Venue: Lofthouse Methodist Church Hall, Leeds Road, Lofthouse, WF3 3NE
\n\t\tContact: Guy Close (0113) 24 74356 \n\t\t Email: guy.close@leeds.gov.uk\n\t\t\n\t\t
\n\t\t\n\t\tItems\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\tNo.\n\t\t\tItem\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tChair's Opening Remarks
\nMinutes:
\nThe Chair welcomed all\nin attendance to the October meeting of the South (Outer) Area\nCommittee.
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Late Items
\nTo identify items\nwhich have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for\nconsideration.
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(The special\ncircumstances shall be specified in the minutes.)
\nMinutes:
\nThe Chair admitted to\nthe agenda as supplementary information, the Community Consultation\nPlan. (Minute No. 35\nrefers).
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\n\nThe Chair also admitted to the agenda as supplementary information,\na promotional leaflet which contained information on responsible dog ownership\nand dog fouling (Minute No. 40 refers).
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Declaration of Interests
\nTo declare any\npersonal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of\nthe Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members\nCode of Conduct.
\nMinutes:
\nCouncillors Dunn,\nGettings, Grayshon and Wilson declared a personal interest in\nagenda item 8 ‘Community Centres Report’ in their\ncapacity as Members of the Outer South Community Centres\nSub-Committee (Minute No. 34 refers).
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Councillor Leadley declared an interest in agenda item 10\n‘Garden Maintenance Service Report’ in his capacity as\na Member of Morley Elderly Action. On the basis that the interest was\nprejudicial, he withdrew from the meeting during the consideration\nof the item and did not vote (Minute No. 37 refers).
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Councillor\nGettings declared a personal interest\nin agenda item 12 ‘Outer South Children and Young People\nActivities 2009/10’ in his capacity as a Member of the Outer\nSouth Children and Young People Working Group (Minute No. 38\nrefers).
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\nCouncillor\nLeadley declared a personal interest in\nagenda item 12 ‘Outer South Children and Young People\nActivities 2009/10’ in his capacity as a Member of Lewisham\nPark Centre Committee (Minute No. 38 refers).
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Councillor\nLeadley declared a personal interest in\nagenda item 13 ‘Well Being Budget Report’ in his\ncapacity as Chairman of Oakwell and\nFairfax NIP, as a Member of Morley Town Council which part funds\nthe Town Centre Management Project, and as a Member of Morley\nElderly Action (Minute No. 39 refers).
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Councillor\nLeadley declared a personal interest in\nagenda item 14 ‘Acting Area Manager’s Report’ in\nhis capacity as Chairman of Morley Town Council Planning Committee\n(Minute No. 40 refers).
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\nA further declaration of interest was\nmade at a later point in the meeting (Minute No. 37\nrefers).
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Apologies for Absence
\nTo receive any\napologies for absence.
\nMinutes:
\nAn apology for absence was submitted on\nbehalf of Councillor Elliott. It was reported that Councillors\nFinnigan and Leadley would be late due to their attendance at a\nJoint Plans Panel meeting.
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Minutes - 10th September 2009 PDF 68 KB
\nTo confirm as a\ncorrect record the minutes of the meeting held on 10th\nSeptember 2009.
\nMinutes:
\nRESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on\n10th September 2009 be confirmed as a correct\nrecord.
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(Councillor Leadley joined the meeting at 4.04 pm during the\nconsideration of this item).
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Open Forum
\nIn accordance with\nParagraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, at\nthe discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be\nallocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to\nmake representations or to ask questions on matters within the\nterms of reference of the Area Committee. This period of time may be\nextended at the discretion of the Chair. No member of the public\nshall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except\nby permission of the Chair.
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\n(10 mins discussion)
\nMinutes:
\nIn accordance with paragraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the\nArea Committee Procedure Rules, the Chairman allowed a period of up\nto 10 minutes for members of the public to make representations or\nto ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the\nArea Committee.
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On this occasion, there were no matters raised under\nthis item by members of the public.
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Community Centres Report PDF 141 KB
\n\nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Director of Environment and\nNeighbourhoods outlining the role of Area Committees in relation to\nthe management of community centres.
\n\n
\n(Executive Function)
\n\n(5 mins presentation / 10 mins discussion)
\nAdditional documents:
\n\t\t\t\t\t\nDecision:
RESOLVED – That the contents\nof the report be noted.
