Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Committee Room One, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL

Contact: Cheryl Hall  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

52.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors E J Poll (Executive Councillor for Commercial and Environmental Management) and C N Worth (Executive Councillor for Culture and Emergency Services).

 

It was noted that David Forbes (County Finance Officer) was attending the meeting on behalf of Pete Moore (Executive Director of Finance and Public Protection).

53.

David Forbes, County Finance Officer - Retirement

Minutes:

The Chairman stated that this was the last meeting of the Executive that David Forbes (County Finance Officer) would be attending and, on behalf of the Executive, the Chairman wished David health and happiness in his retirement.

54.

Declarations of Councillors' Interests

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

55.

Announcements by the Leader, Executive Councillors and Executive Directors

Minutes:

There were no announcements.

56.

Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive held on 5 February 2019 pdf icon PDF 162 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

The minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2019 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

57.

The Lincolnshire County Council A46 Dunholme and Welton Junction Improvement Land Acquisition and associated Orders pdf icon PDF 3 MB

(To receive a report from the Interim Executive Director of Place, which seeks the Executive's approval to proceed with the making of the Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Order for the Dunholme and Welton Junction Improvement Scheme)

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.    That Lincolnshire County Council make a Compulsory Purchase Order under sections 239, 240, 246, 250 and 260 of the Highways Act 1980 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 generally in the form as set out in Appendices A and B to this report to secure the compulsory acquisition of the land shown coloured pink on the Order plans at Appendix C and the new rights over the land shown coloured blue on the said Order plans on the basis that there is a compelling case in the public interest for making this Order.

 

2.  That Lincolnshire County Council make a Side Roads Order under sections 14 and 125 of the Highways Act 1980 generally in the form as set out in Appendices D and E to this report to enable works to be carried out to existing highways and private means of access which are necessary to enable the Scheme to be built.

 

3.    That the draft Statements of Reasons for the above mentioned Orders set out in Appendix F be approved in principle.

 

4.    That authority be given to the Interim Executive Director for Place to make, if necessary, any minor or technical amendments to the Order referred to in paragraph (1) and (2) above or to the Statements of Reasons referred to in paragraph (3) above prior to publication of the Orders.

 

5.    That authority be given to the Chief Legal Officer to seal the Orders and to take all the ancillary or necessary steps, including the publication and service of all statutory notices and presentation of the County Council’s case at any Public Inquiry, to secure the confirmation of the Orders by the Secretary of State and the vesting of the land in the County Council.

 

6.    That authority be given to the Interim Executive Director for Place to request confirmation of the Order with modifications, if, in the light of new information, it appears expedient for the confirmation of the Order.

 

7.    That authority be given to the Chief Legal Officer to acquire all third party interests in the land and properties subject to the Compulsory Purchase Order (whether compulsorily or by agreement) on terms recommended by the Interim Executive Director for Place.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report on behalf of the Interim Executive Director for Place which sought the Executive's approval to proceed with making of the Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Road Orders for the Dunholme and Welton Junction Improvement Scheme.

 

The Executive Councillor for Highways and Transport stated that this junction was dangerous and that there had been numerous accidents.

 

The Senior Project Leader explained the scheme to the Executive, which included information on the consultations with local landowners and the proposed financial contribution being made to the scheme because of housing development in Dunholme and Welton.

 

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board stated that the scheme had been considered and recommended for approval at a meeting of the Highways and Transport Scrutiny Committee.  The comments of the Committee were included in the report.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)  That Lincolnshire County Council make a Compulsory Purchase Order under sections 239, 240, 246, 250 and 260 of the Highways Act 1980 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 generally in the form as set out in Appendices A and B to the report to secure the compulsory acquisition of the land shown coloured pink on the Order plans at Appendix C and the new rights over the land shown coloured blue on the said Order plans on the basis that there is a compelling case in the public interest for making this Order.

 

(2)  That Lincolnshire County Council make a Side Roads Order under sections 14 and 125 of the Highways Act 1980 generally in the form as set out in Appendices D and E to this report to enable works to be carried out to existing highways and private means of access which are necessary to enable the Scheme to be built.

 

(3)  That the draft Statements of Reasons for the above mentioned Orders set out in Appendix F be approved in principle.

 

(4)  That authority be given to the Interim Executive Director for Place to make, if necessary, any minor or technical amendments to the Order referred to in paragraph (1) and (2) above or to the Statements of Reasons referred to in paragraph (3) above prior to publication of the Orders.

 

(5)  That authority be given to the Chief Legal Officer to seal the Orders and to take all the ancillary or necessary steps, including the publication and service of all statutory notices and presentation of the County Council’s case at any Public Inquiry, to secure the confirmation of the Orders by the Secretary of State and the vesting of the land in the County Council.

 

(6)  That authority be given to the Interim Executive Director for Place to request confirmation of the Order with modifications, if, in the light of new information, it appears expedient for the confirmation of the Order.

 

(7)  That authority be given to the Chief Legal Officer to acquire all third party interests in the land and properties subject to the Compulsory Purchase Order (whether compulsorily or by agreement) on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 57.

58.

Council Business Plan 2018/2019 Performance Report, Quarter Three pdf icon PDF 66 KB

(To receive a report from the Head of Paid Service, which presents an overview of performance for Q3 against the Council Business Plan)

Additional documents:

Decision:

 

1.    That the 2018/19 Quarter 3 performance be noted.

 

2.    That the proposed change to reporting detailed in the report be approved.

 

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report on behalf of the Head of Paid Service which presented an overview of performance for Q3 against the Council's Business Plan and sought the Executive's approval to the proposed change to reporting as detailed in the report.

 

The Performance and Equalities Manager stated that the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board had considered the Plan at its meeting on 28 February 2019 and the comments of the Board had been tabled at the meeting of the Executive.

 

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board stated that the Board had identified the following issues in connection with the Plan:-

 

·    The fact that two scrutiny committees had not had an opportunity to consider the performance measures relating to their remits before the Board's meeting on 28 February 2019. The Board had suggested that only underperforming performance measures should be reported, which might allow reports to be produced much quicker and therefore provided to earlier meetings of scrutiny committees.  The Board had also requested that the timetable for scrutiny committees could be considered as a means of addressing the issue.

·    The Board had sought clarification on the measurement used on the percentage of completed safeguarding referrals where the source of the risk was a service provider.

·    The Board had raised concerns about the target for household waste being recycled not being met resulting in more household waste ending up in landfill or possibly shipped abroad. A response from officers in connection with the enquiry about household waste recycled was outlined in the tabled paper.

 

The Executive supported the Board's comments, including the need to examine the timetable of scrutiny committees, to ensure that performance measures were considered in good time and supported the Board's suggestion, as a potential solution to ask for commentary only on the performance measures that were underperforming.

 

The Executive Director of Adult Care and Community Wellbeing stated that the Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Executive Departmental Management Team had proposed to replace Measure 114 – "% of S42 Safeguarding Enquiries where the Source of Risk is a service provider", by a measure which would identify the proportion of adult safeguarding concerns received in the year that led to a Section 42 (Care Act 2014) safeguarding enquiry.

 

Following comments made about household waste recycled, the Interim Executive Director for Place stated that the amount of waste going to landfill had not increased as a result of the reduction in the amount of household waste being recycled.  It was stated that clarification of the targets and collection regime for household waste would be examined.

 

It was highlighted that the Home Office had taken an interest in the Assisting Rehabilitation through Collaboration scheme to address the most prolific offenders.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)  That the 2018/19 Quarter 3 performance be noted.

 

(2)  That the proposed change to reporting detailed in the report be approved.

 

 
 
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