Waverley Borough Council Committee System - Committee Document
Meeting of the Environment and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 14/03/2006
Agenda
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Date
: 2nd March 2006
To: All Members and Substitute
Members of the ENVIRONMENT
AND LEISURE OVERVIEW AND
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
Membership of the Environment and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Mr J R Sandy (Chairman)
Mrs S R Jacobs
Mrs M V M Hunt (Vice Chairman)
Dr P M Marriott
Mr M H W Band
Mrs P N Mitchell
Dr J F A Blowers
Mr J M Savage
Mr M W Byham
Mrs J A Slyfield
Mr R D Frost
Ms M Taylor
Mr P D Harmer
Mr A E B Taylor-Smith
Mrs P Hibbert
Mr R C Terry
Mrs L S R Hodgson
Substitute Members
Liberal Democrat
Conservative
Independent
Mr W M Marshall
Mrs P Ellis
Mr V Duckett
Mr A Rayner
Mr B A Ellis
Mrs A E Mansell
Mr P B Isherwood
Mr B G Shelley
Mr J C S Mackie
Vacant
Dear Sir/Madam
A meeting of the ENVIRONMENT AND LEISURE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE will be held as follows: -
DATE: TUESDAY 14TH MARCH 2006
TIME: 7.00 P.M.
PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNCIL OFFICES, THE BURYS, GODALMING
The Agenda for the meeting is set out below.
Yours faithfully
CHRISTINE L POINTER
Chief Executive
NOTE FOR MEMBERS
Contact officers are shown at the end of each report and members are welcome to raise questions, make observations etc. in advance of the meeting with the appropriate officer.
AGENDA
1.
INFORMAL PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
The Chairman to receive any questions from members of the public.
2.
MINUTES
To confirm the Minutes of the Meetings held on 17th and 31st January 2006 (to be laid on the table half an hour before the meeting).
3.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
To receive apologies for absence and to report any substitutions.
4.
DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS
To receive from Members declarations of personal and prejudicial interests in relation to any items included on the agenda for this meeting in accordance with the Waverley Code of Local Government Conduct.
5.
QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
The Chairman to respond to any questions received from members of the public of which notice has been duly given in accordance with Procedure Rule 10.
FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME
6.0
EXECUTIVE FOUR-MONTH ROLLING PROGRAMME
[Wards Affected: N/A]
To receive, for information, the four month rolling programme of key decisions to be considered by the Executive at its meeting on 7th March 2006, attached as
Appendix A
, and to note the progress on items relevant to this Committee which are set out at
Appendix B
.
6.1
COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME: IN-DEPTH REVIEWS
[Wards Affected: N/A]
Items included on the work programme for 2005/6 in-depth reviews are: -
i) Exploring current issues regarding mobile phone technology;
ii) Surrey County Council Highways Department input into development control decisions; and
iii) Haslemere Museum. (Reserve item)
6.2
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT INPUT INTO DEVELOPMENT CONTROL DECISIONS – SCOPING REPORT
[Wards Affected: All]
At a meeting of the Environment and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee in May 2005 it was agreed than an in-depth review be carried out to review the input from Surrey County Council Highways Department into WBC Development Control decisions. The purpose of this report is to establish the perameters of such a review and to propose that it be conducted along the lines of a select committee investigation.
Recommendations
It is recommended that:
1 the committee consider the scope of the in-depth review into Surrey’s highways policy and processes and agree the key questions to be addressed by the review, and
2 the review be conducted in accordance with the process and outline timetable set out above.
PERFORMANCE ITEMS
7.
BEST VALUE AND LOCAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS – THIRD QUARTER
[Wards Affected: All]
To consider the report at
Appendix D
which describes the performance on Best Value and Local Performance indicators relevant to this Committee during the third quarter.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this committee considers the information presented and draws the Executive’s attention to any specific issues it sees fit.
BUDGET ITEMS
8.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FUND 2006/2007 - MAIN GRANT APPLICATIONS
[Wards Affected: All]
To consider the report at
Appendix E
which considers applications submitted to the Community Partnerships Fund for 2006/7, including the Community Buildings Grant Scheme applications for 2006/7.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Committee considers the Community Partnerships Fund applications within its remit, and all of the Community Buildings Grant applications and passes comments to the Executive to assist in its determination of the level of grant for each organisation to be recommended to the Council.
OVERVIEW ITEMS
9.
REPORT FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
[Wards Affected: All]
To receive the report of the Waste Management SIG meeting on 6th March 2006 which is
to follow
.
10.
NEW JOINT MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
[Wards Affected: All]
Report to follow.
11.
EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
To consider the following recommendation on the motion of the Chairman: -
Recommendation
That, pursuant to Procedure Rule 20, and in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information (as defined by Section 100I of the Act) of the description specified in the appropriate paragraph(s) of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act (
to be identified, as necessary, at the meeting
).
12.
ANY OTHER ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN EXEMPT SESSION
To consider matters (if any) relating to aspects of any reports on this agenda which, it is felt, may need to be considered in Exempt session.
For further information or assistance, please telephone Gill Dally,
Committee Secretary on extension 3226 or 01483 523226.
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