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Minutes:
\nThe Director of\nEnvironment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which outlined\nthe role of Area Committees in relation to the management of\ncommunity centres.
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Appended to the report\nwas the following information;
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\n\n- \nDelegated functions for the Council’s Community Centres;
\n\n\n- \nCommunity Centres budget for South (Outer) Area Committee\n2009/10;
\n\n\n- \nCorporate Property Management – Community Centre Building\nMaintenance Expenditure / Status Briefing; and
\n\n\n- \nSchedule of current backlog maintenance for Community Centres in\nOuter South area.
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The following\nrepresentatives from Environment and Neighbourhoods attended the\nmeeting and responded to Members’ questions and comments:
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\n\n- \nLiz Jarmin, Acting Neighbourhood\nServices Manager; and
\n\n\n- \nTrudie Canavan, Community Issues Officer.
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In brief summary, the\nmain areas of discussion were:-
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RESOLVED –\nThat the\ncontents of the report be noted.
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(Councillors Beverley and\nFinnigan joined the meeting at 4.06 pm\nduring the consideration of this item).
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Round 6 PFI Lifetime Neighbourhoods for Leeds Update PDF 102 KB
\nTo receive and consider a report from\nthe Chief Regeneration Officer updating the Area Committee on the\nprinciples of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Round 6 Lifetime\nNeighbourhoods for Leeds (LNL) project\nin advance of the formal consultation between November and December\n2009.
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\n(Council\nFunction)
\n\n(5\nmins presentation / 5 mins discussion)
\nAdditional documents:
\n\t\t\t\t\t\nMinutes:
\nThe Chief Regeneration\nOfficer submitted a report which updated the Area Committee on the\nprinciples of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Round 6 Lifetime Neighbourhoods for Leeds\n(LNL) project in advance of the formal\nconsultation between November and December 2009.
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\nThe Community\nConsultation Plan was circulated at the meeting for Members’\ninformation.
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The following\nrepresentatives from Regeneration Services attended the meeting and\nresponded to Members’ questions and comments:
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\n\n- \nPhil Charlton, Project Manager; and
\n\n\n- \nJaney Barraclough, Project Officer.
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In brief summary, the\nmain areas of discussion were:
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RESOLVED – That the report\nand appendices be noted.
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Streetscene Grounds Maintenance Future Procurement Strategy - Procurement Strategy Update Report PDF 94 KB
\nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Chief Environmental Services Officer\nupdating the Area Committee on the procurement process for the\nprovision of Grounds Maintenance from 1st March\n2011.
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\n(Executive Function)
\n\n(5 mins presentation / 10 mins discussion)
\nMinutes:
\nThe Chief Environmental\nServices Officer submitted a report which updated Members on the\nprocurement process for the provision of Grounds Maintenance from\n1st March 2011.
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The Chair welcomed to the\nmeeting, Simon Costigan, Head of\nHousing Management, Aire Valley Homes\nLeeds, to present the report and respond to Members’\nquestions and comments:
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\nThe main areas of\ndiscussion were as follows:
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RESOLVED – That the contents\nof the report be noted.
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(Councillor\nMulherin declared a personal interest\nin this item in her capacity as a Member of the Scrutiny Board\n(Environment and Neighbourhoods)).
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Garden Maintenance Service Report PDF 96 KB
\n\nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Director of Environment and\nNeighbourhoods updating the Area Committee on the two commissioned\nGarden Maintenance Schemes operating in the Outer South during\n2009/10.
\n\n
(Executive Function)
\n(5 mins presentation / 5\nmins discussion)
\nDecision:
\nRESOLVED –
\n\n
\n(a) That the contents of the report be\nnoted;
\n(b) That Area Management continues to\ndevelop a single garden maintenance scheme for 2010/11; and
\n(c) That a further report be submitted\nto the Area Committee in November, outlining final details of a\nsingle scheme, including comparable costs for operating two\nschemes.
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Minutes:
\nThe Director of\nEnvironment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which updated\nMembers on the two commissioned Garden Maintenance Schemes\noperating in the Outer South area during 2009/10.
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The Chair invited Tom\nO’Donovan, Area Management Officer, to present the report and\nrespond to Members’ questions and comments.
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The key areas of\ndiscussion were:
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\nRESOLVED -
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(a) That the contents of the report be\nnoted;
\n(b) That Area Management continues to\ndevelop a single garden maintenance scheme for 2010/11; and
\n(c) That a further report be submitted\nto the Area Committee in November, outlining final details of a\nsingle scheme, including comparable costs for operating two\nschemes.
