Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL

Contact: Rachel Wilson  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

17.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs P Cooper, Mrs J E Killey, H Spratt and A H Turner MBE JP.

18.

Declarations of Councillors' Interests

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest at this point in the meeting.

19.

Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 17 May 2019 pdf icon PDF 192 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

            That the minutes of the meeting held on 17 May 2019 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

20.

Chairman's Announcements pdf icon PDF 304 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman stated that since the last meeting of the County Council he had continued to carry out his civic engagements with pride.  He thanked the Vice-Chairman and Lady, Councillor Mike and Jackie Brookes for representing him and his Lady at civic functions when they had not been able to attend.

 

He was pleased to report that this year's Lincolnshire Show had been a huge success and attracted many visitors from far and wide with the County Council winning the award for the Best Non-Agricultural Stand.

 

The Chairman thanked all who attended the annual County Council Service of Dedication in Lincolnshire in Lincoln Cathedral, and was delighted that the Lincolnshire Youth Orchestra was able to play before and after the Service.  It was a most pleasurable event for the Chairman and Lady and they received many positive comments following the Service.

 

The Chairman advised that during his term he would be focussing on the importance of skills, he had been delighted to see at first hand some of the important work the Council was doing to up skill its employees and residents, and meet some of the learners involved.

 

In June, the Chairman was privileged to attend the Council's Apprentice Graduation afternoon which took place in the Newland Room at County Offices, where he presented certificates to the 12 employees who had successfully completed a Business Administration Apprenticeship through the Business Support Administration Apprenticeship programme.  At the Lincolnshire Show, he presented Learner of the Year awards to three adult learners, nominated by their tutors for their hard work and commitment to learning.

 

In July, the Chairman was guest of honour at St. Peter at Gowts Primary School, and also he and his Lady attended Bracebridge Nursery & Infants School in Lincoln and he presented certificates to parents who had been attending Family Learning Courses delivered by the Council.

 

He reported that the following week he would be attending as Guest of Honour, a Learning Celebration Event hosted by Community Learning in Practice (CLIP), in Market Rasen to celebrate learners' successes and present certificates and awards for the year 2018-2019.

 

On a sadder note, the Chairman reported the deaths of the following former county councillors:

 

·         Graham Wheat who represented the Grantham North electoral division from May 1989 until June 2009 and served as Chairman of the Council from May 2002 to May 2003.

 

·         Peter Bray who represented the Spalding Elloe electoral division from May 1989 until May 2005 and served as Chairman of the Council from May 2003 to May 2004.

 

·         Graham Gooding who represented the Mablethorpe electoral division from June 2009 until May 2013.

 

·         Mrs Heather Judge who represented the Boston Fishtoft electoral division from May 1992 until May 2005 and served as Chairman of the Council from June 2001 to May 2002.

 

·         Air Commodore Nick Carter OBE who represented the Spalding South electoral division from 2001 until 2009 and served as Executive Councillor for Resources from May 2005 to June 2009.

 

The Chairman invited the Chamber to stand in silent  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

21.

Statements/Announcements by the Leader and Members of the Executive pdf icon PDF 160 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Statements by Members of the Executive had been circulated with the agenda.

 

The Leader reminded members that at the last meeting a debate on climate change had taken place, and he announced that from October the Executive would be going paperless as a step to moving towards paperless working.  There would be training made available so that those members wishing to move to paperless working could use the Modern.gov app to access agenda packs.  The Conservative Group would also be going paperless in regard to the Council agenda for the December meeting.  New technology was being rolled out to enable officers to be much more efficient both in cost and carbon emissions.

 

22.

