Minutes:
(See Minute No. 71 for Members’ Interests.)
(a) Cabinet
Councillor I C Bates, Leader of the Council and Chairman of the Cabinet, presented the Report of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 15th December 2010 and 20th January and 17th February 2011.
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In connection with Item No. 52 and in response to a question from Councillor P J Downes, Councillor D B Dew assured the Council that the working groups established to consider the Urban Design Framework for St. Ives West and RAF Brampton areas included local council representatives but he accepted that the membership might need to be reviewed to consider the necessity for representation from adjacent wards.
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In connection with Item No. 57, it was noted that the recommendations had been considered previously under Minute No. 76.
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In connection with Item No. 58, it was noted that the recommendations had been considered previously under Minute No. 76.
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Upon being put to the vote, the recommendation contained in Item No. 59 was declared to be CARRIED.
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Upon being put to the vote, the recommendations contained in Item No. 60 were declared to be CARRIED.
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In connection with Item No. 63 and in response to a question from Councillor P J Downes, Councillor I C Bates advised the Council that the report on the conclusions of the Working Group established by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being) to undertake a study on the Council’s planning conservation team were included in the Report of that Panel under Minute No. 78(c) post.
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Whereupon, it was
RESOLVED
that, subject to the foregoing paragraphs, the Report of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 15th December 2010 and 20th January and 17th February 2011 be received and adopted.
(b) Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being)
Councillor J D Ablewhite presented the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being) held on 9th December 2010 and 13th January and 10th February 2011.
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In connection with Item No. 41 and in response to a question from Councillor P J Downes, Councillor J D Ablewhite undertook to forward to all Members any updates received following the Government’s decision not to proceed with improvements to the A14.
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Whereupon, it was
RESOLVED
that the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being) held on 9th December 2010 and 13th January and 10th February 2011 be received and adopted.
(c) Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being)
Councillor P M D Godfrey presented the Report of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being) held on 8th February 2011.
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Councillor Godfrey drew the Council’s attention to Item No. 39 and the comprehensive report produced by the Working Group established to consider and evaluate the role of the Council’s planning conservation team and he extended his appreciation to members and officers who had contributed to it.
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Whereupon, it was
RESOLVED
that the Report of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being) held on 8th February 2011 be received and adopted.
(d) Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being)
Councillor S J Criswell presented the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) held on 4th January and 1st February 2011.
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Whereupon, it was
RESOLVED
that the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) held on 4th January and 1st February 2011 be received and adopted.
(e) Development Management Panel
Councillor P G Mitchell presented the Report of the meetings of the Development Management Panel held on 20th December 2010 and 17th January and 14th February 2011.
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Further to Item No. 18, Councillor Mitchell reported that an appeal had been submitted against the District Council’s refusal of the application for the erection of four wind turbines on land west of Bicton Industrial Park, Kimbolton but that he was hopeful that the reasons for refusal and the Wind Power SPD 2006 were sufficiently robust for the appeal to be dismissed.
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Referring to Item No. 20, Councillor Mitchell drew attention to the performance of the enforcement team who had visited 69% of the 269 cases requiring site visits within 10 working days despite a series of changes to the staff in the section.
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Whereupon, it was
RESOLVED
that the Report of the meetings of the Development Management Panel held on 20th December 2010 and 17th January and 14th February 2011 be received and adopted.
(f) Employment Panel
Councillor P A Swales presented the Report of the meeting of the Employment Panel held on 2nd February 2011.
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In connection with Item No. 20, Councillor Swales reported that six applications for voluntary redundancy still were pending although the expectation was that this figure would be further reduced by the end of the week.
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Referring to Item No. 21 and whilst commending the sentiments of the Panel to the Council with regard to all retirees, Councillor Swales wished to pay particular tribute to Mr T Amiss who had been Elections Manager in the Central Services Directorate and who had worked in the local government service for 36 years. Councillor Mrs D C Reynolds concurred in the comments made by Councillor Swales and thanked Mr Amiss for the excellent service he had given to the Council.
On the same subject, and in response to a question from Councillor M G Baker, Councillor Swales undertook to forward to all Councillors a list of those employees expected to leave the Council’s service under the voluntary release scheme.
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Whereupon, it was
RESOLVED
that the Report of the meeting of the Employment Panel held on 2nd February 2011 be received and adopted.
(g) Licensing and Protection Panel
Councillor K M Baker presented the Report of the meeting of the Licensing and Protection Panel held on 26th January 2011.
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Whereupon, it was
RESOLVED
that the Report of the meeting of the Licensing and Protection Panel held on 26th January 2011 be received and adopted.