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Outer South Children and Young People Activities 2009/10 PDF 107 KB
\n\nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Director of Environment and\nNeighbourhoods updating the Area Committee on the work of the Outer\nSouth Children and Young People Working Group and Children and\nYoung People Programme of Activities 2009-10.
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\n(Council Function)
\n\n(5 mins presentation / 5 mins discussion)
\nMinutes:
\nThe Director of\nEnvironment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which updated\nMembers on the work of the Outer South Children and Young People\nWorking Group and Children and Young People Programme of Activities\n2009/10.
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Tom O’Donovan,\nArea Management Officer, presented the report and responded to\nMembers’ questions and comments.
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The main areas of\ndiscussion were:
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\nRESOLVED -
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(a) That the contents of the report be\nnoted; and
\n(b) That a further report be submitted\nto a future meeting of the Area Committee.
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Outer South Area Committee Well-Being Budget Report PDF 94 KB
\n\n\nTo receive and consider a\nreport from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods updating\nMembers on both the capital and revenue elements of the Area\nCommittee’s Well-Being budget, advising Members of the Small\nGrants approved since the last meeting and inviting Members\nto consider a proposed approach to the commissioning of\nactivities linked to outcomes identified in the Area Delivery Plan\n(ADP).
\n\n
\n\n(Executive\nFunction)
\n(5 mins presentation / 5 mins discussion)
\nAdditional documents:
\n\t\t\t\t\t\nDecision:
\nRESOLVED –
\n\n
(a) That the report and information\nappended to the report, which includes the available balance of the\nArea Committee’s revenue and capital well-being budgets, be\nnoted;
\n(b) That the Area Committee receives\nfurther details on commissioning of the 2010/11 revenue Well-Being\nBudget in line with ADP themes and priorities; and
\n(c) That the following decision be\nmade in relation to the Well-being funding proposal which had been\nsubmitted for determination at the meeting:
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Minutes:
\nThe Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods\nsubmitted a report which updated Members on the capital and revenue\nelements of the Area Committee’s Well-Being Budget, invited\nMembers to determine the capital proposal as detailed within the\nreport, and provided a rationale for the allocation of the 2010/11\nWell-Being Fund linked to the priorities and outcomes identified in\nthe Area Delivery Plan (ADP).
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\nRESOLVED –
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(a) That the report and information\nappended to the report, which includes the available balance of the\nArea Committee’s revenue and capital well-being budgets, be\nnoted;
\n(b) That the Area Committee receives\nfurther details on commissioning of the 2010/11 revenue Well-Being\nBudget in line with ADP themes and priorities; and
\n(c) That the following decision be\nmade in relation to the well-being funding proposal which had been\nsubmitted for determination at the meeting:
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Acting Area Manager's Report PDF 114 KB
\n\nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Director of Environment and\nNeighbourhoods providing Members with an overview of the range of\nactivities currently taking place within the outer south area.
\n\n
\n(Executive Function)
\n\n(5 mins presentation / 5 mins discussion)
\nAdditional documents:
\n\t\t\t\t\t\nDecision:
\nRESOLVED –
\n\n
\n(a) That the report and information\nappended to the report be noted;
\n(b) That £400 revenue Well-Being\nFunding be allocated to support Operation Champion in Rothwell for 2009/10;
\n(c) That the Area Committee receives\nthe Heroes Event evaluation report at the November Area Committee\nmeeting;
\n(d) That in consultation with the\nChair of the Area Committee, Area Management develops project ideas\nfor participation in the Leeds Year of the Volunteer 2010, and that\nthe Area Committee receives further information about the scheme at\nthe November Area Committee meeting;
\n(e) That continued local management of\nthe Queensway Car Park limited waiting scheme, be approved.
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Minutes:
\nThe Committee considered a\nreport from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods which\nupdated Members on the work of the Area Management Team since the\nlast meeting.
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The following information\nwas appended to the report;
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\n\n- \nLofthouse\nBottle Bank\n– leaflet, comments card and map of the consultation area;\nand
\n\n\n- \nMinutes of the\nCleaner Neighbourhoods Sub-Group held on Tuesday, 14th\nJuly 2009, including environmental actions from the ADP and updates\nby partners.
