly summary of recent news items to be published in the Bulletin to help keep members informed of recent coverage of SCDC.

 

Contact the Communications Team for further information.

 

 

Date

Publication

Details

24/10/2018

Cambridge News

High cost of living blamed for failure to attract key staff

P6

Cllr Bridget Smith quoted

24/10/2018

Cambridge News

Whopping £94.5k pay-out for Cambridgeshire public servant who quit job

Link

Combined Authority article

24/10/2018

Cambridge Independent online

Huge severance payment for Combined Authority chief executive revealed

Link

 

24/10/2018

The Guardian Online

53 councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in three years

Link

SCDC listed along with 52 other Councils

24/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Living costs lead to skill shortages'

P7

Cllr Bridget Smith quoted

24/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Petition over Starbucks plan

P14

Mentions SCDC planning consultation

24/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Deal protects bus service from axe

P15

 

24/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Campaign group sets out 'people's vision' for town

P15

Waterbeach Cycling Campaign reaction to new town SPD

24/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Letter: No one voted for Brexit chaos - that's why there should be another chance to stay

P29

Letter from Cllr Geoff Harvey

25/10/2018

Cambridge News

Combined authority chief's £94k payoff

P4

Combined Authority article

25/10/2018

Cambridge News

Off-road option to link metro

P11

Combined Authority article

29/10/2018

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Jose Hales interviewed as part of vox pop of people's opinions of austerity

Scroll to apprx 57m

 

29/10/2018

Ely Standard online

House prices driving recruiting problems for businesses

Link

Cllr Bridget Smith quoted in Combined Authority role

30/10/2018

Cambridge Network Online

Council housing pledge after borrowing cap lifted

Link

 

30/10/2018

Cambridge News

Budget boost could make city economic 'powerhouse'

P4

Budget reaction - Cllr Hazel Smith quoted about housing borrowing cap

30/10/2018

Cambridge News

Board 'not consulted' over £94k pay-out to chief exec

P7

Combined Authority article

30/10/2018

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Ruth Betson interviewed about Starbucks plans for Cambourne drive-thru

TBC

 

31/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Housing hopes

P4

Reaction to autumn budget

31/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

19th-century idea 'could ease county housing crisis'

P7

Cllr Bridget Smith quoted

31/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Countryside route backing for city's new transport link

P9

Combined Authority article. Cllr Ian Sollom and Cllr Philip Allen quoted

31/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Hotel donates spare bedding to council's good causes

P9

 

31/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

CA chief resigned and collected £94k

P19

 

31/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Green light for first phase of £45 million education campus

P25

Cllr Tumi Hawkins quoted

31/10/2018

Cambridge News

New 'model communities' to help solve city housing crisis

P7

Cllr Bridget Smith quoted

31/10/2018

Cambridge News

Extraordinary letter leads to hopes of more open combined authority

P11

Combined Authority article.

 

6.

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

 

The Local Government Association provides a list of news headlines relevant to its members. Please click the headlines below for more details.

 

Saturday 27 October: BBC Online: Taxi licences “issued to convicted criminals”

Taxi licences are being granted to drivers who are convicted of crimes including sex trafficking and reckless driving, an investigation by the Local Democracy service has found.

 

Saturday 27 October: Telegraph: Cost of housing benefit “set to treble by 2050”

The cost of housing benefit, paid to bridge the gap between low incomes and high rents, is set to increase by threefold by 2050, a new analysis by the Centre for Social Justice has revealed.

 

Saturday 27 October: Mail: Cashless Councils

Some local authorities have switched from cash or cheque payments for bills to electronic payment only, it is reported, in a bid to cut down on processing costs.

 

Sunday 28 October: Observer: Universal Credit

Universal Credit is contributing to rising homelessness, according to an investigation carried out by the Observer.

 

Wednesday 31 October: BBC News online: Rural areas “least socially mobile”

People living in rural communities are facing diminishing opportunities as a result of a “false perception” of these areas being affluent, according to a new report by the County Councils Network and the County All-Party Parliamentary Group of MPs.

7.

View Planning Applications

To view the list of planning applications that have recently been submitted to the Council, please visit the authority’s on-line Planning Application Search.  Once the page has loaded, you can use the Search option to set your own criteria of parish, area and date range.

 

The system will provide a range of information on current and decided applications since 1948, including a brief description of the development, reference number, decision and the date of decision.  More recent applications show the name and telephone number of the council officer who is dealing with the application.

 

Search results are presented in a collection of pages, the number of which depends on the number of results your search produces.  There are navigation tools to allow you to browse your results.

 

 

 

DECISIONS MADE BY OFFICERS AND REPORTED FOR INFORMATION

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

OTHER INFORMATION

8.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

Agendas

·                      Employment & Staffing Committee 7 November

·                      Cabinet 7 November

 

Minutes

·                      Cabinet 3 October

·                      Council 27 September