{"document":{"created_at":"2010-01-10T18:42:03Z","document_owner_type":"Meeting","title":["Minutes for Council meeting, Nov 26 2009, 7.00PM","Minutes for Council meeting, Nov 26 2009, 7.00PM"],"body":"
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Venue: The Guildhall, Westgate, Canterbury. View directions

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Prayers

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The meeting was opened with prayers by the\nLord Mayor’s Chaplain, Reverend Canon Norman Woods.

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Apologies for absence

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Apologies for absence were received from\nCouncillors Hando, Seath and Vickers and for lateness from\nCouncillor McMahan.

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Declaration of Members' Interests

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TO RECEIVE any declarations by Members\nregarding prejudicial or personal interests in any items on the\nagenda for this meeting.

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Councillors Gilbey and A Perkins each\nmade a statement on behalf of the Members of their respective\ngroups that any interests, which had been declared by their\nMembers, as set out in previous meetings in so far as they related\nto the business for this meeting, were deemed to be declared again\nfor this meeting.

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\nCouncillor A Perkins declared a personal interest in\nMinute No. E141 (Loans to\nKent County Cricket Club) of the Executive meeting held on 19\nNovember 2009 because of his previous membership of the cricket\nclub.

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Councillor Dixey declared a personal\ninterest in Minute No. E141 because a relative is a member of the\nprofessional playing staff at the club.

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The\nLord Mayor declared a personal interest in Minute No. E141 because\nhe is a member of the cricket club.

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Councillor Linfield declared a personal\ninterest in the Notice of Motion regarding the withdrawal of\nfunding for the Age Concern Centres and the Northgate Ward Over 60s\nbecause she worked for the local branch of Help The\nAged.

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The\nLord Mayor declared a personal interest in the Notice of Motion in\nso far as it related to the funding for the Age Concern Centres,\nbecause the organisation is one of the Lady Mayoress’s\ncharities this year.

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The\nLord Mayor also declared a prejudicial interest in Minute No. E142\nof the Executive meeting held on 19 November 2009 regarding\nCanterbury Beaney Art Museum and Library and indicated that the\nitem would be dealt with at the end of the meeting, when he would\nvacate the Chair and leave the building for the consideration of\nthat item. The Lord Mayor advised that the Vice-Chairman,\nCouncillor Davis, would take the Chair for that item.

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Councillor Parry declared a personal\ninterest in Minute No. E104 (Relocation of the Pier Sports Centre)\nof the Executive meeting held on 15 October 2009 because her\nhusband is Chairman of Herne Bay Pier Trust.

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Councillor M Flaherty also declared a\npersonal interest in Minute No. E104 because she is a Trustee of\nHerne Bay Pier Trust and Councillor Mrs Law also declared a\npersonal interest because she is a member of the Trust.

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Councillor M Flaherty declared a\npersonal interest in Minute No. E143 of the Executive meeting on 19\nNovember 2009 in so far as it related to the proposed parking\ncharges for 2010, because she is a holder of a residents’\nparking permit.

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These\ninterests are recorded in the relevant Minute below.

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Petitions

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To date the Chief Executive has not received\nnotice of any petitions to be presented at the meeting. Any\nnotifications received within the prescribed time limit will be\nreported to the meeting.

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Minutes:

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There were no petitions presented at the\nmeeting.

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Announcements

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TO RECEIVE any announcements from the Lord\nMayor, the Leader, members of the Executive or the Chief\nExecutive.

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\n(a)              \nThe Lord Mayor invited Members to join him at Tower House after the\nmeeting for a mince pie and coffee.

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\n(b)              \nThe Lord Mayor expressed his sadness about the recent flooding in\nCumbria which had affected Workington, his home town, and reported\nthat he had written to the Mayor of the Allerdale Borough Council,\nconveying the council’s concerns and best wishes.

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\n(c)              \nThe Leader extended the council’s gratitude to all those who\nworked so hard to ensure the great success of the Canterbury\nFestival this year.

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\n(d)              \nThe Leader said that he thought everyone by now was aware of the\nbrilliant new blue marquee on the Kingsmead site, which would be\nthe venue for the pantomime this year and he hoped next year. He\nalso said that he was sure the council would join him in\ncongratulating everyone concerned in bringing this facility to\nCanterbury and ensuring that our highly successful pantomime was\nable to take place. The Leader also mentioned that the marquee was\nexactly the right colour!