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Supplementary\ninformation which included a promotional leaflet containing\ninformation on responsible\ndog ownership and dog fouling was circulated at the meeting\nfor Members’ information.
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In relation to 7.1.2 of the\nreport ‘Chapel Hill Properties’, it was reported that\nMorley Town Council was receiving a presentation from the\nArchitects on Tuesday, 20th October 2009.
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\nRESOLVED –
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\n(a) That the report and information\nappended to the report be noted;
\n(b) That £400 revenue Well-Being\nFunding be allocated to support Operation Champion in Rothwell for 2009/10;
\n(c) That the Area Committee receives\nthe Heroes Event evaluation report at the November Area Committee\nmeeting;
\n(d) That in consultation with the\nChair of the Area Committee, Area Management develops project ideas\nfor participation in the Leeds Year of the Volunteer 2010, and that\nthe Area Committee receives further information about the scheme at\nthe November Area Committee meeting;
\n(e) That continued local management of\nthe Queensway Car Park limited waiting scheme, be approved.
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Dates, Times and Venues of Future Meetings
\n\nMonday 30th November, 2009
\n\n(Drighlington Meeting Hall, Drighlington Library, Drighlington, Moorland\nRoad, BD11 1JZ)
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\n\nMonday 1st February, 2010
\n\n(Morley Town Hall, Morley,\nLS27 9DY)
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\n\nMonday 15th March, 2010
\n\n(Rothwell One Stop Centre, Civic Chamber, Main\nStreet, Rothwell, LS26 0AD)
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\n(All meetings to commence at 4.00\npm).
\nMinutes:
\nMonday 30th\nNovember, 2009
\n(Drighlington Meeting Hall, Drighlington Library, Drighlington, Moorland\nRoad, BD11 1JZ)
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Monday 1st\nFebruary, 2010
\n(Morley Town Hall, Morley,\nLS27 9DY)
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Monday 15th\nMarch, 2010
\n(Rothwell One Stop Centre, Civic Chamber, Main\nStreet, Rothwell, LS26 0AD)
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(All meetings to commence\nat 4.00 pm).
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\n\n
\n(The meeting concluded at\n5.50 pm).
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\n\t\t| No. | \n\t\t\tItem | \n\t\t
|---|---|
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Chair's Opening Remarks \nMinutes: \n\n \nThe Chair welcomed all\nin attendance to the October meeting of the South (Outer) Area\nCommittee. \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Late Items \n\n \nTo identify items\nwhich have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for\nconsideration. \n\n (The special\ncircumstances shall be specified in the minutes.) \nMinutes: \n\n \nThe Chair admitted to\nthe agenda as supplementary information, the Community Consultation\nPlan. (Minute No. 35\nrefers). \n\n \n\nThe Chair also admitted to the agenda as supplementary information,\na promotional leaflet which contained information on responsible dog ownership\nand dog fouling (Minute No. 40 refers). \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Declaration of Interests \n\n \nTo declare any\npersonal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of\nthe Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members\nCode of Conduct. \nMinutes: \n\n \nCouncillors Dunn,\nGettings, Grayshon and Wilson declared a personal interest in\nagenda item 8 ‘Community Centres Report’ in their\ncapacity as Members of the Outer South Community Centres\nSub-Committee (Minute No. 34 refers). \n\n Councillor Leadley declared an interest in agenda item 10\n‘Garden Maintenance Service Report’ in his capacity as\na Member of Morley Elderly Action. On the basis that the interest was\nprejudicial, he withdrew from the meeting during the consideration\nof the item and did not vote (Minute No. 37 refers). \n\n Councillor\nGettings declared a personal interest\nin agenda item 12 ‘Outer South Children and Young People\nActivities 2009/10’ in his capacity as a Member of the Outer\nSouth Children and Young People Working Group (Minute No. 38\nrefers). \n\n \nCouncillor\nLeadley declared a personal interest in\nagenda item 12 ‘Outer South Children and Young People\nActivities 2009/10’ in his capacity as a Member of Lewisham\nPark Centre Committee (Minute No. 38 refers). \n\n Councillor\nLeadley declared a personal interest in\nagenda item 13 ‘Well Being Budget Report’ in his\ncapacity as Chairman of Oakwell and\nFairfax NIP, as a Member of Morley Town Council which part