Agenda item

(a)  Cabinet

 

  Councillor J D Ablewhite, Executive Leader and Chairman of the Cabinet presented the Report of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 12th November and 13th December 2012.

 

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  In connection with Item No. 33, it was noted that the recommendation had been considered previously under Minute No. 54.

 

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  In connection with Item No. 39 and in respect of meetings of the Huntingdonshire Traffic Management Area Joint Committee, Councillor P J Downes drew the Council’s attention to a decision taken by the County Council to discontinue meetings of the Area Joint Committee.  He considered that this was a regrettable decision which appeared to have been taken without any consultation.  In response, Councillor Ablewhite was unable to comment in any detail but undertook to raise the questioner’s concerns at the next meeting of Council Leaders which was due to take place in January.

 

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  In connection with Item No. 40, it was noted that the recommendation had been considered previously under Minute No. 52.

 

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  Upon being put to the vote, the recommendation carried in Item No. 41 was declared to be CARRIED.

 

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  Upon being put to the vote, the recommendation contained in Item No. 42 was declared to be CARRIED.

 

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  In connection with Item No. 51 and in response to a question from Councillor P J Downes on proposed changes to the Refuse, Recycling and Garden Waste Collection rounds, the Executive Councillor for the Environment, Councillor D M Tysoe explained that time and care was being taken to communicate the changes to residents and that Members would be advised of the impact shortly.

 

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  Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that, subject to the foregoing paragraphs, the Report of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 12th November and 13th December 2012 be received and adopted.

 

(b)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being)

 

  Councillor T V Rogers presented the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being) held on 8th November and 6th December 2012.

 

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  Referring to Item No. 37, Councillor Rogers announced that the Panel would be meeting informally on 30th January 2013 to discuss the Council’s Medium Term Plan and Budget and that all Members were welcome to attend.

 

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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 8th November and 6th December 2012 be received and adopted.

 

(c)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being)

 

  Councillor D Harty presented the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being) held on 13th November and 11th December 2012.

 

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  Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being) held on 13th November and 11th December 2012 be received and adopted.

 

(d)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being)

 

  Councillor R J West presented the Reports of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) held on 6th November and 4th December 2012.

 

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  In connection with Item No. 32 and in response to a question from Councillor P J Downes regarding the quality of advice services to be provided in Huntingdonshire and the need to closely monitor the performance of the new provider at a time of significant welfare reform, Councillor West assured the questioner that he was confident that the preferred bidder, Rural Cambs CAB, selected by Executive Councillors, was sufficiently competent to provide a successful replacement service which would ensure that the needs of the District were met initially during the interim period ending March 31st 2013 and thereafter for three years to commence in April 2013.

 

  The Executive Councillor for Healthy and Active Communities, Councillor T D Sanderson added that further details on the interim service to be provided by Rural CAB would be reported to the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) in January and that the service would start to operate on 3rd January.

 

  On the same subject and in response to a question from Councillor K J Churchill, Councillor West explained that, together with the Chairman of the Panel, he had received an explanation on the process adopted to determine applications received under the new voluntary sector funding arrangements and was satisfied with the way in which the decision had been taken.

 

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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 6th November and 4th December 2012 be received and adopted.

 

(e)  Development Management Panel

 

  Councillor D B Dew presented the Report of the meeting of the Development Management Panel held on 19th November 2012.

 

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  Councillor Dew thanked those Officers who had supported the meeting of the Panel held on 17th December 2012 which had concluded close to midnight.

 

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  Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meeting of the Development Management Panel held on 19th November 2012 be received and adopted.

 

(f)  Employment Panel

 

  Councillor S Cawley presented the Report of the meeting of the Employment Panel held on 28th November 2012.

 

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  In connection with Item No.18, Councillor Cawley invited the Council to endorse the sentiments of the Panel with regard to the five employees who had retired from the local government service.

 

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  Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meeting of the Employment Panel held on 28th November 2012 be received and adopted.

 

(g)  Standards Committee

 

  Councillor A Hansard presented the Report of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 6th December 2012.

 

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  Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 6th December 2012 be received and adopted.

 

(h)  Corporate Governance Panel

 

  Councillor E R Butler presented the Report of the meeting of the Corporate Governance Panel held on 12th December 2012.

 

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  Whereupon, it was

 

  RESOLVED

 

  that the Report of the meeting of the Corporate Governance Panel held on 12th December 2012 be received and adopted.