SELBY DISTRICT COUNCIL
Minutes of the proceedings of a meeting of the Social Board held on 29 May
2007 in Committee Room 2, The Civic Centre, Portholme Road, Selby,
commencing at 5.00 pm.
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Disclosure of Interest
Minutes
Chair’s Address to the Social Board
Community Cinema in Tadcaster
Performance Indicators April 2007 – March 2007
Children and Young Peoples Play Strategy Update
Improving Services for older people
Mon£y 4U Update
Housing Investment Programme outturn 2006-2007 and Update 2007-08
Housing Revenue Account outturn 2006-07
Time of Meeting
Private Session
Restrictive Covenant
Present:
Councillor Mrs G Ivey in the Chair
Councillors:
I Chilvers, Mrs M Davis, K Ellis, Mrs C Goodall, D Mackay, Mrs C
Mackman (Vice Chair), Mrs M McCartney, Mrs E Metcalfe and A Pound
Officials:
Steve Martin – Strategic Director, Head of Service - Environmental
Services and Leisure, Head of Service - Finance and Central Services,
Head of Service - Legal and Democratic Services, Leisure Services
Manager, Health Improvement Manager, External Funding Manager,
Democratic Services Officer.
Also in
Attendance:
Mr Furminger – Tenants’ Representative
Public:
Press:
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Disclosure of Interest
Councillor Mackay and Councillor Metcalfe declared a personal interest in
minute 51, Community Cinema, Tadcaster.
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29 May 2007
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Minutes
Resolved:
That the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting of the Social
Board held on 3 April 2007 be confirmed as a correct record and be
signed by the Chair.
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Chair’s Address to the Social Board
The Chair reported on the following:
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It was anticipated that there would be savings of approximately
£300,000 on the Decent Homes Scheme, which was expected to
start on site in the late summer. Further details would be submitted
to the next meeting of this Board.
Community Cinema in Tadcaster
Councillors considered a report from the Head of Service – Environmental
Services and Leisure on a request from Tadcaster Town Council for Selby
District Council to hand-over to the Town Council projection equipment
purchased by Selby District Council in 2003.
It was intended that the equipment would be used as a community cinema,
which would be managed by a committee consisting of Tadcaster Town
Councillors, Youth Workers and other interested parties.
Resolved that:
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Agreement in principle be given to the hand-over of the
mobile cinema equipment to Tadcaster Town Council
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Delegated authority be given to the Head of Service –
Environmental Health and Leisure Services in conjunction
with the Chair of the Board to formalise the hand-over
following the acceptance of an agreed constitution from the
management body; and
(iii)
The Policy and Resources Committee be asked to approve
the disposal of the asset.
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Performance Indicators April 2006 – March 2007
Steve Martin, Strategic Director, submitted a report updating councillors on
the progress that was being made on the corporate and statutory best
value performance indicators for which the Board was responsible.
Resolved;
That the report be noted.
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Children and Young People’s Play Strategy Update
Steve Martin, Strategic Director submitted a progress report on the
Children and Young People’s Play Strategy.
A play partnership had been established to deliver the Strategy and an
initial meeting had been held on 14 February 2007. Q and A research was
completing a consultation exercise and a draft strategy would be presented
to the Policy and Resources Committee on 12 June 2007.
Resolved:
That the report be noted.
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Improving Services for Older People
The Health Improvement Manager submitted a report giving details of
transport for older people in rural areas.
The report gave details of three options open to the Council to improve
rural transport opportunities within the district.
Resolved;
That as part of the 2007-08 priority to improve facilities for adults and
older people in rural areas, the opportunities to support existing
community transport work be explored as set out in option B of the
report.
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Mon£y 4U Update
Councillors considered a report by the External Funding Manager on the
progress of the Mon£y 4U youth fund. £3,959.70 had not yet been
allocated.
Resolved:
That consideration of the matter be deferred until after 31 December
2007.
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Housing Investment Programme Outturn 2006-2007 and Update
2007-08
The Head of Service - Finance and Central Services submitted details of
the outturn of the Council’s Housing Investment Programme for 2006-07
and an update on the 2007-08 programme.
Resolved that;-
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(i)
The outturn position for 2006-07 be noted
(ii)
Approval be given to the carry forward of resources from
2006-07 to 2007-08 to complete schemes started in 2006-07
(iii)
The revised programme for 2007-08 be approved; and
(iv)
The proposal to use the regional housing pot allocation to
support the private sector grant work in lieu of capital
receipts be endorsed.
Housing Revenue Account outturn 2006-07
Consideration was given to a report by the Head of Service - Finance and
Central Services setting out details of the final outturn position for the
Housing Revenue Account and suggesting proposals to deal with budget
slippage to 2007-08.
Resolved that:
(i)
The outturn position on the Housing Revenue Account for
2006-07 be noted; and
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The budget carry forward of £398,610 from 2006-07 to 200708 be approved.
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Time of Meeting
The Chair referred to discussions at the Annual Meeting of Council on 22
May 2007 regarding the starting times of meetings and sought councillors’
views.
Resolved;
That meetings of this Board be held at 5.00pm and the matter be
reviewed in May 2008.
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Private Session
That in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government
Act 1972 in view of the nature of the business to be transacted the
meeting be not open to the Press and public during discussion of the
following items as there will be a disclosure of exempt information as
defined in Section 100(1) of the Act as described in paragraph 3 of
Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.
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Restrictive Covenant Holly Garth Lane Beal
The Head of Service - Legal and Democratic Services submitted a report
on a request for the release of a restrictive covenant placed on land in
Holly Garth Lane Beal, which had been sold by the Council in 1989.
The Board had considered a similar request in 2006 when it had been
refused.
Resolved:
That the request be refused.
The meeting closed at 6.50 pm.
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