funds\nthe Town Centre Management Project, and as a Member of Morley\nElderly Action (Minute No. 39 refers). \n\n Councillor\nLeadley declared a personal interest in\nagenda item 14 ‘Acting Area Manager’s Report’ in\nhis capacity as Chairman of Morley Town Council Planning Committee\n(Minute No. 40 refers). \n\n \nA further declaration of interest was\nmade at a later point in the meeting (Minute No. 37\nrefers). \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Apologies for Absence \n\n \nTo receive any\napologies for absence. \nMinutes: \n\n \nAn apology for absence was submitted on\nbehalf of Councillor Elliott. It was reported that Councillors\nFinnigan and Leadley would be late due to their attendance at a\nJoint Plans Panel meeting. \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Minutes - 10th September 2009 \n \nTo confirm as a\ncorrect record the minutes of the meeting held on 10th\nSeptember 2009. \nMinutes: \n\n \nRESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on\n10th September 2009 be confirmed as a correct\nrecord. \n\n (Councillor Leadley joined the meeting at 4.04 pm during the\nconsideration of this item). \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Open Forum \n\n \nIn accordance with\nParagraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, at\nthe discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be\nallocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to\nmake representations or to ask questions on matters within the\nterms of reference of the Area Committee. This period of time may be\nextended at the discretion of the Chair. No member of the public\nshall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except\nby permission of the Chair. \n\n \n(10 mins discussion) \nMinutes: \n\n \nIn accordance with paragraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the\nArea Committee Procedure Rules, the Chairman allowed a period of up\nto 10 minutes for members of the public to make representations or\nto ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the\nArea Committee. \n\n On this occasion, there were no matters raised under\nthis item by members of the public. \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Community Centres Report
\n \nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Director of Environment and\nNeighbourhoods outlining the role of Area Committees in relation to\nthe management of community centres. \n\n \n(Executive Function) \n\n(5 mins presentation / 10 mins discussion) \nAdditional documents: \n\t\t\t\t\t\n
Decision: \n \nRESOLVED – That the contents\nof the report be noted. \n\n Minutes: \n\n \nThe Director of\nEnvironment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which outlined\nthe role of Area Committees in relation to the management of\ncommunity centres. \n\n Appended to the report\nwas the following information; \n\n \n\n- \nDelegated functions for the Council’s Community Centres; \n\n\n- \nCommunity Centres budget for South (Outer) Area Committee\n2009/10; \n\n\n- \nCorporate Property Management – Community Centre Building\nMaintenance Expenditure / Status Briefing; and \n\n\n- \nSchedule of current backlog maintenance for Community Centres in\nOuter South area. \n\n The following\nrepresentatives from Environment and Neighbourhoods attended the\nmeeting and responded to Members’ questions and comments: \n\n \n\n- \nLiz Jarmin, Acting Neighbourhood\nServices Manager; and \n\n\n- \nTrudie Canavan, Community Issues Officer. \n\n In brief summary, the\nmain areas of discussion were:- \n\n
\n RESOLVED –\nThat the\ncontents of the report be noted. \n\n (Councillors Beverley and\nFinnigan joined the meeting at 4.06 pm\nduring the consideration of this item). \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Round 6 PFI Lifetime Neighbourhoods for Leeds Update \n \nTo receive and consider a report from\nthe Chief Regeneration Officer updating the Area Committee on the\nprinciples of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Round 6 Lifetime\nNeighbourhoods for Leeds (LNL) project\nin advance of the formal consultation between November and December\n2009. \n\n \n(Council\nFunction) \n\n(5\nmins presentation / 5 mins discussion) \nAdditional documents: \n\t\t\t\t\t\n
Minutes: \n\n \nThe Chief Regeneration\nOfficer submitted a report which updated the Area Committee on the\nprinciples of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Round 6 Lifetime Neighbourhoods for Leeds\n(LNL) project in advance of the formal\nconsultation between November and December 2009. \n\n \nThe Community\nConsultation Plan was circulated at the meeting for Members’\ninformation. \n\n The following\nrepresentatives from Regeneration Services attended the meeting and\nresponded to Members’ questions and comments: \n\n \n\n- \nPhil Charlton, Project Manager; and \n\n\n- \nJaney Barraclough, Project Officer. \n\n In brief summary, the\nmain areas of discussion were: \n\n
