Minute 6 of 20^th May 2005

The list of Lead Members be amended by the addition of the following –

Area of Work

Name

Active learning and active citizenship

Councillor Nicky Wildy

Young People’s Champion

Councillor Williams

Member

Interest

Item

Lord Mayor

Personal (witness at the scrutiny review)

Woodford Traffic Calming Scheme – Cabinet minute 36 and Overview and Scrutiny Commission minute 12

Prejudicial (wife is teacher at Sir John Hunt Community College)

School Implementation plan 2005 – 2015 – Cabinet minute 22 (secondary school issues but only in so far as wife’s school and not otherwise)

Councillor Camp

Prejudicial (wife is teacher at Ernesettle Primary School)

School Implementation plan 2005 – 2015 – Cabinet minute 22 but only in so far as wife’s school and not otherwise

Councillor Hutchings

Personal (representations made by family members for the service)

Motion on Notice No. 2 – Bus Routes

Councillor Jordan 

Prejudicial (children in school)

School Implementation plan 2005 – 2015 – Cabinet minute 22 but only in so far as children’s school and not otherwise

Councillor Weekes

Prejudicial  (wife is a teacher)

School Implementation plan 2005 – 2015 – Cabinet minute 22 but only in so far as wife’s school and not otherwise

Councillors Bray, Carter, Hiromeris, Pattison, Simmonds, Vincent and Wheeler

Personal (Director of Plymouth CityBus)

Motion on Notice No. 2 – Bus Routes

(a)

To receive announcements from the Lord Mayor or the Chief Executive;

(b)

To receive announcements from the Leader, Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs.

THE LORD MAYOR

Councillor Lock

The Lord Mayor welcomed Councillor Lock back to Council business following his recent illness.

Centenary of the Devon Junior Minor Football League

The Lord Mayor advised the Council that the Devon Junior Minor Football League had presented to the Council a glass trophy to mark the centenary of the League.

Vacancies on Committees, etc.

Resolved that appointments to fill vacancies be made as on the schedule submitted and set out in the appendix to these minutes.

THE LEADER

Bombings in London

The Leader advised the Council that in accordance with minute 31 of Cabinet, a letter had been sent to the Mayor of London expressing the City’s support following the tragic events and referred to the second series of bombings that had been attempted subsequently.

The Shadow Leader concurred with the comments of the Leader and expressed sympathy to the families of victims and also to the witnesses of the events.

The Lord Mayor referred to a letter he had received from the Mayor of San Sebastian expressing the City’s sympathy and asking him to convey the letter to the Lord Mayor of London.

Resolved that Cabinet minute 33 be supported expressing the City’s solidarity with the people of London.

Mr J.C. Emery

Public Rights of Way

(a)

General

Questions to the Leader, Cabinet Members, Committee Chairs and Lead Members covering aspects for their areas of responsibility or concern by Members in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Constitution;

(b)

Forward Plan

The Leader will introduce the Forward Plan as now submitted.

Members may ask questions specific to the Forward Plan of the Leader/Cabinet Members.

By

To

Subject

1

Councillor Jordan

Cabinet Member for Children’s Services

Fostering services – records on checks of children in care

2

Councillor Michael Leaves

Cabinet Member for Transport and Human Resources

Implementation of Traffic Orders

3

Councillor Stark

Leader

Principles of the Mackay Vision

4

Councillor Nicky Wildy

Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning Policy

Prioritisation of Area Action Plans

5

Councillor Fry

Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning Policy

Preparation of responses to questions and supplementary questions

6

Councillor Martin Leaves

Cabinet Member for Transport and Human Resources

Disabled parking bays

7

Councillor Mrs Foster

Leader

Playground improvements

8

Councillor Mrs Pengelly

Leader

North Plymstock Action Plan – sports facilities

9

Councillor Jordan

Cabinet Member for Children’s Services

Criminal record bureau checks on fostering staff

10

Councillor Fry

Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning Policy / Deputy Leader

Locations of mobile phone masts

11

Councillor Martin Leaves

Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning Policy

Central Park Action Plan – housing development

12

Councillor Michael Leaves

Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning Policy

Policy on hotel space

13

Councillor Viney

Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning Policy

Consultation process for the Plymstock Action Plan and Local Development Framework

