Agenda item

i)            EMPLOYEES COMMITTEE (RETIREMENTS) – 10 JUNE 2003

REDEPLOYMENT PROCEDURE         A1

A minute extract and an officer report in response is attached at Appendix A1.

RESOLVED:

(3)that Cabinet be asked to look at the redeployment procedure within the authority to see if any changes might be recommended.

Councillor Coley to respond

ii)                  ARTS, LEISURE AND ENVIRONMENT SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

- 18 JUNE 2003

BRAUNSTONE LEISURE CENTRE – UPDATE REPORT  A2

The full minute and an officer report in response is attached at Appendix A2.

RESOLVED:

(1)that Cabinet be asked to give an assurance that there would be sufficient revenue funds available within corporate budgets to finance the Braunstone Leisure Centre; and

(2)that it be requested that if Cabinet were unable to give these assurances that consideration be given to a scaled down version of the project incorporating existing sports facilities within Braunstone, possibly incorporating the Braunstone Hall hard court.

Councillor Mugglestone to respond.

iii)            HOUSING SCRUTINY COMMITTEE – 19 JUNE 2003

PETITION RELATING TO PARKING ON MONMOUTHA3

DRIVE, EYRES MONSELL ESTATE

The full minute with Officer’s comments included is attached at Appendix A3.

RESOLVED:

(3)that the Cabinet be informed that the Scrutiny Committee would like to see funding provided for additional lay-bys in that area.

Councillor Metcalfe / Hunt to respond.

iv)            FINANCE, RESOURCES AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

            SCRUTINY COMMITTEE – 26 JUNE 2003

HYPOTHECATION OF CAPITAL RESOURCES               A4

The full minute and an officer report in response is attached at Appendix A4.

RESOLVED:

(1)that the Committee express their concern to Cabinet that changes should not be made to the education capital programme in order to fund the highways capital programme;

(2)that the relevant Cabinet member be invited to discuss his views on the Cabinet’s request to consider hypothecation of the capital programme.

Councillor Coley to respond.

The Cabinet received the following items from Committees.

EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENTS) COMMITTEE – 10 JUNE 2003

REDEPLOYMENT PROCEDURE

The Committee agreed the following resolution at its meeting:-

-     “that Cabinet be asked to look at the redeployment procedure within the authority to see if any changes might be recommended.”

Councillor Blackmore circulated a recommendation in response to this issue which suggested the creation of a Cabinet Sub-Group to consider the Committee’s request. This was supported by the Cabinet.

RESOLVED:

(1)that a Cabinet Sub-Group be formed to look in more detail at the options relating to the Employees (Retirement) Committee request; and

(2)that the Sub-Group be established by the Town Clerk comprising of Councillors Coles (Chair) and Johnson, with the co-option of one further Liberal Democrat Member (not necessarily a Cabinet Member) and one Labour Member.

ARTS, LEISURE AND ENVIRONMENT SCRUTINY COMMITTEE – 18 JUNE 2003

BRAUNSTONE LEISURE CENTRE – UPDATE REPORT

The Committee agreed the following resolutions at its meeting:-

-     “that Cabinet be asked to give an assurance that there would be sufficient revenue funds available within corporate budgets to finance the Braunstone Leisure Centre; and

-     that it be requested that if Cabinet were unable to give these assurances that consideration be given to a scaled down version of the project incorporating existing sports facilities within Braunstone, possibly incorporating the Braunstone Hall hard court.”

Councillor Mugglestone in response stated that he welcomed the Scrutiny Committee’s comments. He commented that he could not at this point guarantee the running costs of the new swimming pool. They had not yet been specifically identified particularly in the light of the wide departmental review of services known as ‘The Project’ which was currently being consulted on.

With regard to the Scrutiny Committee’s comments about scaling down the Leisure Centre he reported that he had asked Officers to prepare a report analysing all the options available for funding the new Leisure Centre and the risks involved in each option available. This would be submitted to a future meeting of the Cabinet.

RESOLVED:

that the Corporate Director of Cultural Services and Neighbourhood Renewal prepare a full report on options for Braunstone Leisure Centre with their costs and risks, to be considered at an early meeting of the Cabinet.

HOUSING SCRUTINY COMMITTEE – 19 JUNE 2003

PETITION RELATING TO PARKING ON MONMOUTH DRIVE, EYRES MONSELL ESTATE

The Committee agreed the following resolution at its meeting:-

-     “that the Cabinet be informed that the Scrutiny Committee would like to see funding provided for additional lay-bys in that area.”

Councillor Hunt in response stated that in line with the usual process, this request would be included with all other outstanding requests for this type of work. He also stated that he had requested Officers to consider if there were any other ways of funding these type of works as there were a large number outstanding.

The Town Clerk commented that the Chair of the Housing Scrutiny Committee had queried the Minute of the Housing Scrutiny Committee and whether the issue had been referred to Cabinet. The minute would be clarified at the next meeting of the Housing Scrutiny Committee. Notwithstanding this, the Committee did wish to see funding for additional lay bys in the area.

RESOLVED:

(1)that this request for additional lay-bys be considered alongside other requests as part of the usual Highways Capital programme;

(2)that Officers be requested to consider other ways of funding for this type of work.

FINANCE, RESOURCES AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

HYPOTHECATION OF CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Committee agreed the following resolutions at its meeting:-

-     “that the Committee express their concern to Cabinet that changes should not be made to the education capital programme in order to fund the highways capital programme; and

-     that the relevant Cabinet member be invited to discuss his views on the Cabinet’s request to consider hypothecation of the capital programme.”

Councillor Blackmore referred to the report circulated with the agenda which had been prepared in response to the request from the Finance, Resources and Equal Opportunities Scrutiny Committee. He recommended that the Officer advice in the report be agreed.

RESOLVED:

(1)that any decision on hypothecation (or otherwise) of capital resources be deferred until the next 3 year capital programme (2005/06 to 2007/08) was being considered; and

(2)that the comments of the Scrutiny Committee be noted, and taken in to consideration at the above time.