Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

Borough Council of King’s Lynn
and West Norfolk

King’s Court, Chapel Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1EX
Telephone: 01553 616200
Fax: 01553 616758
Minicom: 01553 692138

13 January 2006

Dear Member
Cabinet Scrutiny Committee Meeting
You are invited to attend a meeting of the above-mentioned Committee which will be
held on Monday 23 January 2006 at 6.00 pm in the Committee Suite, King’s Court,
Chapel Street, King’s Lynn to discuss the business shown below.
Yours sincerely,

Chief Executive

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes

To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 19 December 2005. (Pages
396 - 401)
3. Urgent Business under Standing Order 7
To consider any business which, by reason of special circumstances, the
Chairman proposes to accept as urgent under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local
Government Act, 1972.

Cont’d …….

4. Declarations of Interest

Please indicate whether the interest is a personal one only or one which is
prejudicial. A declaration of a personal interest should indicate the nature of the
interest and the agenda item to which it relates. In the case of a personal
interest, the Members may speak and vote on the matter. If a prejudicial
interest is declared, the Members should withdraw from the room whilst the
matter is discussed.

5. Members present pursuant to Standing Order 34

Members wishing to speak pursuant to SO34 should inform the Chair of their
intention to do so and on what items they wish to be heard before the meeting
commences.

6. Chair’s Correspondence (if any)

7. Matters called-in Pursuant to Standing Order 12 (if any)

8. Response to Previous Committee Recommendation/s (if any)

9. Scrutiny of Cabinet/Portfolio Holders’ decisions

(a) Schedule of Portfolio Holders’ decisions.

To note recent Portfolio Holders’ decisions attached (Page 4 - 5).

Members are reminded that copies of reports relating to Portfolio
Holders’ decisions are available on the Intranet.

Members are also reminded that if they would like an item to be
scrutinised at the meeting, early notification will be required to enable
sufficient notice to be given to the appropriate Members/Officers to be
invited to attend.

(b) Cabinet decisions

Members are requested to bring to the meeting the agendas and
accompanying documents for the Cabinet meeting held on 10 January
2006.

The following items have been identified for scrutiny:

(i) Capital Programme and Resources 2005-2010

• Councillor John Dobson (Leader) and Dave Thomason (Deputy
Chief Executive, Head of Finance and Resources) have been
invited to attend for this item.

Cont’d …….

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(ii) Scheme for Collection of Side Waste from Domestic
Properties and the Prevention and Reduction in Illegal Transfer and
Disposal of Waste (Fly Tipping)

Councillor Brian Long (Portfolio Holder for Environment), Chris Bamfield
(Head of Leisure and Public Space) and Barry Brandford (Principal
Officer – Environmental Protection) have been invited to attend for this
item.

(iii) Exempt Item
Exclusion of the Public and Press

To consider the following resolution:

“That under Section 100(a)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the
press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of
business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt
information as defined in paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule
12A to the Act.”

(iv) Recycling

Councillor Brian Long (Portfolio Holder for Environment) and Chris
Bamfield (Head of Leisure and Public Space) have been invited to attend
for this item.

10. Date of next meeting

Monday 20 February 2006 at 6.00 pm

Circulation:

Members of Cabinet Scrutiny Committee:
Councillors Jack Bantoft, (Chair), E G Benefer, D J Berry, P Brandon,
M C Langwade, John Loveless, P Gidney, D J Pope, J M Tilbury

All other Members of the Council
Management Team Representative: Debbie Gates, Head of Central Services
Jackie Beckett, Solicitor
Chief Executive and Officers
Press

Invitees as shown: Item 9(b)(i)
Councillor Dobson Items 9(b)(ii) & 9(b)(iv)
Councillor Long

Dave Thomason Item 9(b)(i)
Chris Bamfield Items 9(b)(ii) & 9(b)(iv)
Barry Brandford Item 9(b)(ii)

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CABINET MEMBERS’ DELEGATED DECISIONS

Portfolio Title of Decision Date Signing Deadline
Holder Community Grants Published Off Date Date
Community
23.12.05 09.01.06 16.01.06

Culture Culture Grants 23.12.05 09.01.06 16.01.06

S LIST – 20 December 2005 – 13 January 2006 Outcome

Recommendations

Recommendations
Recommendations are as follows:

Revenue Projects
Fairstead Area Neighbourhood Group – £1,000
Gaywood Park Action Group - £500
Vitalise - £300

Capital Projects
Syderstone Village Hall – defer to March 2006
St Edmunds Church Hall – defer to March 2006
Fincham Memorial Hall – defer to March 2006

Recommendations
Recommendations are as follows:

Sports Capital
West Norfolk Disabled Angling Club – £500

Arts Revenue
Hunstanton and District Festival of Arts - £1,060

Budget and Commitment Summary Budg
The notional budget divisions at the beginning of the £32,160
financial year, all commitments and funds available £4,000
(including those recommended above) are as follows: £3,350
£32,000
Arts Revenue and Capital £23,300
Sports Revenue £10,500
General Leisure
Festival £32,000
Festival Too
Heritage

Community Building Plot at Rear 11.01.06 18.01.06 23.01.06
(EXEMPT) 64 Foxes Meadow 18.01.06 23.01.06
Community
12 Lime Kiln Roa 11.01.06
Gayton – Disposal

Dwelling for R

Development

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Sports Capital £33,220
Coaching / training £4,430
(assume all
budget will be spent)

TOTAL £142,960 £158,846

The budget of £142,960 is made up as follows:

Base budget 2005/06 £124
Underspends from prior years £ 10,096
Transfer from reserves
£7

Total Budget 2005/06 £142

There is also an amount of £16,732 held in a grants
reserve, which is from prior year grants. This means the
total budget available for 2005/06 is £159,692.

Commitments to date total £158,846. This leaves £846 until
March 2006.
It is recommended that the restrictive covenant be relaxed
in return for an agreed payment
It is recommended that the site as detailed within this report
be sold on the open market.

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