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\n(e)              \nThe Leader reported that the judges had said “the panel were\nthrilled by the vision presented here; full of optimism but very\ncaring and considerate. The success of the project was assured\nthrough understanding of what made this place special.”

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The Leader pointed\nout that this was what the Landscape Institute Awards 2009 panel\nsaid when Reculver won the first prize in Local Landscape Planning,\nbeating the Olympic Delivering Authority.

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Executive Minutes/ Reports to Full Council

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(By virtue of Article 19.03 of the Council\nProcedure Rules, reports from the Executive containing\nrecommendations shall be submitted for adoption by the Council, and\nshall formally be moved by the Leader or member of the\nExecutive.

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There are a number of references referred to\nin the following items that relate to background reports considered\nby the Executive. Members are requested to bring to the meeting\ntheir copy of the appropriate reports to the meeting. If required a\ncopy of the reports can be made available to Members upon request\nto Democratic Services prior to the Council meeting. A limited\nnumber of additional copies will also be available at the Council\nmeeting).

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To consider the following recommendations of\nthe Executive to Full Council:-

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The Chief Executive advised that some of the\nreports and recommendations from the Executive related to\nconfidential matters and he advised that if Members wished to\ndebate the confidential issues, the press and public should be\nexcluded from the meeting for that debate. The Chief Executive\nasked members to indicate at this stage whether they wished to\nraise any confidential issues about the items in question.

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Councillor A Perkins pointed that he wished to\ncomment on issues relating to the proposed loan to Kent County\nCricket Club, and said that he believed these were already in the\npublic domain, but if any confidential issues came up, the item\nshould be dealt with after the exclusion of the press and\npublic.

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Open Space Strategy for the Canterbury District 2009 - 2014

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That the revised Open Space Strategy be\nadopted

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendation in Minute No. E101 of the Executive meeting held on\n15 October 2009 that the revised Open Space Strategy be\nadopted.

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The Leader informed the council that the\nlatest population figures would be included in the Strategy.

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Reculver Masterplan

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That the Reculver Masterplan be adopted.

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendation in Minute No. E103 of the Executive meeting held on\n15 October 2009 that the Reculver Masterplan be adopted.

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Relocation of the Pier Sports Centre

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TO CONSIDER the recommendations to Full\nCouncil as set out below

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RESOLVED - That, subject to the financial\napproval of Full Council, the Executive approve the following\nmatters:-

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(a)       the\nprinciples of the Funding Agreement between the City Council, Kent\nCounty Council and Herne Bay High School as set out in paragraph 20\nof the report and to authorise the Head of Legal and Democratic\nServices in consultation with the Assistant Head of Culture and\nCommunications to complete such an agreement in a form to his\nsatisfaction;

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(b)       the\nprinciples of the Partnership Agreement between the City Council\nand Herne Bay High School as set out in paragraph 21 of the report\nand to authorise the Head of Legal in consultation with the\nAssistant Head of Culture and Communications to complete such an\nagreement in a form to his satisfaction as referred to in this\nreport;

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(c)       \nto recommend to Full Council the capital allocations\nreferred to in this report, with any payment being subject to the\nsatisfactory resolution of (a) and (b) above;

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(d)            \nauthorisation for the development of the current outline scheme for\nHerons extension up to planning application and submission\nstage;

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(e)       the\ntendering the construction of the extension to Herons on the open\nmarket;

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(f)        \nliability for a proportion of the planning fees and design costs as\nset out in the report if the project does not proceed.

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RECOMMENDED (to Full Council) -

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(a)       To commit\n£2m capital to the development of the new sports village at\nHerne Bay High School; subject to the\nresolution of negotiations with Kent County Council and Herne Bay\nHigh School to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive in relation\nto community access, governance, programming and revenue\nimplications to the Council.

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(b)       To allocate\na further £450,000 to the scheme should the Sport England\nStage 2 application be unsuccessful.

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(c)       \nTo confirm a capital allocation of £500,000 for the Herons\nLeisure Centre extension and prudential borrowing of up to\n£800,000.

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\n(d)              \nTo agree a Pier Pavilion demolition capital allocation of\n£425,000, at this stage.

