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Chair's Opening Remarks Minutes: |
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Declarations of Interest To declare any personal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct. Minutes: Councillor Armitage declared a personal interest in agenda item 9, Wellbeing Budget (Revenue) 2010/11, in her capacity as Chair of Swarcliffe Good Neighbours. (Minute No. 64 refers)
Councillor W Hyde declared a personal interest in agenda item 9, Wellbeing Budget (Revenue) 2010/11, in his capacity as Chair of Cross Gates Good Neighbours. (Minute No. 64 refers)
Councillor P Grahame declared a personal interest in agenda item 9, Wellbeing Budget (Revenue) 2010/11, in her capacity as a Member of Cross Gates Good Neighbours Scheme. (Minute No. 64 refers)
Further declarations of interest were made at later points in the meeting. (Minute No. 65 refers)
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: There were no apologies for absence.
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Minutes - 7th December 2010 PDF 68 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 7th December 2010. Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 7th December 2010 be confirmed as a correct record.
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Matters Arising from the Minutes Minutes: Minute No. 44 – Community Centres Report
Martin Hackett, Area Management Officer, reported that the Community Centres Sub-Committee met on 28th January 2011. The Area Committee was informed that there was no longer a maintenance budget for each community centre – there was now a centrally held budget of £1m for council owned buildings.
Minute No. 52 – Annual Report – for Parks and Countryside Service in East Outer Area Committee
Clarification was provided about arrangements for the transfer of St Aidan’s site – it was pointed out that the timescale for transfer was likely to be in excess of one year.
Minute No. 53 – Wellbeing Budget (Revenue) 2010/11
Members were informed that the Methley ‘switch on’ was cancelled due to severe weather conditions. It was reported that the Cross Gates ‘switch on’ did take place and was a great success.
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Open Forum In accordance with Paragraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, at the discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be allocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee. This period of time may be extended at the discretion of the Chair. No member of the public shall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except by permission of the Chair. Minutes: In accordance with paragraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, the Chair allowed a period of up to 10 minutes for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee.
On this occasion, there were no matters raised under this item by members of the public.
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Actions, Achievements and update report PDF 108 KB To receive and consider a report from the South East Area Manager updating Members on actions and achievements around the Area Delivery Plan since the Area Committee meeting in December 2010. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED –
(a) That the report and information appended to the report be noted (b) That Councillors Pauleen Grahame and Tom Murray be appointed to serve on the outer east environmental sub-group to progress the delegation and service level agreement with environmental services.
Minutes: The South East Area Manager submitted a report which updated Members on the actions and achievements of the Area Management Team since the last meeting.
The following information was appended to the report:
- Minutes of East Children Leadership Team held on 14th October 2010 - Draft City Health and Wellbeing Priority Plan 2011-15 - Minutes of East North East Divisional Community Safety Partnership Meeting held on 16th December 2010 - Minutes of Cross Gates Consultative Forum held on 20th October 2010 - Minutes of Halton Moor Forum held on 26th October 2010 - Minutes of Halton Fourm held on 28th October 2010 - Minutes of Garforth and Swillington Forum held on 6th December 2010.
Martin Hackett, Area Management Officer, presented the report and responded to Members’ questions and comments.
In brief summary, the main highlighted points were:
Key areas were discussed as follows: - the current financial climate and the impact of cuts on the service – Members were advised that there would be no changes to fire cover, although there would be some changes to crew arrangements, e.g. some fire-fighters would be expected to work longer hours. - acknowledgement and positive contribution of fire prevention work.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the report and information appended to the report be noted (b) That Councillors Pauleen Grahame and Tom Murray be appointed to serve on the outer east environmental sub-group to progress the delegation and service level agreement with environmental services.
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Wellbeing Budget (Revenue) 2010/11 PDF 93 KB To receive and consider a report from the South East Area Manager updating the Area Committee on project work funded through the Well Being Budget for 2010/11. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED –
(a) That the report and information appended to the report be noted (b) That the following decision be made in relation to an application for 2010/11 revenue wellbeing funding:
(c) That a decision on Swarcliffe Good Neighbours providing a gardening / decorating scheme in 2011/12, be deferred to the March 2011 Area Committee.
Minutes: The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which contained details of proposed projects and activities to deliver local actions relating to the agreed themes and outcomes of the Area Delivery Plan (ADP).
Martin Hackett, Area Management Officer, presented the report.
Members supported the work of previous gardening schemes, particularly in terms of the benefits to local communities. Some Members felt there was less demand for the decorating aspect of the scheme.
Members discussed increasing the charge of cricket coaching in 2011 from 50p to £1.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the report and information appended to the report be noted (b) That the following decision be made in relation to an application for 2010/11 revenue wellbeing funding:
(c) That a decision on Swarcliffe Good Neighbours providing a gardening / decorating scheme in 2011/12, be deferred to the March 2011 Area Committee.