\n RESOLVED – That the report\nand appendices be noted. \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Streetscene Grounds Maintenance Future Procurement Strategy - Procurement Strategy Update Report \n \nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Chief Environmental Services Officer\nupdating the Area Committee on the procurement process for the\nprovision of Grounds Maintenance from 1st March\n2011. \n\n \n(Executive Function) \n\n(5 mins presentation / 10 mins discussion) \nMinutes: \n\n \nThe Chief Environmental\nServices Officer submitted a report which updated Members on the\nprocurement process for the provision of Grounds Maintenance from\n1st March 2011. \n\n The Chair welcomed to the\nmeeting, Simon Costigan, Head of\nHousing Management, Aire Valley Homes\nLeeds, to present the report and respond to Members’\nquestions and comments: \n\n \nThe main areas of\ndiscussion were as follows: \n\n
\n RESOLVED – That the contents\nof the report be noted. \n\n (Councillor\nMulherin declared a personal interest\nin this item in her capacity as a Member of the Scrutiny Board\n(Environment and Neighbourhoods)). \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Garden Maintenance Service Report
\n \nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Director of Environment and\nNeighbourhoods updating the Area Committee on the two commissioned\nGarden Maintenance Schemes operating in the Outer South during\n2009/10. \n\n (Executive Function) \n(5 mins presentation / 5\nmins discussion) \nDecision: \n \n\nRESOLVED – \n\n \n(a) That the contents of the report be\nnoted; \n(b) That Area Management continues to\ndevelop a single garden maintenance scheme for 2010/11; and \n(c) That a further report be submitted\nto the Area Committee in November, outlining final details of a\nsingle scheme, including comparable costs for operating two\nschemes. \n\n Minutes: \n\n \nThe Director of\nEnvironment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which updated\nMembers on the two commissioned Garden Maintenance Schemes\noperating in the Outer South area during 2009/10. \n\n The Chair invited Tom\nO’Donovan, Area Management Officer, to present the report and\nrespond to Members’ questions and comments. \n\n The key areas of\ndiscussion were: \n\n
\n \nRESOLVED - \n\n (a) That the contents of the report be\nnoted; \n(b) That Area Management continues to\ndevelop a single garden maintenance scheme for 2010/11; and \n(c) That a further report be submitted\nto the Area Committee in November, outlining final details of a\nsingle scheme, including comparable costs for operating two\nschemes. \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Outer South Children and Young People Activities 2009/10
\n \nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Director of Environment and\nNeighbourhoods updating the Area Committee on the work of the Outer\nSouth Children and Young People Working Group and Children and\nYoung People Programme of Activities 2009-10. \n\n \n(Council Function) \n\n(5 mins presentation / 5 mins discussion) \nMinutes: \n\n \nThe Director of\nEnvironment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which updated\nMembers on the work of the Outer South Children and Young People\nWorking Group and Children and Young People Programme of Activities\n2009/10. \n\n Tom O’Donovan,\nArea Management Officer, presented the report and responded to\nMembers’ questions and comments. \n\n The main areas of\ndiscussion were: \n\n
\n \nRESOLVED - \n\n (a) That the contents of the report be\nnoted; and \n(b) That a further report be submitted\nto a future meeting of the Area Committee. \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Outer South Area Committee Well-Being Budget Report
\n \n\nTo receive and consider a\nreport from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods updating\nMembers on both the capital and revenue elements of the Area\nCommittee’s Well-Being budget, advising Members of the Small\nGrants approved since the last meeting and inviting Members\nto consider a proposed approach to the commissioning of\nactivities linked to outcomes identified in the Area Delivery Plan\n(ADP). \n\n \n\n(Executive\nFunction) \n(5 mins presentation / 5 mins discussion) \nAdditional documents: \n\t\t\t\t\t\n
Decision: \n \n\nRESOLVED – \n\n (a) That the report and information\nappended to the report, which includes the available balance of the\nArea Committee’s revenue and capital well-being budgets, be\nnoted; \n(b) That the Area Committee receives\nfurther details on commissioning of the 2010/11 revenue Well-Being\nBudget in line with ADP themes and priorities; and \n(c) That the following decision be\nmade in relation to the Well-being funding proposal which had been\nsubmitted for determination at the meeting: \n\n
