Minutes for EXECUTIVE meeting, Nov 15 2011, 9.30AM official page

To receive apologies for absence.

To approve as a correct record, the Minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 4 October 2011.

To receive from Members any declarations and the nature in relation to:-

 

(a)    personal interests in any agenda item

 

(b)    personal and prejudicial interests in any agenda item.

 

 

To receive any matters of communication from the Chairman.

To consider petitions received in accordance with the Scheme of Public Participation set out in Annex 2 of Part A4 of the Constitution.

 

(a)    e-Petition requesting the Council to ‘Save Leighton Buzzard Library Café’ – 106 signatures.

 

(b)    e-Petition to request that the Council build a footpath on Greenfield Hill in Pulloxhill following the deaths of two pedestrians since September 2010 – 368 signatures as at 2 November 2011.  (The e-petition is due to run until the 4 November 2011)

To respond to general questions and statements from members of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Public Participation set out in Appendix A of Part A4 of the Constitution.

To receive the Forward Plan of Key Decisions for the period 1 November 2011 to 31 October 2012.

 

To consider the recommendations from the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 25 October 2011 with regard to the review of Highways and Transportation.

 

The report defines the process for consulting on the draft budget and includes feedback from the market research phase of public engagement in the budget setting process for 2012/13. 

 

 

The Executive’s approval is sought for the Minerals and Waste Core Strategy to undergo consultation on issues of soundness prior to its submission to the Secretary of State and to approve a revised Minerals and Waste Local Development Scheme 2011.  Please note that the Appendices to the report have been circulated separately to Executive Members, Deputy Executive Members and Directors.  Copies can be obtained from our website www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or from Sandra Hobbs on 0300 300 5257.

 

The report presents the Economic Development Plan for consideration and proposes that the Executive endorse the plan and support its presentation to full Council at the 24 November 2011 meeting as part of the Council Policy Framework. 

 

The report proposes that the Council adopt the Central Bedfordshire Allocations Policy in order to discharge its statutory duties under the Housing Act 1996, Part VI.

 

 

The report proposes the revised Capital Programme for 2011/12.

 

This report requests capital funding for the Design Phase of the Channel Shift Strategy.

 

To propose that the Executive grants delegated powers to the Director of Social Care, Health and Housing to award the tender for Landlords’ electricity supplies to the most economically advantageous offer when prices are called.

 

To consider the Adult Social Care Health and Housing Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Peer Challenge final report.

 

The report outlines the actions taken to ensure business continuity and minimise risks following the notification from the Responsive Repairs contractor that they were withdrawing from the Council’s contract one month from 1 October 2011.

 

To consider whether to pass a resolution under section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the Press and Public from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that the consideration of the item is likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

 

The appendix sets out  the budgeted costs of the detailed design phase and the estimated costs of the full channel shift project.

 

 

The appendix sets out the emergency procurement process and evaluation summary for an emergency interim Housing Responsive Repairs contract.