CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL

 

To:     Cllrs Bailey, Callaghan, Ellis-Miller, Hart, Howell, James, Knowles, Hannah Reed, Sian Reid, Slatter

Alternate:  Cllr Schofield (LD)

Executive Councillor:  Cllr J Rosenstiel

 

Published: Wednesday 12 March 2003

 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LEISURE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

 

Date:                    Thursday 20 March 2003

Time:                   2.30 pm

Place:                  Committee Room 1, The Guildhall

Contact:                  John Blunt     Direct Line: 01223 457012

 

AGENDA

 

Presentation By the Legal Services Commission

A representative of the Legal Services Commission will attend at 2.30 to make a brief presentation about the Community Legal Services Partnership and Plan. She will also invite members and officers to comment on the draft Plan's initial findings on unmet need for legal advice services in the city.

Background papers will be circulated to members of the Committee with this agenda.

 

1       Minutes                                                                            

To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on the 23 January 2003.

 

2       Apologies

To receive 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

To hear any question on an issue included on the agenda, or on an issue which is within this committee’s terms of reference. Brief details of the scheme and other public information are set out below.

 
5               GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, CARRY FORWARDS AND SIGNIFICANT VARIANCES  Report by Karen Whyatt, Tel 8141 Pages 1-14

 

Appendix A: 2002/03 Estimated outturn

Appendix B:  Provisional capital outturn 2002-2003

Appendix C: Carry forward requests 2002/03

 

6       PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH ARts council england, east Report      by Richard Sockett, Tel 457507 Pages 15-18

 

7       JUNCTION CDC – SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT 2003/04  Report By Antoinette Jackson, Tel 457004 Pages 19 –30

 

         Appendix A: [Draft] Service level agreement between Junction CDC and Cambridge City Council 2003/4

 

8       Key Decision      Parks COMMONS, OPEN SPACE & PLAY AREA      Strategy – FIRST DRAFT Report by John Roebuck, Tel 457431 Pages 31-33

 

         Section 1: Parks, Play and Open Spaces in a National, Regional and Local Strategic and Policy Setting

         Section 2: Performance Measurement of Parks, Play and Open Spaces

         Section 3: Community Expectations for parks, open spaces and play facilities

         Section 4: Audit of existing parks, open spaces and play facilities

         Section 5: Setting Provision Standards

         Section 6: Applying Provision Standards

         Appendix A: Results of Local Audit of Provision

         Appendix B: Children’s Play Areas

         Appendix C: Cambridge parks and open spaces quality assessment

         Appendix D: Quality assessment for parks and open space

         Appendix E: Value assessment of parks and open spaces

         Appendix F: The quality/value assessment for parks and open spaces

         Appendix G: Quality and value of children’s play areas

 

9       Key Decision      SPORTS SERVICE BEST VALUE REVIEW INSPECTION        Report by John Roebuck, Tel 457431 Pages 34-40

 

10      KEY DECISION      the Sports Services Strategy  Report by John          Roebuck Tel: 457431 Pages 41-79

 

         Appendix: Sports Service Strategy 2002-7

 

11      Swimming service: future management & provision John Roebuck,     Tel 457431

 

Eight contractors applied to be accepted on the select tender list for the Cambridge Swimming Pools and Village Centre Management Contract;  following evaluation of the submissions four have been invited to tender.  All these are either trusts or operate through a trust which allows them certain financial benefits.  The invitations to tender  were issued on 27 February 2003. 

 

A ‘Bidder’s day was held on 11 March when the contractors made presentations explaining how they were interpreting the specification to meet the Council’s objectives.

 

Members are recommended to agree that a special Community Development and Leisure Scrutiny Committee take place on a date to be fixed in early May 2003 to consider the appointment of the Council’s preferred contractor. It is expected that the new contract will commence on 30 June 2003.

        

12      Key Decision      Grants to voluntary AND NON-PROFIT MAKING organisations Chris Freeman, Tel 547862 / Andrew Poulton, Tel 457181 Pages 80-105

 

         Appendix 1: Applications for Community Development new project funds

         Appendix 2: Applications for Community Development efficiencies fund

         Appendix 3a: Community Development small group funds – Cambridge Lesbian Line

         Appendix 3b: Community Development small group funds – Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre

         Appendix 4: Community Development all grant awards 2003-04

         Appendix 5: Leisure new projects funds

         Appendix 6: Applications for Leisure efficiencies fund

         Appendix 7: Leisure grants to voluntary groups 2003-04

         Appendix 8: Leisure all grant awards 2003-04

         Appendix 9: Economic policy applications

 

13      key decision      Best Value Review of Community Development  Ken Hay, Tel 457861 Pages 106-175

 

         Appendix: Best Value Fundamental Service Review Second Phase and Final Report

         Appendix 1: Action Plan

 

14      APPOINTMENTS TO GOVERNING BODIES Committee Manager

 

         A)      RIDGEFIELD PRIMARY - Decision by the Executive Councillor (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LEISURE)      

 

            In accordance with the Constitution, to note the attached Decision by the Executive Councillor relating to the appointment of Mr Hilsden to the Governing Body of Ridgefield Primary.

 

B)            ST LUKE’S PRIMARY – NOMINATION TO THE GOVERNING BODY

 

         To consider the nomination to the Governing Body of St Luke’s Primary of Ms C Collis. Details of the nomination will be circulated to members separately.

 

 

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 on the agenda.

 

You can ask questions on an issue included on the agenda or on an issue which is within this committee’s powers. Questions are usually asked during the slot on the agenda for this at the beginning of the meeting, or, at the discretion of the Chair,  later  if 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 on the working day before the meeting.  Further details  concerning the right to speak at committee can be obtained from the committee section

 

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.

 

 

The next meeting of Community Development and Leisure Scrutiny Committee is on 3 July

2003.

 

 

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