Questions to the Chairman, the Leader, Executive Councillors, Chairman of Committees and Sub-Committees

Minutes:

Questions pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 10.3 were asked and answered as follows:

 

Question by

Answered by

Subject

 

a) Dr M E Thompson

R G Davies

Lincoln Western Growth Corridor

 

b) K J Clarke

Mrs P A Bradwell OBE

Update on Health Visitors dispute

 

c) C J T H Brewis

R G Davies

Works on Cross Keys bridge

 

d) C R Oxby

R G Davies

Road closures due to Lincoln Eastern Bypass works

 

e) G E Cullen

R G Davies

Secondary school buses in Mablethorpe

 

f) Mrs M J Overton MBE

M J Hill OBE

Additional funding from Government

 

g) R D Butroid

M J Hill OBE

Update on the Chancellor's announcement the previous week

 

h) R A Renshaw

Mrs P A Bradwell OBE

Health Visitors

 

i) P M Key

Mrs S Woolley

Consultation on Doctors surgery in Gainsborough

 

j) P A Skinner

C J Davie

Town deals for Lincoln, Boston and Skegness.

 

k) S R Parkin

M J Hill OBE

Carbon management plan

 

l) Mrs A M Austin

C J Davie

Tourism activities for 2030

 

m) T R Ashton

R G Davies

Improvements to the B1192 and B1183

 

n) R B Parker

Mrs P A Bradwell OBE

Care Quality Commission's report on Health Visitors

o) M T Fido

R G Davies

Update on the Lincoln Eastern Bypass

 

 

 

23.

Proposed Statement of Community Involvement pdf icon PDF 186 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Executive Director – Place had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

            That the Statement of Community Involvement (September 2019) attached as Appendix C to the report be adopted.

24.

Review of Financial Performance 2018/19 pdf icon PDF 343 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Executive Director – Resources had been circulated.

 

It was moved and seconded:

 

That the County Council:

 

1.    Notes the carry forwards set out in paragraph 1.2 and 1.3 of the report, which are made in line with the Council's Financial Regulations;

 

2.    Approves the use of carry forwards of under spending in excess of 1.0% as set out in paragraph 1.4 of the report;

 

3.    Notes the transfers to and from reserves summarised in Table A of the report and the position of earmarked reserves as at 31 March 2019 also shown in Table A of the report;

 

4.    Notes the position in relation to general reserves set out in paragraph 1.8 and Table B of the report;

 

5.    Notes the Flexible Use of Capital Receipts in 2018/19 as set out in paragraph 1.9 to 1.14 and detailed in Appendix A of the report;

 

6.    Approves the amended Flexible Use of Capital Receipts strategy as detailed in Appendix B to the report; and

 

7.    Notes performance against the Prudential Indicators for 2018/19 as set out in Table C of the report.

 

 

An amendment was moved and seconded as follows:

 

To amend the amount recommended to be transferred to the Financial Volatility Fund by £1.350mto be allocated to expenditure in 2019/2020 on

 

Tackling Social Inequalities

 

Funding Children's Centres to raise attainment for children at the end of reception stage £250k

Funding Children's Centres as Maternity Hubs £500k

Sub Total £750k

 

Reducing Carbon Emissions

 

Commitment to Park and Ride in Lincoln for preliminary work in 2019/20 financial year £100k

Sub Total £100k

 

Tackling Climate Change

 

To fund some of these schemes so as to

  • drive cultural change across the County Council
  • investigate the opportunities to use a science based target to understand our contribution to regional and national emissions reductions to meet the 1.5°C target.
  • support and champion the use of electric vehicles within Lincolnshire
  • explore new and innovative projects that will save money, energy/emission and the environment (e.g. Verge Biomass to Green Energy project).
  • work on a cross council basis to support more sustainable  ways of working including:
    • Working with procurement on the social value framework
    • Working with property to deliver energy reduction measures such as street lighting, solar PV and LED lighting
  • strengthen ties with other local authorities and agencies across Lincolnshire and regionally to generate opportunities for multi area projects
  • ensure our services are able to adapt to the changing climate via risk assessment, workshops and events.
  • implement the projects defined with Carbon Management Plan 3 –
    • Building fabric improvements
    • Heating/ cooling system upgrades
    • Improved building controls
    • Lighting and light control upgrades
    • Deployment of zero carbon technologies
  • support the waste team to reduce the carbon footprint of waste services as they seek to implement the waste strategy.

