Agenda

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

Items
No. Item

1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 29 June to Friday 14 July 2017

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 29 Jun

Fri 30 Jun

9:30am

Audit & Corporate Governance Committee

Monkfield Room

Patrick Adams

Mon 3 Jul

10am

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee

Swansley Room B

Victoria Wallace

Tue 4 Jul

Wed 5 Jul

10:30am

Planning Committee

Council Chamber

Ian Senior

Thu 6 Jul

6pm

Scrutiny & Overview Committee

Swansley Room

Victoria Wallace

Fri 7 Jul

10am

Business & Customer Services Portfolio Holder

Council Chamber

Patrick Adams

 

Mon 10 Jul

Tue 11 Jul

10am

Planning Portfolio Holder Meeting – POSTPONED

Wed 12 Jul

Thu 13 Jul

6pm

Cabinet

Swansley Room

Victoria Wallace

Fri 14 Jul

 

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS

2.

Consultation on Expanding Secondary School Provision in Cambourne pdf icon PDF 250 KB

Please find attached details of a consultation by The Cam Academy Trust on proposals for creating a second campus at Cambourne Village College to meet the demands created by new development. The consultation is to run from 23 June to 13 July.

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.

Personal Safety Training at Cambridge City Council: Tue 4 July at 6:30pm

Cambridge City Council are running a course on Personal Safety by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust on Tuesday 4 July from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

 

This course will cover the following topics:

·         Lone working

·         Tracking systems

·         Home visits

·         Travelling safely

·         Running safer surgeries and being out on the frontline

·         Recognising early warning signs of aggression

 

If you would like to attend this training, please contact Patrick Adams 01954 713408

GENERAL INFORMATION

4.

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

21/06/2017

Cambridge News online

How you can influence the future of South Cambridgeshire in the years ahead

Link

 

21/06/2017

Cambridge News

Claim that a new bin service is still rubbish (City Council lead shared service story)

 

 

21/06/2017

Cambridge News

New identity and new message for City Deal

P4

 

21/06/2017

Cambridge Independent online

Greater Cambridge City Deal refreshes vision as a £1billion partnership

Link

 

22/06/2017

Cambridge 105

Parklife - don't miss this free family fun day this Sunday

 

 

22/06/2017

Cambridge News online

Free 'Parklife' family fun day is back at Milton Country Park this weekend

link

 

22/06/2017

Cambridge Independent online

Are you ready for Parklife in Milton Country Park this weekend?

Link

 

25/06/2017

Cambridge News online

Biggest free 'Parklife' event welcomes hundreds of visitors to Milton Country Park

Link

 

23/06/2017

Cambridge News

Lots of fun and games to be had

Link

 

23/06/2017

Cambridge News

Talking about county's future

Link

 

26/06/2017

Cambridge News

All the people, so many people

Link

 

26/06/2017

Cambridge News

Distortion of evidence' claim

Link

 

27/06/2017

Cambridge News online

Fire risk assessments taking place in housing blocks in South Cambridgeshire

Link

 

27/06/2017

Cambridge Independent online

Improving collections as bin target is missed

P16

 

28/06/2017

Cambridge News online

New bin collections did miss some homes repeatedly - but we have learned from mistakes'

Link

 

 

5.

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.

 

Thursday 22 June: Times: Business Rates Government Pledge Dropped

Legislation to allow local government to keep 100 per cent of its business rates has been shelved.

 

Friday 23 June: Times: Travellers in Basildon

An article examines Basildon Council’s ongoing bid to remove travellers illegally using land in Wickford, Essex.

 

Friday 23 June: Mirror: Notorious fly-tipper jailed

A prolific fly-tipper has been caught by East Riding Council and jailed for six years.

 

Saturday 24 June: Mail: Solar-powered bins

Residents have complained that solar-powered bins which compact rubbish as it is deposited – reducing the number of collections councils have to do and saving money in the long-term – are not emptied enough.

 

Sunday 25 June: Observer: Housing crisis threatens a million families with eviction by 2020

More than a million households living in private rented accommodation are at risk of becoming homeless by 2020 because of rising rents, benefit freezes and a lack of social housing, according to a devastating new report into the UK’s escalating housing crisis.

 

Sunday 25 June: Mail on Sunday: Nappy charge for household waste

A report looking at extra payments to take away nappies as part of household waste, which some councils charge for.

 

Monday 26 June: Telegraph: Business and rates relief

A £300 million business rates relief fund is still not fully functioning three months after many companies received a sharp rise in their bills, the Telegraph reports.

 

Monday 26 June: Times: Mattress mountain “a nightmare for the environment”

Unwanted mattresses are becoming an “environmental menace” as millions end up in landfill or are simply abandoned on rented plots, recyclers have warned.

