NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEETING – 13 FEBRUARY
2003
Dear Councillor,
A meeting of the Cambridge City Council
will be held in the Council Chamber of the Guildhall on Thursday 13 February
2003 at 6.00pm and I hereby summon you to attend.
Dated 5 February 2003
Yours
faithfully
Chief
Executive
1 TO APPROVE AS A
CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 28
NOVEMBER 2002
(pages 47-57)
2 MAYOR=S ANNOUNCEMENTS
4 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME - see below for detail of the scheme
5 TO
CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE WHICH ARE FOR ADOPTION:
General
Fund Revenue Budgets 2002/03 (revised), 2003/04 Budget & Capital Plan (pages 1-23)
Appendix
A: General Fund projection 2002/2003 to 2006/2007
Appendix
B: General Fund funding statement 2002/2003 to 2006/2007
Appendix
C: General Fund reserves projection 2002/2003 to 2006/2007
Appendix
D: Availability of capital fund projection 2002/2003 to 2006/2007
Appendix
E: Revenue bids and savings
Appendix
F: Capital – new bids
Appendix
G: Council Tax Setting
Appendix
H: Investments – amendments to counter-party lists
6 TO CONSIDER THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEES WHICH ARE FOR ADOPTION:
Standards
(8
January pages 24-25 )
Civic
Affairs (29 January pages 26-46)
Civic Affairs Committee Minute 03/CIV/2: Report
of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Cambridge City Council – January 2003
Civic Affairs Committee Minute 03/CIV4: Report on Verge Parking
Civic Affairs Committee Minute 03/CIV4: Report on Vehicle Trading from Highway Verges
7 TO DEAL WITH ORAL QUESTIONS
If members wish
to ask questions they should inform the Chief Executive in writing by noon
on the day before the meeting of the full text of the question to be
asked. A list of questions will be
circulated at the meeting, with the order having been determined by the Mayor
drawing names at random.
8 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING NOTICES OF
MOTION, NOTICE OF WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN BY:
The Council notes that the
White Paper 'Strong Local Leadership, Quality Public Services' calls on
councils to 'stand up and speak out for all local people' and that the Office
of the Deputy Prime Minister has said that one of the roles of local
authorities is to 'allow local communities to articulate their aspirations,
needs and priorities.'
The Council further notes the
widespread concern among citizens of Cambridge about the Government's policy
towards Iraq.
The Council records the local
community's profound disquiet about the Government's failure to rule out
military action against Iraq without the approbation of the United Nations and
regardless of international law.
The Council also notes with
exasperation that the Government can so easily find money for military
adventures at the same time as denying adequate resources for domestic
priorities such as housing, transport and the environment.
(b) Councillor Slatter
The
Council regrets the environmental degradation resulting from the use and thoughtless disposal of drinks cans and glass bottles in this
City, and therefore urges the Government to introduce legislation requiring
retailers to pay deposits on all returned recyclable beverage containers to
discourage litter and encourage recycling.
(c) Councillors
Dryden and Bagnall
This Council
regrets the felling of healthy trees in Cherry Hinton Ward which were planted
in memory of those who lost their lives fighting for their country in the
Second World War. This proposal was supported by two councillors elected to
represent the ward, who lacked an adequate knowledge of the history and
heritage of the village, and we call on them to acknowledge publicly their
regrettable error. And the Council commits itself to investigating the
possibility of securing a permanent alternative memorial in Cherry Hinton.
(d) Councillors
Bradnack and Blencowe
This Council
welcomes recent attempts by a range of agencies in response to residents’
concerns to address difficult issues of crime and law enforcement in some parts
of Mill Road; but identifies a lack of capacity within the Community Safety
Strategy for the partner organisations involved to focus collectively,
pro-actively and effectively on identifiable crime hotspots, and requests the
Partnership take steps to address this issue.
9
TO RECEIVE
RECORDS OF DECISIONS MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE (green pages 58-115)
Record of Decisions made by the Deputy Leader: Grand
Arcade – Financial Liability; City
Services Help Desk
Record
of Decisions made by the Executive Councillor for Commercial & Human
Resources
Record
of Decisions made by the Executive Councillor for Housing & Health
Record
of Decision made by the Executive Councillor for Housing & Health
Record
of Decisions made by the Executive Councillor for Environment
Record
of Decisions made by the Executive Councillor for Community Development
& Leisure
Record
of Decisions made by the Leader
Record
of Decisions made by the Executive
10 TO RECEIVE THE
MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES WHICH ARE FOR INFORMATION:
NB
- These will be tabled at the meeting in a separate bound document.
Scrutiny
Committees:
City
Centre Development – 13 January
Commercial & Human Resources – 14 January
Housing & Health – 15 January
Environment
– 21 January
Strategic
Information Technology - 21 January
Community
Development & Leisure – 23 January
Strategy - 28 January
Regulatory Committees:
Planning – 11 September, 9 October, 6 November
Licensing - 12
December, 30
January
Standards
– 8 January
Civic
Affairs – 29
January
Sub-Committees:
Taxi
Licensing - 28
January
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL IS
SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 10 APRIL 2003 AT 6.00PM.
Information for the
public
You can ask
questions on an issue included on the agenda above, or on an issue which is
within the Council’s powers. If you wish to ask a question related to an agenda
item contact the committee officer (listed below under ‘contact’) before the meeting starts. If you wish to ask a question on a matter
not included on this agenda, please contact the committee officer by 10.00am
the working day before the meeting.
Further details concerning the
right to speak at committee can be obtained from the committee section.
Contact: Gary
Clift, Head of Committee Services on
01223 - 457011