Meeting documents

Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Regeneration, Community and Culture
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Meeting Room 9
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham ME4 4TR
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
6:30 pm
AGENDA
1TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING:
 
 2 December 2009
2TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
3URGENT MATTERS BY REASON OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
 
The Chairman will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the reports.
4DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
 
 (a)Personal interests under the Medway Code of Conduct

A Councillor who declares a personal interest in a matter, including the nature of the interest, may stay, speak and vote on the matter.

 (b)Prejudicial interests under the Medway Code of Conduct

A Councillor who declares a personal and prejudicial interest in a matter, including the nature of the interest, must withdraw from the room and take no part in the debate or vote on the matter.

Councillors who have declared a personal and prejudicial interest may make representations, answer questions and give evidence before leaving the room but only if members of the public are allowed to attend for the same purpose.

If an interest is not declared at the outset of the meeting, it should be disclosed as soon as the interest becomes apparent.
 (c)Whipping - the Council's constitution also requires any Member of the Committee who is subject to a party whip (i.e. agreeing to vote in line with the majority view of a private party group meeting) to declare the existence of the whip and the nature of it before the item is discussed.
5TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:
 (A)Petitions (Petitions)
 
The report advises the Committee of the petitions presented to the Mayor at Council meetings and also includes a petition referred for consideration.
 > Petitions (pdf file 67.5kb)
 > Appendix A (pdf file 236.8kb)
 > Appendix B (pdf file 99.5kb)
 (B)Parking Standards Review (Policy development)
 
This report presents the outcome of an interim review of the standard of parking provision used for residential development.
 > Parking Standards Review (pdf file 116.8kb)
 (C)Draft capital and revenue budget proposals 2010/2011 (Budget scrutiny)
 
This report presents for consideration the Cabinet's draft capital and revenue budgets for 2010/2011.
 > Draft capital and revenue budget proposals (pdf file 128.1kb)
 > Appendix 1 (pdf file 49.6kb)
 > Appendix 2 (pdf file 53.5kb)
 > Appendix 3 (pdf file 53.2kb)
 > Appendix 4 (pdf file 71.6kb)
 (D)Work programme (Business management)
 
This report advises the Committee on the current work programme. It gives Members the opportunity to shape and direct the Committee's activities for the forthcoming year.
 > Work programme (pdf file 71.0kb)
 > Appendix (pdf file 68.3kb)