 

Wednesday 28 June: Guardian: Mass sale of council homes outstrips new stock

Analysis of figures from 72 councils following Freedom of Information requests has revealed that homes sold off under Right to Buy are being sold three times faster than local authorities can replace them.

6.

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.

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE 21 JUNE 2017

In accordance with the Access to Information Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, any executive decision shall be published normally within five days of being made.  That record will bear the date on which it is published and will specify that the decision will come into force, and may then be implemented, on the expiry of 5 working days after the publication of the decision, unless called in for review by the Chairman of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee or by any five other councillors.

 

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’

7.

Community Chest: Funding Applications

The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder agreed the following Community Chest funding:

 

Name of Applicant

Project Description

Total cost of project (£)

Total Awarded (£)

St Mary the Virgin Church

Purchase of materials to create a Community Peace Garden

£8,597.00

£805.88

Fen Drayton Parish Council

Purchase of notice board to be placed at the west end of the village

£2,023.68

£1,000.00

Cherry Hinton Baptist Church

Replacement chairs for the Family Centre

£905.76

£452.88

Linton Heights Junior School

Purchase of Forest School equipment

£991.98

£797.86

Melbourn Amateur Dramatics Society

Purchase of two stand alone spot lights to improve the lighting in the performance hall and a graphic equaliser to eliminate feedback from the sound system.

£987.00

           £987.00

Smarties Pre School

Creation of a sensory garden. Including a new surface, wind chimes, wooden play features including an imaginative play kitchen.

£2866.29

£1,000.00

Hinxton Parish Council

Purchase & installation of a set of baby swings for the playground

£2329.20

£1,000.00

Hardwick Pre- school

Replacement of rotten decking.

£2,500

£1,000.00

Hardwick Play Parks Group

Purchase of a ‘Tango Swing’ as part of the redevelopment of the play area

£22,420.42

£1,000.00

Power 2 Inspire

Purchase of specialist sports equipment

£797.89

£398.95

Bethel Baptist Church

Purchase of a combined Electric Cooker/Microwave and hob for the kitchen as part of the kitchen refurbishment

£8,000

£1,000.00

Green Minds

Gardening project to help people to recover from a range of health problems by increasing social networks and self confidence.

£1,400.00

£890.00

Great Shelford Playscape

Construction of a bridge across a ditch as part of the transformation of the copse into a den building space with trails.  This will make the area accessible for pushchairs and wheelchairs

£1,519.00

£1,000.00

1st Orwell Guides

Purchase of new lightweight tents

£600.00

£600.00

 

The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder refused the following applications:

 

Name of Applicant

Project Description

Total cost of project (£)

Total Awarded (£)

Reason for Refusal

Meadow Primary School

Purchase and installation of a Willow Structure for the children to play in and improve the grounds

£938.40

0

Does not comply with the Community Chest criteria

Coton Primary School

Purchase of folding exhibition display boards and cotton bags to support the start up of the Great Plastics Quest project

£1,386.40

0

Does not comply with the Community Chest criteria

 

The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder deferred the following applications:

 

Name of Applicant

Project Description

Total cost of project (£)

Total Awarded (£)

Reason for Deferral

Horseheath Cricket Club

Repair and replace the windows in the pavilion and equipment to maintain the playing field

£4750.00

Pending

Further information needed

Stepping Stones

Breakfast & After School Club

£2310.00

Pending

Further information needed

ICU Steps

Cambridge

Set up costs for a support group for families of patients who have been admitted to ICU & ex patients suffering from PTSD

£868.00

Pending

Further information needed

 

Please note that this decision was first published on Thursday 22 June and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 29 June at 5pm.

8.

Apprenticeships

The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder APPROVED the Council’s 4 year Apprenticeship Strategy.

 

Please note that this decision was first published on Thursday 22 June and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 29 June at 5pm.

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

9.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

 

 

Agendas

·                      Audit and Corporate Governance Committee 30 June

·                      Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee 3 July

·                      Planning Committee 5 July

 

Decisions

·                      Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder’s Meeting 20 June

·                      Civic Affairs Committee 22 June

·                      Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee 22 June (Co-op in Gamlingay)

 

Issues

·                      Cabinet Roles & Responsibilities 2017-18

·                      Sale of Land Off Station Road, Foxton

 

10.

SCDC Starters and Leavers

New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Beverly Agass

Job Title: Chief Executive

Date started: 1 July 2017

 

Name: Bethan Gregory

Job Title: HR Advisor

Date started: 26 June 2017

 

Name: Helen Smith

Job Title: Housing Administrative Apprentice

Date started: 26 June 2017

 

Staff who have moved jobs

 

Name: Alex Colyer

Old Job title: Interim Chief Executive

New Job title: Executive Director

Date moving: 3 July 2017

Staff who have left/will be leaving

 

Name: Ian Lorman

Job title: Trees Officer

Date leaving: 31 July 2017