14

Councillor Stark

Chair of the Planning Committee

Endorsement of planning policy guidelines

15

Councillor Jordan

Cabinet Member for Children’s Services

Training for foster carers

16

Councillor Martin Leaves

Leader

Skateboarders in the City Centre

17

Councillor Mrs Aspinall

Cabinet Member for Children’s Services

Visit by the Fostering Panel

18

Councillor Stark

Cabinet Member for Transport and Human Resources

Sequencing of traffic lights

19

Councillor Santillo

Leader

Skateboarders

20

Councillor Evans

Chair of the Resources and Performance Overview and

Scrutiny Panel

Mackay Vision

21

Councillor Jordan

Cabinet Member for Children’s Services

Responses to complaints relating to foster care services

22

Councillor Jordan

Cabinet Member for Children’s Services

Support to foster carers by the Social Services Department

23

Councillor Nicky Wildy

Cabinet Member for Children’s Services

Recruitment of foster carers in Devonport and support to existing carers

24

Councillor Pattison

Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission

Scrutiny of Action Plans, policies, government reports and policy framework items

By

To

Subject

1

Councillor Mrs Pengelly

Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning Policy

A Charter for the Countryside around Plymouth (FP 20 05/06)

2

Councillor Stark

Leader

City Branding and Marketing Company Formation and Business Plan (FP 02 05/06)

3

Councillor Mrs Pengelly

Cabinet Member for Housing and Neighbourhood Services

Adoption of New Byelaws Regulating the Activities of Skin Piercing and Skin Colouring Activities (FP 18 05/06)

4

Councillor Viney

Deputy Leader

Waste Reduction Strategy (FP 04 05/06)

5

Councillor Fry

Deputy Leader

Waste Reduction Strategy (FP 04 05/06)

6

Councillor Mrs Aspinall

Deputy Leader

Waste Reduction Strategy (FP 04 05/06)

7

Councillor K. Foster

Deputy Leader

Waste Reduction Strategy (FP 04 05/06)

(1)

Primary Schools (* indicates a wave 1 project):

(a)

Area 1 - City Centre, East End

1.1         East End - develop a proposal to establish a new primary school as and when required;

1.2        Develop a new community primary school in Millbay.

(b)

Area 2 - Stonehouse, Devonport, Stoke

2.1     Stuart Road and Pilgrim Primary Schools - no amalgamation, in recognition that the two schools have a significantly different community focus to one another;

2.2     * Marlborough and Mount Wise Primary Schools - amalgamate to create a new extended primary school in the Devonport Stores Enclave.

2.3         High Street – potential to expand in response to Millbay Regeneration;

2.4         Pilgrim, Cathedral RC, St Peter’s CE, St Andrew’s CE and St George’s CE Primary Schools – consider options to merge current provision: further discussions to be held with relevant Diocesan Boards of Education. 

(c)

Area 3 – Morice Town, Ford, Keyham

3.1     * Morice Town – develop further to establish a Children’s Centre and extended school.

3.2     College Road and Ford Primary Schools – amalgamate the two schools on either a new or extended site.

(d)

Area 4 – Barne Barton, St Budeaux, Kings Tamerton, Weston Mill

4.1     * Plaistow Hill Infant and St Budeaux Foundation Junior Schools - in partnership with the CE Diocese, amalgamate the two schools and negotiate the category of the new school;

4.2     * Victoria Road Primary School – reduce capacity to 210 pupils and develop extended school and children’s centre facilities.

4.3     Barne Barton – rebuild extended primary school on new site through the PFI scheme (already underway).

(e)

Area 5 – Ham, North Prospect, Beacon Park, Pennycross

5.1     * Amalgamate North Prospect Primary and South Trelawny Primary to create a new full service extended school in a new building on a new site;

5.2     Create a partnership federation with Ham Drive Nursery to extend and complement new school provision;

5.3     Montpelier Infant and Junior Schools’ amalgamation.  Rebuild new, extended school under the PFI scheme (already underway).

(f)

Area 6 – Ernesettle

6.1     Amalgamate Ernesettle Infants and Juniors and, through the PFI scheme (already underway), create an inclusive, extended school with Children’s Centre facilities.