 

Sub Total £500k

 

Combined Total £1.350m

 

If £1.350m is agreed by council to fund these proposals this would leave £8.824m of carry forward to be added to the Financial Volatility Reserve. The Financial Volatility Reserve would then  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.

25.

Political Balance on Committees and Sub-Committees, Allocation of Places to Political Groups and Appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees pdf icon PDF 44 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Executive Director responsible for Democratic Services had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Council notes the changed political balance of the Council and approves the allocation of places to political groups as set out in Appendix A of the report.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

That Councillor R J Kendrick be appointed Chairman of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee, and Councillor A P Maughan be appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee.  Also, that Councillor M T Fido be appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Scrutiny Panel A.

26.

Lincolnshire County Council Corporate Plan 2019/29 pdf icon PDF 165 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Head of Paid Service had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Council:-

 

1.    Approves the principle of a 10 year Corporate Plan to form part of the Policy Framework in place of the Business Plan

 

2.    Approves the vision and strategic ambitions set out in Appendix A to the report as the basis for development of the Corporate Plan.

 

3.    Approves the Corporate Leadership Team, working with the Executive, Overview and Scrutiny Management Board (OSMB) and other stakeholders to develop the details of the Corporate Plan to include the vision, the strategic ambitions, how success will be measured and the strategic changes needed to fulfil the aspirations and expectations of Lincolnshire's communities.

 

4.    Agrees that the final version of the Corporate Plan be presented back to this Council in December 2019 for final approval and adoption.

 

An amendment was moved and seconded as follows:

 

Page 1 after Our vision for Lincolnshire delete next 5 lines of writing and replace with

 

A Great Place to Live: We want Lincolnshire to be a great place for everyone of all ages and backgrounds to be able to live life to the full in safe and supportive communities.

 

Enhancing Quality of Life: We want to create more well paid jobs, improve the health and well-being of all of our residents particularly those who are currently socially excluded by reason of age, gender, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, health or lack of mobility.

 

Looking after our Environment:  We want Lincolnshire to respond positively to the Climate Change agenda in order to protect and enhance our natural environment for the benefit of today's and tomorrow's residents.

 

Resident Satisfaction: We want our services whether delivered by the County Council, by our contractors or in partnership with other organisations, to meet the needs of our residents and be second to none

 

Page 2 under Our Ambitions

Second Section Replace 'their best life' with 'enjoy life to the full'

Replace 'Provide opportunities for a fulfilling life' - 5th bullet point – with 'Enable people as they grow older to remain active and independent for as long as possible'

 

Debate took place and upon being put to the vote, the amendment was lost.

 

Debate took place and upon being put to the vote, the motion was carried.

 

It was

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Council:-

 

1.    Approves the principle of a 10 year Corporate Plan to form part of the Policy Framework in place of the Business Plan

 

2.    Approves the vision and strategic ambitions set out in Appendix A to the report as the basis for development of the Corporate Plan.

 

3.    Approves the Corporate Leadership Team, working with the Executive, Overview and Scrutiny Management Board (OSMB) and other stakeholders to develop the details of the Corporate Plan to include the vision, the strategic ambitions, how success will be measured and the strategic changes needed to fulfil the aspirations and expectations of Lincolnshire's communities.

 

4.    Agrees that the final version of the Corporate  ...  view the full minutes text for item 26.

27.

Executive Decision - Rule 17 (Special Urgency) pdf icon PDF 236 KB

Minutes:

A report by the Leader of the Council had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Council note the report.

28.

Motions on notice submitted in accordance with the Council's Constitution

Minutes:

No motions had been submitted.

 

 
 
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