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\n(e)              \nThat it is considered that what is proposed is likely to\nachieve the objective for the promotion or the improvement of the\nsocial well-being of its area.

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendations of the Executive regarding the issues indicated\nbelow -

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Recommendations to Full Council in the\nresolution of the Executive in Minute No. E104 of the Executive\nmeeting held on 15 October 2009 -

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(c)       \nthe capital allocations referred to in this report, with any\npayment being subject to the satisfactory resolution of (a) and (b)\nabove;

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(d)            \nauthorisation for the development of the current outline scheme for\nHerons extension up to planning application and submission\nstage;

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(e)       the\ntendering the construction of the extension to Herons on the open\nmarket;

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\n(f)                \nliability for a proportion of the planning fees and design costs as\nset out in the report if the project does not proceed.

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 Recommendations to Full Council\nin Minute E104

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(a)       to commit\n£2m capital to the development of the new sports village at\nHerne Bay High School; subject to the\nresolution of negotiations with Kent County Council and Herne Bay\nHigh School to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive in relation\nto community access, governance, programming and revenue\nimplications to the Council.

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(b)       to allocate\na further £450,000 to the scheme should the Sport England\nStage 2 application be unsuccessful.

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(c)       \nto confirm a capital allocation of £500,000 for the Herons\nLeisure Centre extension and prudential borrowing of up to\n£800,000.

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\n(d)              \nto agree a Pier Pavilion demolition capital allocation of\n£425,000, at this stage.

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\n(e)              \nthat it is considered that what is proposed is likely to\nachieve the objective for the promotion or the improvement of the\nsocial well-being of its area.

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Councillor Parry declared a personal\ninterest in this item because her husband is Chairman of Herne Bay\nPier Trust.

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Councillor M Flaherty had declared a\npersonal interest in this item because she is a Trustee of Herne\nBay Pier Trust;

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Councillor Mrs Law had declared a\npersonal interest in the item because she is a member of the\nTrust).

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Revised Benefits Fraud Prosecution and Sanction Policy and Guidance

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That the policy be endorsed and adopted with\nimmediate effect.

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendation in Minute No. E106 of the Executive meeting held on\n15 October 2009 that the policy be endorsed and adopted with\nimmediate effect.

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Procurement Strategy Annual Review

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\n(a)              \nThat the results of past year’s work as detailed at Appendix\n1 of the report be received.

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\n(b)              \nThat the revised Procurement and Partnering Strategy as set out at\nAppendix 2 be adopted.

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\n(c)              \nThat the deferral of the next review until March/April 2011 be\napproved.

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nfollowing recommendations in Minute No. E122 of the Executive\nmeeting held on 5 November 2009 –

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\n(a)              \nThat the results of past year’s work as detailed at Appendix\n1 of the report be received.

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\n(b)              \nThat the revised Procurement and Partnering Strategy as set out at\nAppendix 2 be adopted.

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\n(c)              \nThat the deferral of the next review until March/April 2011 be\napproved.

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Options Appraisal Ellen Court, Littlebourne

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\n(a)              \nThat Option C3 - to demolish Ellen Court and replace with a scheme\nof 8 two-bedroom flats, 7 one-bedroom bungalows and a community\nroom, be approved.

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\n(b)              \nThat the estimated additional cost of £60,000 be\napproved.

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nfollowing recommendations in Minute No. E124 of the Executive\nmeeting held on 5 November 2009 –

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\n(a)              \nThat Option C3 - to demolish Ellen Court and replace with a scheme\nof 8 two-bedroom flats, 7 one-bedroom bungalows and a community\nroom, be approved.

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\n(b)              \nThat the estimated additional cost of £60,000 be\napproved.

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Options Appraisal Franklyn House, Sturry

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That Option C - to demolish Franklyn House and\nreplace it with a scheme of 26 one-bedroom and 4 two-bedroom flats\nbe approved.

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendation in Minute No. E125 of the Executive meeting held on\n5 November 2009 that Option C - to demolish Franklyn House and\nreplace it with a scheme of 26 one-bedroom and 4 two-bedroom flats\nbe approved.

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Loans to the Kent County Cricket Club within the prudential borrowing framework to support ground redevelopment PDF 56 KB

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Any recommendations from the Executive meeting\non 19 November will be circulated in advance of the Council\nmeeting.

