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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them. Minutes: Members were requested to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applied to them.
Councillor Getliffe and Councillor Roberts declared an interest in Appendix I, 'Housing Revenue Account - Budget 2001/02'; Appendix J, 'Housing Capital Programme 2000/2001 and 2001/02 and Appendix N, 'Tenant Participation in Council Housing' as Council tenants but referred to their dispensation from the Secretary of State to speak and vote. |
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LEADER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Minutes: Councillor Willmott referred to the Council's announcement on Friday 12 January of proposals for neighbourhood management and reported that the Cabinet would receive a full report at its next meeting. |
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SERVICE PROFILE - TOWN CLERK'S AND CORPORATE RESOURCES (IT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES) Councillor Patel to give a presentation. Minutes: Councillor Patel gave a presentation on the work of the Information Technology and Financial Services Section of the Town Clerk's and Corporate Resources Department.
RESOLVED: that the report be noted. |
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CHARTER OF SIMON DE MONTFORT C1321 - RESPONSE TO PETITION Councillor Patel submits a report proposing a response to a petition with 31 signatures submitted to the Council meeting on 30 November by Councillor Garner relating to the Charter of Simon de Montfort granted to the burgesses of Leicester around 1231. The Cabinet is asked to recommend to Council that it renounce the sentiments and prejudices within and any exercise of the Charter of Simon de Montfort. Minutes: Councillor Patel submitted a report proposing a response to a petition with 31 signatures submitted to the Council meeting on 30 November 2000 by Councillor Garner and which related to the Charter of Simon de Montfort granted to the Burgesses of Leicester around 1231. It was noted that the petitioners were asking the City Council to formally revoke the Charter; however such action was not possible as the Charter was not the Council's to revoke. However the sentiments contained within the Charter were clearly an abhorrence and totally at variance with the celebration of diversity which was one of the most prominent features of the City as it entered the 21st century. It was therefore recommended that the Council renounce and repudiate the sentiments and prejudices which led to the grant of and any exercise of the Charter.
RESOLVED: that the City Council be asked to renounce and repudiate the sentiments and prejudices which led to the grant and any exercise of the Charter of Simon de Montfort c1231. |
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Councillor Patel submits a report seeking the Cabinet's approval to the main Capital Programme for 2001-02 for recommendation to Council. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Patel submitted a report seeking the Cabinet's approval to the main Capital Programme 2001/2 for recommendation to Council.
It was noted that in 1999, the Council had approved a three year programme for the years 1999/2000 and 2001/02 and it was now recommended that the Council approved a one year programme for 2001/02 being the final year of the original programme. Some minor amendments had been proposed by the Labour Group and these were detailed in the report.
It was noted that the Finance, Resources and Equal Opportunities Scrutiny Committee, at its meeting in December, had asked that every effort be made to minimise the negative strategic and revenue effects of property disposal.
RESOLVED: (1)that the following changes to the 2001/02 Capital Programme as proposed by the Labour Group be approved:-
a)the original provision of £155,000 for the variable message signs schemes be deleted from the programme as it is not possible to carry out a viable scheme for the sum available, the scheme to be reconsidered if funds become available and the Director of Environment and Development to consider the availability of Local Transport Plan funding;
b)the cost to complete the Land and Property Gazetteer scheme of £63,500 be added to the programme to enable full use to be made of the Gazetteer;
c)the Young Women's Unit of £239,000 be deleted from the capital programme if the Director of Social Services' proposed revenue strategy which makes alternative services proposals is endorsed;
d)an increase of £400,000 to the approved cost of the Victoria Road East Extension to £1.773 million following a re-assessment of costs and taking into account advice from the construction industry about the trend in prices, this scheme to facilitate the release of significant capital receipts in future years;
e)contribution of £300,000 towards the cost of the Lewisher Road Link be added to the programme which it is anticipated will be covered by additional capital receipts;
(2)that the revised capital programme including the above and as detailed in the appendix to the report be approved for recommendation to Council;
(3)that approval be given for the inclusion of the Belgrave Public Convenience Scheme of £93,000 if the results of arbitration are in favour of the City Council;
(4)that the target for capital receipts, being the remainder of the original target of £14.86 million set in 1999 plus ringfenced receipts of £465,000 be as follows:-
For the two years 2000/02 and 2001/02 combined:-
Operational property - £3.174 million Non-operational property - £8.649 million
(5)that every effort be made to achieve the respective targets for operational and non-operational property receipts but if there is a remaining shortfall on operational property receipts, the Director of Environment and Development be asked to advise on further sales needed to achieve the capital receipts target; and
(6)that given that the programme is essentially the existing one, the technical requirement to consult Scrutiny Committees be waived. |
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