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Future Options for Long term Residential and Day Care for Older People PDF 85 KB To receive and consider a report from the Deputy Director of Adult Social Care (Strategic Commissioning) presenting information relating to future options for long term residential and day care services for older people. Additional documents: Minutes: The Deputy Director (Strategic Commissioning) of Adult Social Care submitted a report which presented the Area Committee with information in relation to future options for long term residential and day care services for older people.
The Chair welcomed to the meeting the following officers to present the report and respond to Members’ questions and comments:
- Anna Clifford, Programme Manager, Adult Social Care - Kim Maslyn, Head of Service – Support and Enablement, Adult Social Care.
In brief summary, the key areas of discussion were:
- greater social policy and budget context - how do we move forward? - The role of neighbourhood networks, particularly in terms of supporting people living in their own homes.
RESOLVED – That the report and information appended to the report be noted.
(Councillor W Hyde declared a personal interest in this item in his capacity as Chair of the Federation of East Leeds Neighbourhood Networks.)
(Councillor Armitage declared a personal interest in this item in her capacity as a Member of the Federation of East Leeds Neighbourhood Networks.)
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Towards Integrated Locality Working PDF 75 KB To receive and consider a report from the Assistant Chief Executive (Planning, Policy and Improvement) informing Area Committees on the progress of recent work on locality working through a Locality Working Pathfinder in the South East wedge of the city. Additional documents: Minutes: The Assistant Chief Executive (Planning, Policy and Improvement) submitted a report which informed the Area Committee on the progress of recent work on locality working through a Locality Working Pathfinder in the South East wedge of the city.
Appended to the report was a copy of the Locality Working Draft Design Principles.
Keith Lander, Deputy Area Manager, presented the report.
Members welcomed the design principles, although it was felt that greater focus was needed in relation to delivering tangible outcomes.
RESOLVED – That the report and information appended to the report be noted.
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Delegation of Environmental Services PDF 100 KB To receive and consider a report from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods updating the Area Committee on progress towards achieving delegation of certain environmental services from the 2011/12 municipal year. Minutes: The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which provided the Area Committee with an update on progress towards achieving delegation of certain environmental services from the 2011/12 municipal year.
The following information was appended to the report:
- Diagram showing how the proposed delegation will work - Proposed programme of member involvement.
Keith Lander, Deputy Area Manager, presented the report and responded to Members’ questions and comments.
In brief summary, the key areas of discussion were:
RESOLVED –
(a) That the report and information appended to the report be noted (b) That a further progress report be submitted to the next Area Committee in March 2011.
(Councillor Wakefield left the meeting at 3.50 pm and Councillor Dobson at 3.55 pm, during the consideration of this item.)
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South East Health and Wellbeing Programme PDF 102 KB To receive and consider a report from the South East Health and Improvement Wellbeing Manager outlining the significant changes taking place locally following publication of the recent government white paper and highlighting implications for the work of the local area partnerships. Minutes: The South East Health and Improvement Wellbeing Manager submitted a report which outlined the significant changes taking place locally following publication of the recent government white paper and highlighted implications for the work of the local area partnerships.
The Chair welcomed to the meeting, Bash Uppal, Health and Improvement Wellbeing Manager, and Councillor James Lewis (outer east health and wellbeing champion), to present the report and respond to Members’ questions and comments.
In brief summary, the main areas of discussion were:
- Mapping of local facilities taking place - Developing the role of the Citizen’s Panel and First Contact Scheme.
RESOLVED – That the contents of the report be noted.
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Children's Services Performance Report PDF 99 KB To receive and consider a report from the Director of Children’s Services providing Area Committees with an update against key data relating to education for the academic year 2009-10; and November 2010 NEET and Not Known data. The report also provides details of recent key inspections that have taken place across Children’s Services and provides an update on the development of the new Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) 2011-2015. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report which provided Area Committees with an update against key data in relation to education for the academic year 2009-10; and November 2010 NEET and Not Known data. The report also provided details of recent key inspections that had taken place across Children’s Services and provided an update on the development of the new Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) 2011-2015.
The following information was appended to the report:
- Ofsted inspection judgements; attainment; absence / attendance and exclusions data - National Indicator 108 – Key Stage 4 attainment for black and minority ethnic groups - NEET and Not Known data - Draft Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) for 2011-15
The Chair welcomed to the meeting, Ken Morton, Locality Enabler, Children’s Services, to present the report and respond to Members’ questions and comments.
There was concern about the level of absenteeism at primary schools and the reasons behind this, e.g. illness and other family reasons. One Member raised the issue of parents taking their children on holiday during term time when the cost of going on holiday was less expensive. It was also queried whether any work had been undertaken with holiday operators to try and restrict this practice. The Locality Enabler agreed to report back.
RESOLVED – That the contents of the report be noted.
(Councillor Gruen left the meeting at 4.15 pm during the consideration of this item.)
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Dates and Times of Future Meetings To note the date and time of the next meeting as Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 at 2.00 pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds. Minutes: To note the remaining meeting date and time for the 2010/11 municipal year:
(Meeting to take place at Leeds Civic Hall, Committee Rooms 6 and 7)
(The meeting concluded at 4.25 pm.)
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