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(At the\ncommencement of the meeting –

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\nCouncillor A Perkins had declared a personal interest in this\nitem because of his\nprevious membership of the cricket club;

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Councillor Dixey had declared a\npersonal interest in the item because a relative is a member of the\nprofessional playing staff at the club;

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the Lord Mayor had declared a personal\ninterest in the item because he is a member of the cricket\nclub).

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(1)       It was\nproposed by Councillor Gilbey and seconded by Councillor Mrs Law\nthat the Council approve the following recommendations in Minute\nNo. E141 of the Executive meeting held on 19 November 2009\n–

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\n\n(i)    \nThat the council enters into a loan agreement with Kent County\nCricket Club to provide a loan of £4 million within one month\nof completion of the loan agreement based on the terms set out in\nthis report to enable the club to develop the St Lawrence\nground.

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\n\n(ii)   \nThat the Director of Corporate Services in consultation with the\nHead of Legal and Democratic Services and the Head of Culture and\nCommunications be authorised to deal with any matters necessary to\nbring the agreement to completion.

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\n\n(iii)  That the\ncouncil are satisfied that the proposed loan will promote or\nimprove the economic and social well being of the council's\narea.

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\n(2)             \nFollowing a\ndebate, it was proposed by Councillor Calvert-Mindell and seconded\nby Councillor Berridge that the recommendations (ii) and (iii) in\nMinute No. E141 above should be dealt with in their own right, and\nthen a further report should be brought back to Full\nCouncil.

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\n(3)             \nFollowing a further debate, the foregoing proposal at (2) above was\nput to a vote and it was LOST.

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\n(4)             \nA Member then raised an issue about the use of council’s\nwell-being powers for the proposed loans to the cricket club and\nthe Chief Executive advised on the matter.

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\n(5)             \nFollowing a further debate, the proposal at (1) above was then put\nand it was RESOLVED accordingly.

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(During the\ndiscussion on this item, Councillor Harrison declared a personal\ninterest because a relative works at the cricket club).

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General Fund Revenue Budget and Charges Proposals for Car Park and Other Activities

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\n(1)              \nIt was proposed by Councillor Gilbey and seconded by Councillor Mrs\nLaw that the Council approve the following recommendation in Minute\nNo. E143 (g) of the Executive meeting held on 19 November 2009

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“That\nofficers be given authority to put into effect the measures\nrequired to achieve the service savings and reductions contained\nwithin the 2010/11/12 proposals, in order that the savings begin to\naccrue from as early as possible in 2010/11, subject to\nimplementation of the measures only becoming effective if the\nmeasures are approved in the budget in February 2010.”

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WHEREUPON

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\n(2)              \nFollowing a debate, it was proposed by Councillor Berridge and\nseconded by Councillor Linfield that the proposal at (1) above be\namended by the insertion of the words “take steps to”\nafter the word “to” in the first line of the\nproposal”.

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\n(3)              \nCouncillor Gilbey, as the proposer of the original motion at (1)\nabove then indicated that he was happy to accept the foregoing\namendment at (2) above.

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\n(4)              \nThe amendment at (2) above was then put and it was CARRIED.

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\n(5)              \nThe original proposal at (1) above, as varied by the details at (2)\nabove, was then put as the substantive motion and it was RESOLVED\naccordingly.

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(At the commencement of the meeting,\nCouncillor M Flaherty had declared a personal interest in this item\nin so far as it related to the proposed parking charges for 2010,\nbecause she is a holder of a residents’ parking\npermit).

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Executive Meeting 15 October 2009 - Minutes PDF 102 KB

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The council received the minutes of the above\nmeeting.

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Executive Meeting 5 November 2009 - Minutes PDF 98 KB

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The council received the minutes of the above\nmeeting.

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Executive Meeting 19 November 2009 - Minutes PDF 97 KB

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The council received the minutes of the above\nmeeting.

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Questions

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To answer any questions from Members under\nRule 11 of the Council Procedure Rules.

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Details of any questions received will be\nreported at the meeting.

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(Note: There is a time limit of one minute for\nasking a question and three minutes for its answer, with\nsupplementary questions being allowed, with a total of 20 minutes\nfor all questions).

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There were no questions for the meeting under\nRule 11 of the Council Procedure Rules.

