Archived decisions
AT A MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE of the COUNTY COUNCIL held at The Castle, Winchester on 25 March 2004.
PRESENT:
Councillors: S.A. Hayes (Chairman); Mrs. P. Banks; I.F.E. Beagley; M.F. Cartwright; P.J. Chegwyn; A.P. Collett; B.D. Dash; C. Davidovitz; A.G. Dowden; R.J. Ellis; W.J. Filer; K. House; P.R.C. Hutcheson; M.J. Kendal; Mrs. C. Leversha; T. Ludlow; P.A. Pierce;
A.W. Rice; M.J. Roberts; J.G.L. Wall; J.K. West.
191 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members were mindful that, where they believed they had a personal or personal prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting, they should normally at the time of the debate, declare their interest and, having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the County Council's Code of Conduct, consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed.
192 MINUTES
The Minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2004 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
Arising thereon:
Committee's Timetable and Future Decisions (Minute 188)
The Chief Executive clarified that the forthcoming key-decision on the Alton Material Recovery Facility was due to be reported to the Executive Member for Policy and Resources on 10 June 2004 and to come to this Committee on 27 May 2004 for any comments.
193 CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS
There were no Chairman's communications.
194 MEMBERS' QUESTIONS
There were no Members' questions.
195 DEPUTATIONS
There were no deputations.
196 CROSS-CUTTING REVIEW OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT - ACTION PLAN
Pursuant to Minute 184 of the last meeting, the Committee received an oral report by the Director of Environment explaining the present position with regard to this review. It was noted that a written report on the action plan would be made to the next meeting of the Committee.
197 PRESENTATION BY THE AREA DIRECTOR OF SEEDA (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT)
(Councillor K. House declared a personal interest as a member of the SEEDA Board).
Pursuant to Minute 136 of the meeting on 26 June 2003, the Committee received a power point presentation by Kathy Slack, the Area Director of SEEDA (Hampshire and Isle of Wight) on the role of SEEDA and on the delivery of its services in Hampshire. (Copies of the presentation and other information about the organisation were circulated at the meeting (Item 7 in the Minute Book).
Following a question and answer session, Members thanked Kathy Slack for her interesting and informative presentation.
198 DRAFT COMMUNITY STRATEGIES FOR HART, NEW FOREST AND WINCHESTER
(Those Members who were also members of the three district council areas concerned declared a personal interest on this item).
The Committee considered the report of the Chief Executive (Item 8 in the Minute Book) on the draft Community Strategies for Hart, New Forest and Winchester, as part of their consultation process, which gave details of the key points made on each of the Strategies.
Members made various comments which were noted by the Community Strategy Manager. The Committee expressed particular disappointment with the draft strategy for Hart, but were optimistic about its future development. The Community Strategy Manager undertook to report back on the comments made to each of the Local Strategic Partners involved.
RESOLVED:
That the Committee advises the Leader, when appropriate, to approve the Community Strategies for Hart, New Forest and Winchester and that the Leader be advised of the Committee's comments by the Community Strategy Manager.
199 DRAFT COMMUNITY STRATEGY FOR HAMPSHIRE - SUMMARY OF CONSULTATION
The Committee considered the report of the Chief Executive (Item 9 in the Minute Book) summarising consultations on the draft Community Strategy for Hampshire.
The Community Strategy Manager highlighted the main responses which had been received, including the comments of the Environment and Social Care Policy Review Committees. It was the intention to give more time to redraft the document and agree actions before it was published. Members supported this and noted that they would be sent a copy of the revised document and action plan prior to the matter being submitted to Cabinet in April and to the County Council in May 2004.
RESOLVED:
That the Committee notes the responses to the consultation and the revised timescale for taking the Community Strategy for Hampshire through the County Council approval processes.
200 PROGRESS WITH BEST VALUE REVIEWS
The Committee considered the report of the Chief Executive (Item 10 in the Minute Book) on the progress made in implementing years two and three Best Value Improvement Plans e.g. Registration Services, Financial Management, Economic Development (Year 2) and Community and Voluntary Sector, International Relations, Democratic Services and Regulatory Services (Year 3).
RESOLVED:
(i) That progress on the years 2 and 3 Best Value Improvement Plans be noted.
(ii) That the summaries form part of the Hampshire Performance Plan to be published as a web based document on 30 June 2004.
201 REVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S COASTAL INTERESTS
(Councillor A.W. Rice declared a personal interest as a Member of the Lymington Coastal Area Advisory Panel and Management Committee)
The Committee considered the report of the Directors of Environment, Property, Business and Regulatory Services and Recreation and Heritage (Item 11 in the Minute Book) on the outcome of the first round of consultations on the Review of the Effects of Climate Change on the County Council's Coastal Interests.
Members supported the proposed actions, as set out in the report, which involved adoption of a Coastal Defence Policy to "Do Nothing" or a "Managed Retreat" on selected sites in response to this Review. Also, they noted details of the current study to assess the County Council's likely requirement to provide compensation habitat under the European Habitats Directive.
RESOLVED:
That the Committee advises the Executive Member for Policy and Resources to support the courses of action outlined in Section 5 of the report to assist the County Council in balancing the need to maintain services and facilities with the need to fulfil its obligations under the Habitats Regulations.
202 COMMITTEE'S TIMETABLE AND FUTURE DECISIONS
The Committee received and noted the report of the Chief Executive (Item 12 in the Minute Book) on forthcoming key-decisions which may be made by the Leader and on the Committee's timetable of future items.
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