Chair: Councillor John Hipkin

City Councillors for

Castle (John Hipkin, Marie-Louise Holland, Simon Kightley),

Market (Mike Dixon, Colin Rosenstiel, Joye Rosenstiel),

Newnham (Rod Cantrill, Julie Smith, Sian Reid),

Co-opted non-voting members: County Councillors: David White (Castle), Anthony Bowen (Market), Alexander Reid (Newnham).

Committee Manager: Liz Whitcher (01223 457015 or liz.whitcher@cambridge.gov.uk or write c/o Room 11, The Guildhall, Cambridge CB2 3QJ)

Published and placed on public deposit: 5 January 2005.

Date: Thursday 13 January 2005

Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start

Place: Castle End Mission, St Peter’s Street, Cambridge

INFORMATION ON PUBLIC SPEAKING

Open Forum: (Please also see below at item 2). Members of the public are invited to ask any question, or make a statement on any matter related to their local area covered by the City Council Wards for this Area Committee. The Forum will last up to 30 minutes, but may be extended at the Chair’s discretion. The Chair may also time limit speakers to ensure as many are accommodated as practicable.

Committee reports by Council officers: It would be helpful if you wish to speak to inform a Council officer before the meeting starts, alternatively raise your hand and the Chair will call you to speak. You will have up to three minutes to speak. The Chair has discretion over these rules.

1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2 OPEN FORUM

This open forum has a special theme – local Citi Bus Routes. Representatives of Stagecoach will attend.

3 MINUTES AND ACTION SHEETS

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2004.

4 MATTERS ARISING

Additional information to that reported in the minutes and on the action sheet for the last meeting.

5 declarations of interest

Members of the committee are asked to declare any interests in the items on the agenda.

In the case of any doubt the advice of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services should be sought before the meeting.

6 UPDATE ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME 2004/05

Report by Head of Policy & Projects

7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & LEISURE GRANTS

Report by the Grants Manager

Any comments that you want to make about the way the Council is running Area Committees are very welcome. Please contact the Committee Manager listed at the top of this agenda.

The next meeting of West/Central Area Committee will be on 10 March at the Castle End Mission, St Peter’s Street.