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Notices of Motion for consideration at this meeting

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The following\nNotices of Motion have been received -

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(A) From\nCouncillors Vye and MacCaul

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\"This Council\ndeplores the recent decision to withdraw funding from groups\nsupporting elderly residents in the district.

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During a\nrecession it is of the utmost importance that advice and welfare\nbenefits and support to our elderly residents is\nmaintained.

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The Council\nrequests the Executive to reconsider its decision to withdraw\nfunding from Canterbury Age Concern, Whitstable Age Concern, Herne\nBay Age Concern and Northgate Over 60s, and to reinstate this\nfunding in full.”

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(This Notice of\nMotion relates to a matter that could be dealt with at the Council\nMeeting).

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(B) From Councillors\nEden-Green and Vickers

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“Canterbury\nCity Council wishes to sign up to 10:10.”

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(This Notice of\nMotion relates to a matter that should be referred to the\nExecutive for consideration).

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\n(A)             \nIt\nwas proposed by Councillor Vye and seconded by Councillor\nMacCaul-

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\"This Council\ndeplores the recent decision to withdraw funding from groups\nsupporting elderly residents in the district.

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During a\nrecession it is of the utmost importance that advice and welfare\nbenefits and support to our elderly residents is\nmaintained.

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The Council\nrequests the Executive to reconsider its decision to withdraw\nfunding from Canterbury Age Concern, Whitstable Age Concern, Herne\nBay Age Concern and Northgate Over 60s, and to reinstate this\nfunding in full.”

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The Lord Mayor\nallowed the Notice of Motion to be dealt with at the meeting.

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\n(B)             \nFollowing a debate the Notice of Motion at (A) above was put to a\nvote

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Following a request\nby several Members, a record of the voting was taken as\nfollows.

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For the proposal

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Councillors\nBerridge, Bright, Calvert-Mindell, Dixey, Dye, Eden-Green,

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M Flaherty, R\nFlaherty, Flanagan, Linfield, MacCaul, Matthews, Parsons,

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A Perkins, Staley,\nSteed, Vye and Wratten (18)

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Councillors\nAnderson, Austin, Bissett, Carnell, Davis, Doyle, Ellis, Fisher,\nGilbey, Harrison, Mrs Law, Lee, McCabe, McMahan, Parry, Patterson,\nJ Perkins, Samper, Sharp, Sonnex, A Taylor, H Taylor, Thomas, Todd,\nVickery-Jones, and Windsor (26)

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Abstained from voting

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Councillors Cragg,\nPickersgill and Reuby (3)

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Absent from the\nmeeting

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Councillors Hando,\nSeath and Vickers (3)

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The Lord Mayor\ndeclared that the proposal in the Notice of Motion at (A) above was\nLOST.

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the Lord Mayor had\ndeclared a personal interest in this item because Age Concern is\none of the Lady Mayoress’s Charities this year;

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Councillor Linfield had declared a\npersonal interest in the item because she worked for the local\nbranch of Help The Aged.

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During the debate\non this item, Councillor Eden-Green declared a personal interest in\nthe item because of his membership of the Child Poverty Action\nGroup).

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(C)       It\nwas proposed by Councillor Eden-Green and, in the absence of\nCouncillor Vickers, seconded by Councillor Vye that

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“Canterbury\nCity Council wishes to sign up to 10:10.”

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(D)           \nWithout a debate on the matter, the Lord Mayor referred the Notice\nof Motion, to the Executive for consideration.

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Change in the membership of the Standards Committee

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At the request of the Leader of the\nConservative Group, TO RESOLVE that the membership of the Standards\nCommittee for the remainder of the year 2009/10 be varied by the\nremoval of Councillor Carnell and the addition of Councillor\nReuby.

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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 RESOLVED - That the membership of\nthe Standards Committee for the remainder of the year 2009/10 be\nvaried by the removal of Councillor Carnell and the addition of\nCouncillor Reuby.

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Minutes PDF 73 KB

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TO CONFIRM as a true record the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Council held on 1 October 2009.

