CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL

 

To: Councillors White (Chair), Bagnall, Bradnack, Dryden, Ellis-Miller, Knowles, Liddle, Smart, Smith and Stebbings

Alternate member:  Councillor Ward

Executive Councillor:  Amanda Taylor

 

(Despatched and placed on public deposit:  Monday 3 March)

 

 

COMMERCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

 

Date:           Tuesday 11 March 2003

Time:          4.30pm

Place:         Committee Room 1, The Guildhall

Contact:      Gary Clift                                                   Direct Dial:  (01223) 457011

                                                            

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1       MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 14 January 2003.

 

2       APOLOGIES

To note any apologies for absence.

 

3       DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are asked to declare at this stage any interests which they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. If any member is unsure whether or not they should declare an interest on a particular matter, they are requested to seek advice from the Head of Legal and Democratic Services before the meeting.

 

4               PUBLIC QUESTION TIME – see below details of the scheme and other public information.

 

5       ASSESSING MILL ROAD AGAINST APPROVED CRITERIA FOR NEW CCTV SCHEMES

Report by the Head of Property & Building Services [pages 1-9]

 

6       GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, CARRY FORWARDS AND SIGNIFICANT VARIANCES

Report by the Director of Finance [pages 10-20]

 

            Appendix A: 2002/03 Estimated Outturn

         Appendix B: Provisional Capital Outturn 2002-2003

         Appendix C: Carry Forward Requests 2002/03

        

7       HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES, AS EMPLOYERS – THE WAY FORWARD

Report by the Head of Environmental Health & Waste Strategy [pages 21-34]

 

            Appendix 1: Cambridge City Council Health and Safety Policy

         Appendix 1a: Pictorial representation of the City Council’s health and safety arrangements

         Appendix 3: Accident analysis for the year 2001-2002

         Appendix 4: Joint Health Safety Committee Work Programme 2003

 

8       COUNCIL TAX ENFORCEMENT – COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS

Report by the Director of Finance [pages 35-43]

 

9       KEY DECISION sale of land at Seymour Street

Report by the Head of Housing Services

 and the Head of Property & Building Services [pages 44-53 ]

 

NB - If members of the Scrutiny Committee wish to debate Annex 3, it is recommended to exclude members of the public from the meeting on the grounds that, if they were present, there would be disclosure to them of information defined as exempt from publication by Categories 7&8  as defined in the Council’s Constitution part 4B (page 154).

 

10      EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

Before considering the next items on this agenda, the Committee is recommended to exclude members of the public from the meeting on the grounds that, if they were present, there would be disclosure to them of information defined as exempt from publication by Categories 3 and 7 as defined in the Council’s Constitution part 4B (pages 153/4).

           

11      NNDR [BUSINESS RATES] – IRRECOVERABLE DEBTS TO BE WRITTEN-OFF

Report by the Director of Finance [pages 54-56]

 

12      GENERAL DEBTS – BAD DEBTS FOR WRITE OFF

Report by the Director of Finance [pages 57-59]

 

13      PURCHASE OF LAND AT FLOWER STREET

Report by the Head of Property & Building Services [pages 60-63]

 

        

 

 

THE NEXT MEETING FOR COMMERCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY 24 JUNE 2003 AT 4.30 PM.

 

 

Information for the public

You are welcome to attend this meeting as an observer, although it may be necessary to ask you to leave the room during the discussion of matters which are described as confidential.

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You can ask questions on an issue included on the agenda below, or on an issue which is within this committee’s powers. Questions can only be asked during the slot on the agenda for this at the beginning of the meeting, not later on when an issue is under discussion by the committee. If you wish to ask a question related to an agenda item contact the committee officer (listed above 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.

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In the event of the fire alarm sounding  (which is a continuous ringing sound), you should pick up your possessions and leave the building by the route you came in. Once clear of the building, you should assemble on the pavement opposite the main entrance to the Guildhall and await further instructions. If your escape route or the assembly area is unsafe, you will be directed to safe areas by a member of Cambridge City Council staff.