Meeting documents
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PRESENT: Cllr R B Colomb , Leader of the Council (in the Chair) |
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(An apology for absence was received from Cllr R W Jennings, Chairman of the Council) |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST |
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None were received. |
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RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 11 June 2001 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman, subject to the inclusion of the Chairman of the Council, Cllr R W Jennings, as being in attendance. |
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At its meeting on 11 June, the Cabinet referred the draft Contaminated Land Strategy to the Environment Improvement & Scrutiny Committee for comment, prior to making a final recommendation to Council on 16 July. That Committee had supported the recommendations of the Cabinet. |
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RECOMMENDED: That Wycombe District Council adopts the draft contaminated land strategy as its formal Contaminated Land Strategy (with minor changes arising from the consultation process being delegated to the Director of Leisure, Health & Community in consultation with the Customer Services Portfolio Holder). |
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At its meeting on 11 June, the Cabinet referred the proposal to repay the Council’s outstanding loans to the Economic Improvement & Scrutiny Committee for comment, prior to making a final recommendation to Council on 16 July. That Committee had submitted a report to Cabinet supporting the proposal and with recommendations as to the use of the capital receipts thus released. |
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Whilst the Cabinet supported the views of the Economic Improvement & Scrutiny Committee regarding using the receipts to maximise the provision of affordable housing in principle, it did not consider that the use of released funds should be restricted in this way. In particular it was considered that re-cycling cash receipts through LASHG introduced an unacceptable time delay, which could fetter the Council in providing funds for other important projects. |
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RECOMMENDED: That (i) the proposal to repay all the council’s debts be accepted; |
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(ii) all debts be repaid at the earliest suitable time; and |
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(iii) capital released should be used very prudently. |
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The draft recommendations of the Local Government Commission on the periodic electoral review had been received at the meeting of Cabinet on 11 June 2001 and referred to the Economic Improvement & Scrutiny Committee for comment prior to a final recommendation to Council on 16 July 2001. That Committee had agreed the initial proposed response, subject to the deletion of the comments regarding the number of parish councillors with respect to Marlow East and Marlow West. |
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Cabinet noted further comments that had been received from other parish councils but considered that these could either be addressed as part of the parish review or were outside the scope of the current consultation from the Local Government Commission. |
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RECOMMENDED: That (i) the Council notes with pleasure that the Local Government Commission concurs with this Council’s proposals to retain 60 Members, reduce the number of wards from 32 to 28 and to continue with whole Council elections every 4years; and |
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(ii) the proposals be supported except as detailed in Appendix A to the agenda. |
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The Cabinet considered the recommendations of the Regulatory & Appeals Committee in respect of minor amendments to the Constitution. |
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(N.B. the recommendations in Minutes 13, 14 and 15 were approved and adopted at the Council meeting held on 16 July 2001) |
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CHAIRMAN |
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The following officers were in attendance at the meeting. |
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Mr R J Cummins
Chief Executive &
Director of Finance |