Meeting documents

Cabinet
Wednesday, 6th March, 2013 6.00 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 6th March, 2013
Time:
6:00pm
Place:
Tottington Methodist Church, Market Street, Tottington, BL8 3LJ
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor M Connolly (in the chair)
Councillors G Campbell, G Gartside, A Isherwood, J Lewis, N Parnell, T Pickstone, R Shori, J Smith and S Walmsley
Co-opted:
2 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
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Item Description Decision
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CA.806 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
 
CA.807 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
 
CA.808 Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 20th February, 2013 5:30pm
Delegated decision:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 20 February 2013 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.
CA.809 POVERTY STRATEGY 2013 TO 2016

Delegated decision:

That approval be given to the Poverty Strategy for Bury for 2013 to 2016 as detailed in the report submitted.

Reason for the decisions:
All local authorities are required to produce child poverty strategies and work with local partners to reduce and prevent child poverty.

Other option considered and rejected:
To reject the recommendation.
CA.810 CORPORATE PLAN PROGRESS REPORT
Delegated decision:

That the report submitted be noted.

Reason for the decision:
The Corporate Plan Progress Report provides an update on progress made at quarter three from the corporate performance indicators and projects linked to the Bury Council Corporate Plan 2012-2015.

Other option considered and rejected:
To reject the recommendation.
CA.811 HOUSING ALLOCATION POLICY

Delegated decisions:

1. That approval be given to the new Housing Allocation Policy (2013) for implementation on 1 May 2013.

2. That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director for Adult Care Services to make typographical amendments within the report and supporting documents submitted as necessary, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration.

Reasons for the decision:
By approving the Allocation Policy the Council is compliant with current legislation and allows the targeting of valuable housing resources to people in housing need.

Other options considered and rejected:
1. Reject the recommendation.
2. Approve the Allocation Policy with amendments.
CA.812 RESIDENTS PARKING IMPLEMENTATION POLICY
Delegated decision:

That approval be given to the Residents Parking Scheme Implementation Policy as detailed in the report submitted.

Reason for the decision:
The policy provides a transparent framework and process for future resident parking scheme requests.

Other options considered and rejected:
1. Reject the recommendation.
2. Approve the Residents Parking Scheme Implementation Policy with amendments.
CA.813 LOCAL SOCIAL FUND REPLACEMENT

Delegated decision:

That approval be given to the Localised Scheme as detailed in the report submitted.

Reason for the decision:
Local authorities will have responsibility for administering the Social Fund from 1 April 2013.

Other option considered and rejected:
To reject the recommendation.
CA.814 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
Delegated decision:

That in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as it involves the likely disclosure of information as detailed in the conditions of category 3.
Exempt
CA.815 CAPITAL PROJECTS STAGE 2 BRIEF - HIGHWAYS CAPITAL MAINTENANCE AND BRIDGE STRENGTHENING PROGRAMMES 2013/14
  • (Attachment: 17)Report by Cabinet Members for Finance & Resources and Neighbourhoods & Regeneration
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    (Attachment: 18)Equality Analysis
 
The meeting started at 6.00 pm and ended at 6:35 pm

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
CA.806 Councillor Connolly declared a personal interest relating to any matters likely to impact on the fact that his partner is employed by Adult Care Services.
CA.807A period of thirty minutes was allocated for members of the public present at the meeting to ask questions about the work or performance of the Council or Council services.

No questions were asked.
CA.809The Leader of the Council submitted a report presenting a Poverty Strategy for Bury for 2013 to 2016. The Poverty Strategy is a statutory requirement originating from the Child Poverty Act 2010 and sets out a strong vision and strategic objectives to tackle poverty in Bury. This includes improving the way Team Bury partnership organisations can work together to reduce poverty and improve outcomes for the community whilst recognising the challenges presented by limited resources and the potential impact on capacity.
CA.810The Leader of the Council submitted a report outlining the progress made on the Corporate Plan during quarter three 2012/2013 from corporate indicators and projects contained within the Plan.
CA.811The Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration submitted a report seeking approval to a new Housing Allocation Policy. The Council’s existing Allocation Policy had been operational since 2006 and needed to be updated to reflect the changes in housing practice, legislation and case law. It was reported that the updated Policy had also taken account of the Strategic Tenancy Policy which was approved by Cabinet in December 2012 and the Council’s Homelessness Strategy 2010-2013.
CA.812The Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration submitted a report for the implementation of a residents parking policy. The report set out a transparent framework and a process which would be undertaken for the introduction of residents parking scheme requests.
CA.813The Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources submitted a report outlining the localisation of the Social Fund from April 2013 and the proposed scheme which will be operated.

The proposed Local Social Fund scheme will take over from the current national scheme which has been in place since 1986 and has been administered by Job Centre Plus. The proposed reforms to the welfare system and introduction of Universal Credit have required a reassessment of the operation of the Social Fund.