ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

Strategic Director

Corporate and Environment Services

County Hall

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1UD


5 June 2002


To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL


You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY, 12 JUNE 2002 in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT commencing at 10.00 am for the transaction of the business set out in the Agenda below.


AGENDA


PRAYERS

 

1.        To approve as a correct record and to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 15 May 2002 (Paper A)

 

2.        To receive any declarations of interest.

 

3.        To deal with any questions from members of the public.

 

Questions may be asked without notice but to guarantee a full reply at the meeting, the question must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 10.00 am on Monday, 10 June 2002.

 

4.        To receive any official communications and correspondence submitted by the Chairman.

 

5.        EXECUTIVE :

 

           (a)       To consider the following matters as recommended by the Executive at its meeting on the 21 May and 5 June 2002.

 

                       (i)        Public Service Agreement

 

Consideration was given to the draft Public Service Agreement prior to its submission to the Department of Transport Local Government and Regions (DTLR). A final draft would be agreed after detailed negotiations with the DTLR on a variety of targets to stretch the Council’s performances in a number of different services areas. In order to meet the targets the Government would allow bids for pump priming money. Successful performance in 60% or more target should result in a one-off allocation of ‘reward grant’. The targets had been selected from areas where performance could be improved and/or where residents had identified them as local priorities. It was anticipated that the final agreement would consist of approximately 13 targets 7 of which would be national targets. To give flexibility in the negotiations, 15 initial targets would be put forward, in anticipation that two could be withdrawn if it was felt that unrealistic targets had been set. Members believed that the targets set should be achievable in order to allow a reasonable chance of success.

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL :

 

                                  (i)        THAT the draft agreement as set out in Schedule 1 of the report be agreed

 

                                  (ii)       THAT the extra freedoms and flexibilities set out in Schedule 2 of the report to enter into negotiations with the DTLR in order to achieve the targets be agreed

 

                                  (iii)       THAT the proposals for allocating pump priming money bids and unsupported credit approval bids as set out in Schedules 2 and 3 as attached to the report be agreed

 

                                  (iv)      THAT the extra costs of unsupported borrowing, and the excess pump priming bids over the sum available as set out in paragraph 4.2 of the report, be agreed

 

                                  (v)       THAT the proposal to seek approval of the Local Strategic Partnership Board on 25 June 2002 be agreed

 

(The report of the Deputy Leader as considered by the Executive is attached as Paper B1)

 

                       (ii)       Appointment of Head of Paid Service

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL :

 

THAT the Strategic Director of Corporate and Environment Services be designated as Head of Paid Service for a period of one year with effect from 1 November 2002 with a formal review six months from commencement.

           

(A report prepared by the Portfolio Holder for Resources is attached as Paper B2)

 

                       (iii)       Recommendation from the Development Control Committee

 

The Development Control Committee on the 14 May 2002 agreed the final details of the implementation of Public Speaking on individual planning applications. In order to ensure that these arrangements worked as smoothly as possible the Committee suggested the Constitution be amended so that the Development Control Committee was excluded from the requirement to have public question time. The Executive believed this would restrict members of the public asking questions on matters that did not appear on the agenda and which would not be considered during the meeting. Clarification was given on how the scheme would operate and how it could be utilised by local Councils and other organisations.

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL :

 

THAT the Council’s Constitution be amended so that Public Question Time at Development Control Committee be restricted only to matters not on the agenda.

 

           (b)       Portfolio Holders to give answers to written and oral questions on budget or policy and update on major issues :

 

                       (i)        The Leader (Mrs S A Smart);

                       (ii)       Deputy Leader (Mr P G Harris);

                       (iii)       Agenda 21 and Countryside Matters (Mrs B Lawson);

                       (iv)      Economic Development, UK and EU, Regional Issues (Mr H Rees);

                       (v)       Education and Lifelong Learning (Mrs J L Wareham);

                       (vi)      Fire, Emergency Planning and Consumer Protection (Mr D J Knowles);

                       (vii)      Resources (Mr R R Barry);

                       (viii)     Social Services and Housing (Mr R G Mazillius);

                       (ix)      Tourism and Leisure (Mrs M A Jarman);

                       (x)       Transport (Mr E Fox).

 

To guarantee a full reply Members may submit a question in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 10.00 am on Tuesday, 11 June 2002. A further period of 7 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Portfolio Holder.

 

6.        To receive a report from the Chairman and to answer any written questions in respect of the following Committees :

           (a)       Select Committees :

 

                       (i)        Economic Development, Planning, Tourism and Leisure Services (Mr J H Fleming);

                       (ii)       Education, Community Development and Lifelong Learning (Mr J F Howe);

                       (iii)       Environment and Transport (Mrs T M Butchers);

                       (iv)      Fire and Public Safety (Mr G P Price);

                       (v)       Resources (Mr G S Kendall);

                       (vi)      Social Services, Housing and Benefits (Mr I R Stephens).

 

           (b)       Regulatory Committees :

 

                       (i)        Development Control Committee (Mrs M J Miller)

                       (ii)       Licensing Panel (Mr C B Chapman)

                       (iii)       Regulatory Appeals Committee (Mrs M J Lloyd)

 

Any questions from Members for items 6(a) and 6(b) above must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services by 10.00 am on Tuesday, 11 June 2002.

MIKE FISHER

Strategic Director

Corporate and Environment Services