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The minutes of the meeting of the council held\non 1 October 2009 were agreed as a true record and signed by the\nLord Mayor.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 30 September 2009 PDF 74 KB

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It was proposed by Councillor A Perkins,\nseconded by Councillor Dye , and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 30 September\n2009 be received.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 20 October 2009

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It was proposed by Councillor A Perkins,\nseconded by Councillor MacCaul, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 20 October\n2009 be received.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 12 November 2009

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It was proposed by Councillor A Perkins,\nseconded by Councillor Thomas, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 12 November\n2009 be received.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 18 November 2009

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It was proposed by Councillor A Perkins,\nseconded by Councillor Samper, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 18 November\n2009 be received.

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(Councillor Thomas left the Chamber during the\nconsideration of Minute No. 422 (Herne Bay Central Development\nArea) because he had a prejudicial interest in the matter).

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Development Control Committee - 13 October 2009 PDF 171 KB

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It was proposed by Councillor Samper, seconded\nby Councillor Dixey, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Development Control Committee held on 13 October\n2009 be received.

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(The Chairman of the Committee indicated that\nthere had been some errors in the minutes which had been corrected\nat the meeting of the Committee on 10 November 2009 and that the\nminutes of that meeting would be submitted to the next meeting of\nthe Council).

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Audit Committee - 21 September 2009 PDF 86 KB

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It was proposed by Councillor Samper, seconded\nby Councillor Fisher, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Audit Committee held on 21 September 2009 be\nreceived.

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General Purposes Committee - 24 September 2009 PDF 89 KB

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\n(A)             \nIt was proposed by Councillor Sharp and seconded by Councillor H\nTaylor that the minutes of the meetings of the General Purposes\nCommittee held on 24 September and 4 November 2009 be received and\nthe recommendations contained therein at Minute No. 290\n(Adjudication on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles), Minute No. 292\n(Public Consultation on Proposed Unified Skin Piercing Byelaws),\nMinute No. 293 (Oyster Bay Trail (Phase 1) - Promenade Cycling\nByelaw) and Minute No. 381 (Air Quality Management Plan) be\napproved and adopted.

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\n(B)             \nFollowing a debate, the\nabove proposal was then put and it was RESOLVED\naccordingly.

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Standards Committee - 14 October 2009 PDF 70 KB

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It was proposed by Councillor Samper, seconded\nby Councillor M Flaherty, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Standards Committee held on 14 October 2009 be\nreceived and the recommendation in Minute No. 350 (Register of\nMembers’ Interests) be approved.

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Standards Committee - 4 November 2009

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It was proposed by Councillor Samper, seconded\nby Councillor M Flaherty, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Standards Committee held on 4 November 2009 be\nreceived.

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Licensing Sub-Committee meetings PDF 67 KB

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It was proposed by Councillor Harrison,\nseconded by Councillor J Perkins, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeetings of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 8,12, 14 and 29\nOctober and 4 and 6 November 2009 be received.

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Whitstable Harbour Board - 18 September 2009 PDF 85 KB

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\n(A)             \nIt was proposed by Councillor Dixey and seconded by Councillor\nHarrison that the minutes of the meeting of the Whitstable Harbour\nBoard held on 18 September 2009 be received.

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\n(B)             \nA Member asked whether there had been any improvement in the level\nof shipping activity at the Harbour and the Chairman of the\nWhitstable Harbour Board explained the position.

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\n(C)            \nThe proposal at (A) above was then put and it was RESOLVED\naccordingly.

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Season Greetings

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The Lord Mayor wished everyone a Happy\nChristmas and best wishes for the New Year.

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At this point, the Lord Mayor, having declared\nat the commencement of the meeting a prejudicial interest in the\nnext item of business, vacated the Chair and left the building. The\nChair was taken by the Vice-Chairman, Councillor Davis, for the\nconsideration of that item of business.

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Canterbury Beaney Art Museum and Library

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the following\nrecommendations in Minute No. E142 of the Executive meeting held on\n19 November 2009 be approved –

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\n\n(a)              \nThat the council approve the recommended contractor for the\nrefurbishment and extension of the Beaney.

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\n\n(b)              \nThat the council approve the release of the balance of capital\nfunding to enable the above\nto be delivered.

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\n(c)              \nThat the council delegate authority to the Executive for further\napprovals on the project provided the allocated capital budget is\nnot exceeded.

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Prayers

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The meeting was opened with prayers by the\nLord Mayor’s Chaplain, Reverend Canon Norman Woods.

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Apologies for absence

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Apologies for absence were received from\nCouncillors Hando, Seath and Vickers and for lateness from\nCouncillor McMahan.

