To: Councillors Smart
(Chair), Adey, Bagnall, Bradnack,
Durrant, Reid,
Schofield, Julie Smith, Stuart, Ward
Alternate member: Councillors Hipkin & Howell
Executive Councillor – The
Leader, David Howarth
(To be despatched and placed on public
deposit: Friday 27 June)
STRATEGY SCRUTINY
COMMITTEE
Date: Monday 7 July 2003
Time: 6.00 pm
Place: Committee Room 1, The Guildhall
Contact: Gary Clift Direct Dial: (01223) 457011
AGENDA
To
confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 24
March and special meeting on 22
May.
2 APOLOGIES
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 for detail of the scheme and other public information.
5 general
fund revenue and Capital final OUTTURN 2002/03, and budget carry forward
requestS
Appendix
A: 2002/03 Final Outturn
Appendix
B: Main Variances from Revised Revenue Budgets 2002/03
Appendix
C: Request to Carry Forward General Fund Budgets from 2002/03 into 2003/04
Appendix
E: Capital Plan – Approved Items
6 general
fund revenue and Capital final OUTTURN 2002/03, and budget carry forward
requestS (OVERVIEW)
Appendix
A: Summary – 2002/03 Final Outturn
Appendix
B: Final Capital Outturn 2002/03
Appendix
C: Request to Carry Forward General Fund Budgets from 2002/03 into 2003/04
8 KEY DECISION SINGLE
STATUS NEGOTIATIONS
9 review
of 2002/3 safer city grants and funding strategy for 2004/5
Report by Head of Strategy &
Partnerships [pages 29-35 ]
Appendix
A: Grant Applications received as of May 2003 (Round 1 of 4)
Appendix
B: Recommendations for Round 1
Safer City funding 2003-04
Report by Head
of Strategy & Partnerships [pages 36-45]
12 RACE
EQUALITY SCHEME – ANNUAL REPORT
Report by Head of
Strategy & Partnerships [pages 58-77]
14 GRANTS
TO TWINNING ASSOCIATIONS
15 ComPrehensive
performance assessment – update
Report by the Head
of Strategy & Partnerships [pages 87-92}
16 APPOINTMENTS
TO OUTSIDE BODIES
page
93
17 REPLACEMENT
OF REFUSE VEHICLE- Decision by the
Leader
page 94 onwards
In accordance with the Constitution, to note the attached Decision by the Leader relating to the Project Appraisal and funding of a refuse vehicle which was beyond economic repair. The reason the decision was made outside the Committee cycle is set out in the Record of Decision.
The
next meeting of the Strategy Scrutiny Committee is scheduled for Monday 17th
November 2003.
Information for the public
You are welcome to attend this meeting
as an observer.
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You can ask questions on an issue
included on the agenda, or on an issue which is within this committee’s powers.
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.