Meeting documents

To: All Members of the Cabinet

Dear Member,

You are invited to attend a meeting of the Cabinet to be held on Wednesday 25th June 2008 at 5:00pm in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, High Street, Bath.

Please note the amended date for this meeting.

The agenda is set out overleaf.

Yours sincerely

Col Spring

for Chief Executive

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The decisions taken at this meeting of the Cabinet are subject to the Council's call-in procedures. Within 5 clear working days of publication of decisions, at least 10 Councillors may signify in writing to the Chief Executive their wish for a decision to be called-in for review. If a decision is not called-in, it will be implemented after the expiry of the 5 clear working day period.

If you need to access this agenda or any of the supporting reports in an alternative accessible format please contact Democratic Services or the relevant report author whose details are listed at the end of each report.

NOTES:

1. Inspection of Papers: Any person wishing to inspect Minutes, reports, or a list of the background papers relating to any item on this Agenda should contact Col Spring who is available by telephoning Bath 01225 394942 or by calling at the Riverside Offices, Keynsham (during normal office hours).

2. Public Speaking at Meetings: The Council has a scheme to encourage the public to make their views known at meetings. They may make a statement relevant to what the meeting has power to do. They may also present a petition or a deputation on behalf of a group. Advance notice is required not less than two full working days before the meeting (this means that for meetings held on Wednesdays notice must be received in Democratic Services by 4.30pm the previous Friday).

The public may also ask a question to which a written answer will be given. Questions must be submitted in writing to Democratic Services at least two full working days in advance of the meeting (this means that for meetings held on Wednesdays, notice must be received in Democratic Services by 4.30pm the previous Friday). If an answer cannot be prepared in time for the meeting it will be sent out within five days afterwards. Further details of the scheme can be obtained by contacting Col Spring as above

3. Details of Decisions taken at this meeting can be found in the minutes which will be published as soon as possible after the meeting, and also circulated with the agenda for the next meeting. In the meantime details can be obtained by contacting Col Spring as above.

Appendices to reports are available for inspection as follows:-

Public Access points - Riverside - Keynsham, Guildhall - Bath, Hollies - Midsomer Norton, and Bath Central, Keynsham and Midsomer Norton public libraries.

For Councillors and Officers papers may be inspected via Political Group Research Assistants and Group Rooms/Members' Rooms.

4. Attendance Register: Members should sign the Register which will be circulated at the meeting.

5. THE APPENDED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE IDENTIFIED BY AGENDA ITEM NUMBER.

6. Emergency Evacuation Procedure

When the continuous alarm sounds, you must evacuate the building by one of the designated exits and proceed to the named assembly point. The designated exits are sign-posted.

Arrangements are in place for the safe evacuation of disabled people.

7. Officer Support to the Cabinet

Cabinet meetings will be supported by the Director's Group.

8. Recorded votes

A recorded vote will be taken on each item.

1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

2. EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

The Chair(person) will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 6.

3. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972

To receive any declarations from Members/Officers of personal or prejudicial interests in respect of matters for consideration at this meeting. Members who have an interest to declare are asked to:

a) State the Item Number in which they have the interest;

b) The nature of the interest;

c) Whether the interest is personal, or personal and prejudicial.

Any Member who is unsure about the above should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer prior to the meeting in order to expedite matters at the meeting itself.

5. TO ANNOUNCE ANY URGENT BUSINESS AGREED BY THE CHAIR(PERSON)

6. QUESTIONS FROM PUBLIC AND COUNCILLORS

At the time of publication, 2 items had been submitted.

7. STATEMENTS, DEPUTATIONS OR PETITIONS FROM PUBLIC AND COUNCILLORS

At the time of publication, 1 item had been submitted.

8. MINUTES: WEDNESDAY 14^TH MAY 2008

To be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

9. CONSIDERATION OF SINGLE MEMBER ITEMS NOW REQUISITIONED TO CABINET

This is a standard agenda item, to cover any reports originally placed on the Weekly list for single Member decision making, which have subsequently been the subject of a Cabinet Member requisition to the full Cabinet, under the Council's procedural rules.

10. CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REFERRED BY OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY BODIES

This is a standing agenda item (Constitution rule 21, part 4D - Executive Procedure Rules) for matters referred by Overview and Scrutiny bodies. The Chair(person) of the relevant Overview and Scrutiny body will have the right to attend and at the discretion of the Leader to speak to the item, but not vote.

11. COUNCIL ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

Performance Report by Cabinet Portfolio for the period April 2007 to March 2008. This report also meets the requirement for a report on the targets set out in the 2007/8 Best Value Performance Plan.

12. WEST OF ENGLAND JOINT MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The West of England Waste Management & Planning Partnership have produced a Draft Joint Residual Municipal Waste Management Strategy, which was recommended for adoption by the Member Project Board at their meeting on the 12th March 2008.. Approval of this strategy is now sought by each individual local authority Cabinet, along with approval to begin the Phase 2 (interim treatment) procurement for waste treatment capacity, as detailed in the strategy.

Note: The Joint Waste Strategy and the Summary Version are large documents so they have not been distributed with this agenda. Copies of both documents may be seen at the Council's Public Inspection points or can be seen on the Council's website.

13. ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR PLAYING FIELD AT OLDFIELD PARK JUNIOR SCHOOL, BATH

The report concerns the purchase of the small holdings at the rear of Oldfield Park Junior School, Lymore Terrace, Bath to provide on site team games playing field for the school. The small holdings are in private ownership but the site is designated under the Local Plan as land for primary educational use. Direct requests to the landowners for sale of the land to the school have failed and it is proposed the use of compulsory purchase orders be agreed.

14. BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

A project was instigated in 2007 to improve the Council's Business Continuity arrangements. One of the outcomes of this project was to put in place a Corporate Business Continuity Plan. The plan is therefore attached for Cabinet approval.

15. REVENUE AND CAPITAL OUTTURN 2007/08

The report presents the provisional revenue and capital outturn for 2007/08. The report refers to known potential pressures for the current year, as a preface to a request to carry forward specific budget items to 2008/09, and to write-off overspends where recovery in future years, in combination with containing those pressures in the current year, would have an adverse impact on continuing service delivery.