Agenda and decisions

Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 January 2003

Items
No. Item

1.

Deangate Ridge Golf and Sports Complex and Riverside Indoor Bowls

Decision:

34/2003 That Deangate Golf and Sports Complex is taken back under direct management from April 2003 on the grounds set out at 8.1 of the report.
35/2003 That the Riverside Bowls facility be transferred in-house from April 1 2003 and the facility closed at the end of the indoor playing season, and the financial implications of keeping the facility open will be built in to the 2003/04 budget.

2.

Parking - Ward Reviews ( Priestfield)

Decision:

21/2003 Cabinet approved the proposed extension to the existing controlled parking scheme to include Gillingham Road (as illustrated on the map annexed to the report).
22/2003 Cabinet approved the proposed introduction of permit holder parking places only in Franklin Road on an experimental basis for six months. This is to then be reviewed.
23/2003 Cabinet delegated authority to the Director of Development and Environment, in consultation with the portfolio holder for Key Service Delivery, to consider any valid objections received following the advertisement of the intention to make the traffic regulation order, and to decide whether to proceed with the making of the order, with or without modifications.

3.

Consumption of alcohol in designated public places

Decision:

19/2003 The Cabinet agreed to advise Council of its support to consult on the designation of an area surrounding Rochester High Street to restrict anti-social drinking in public places.
20/2002 The Cabinet recommended that the extended boundary on the esplanade, as suggested by Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny on the revised map, be extended further to include the open space up to the boundary with Hathaway Court (including the road and paths on both sides of the Esplanade adjoining this open space).

4.

Future of various Non-operational properties

Decision:

28/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council that property A00037 is declared surplus and the Director of Finance and Corporate Services be authorised to dispose of them at best consideration.
29/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council that property A00084 is declared surplus and the Director of Finance and Corporate Services be authorised to dispose of them at best consideration.
30/2003 The Cabinet declared property A00087 as surplus to requirements and the Director of Finance and Corporate Services was authorised to dispose of the properties at best consideration.
31/2003 The Cabinet declared property A00083 as surplus to requirements and the Director of Finance and Corporate Services was authorised to dispose of the properties at best consideration.
32/2003 The Cabinet declared property A00035 as surplus to requirements and the Director of Finance and Corporate Services was authorised to dispose of the properties at best consideration.
33/2003 The Cabinet agreed to defer the consideration of property A00086 to enable further financial assessment of this and the property A00085.

5.

Local Access Forum

Decision:

24/2003 - see attached minutes

25/2003 That the Cabinet consider, as part of the budget setting process for next year, the provision of £4,250 to meet the setting up and running costs of the forum in 2003/4.

6.

Recruitment Freeze

Decision:

17/2003 Cabinet agreed to unfreeze the following posts, as detailed in appendix 1 to the report, to enable directors to commence the recruitment process (see attached minutes for list of posts)
18/2003 The Cabinet agreed to defer to its next meeting the consideration of the ICT Administrative Assistant post within the Education and Leisure directorate.

7.

Relocation of the Special Unit at Byron Primary School to become part of Hoo St Werburgh Primary School

Decision:

26/2003 The Cabinet agreed to issue public notices for the closure of Marlborough Special Unit attached to Byron Primary school from 31 August 2004 and the opening of a new unit attached to the Hoo St Werburgh Primary school from 1 September 2004.

8.

Capitalisation of Highways Budget

Decision:

15/2003 The Cabinet confirmed its previous position regarding the capitalised expenditure to the highway revenue budget.
16/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council that there be no change to the budget and policy framework rules.