Meeting documents

Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Regeneration, Community and Culture
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Meeting Room 9
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham ME4 4TR
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
6:35 pm
AGENDA
1TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING:
 
 27 August 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 referral for a petition in relation to traffic calming in Higham Road, Wainscott.
 > Petitions (pdf file 20.5kb)
 > Petitions - Appendix A (pdf file 163.2kb)
 > Petitions - Appendix B (pdf file 179.6kb)
 > Petitions - Appendix C (pdf file 117.8kb)
 > Supplementary information for Petition report (pdf file 8.4kb)
 (B)Maidstone Road Sports Ground (Service information)
 
Following discussion of a petition referral at this Committee on 7 July 2009, this report provides Members with an update and sets out the proposed way forward.
 > Maidstone Road Sports Ground (pdf file 26.1kb)
 (C)Attendance of Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Enforcement (Holding the executive to account)
 
The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Enforcement will attend the meeting to give account of his performance against Council targets in his portfolio.
 > Attendance of Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Enforcement (pdf file 19.4kb)
 (D)Increasing adult participation in sport (NI8) (Performance monitoring)
 
This report outlines proposed actions to help Medway meet its agreed Local Area Agreement target NI8.
 > Increasing Adult Participation in Sport (NI8) (pdf file 28.8kb)
 > Increasing Adult Participation in Sport (NI8) - Appendix A (pdf file 20.9kb)
 > Increasing Adult Participation in Sport (NI8) - Appendix B (pdf file 15.3kb)
 > Increasing Adult Participation in Sport (NI8) - Appendix C (pdf file 21.3kb)
 > Increasing Adult Participation in Sport (NI8) - Appendix D (pdf file 22.4kb)
 > Increasing Adult Participation in Sport (NI8) - Appendix E (pdf file 20.1kb)
 > Increasing Adult Participation in Sport (NI8) - Appendix F (pdf file 8.7kb)
 > Increasing Adult Participation in Sport (NI8) - Appendix G (pdf file 9.0kb)
 (E)Local Transport Plan (Policy development)
 
This report seeks to inform the Committee on the formal guidance for the production and timescale of the third Local Transport Plan (LTP3) and seeks support for the development of the plan.
 > Local Transport Plan (pdf file 112.5kb)
 (F)Chatham dynamic bus facility revised scheme (Pre-decision scrutiny) REPORT TO FOLLOW
 
This report will set out the principles of the revised scheme and will seek the views of the Committee prior to consideration by the Cabinet, for authorisation to submit a planning application for the revised proposals. Sketch proposals will be included.
 > Chatham Dynamic Bus Facility Revised Scheme (pdf file 133.7kb)
 > Plan 1 Chatham Dynamic Bus Facility Revised Scheme (pdf file 2.1Mb)
 > Plan 2 Chatham Dynamic Bus Facility Revised Scheme (pdf file 497.6kb)
 > Plan 3 Chatham Dynamic Bus Facility Revised Scheme (pdf file 335.5kb)
 > Plan 4 Chatham Dynamic Bus Facility Revised Scheme (pdf file 1.7Mb)
 (G)Provision of residential on-street disabled parking bays (Scrutiny review)
 
This report, together with the draft policy document, seeks to replace the current disabled parking criteria. The Committee agreed that a task group should be established to look into this matter and this report details the task group's work and recommendations.
 > Provision of residential on-street disabled parking bays (pdf file 111.6kb)
 > Provision of residential on-street disabled parking bays - Review Document (pdf file 657.7kb)
 > Provision of residential on-street disabled parking bays - Diversity Impact Assessment (pdf file 116.8kb)
 (H)Member's item: New household waste collection service (Member's item)
 
This report details the response with regard to the new collection contract and future black sack provision to those households not suitable for wheeled bins.
 > New Household Waste Collection Service (pdf file 79.5kb)
 (I)Member's item: Ward parking reviews (Member's item)
 
This report details the Council's approach to managing changes to on-street controlled parking.
 > Ward Parking Reviews (pdf file 77.4kb)
 (J)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 67.7kb)
 > Work Programme - Schedule (pdf file 68.4kb)