Venue: Bourges/Viersen Room - Town Hall
Contact: Paulina Ford, Senior Governance Officer Email: paulina.ford@peterborough.gov.uk, 01733 452508
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Harrington and McKean.
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Declaration of Interest and Whipping Declarations At this point Members must declare whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest, or other interest, in any of the items on the agenda, unless it is already entered in the register of members’ interests or is a “pending notification “ that has been disclosed to the Solicitor to the Council. Members must also declare if they are subject to their party group whip in relation to any items under consideration.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
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Minutes of the Meeting held on 17 September 2012 PDF 120 KB Minutes: The minutes of the Scrutiny Commission for Rural Communities meeting held on 17 September 2012 were not approved at this meeting.
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Making Villages Energy Sustainable PDF 65 KB Minutes: This report was presented at the request of the Commission to provide an update on options for making villages energy sustainable. The report specifically focused on a pioneering EU-funded project based in Glinton and Peakirk, which would hopefully have future links to the wider rural area.
The following points were highlighted:
Observations and questions were raised and discussed including:
· Members commented that the project seemed highly commendable and they were very supportive of the work in tackling climate change. · Members queried whether the project would result in practical changes for individual households. The Climate Change Team Manager advised the Commission that households would not be forced to make changes although the aim was to talk to people and work through possibilities and look for the small changes that households were willing to make. · Members queried if there would be sufficient resources to run the project if it were successful and was rolled out to other rural areas. The Climate Change Team Manager advised members that this would depend on what the particular initiative was going to be. There were some projects that could be advertised across the city that would be ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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Street Lighting in Rural Areas PDF 64 KB Minutes:
The report was written at the request of the Commission who required information regarding street lighting in rural areas and in particular with regard to the following topics:
A presentation was delivered to the commission and the following key points were highlighted:
Street Lighting
1. General Maintenance 2. Energy Efficiency Scheme 3. Column Replacements (LTP and MTFS)
Rural Lighting
Types of Street Light
· Discussions were currently taking place regarding options for replacement columns in designated conservation areas · Standard specification was unpainted galvanised steel columns with appropriate lanterns. The approximate cost per unit was £1380 · Painted steel columns with appropriate lanterns. The approximate cost per unit was £1380 plus ongoing maintenance to the paintwork · Bespoke made ornamental columns with appropriate lanterns. The approximate cost per unit was £3000 - £5000
Further Options
The Commission were asked to consider the report and make any comments or recommendations.
Observations and questions were raised and discussed including:
· Members were concerned that one of the slides in the presentation stated that there was no evidence of an increase in ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Consultation on the Draft Common Housing Allocations Policy PDF 77 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: This report was presented to the Commission to obtain their views on the proposed review of the Common Housing Allocations Policy.
The following points were highlighted:
v They did not have the right to reside in the UK v They had previously been guilty of unacceptable behaviour, which would make them an unsuitable tenant
311 Applicants in band 1 (highest priority) 3137 Applicants in band 2 1280 Applicants in band 3 3338 Applicants in band 4 1258 Applicants in band 5 (lowest priority)
v Homeless households v Those who were threatened with homelessness v Those living in insanitary or unsatisfactory housing conditions v Those who needed to move for social/welfare reasons, or v Those for whom failure to assist in moving would cause particular hardship
v By having lived in the area for 6 of the last 12 months or 3 of the last 5 years v By having immediate family members who lived in the area and had done for the last 5 years v For those who were working in the city v For those who needed to move to the area for special reasons e.g. in order to receive specialist medical care
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Notice of Intention to Take Key Decisions PDF 44 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received the latest version of the Council’s Notice of Intention to Take Key Decisions, containing key decisions that the Leader of the Council anticipated the Cabinet or individual Cabinet Members would make during the course of the following four months. Members were invited to comment on the Plan and, where appropriate, identify any relevant areas for inclusion in the Committee’s work programme.
ACTION AGREED
The Commission asked for clarification on the Notice of Intention to Take Key Decisions which was formerly the Forward Plan as it did not include dates of when the decisions would be taken.
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Minutes: Members considered the Commission’s Work Programme for 2012/13 and discussed possible items for inclusion.
ACTION AGREED
To confirm the work programme for 2012/13 and the Governance Officer to include any additional items as requested during the meeting.
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Date of the next Meeting 14 January 2013 Minutes: 14 January 2012.
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