\n Minutes: \n\n \nThe Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods\nsubmitted a report which updated Members on the capital and revenue\nelements of the Area Committee’s Well-Being Budget, invited\nMembers to determine the capital proposal as detailed within the\nreport, and provided a rationale for the allocation of the 2010/11\nWell-Being Fund linked to the priorities and outcomes identified in\nthe Area Delivery Plan (ADP). \n\n \nRESOLVED – \n\n (a) That the report and information\nappended to the report, which includes the available balance of the\nArea Committee’s revenue and capital well-being budgets, be\nnoted; \n(b) That the Area Committee receives\nfurther details on commissioning of the 2010/11 revenue Well-Being\nBudget in line with ADP themes and priorities; and \n(c) That the following decision be\nmade in relation to the well-being funding proposal which had been\nsubmitted for determination at the meeting: \n\n
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| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Acting Area Manager's Report
\n \nTo receive and\nconsider a report from the Director of Environment and\nNeighbourhoods providing Members with an overview of the range of\nactivities currently taking place within the outer south area. \n\n \n(Executive Function) \n\n(5 mins presentation / 5 mins discussion) \nAdditional documents: \n\t\t\t\t\t\n
Decision: \n \n\nRESOLVED – \n\n \n(a) That the report and information\nappended to the report be noted; \n(b) That £400 revenue Well-Being\nFunding be allocated to support Operation Champion in Rothwell for 2009/10; \n(c) That the Area Committee receives\nthe Heroes Event evaluation report at the November Area Committee\nmeeting; \n(d) That in consultation with the\nChair of the Area Committee, Area Management develops project ideas\nfor participation in the Leeds Year of the Volunteer 2010, and that\nthe Area Committee receives further information about the scheme at\nthe November Area Committee meeting; \n(e) That continued local management of\nthe Queensway Car Park limited waiting scheme, be approved. \n\n Minutes: \n\n \nThe Committee considered a\nreport from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods which\nupdated Members on the work of the Area Management Team since the\nlast meeting. \n\n The following information\nwas appended to the report; \n\n \n\n- \nLofthouse\nBottle Bank\n– leaflet, comments card and map of the consultation area;\nand \n\n\n- \nMinutes of the\nCleaner Neighbourhoods Sub-Group held on Tuesday, 14th\nJuly 2009, including environmental actions from the ADP and updates\nby partners. \n\n Supplementary\ninformation which included a promotional leaflet containing\ninformation on responsible\ndog ownership and dog fouling was circulated at the meeting\nfor Members’ information. \n\n In relation to 7.1.2 of the\nreport ‘Chapel Hill Properties’, it was reported that\nMorley Town Council was receiving a presentation from the\nArchitects on Tuesday, 20th October 2009. \n\n \nRESOLVED – \n\n \n(a) That the report and information\nappended to the report be noted; \n(b) That £400 revenue Well-Being\nFunding be allocated to support Operation Champion in Rothwell for 2009/10; \n(c) That the Area Committee receives\nthe Heroes Event evaluation report at the November Area Committee\nmeeting; \n(d) That in consultation with the\nChair of the Area Committee, Area Management develops project ideas\nfor participation in the Leeds Year of the Volunteer 2010, and that\nthe Area Committee receives further information about the scheme at\nthe November Area Committee meeting; \n(e) That continued local management of\nthe Queensway Car Park limited waiting scheme, be approved. \n\n | \n\t\t
| \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t | \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Dates, Times and Venues of Future Meetings \n\n \n\nMonday 30th November, 2009 \n\n(Drighlington Meeting Hall, Drighlington Library, Drighlington, Moorland\nRoad, BD11 1JZ) \n\n \n\nMonday 1st February, 2010 \n\n(Morley Town Hall, Morley,\nLS27 9DY) \n\n \n\nMonday 15th March, 2010 \n\n(Rothwell One Stop Centre, Civic Chamber, Main\nStreet, Rothwell, LS26 0AD) \n\n \n(All meetings to commence at 4.00\npm). \nMinutes: \n\n \nMonday 30th\nNovember, 2009 \n(Drighlington Meeting Hall, Drighlington Library, Drighlington, Moorland\nRoad, BD11 1JZ) \n\n Monday 1st\nFebruary, 2010 \n(Morley Town Hall, Morley,\nLS27 9DY) \n\n Monday 15th\nMarch, 2010 \n(Rothwell One Stop Centre, Civic Chamber, Main\nStreet, Rothwell, LS26 0AD) \n\n (All meetings to commence\nat 4.00 pm). \n\n \n\n \n(The meeting concluded at\n5.50 pm). \n\n | \n\t\t