(g)

Area 7 – Southway, Whitleigh, Tamerton Foliot

7.1      Establish a full federation of Langley Infant, Langley Junior, Southway Primary and Tamerton Vale Primary schools; 

7.2     Within the Federation amalgamate Langley Infant and Langley Junior Schools;

7.3   Through the Federation rationalise the number of school sites from which the Federation operates;

7.4      * Woodfield Primary School – merge with the Whitleigh Campus;

7.5        Whitleigh Primary School – federate with Sir John Hunt Community College and Woodlands Special School to create a full service, extended, inclusive 0-16+ Learning Campus through the PFI scheme (already underway).

(h)

Area 8 – Honicknowle, Manadon

8.1     * Knowle Primary School – take up surplus capacity by developing early years and extended school provision;

8.2     Chaucer – reduce to a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

(1)

the following recommendations contained in the Scrutiny Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission be approved - 

(i)

a position statement be provided to the Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Panel by 1^st January 2006 on the implementation of the Plan and the progress of the development of the draft Plan for 2006/07. 

(ii)

The Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Panel monitors the following potentially conflicting targets and priorities that directly impact on departments –

(a)

ensuring that all young people of school age receive 25 hours education per week which potentially conflicts with school attainment targets;

(b)

meeting a target to reduce the level of remands to secure accommodation.  The Youth Offending Team is very dependent upon Social Services for good quality remand or other accommodation placements, at a time when Social Services are seeking to reduce the number of looked after children and the cost of accommodation placements;

(c)

tackling anti-social behaviour which can lead to a negative portrayal of young people in the media and create pressures to utilise the range of anti-social behaviour legislation that potentially conflict with a Youth Offending Team target to reduce the level of custodial sentences.

(iii)

the performance of the educational target of 25 hours for school age young people be referred for consideration as part of the 2005/06 scrutiny work programme to be undertaken by a task and finish group.   

(iv)

the Cabinet Member considers the funding of two posts within the Youth Offending Team (which had only been possible in 2005/06 because of a carry forward of an underspend within the budget) beyond 2005/06.   

(v)

consideration of plans and strategies within the Policy Framework be programmed into the scrutiny work programme for the year.

(2)

the following recommendations from Cabinet be approved - 

(i)

approve the Youth Justice Plan as now submitted;

(ii)

request the Officers to work with the Youth Offending Team to attempt to address the potentially conflicting targets.

to approve the following amended recommendation of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission –

Whilst recognising that no evidence of Cabinet Member influence was substantiated during the Scrutiny process, the Commission feel it important to emphasise to Cabinet Members (recognising that the issues relevant to Woodford traffic calming arose under the previous administration) that they must avoid conflicts of interest arising between Cabinet Members’ decision making (be it collectively or delegated) and ward interests (be it acting through Area Committee or otherwise)’ 

(1)

approve the submission of the Provisional Local Transport Plan 2 in July 2005;

(2)

authorise the Portfolio Holder for Transport and Human Resources in consultation with the Director of Development to make any alterations to the current draft of the Provisional Local Transport Plan 2 considered necessary following consultation;

(3)

accept that the additional revenue implications of any proposed new/improved schemes be prioritised against existing services provided by the department and, prior to inclusion in the final LTP2 submission, the Departmental Management Team, jointly with the appropriate Cabinet Members, be requested to identify and agree the reallocation of departmental resources; 

(4)

that the Transport Team be thanked for all their efforts in co-ordinating this complex area of work .

(1)

on page 37, Part 2, 15.3 Method of voting: the last sentence of the first paragraph be changed to

“Voting choices are for, against, abstention or other voting options as required”;

(2)

on Page 80-82, Part 4, Planning Committee numbers 20, 31, 39, 45-49, 52-59, 61-64 and 67 were deleted and re-numbered accordingly;

(3)

the following were added-

“To consider Public Path Orders with outstanding objections under The Highways Act 1980”;

“To consider Public Path Orders with objections under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990”;

“To determine all Modification Order applications under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981”;

(4)

number 65 on page 82 be amended to read “to designate cycle tracks”;

(5)

the items on pages 80-83 be renumbered accordingly.