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Declaration of Members' Interests

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TO RECEIVE any declarations by Members\nregarding prejudicial or personal interests in any items on the\nagenda for this meeting.

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Councillors Gilbey and A Perkins each\nmade a statement on behalf of the Members of their respective\ngroups that any interests, which had been declared by their\nMembers, as set out in previous meetings in so far as they related\nto the business for this meeting, were deemed to be declared again\nfor this meeting.

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\nCouncillor A Perkins declared a personal interest in\nMinute No. E141 (Loans to\nKent County Cricket Club) of the Executive meeting held on 19\nNovember 2009 because of his previous membership of the cricket\nclub.

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Councillor Dixey declared a personal\ninterest in Minute No. E141 because a relative is a member of the\nprofessional playing staff at the club.

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The\nLord Mayor declared a personal interest in Minute No. E141 because\nhe is a member of the cricket club.

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Councillor Linfield declared a personal\ninterest in the Notice of Motion regarding the withdrawal of\nfunding for the Age Concern Centres and the Northgate Ward Over 60s\nbecause she worked for the local branch of Help The\nAged.

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The\nLord Mayor declared a personal interest in the Notice of Motion in\nso far as it related to the funding for the Age Concern Centres,\nbecause the organisation is one of the Lady Mayoress’s\ncharities this year.

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The\nLord Mayor also declared a prejudicial interest in Minute No. E142\nof the Executive meeting held on 19 November 2009 regarding\nCanterbury Beaney Art Museum and Library and indicated that the\nitem would be dealt with at the end of the meeting, when he would\nvacate the Chair and leave the building for the consideration of\nthat item. The Lord Mayor advised that the Vice-Chairman,\nCouncillor Davis, would take the Chair for that item.

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Councillor Parry declared a personal\ninterest in Minute No. E104 (Relocation of the Pier Sports Centre)\nof the Executive meeting held on 15 October 2009 because her\nhusband is Chairman of Herne Bay Pier Trust.

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Councillor M Flaherty also declared a\npersonal interest in Minute No. E104 because she is a Trustee of\nHerne Bay Pier Trust and Councillor Mrs Law also declared a\npersonal interest because she is a member of the Trust.

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Councillor M Flaherty declared a\npersonal interest in Minute No. E143 of the Executive meeting on 19\nNovember 2009 in so far as it related to the proposed parking\ncharges for 2010, because she is a holder of a residents’\nparking permit.

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Petitions

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To date the Chief Executive has not received\nnotice of any petitions to be presented at the meeting. Any\nnotifications received within the prescribed time limit will be\nreported to the meeting.

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Announcements

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TO RECEIVE any announcements from the Lord\nMayor, the Leader, members of the Executive or the Chief\nExecutive.

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\n(a)              \nThe Lord Mayor invited Members to join him at Tower House after the\nmeeting for a mince pie and coffee.

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\n(b)              \nThe Lord Mayor expressed his sadness about the recent flooding in\nCumbria which had affected Workington, his home town, and reported\nthat he had written to the Mayor of the Allerdale Borough Council,\nconveying the council’s concerns and best wishes.

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\n(c)              \nThe Leader extended the council’s gratitude to all those who\nworked so hard to ensure the great success of the Canterbury\nFestival this year.

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\n(d)              \nThe Leader said that he thought everyone by now was aware of the\nbrilliant new blue marquee on the Kingsmead site, which would be\nthe venue for the pantomime this year and he hoped next year. He\nalso said that he was sure the council would join him in\ncongratulating everyone concerned in bringing this facility to\nCanterbury and ensuring that our highly successful pantomime was\nable to take place. The Leader also mentioned that the marquee was\nexactly the right colour!

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\n(e)              \nThe Leader reported that the judges had said “the panel were\nthrilled by the vision presented here; full of optimism but very\ncaring and considerate. The success of the project was assured\nthrough understanding of what made this place special.”

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The Leader pointed\nout that this was what the Landscape Institute Awards 2009 panel\nsaid when Reculver won the first prize in Local Landscape Planning,\nbeating the Olympic Delivering Authority.

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(By virtue of Article 19.03 of the Council\nProcedure Rules, reports from the Executive containing\nrecommendations shall be submitted for adoption by the Council, and\nshall formally be moved by the Leader or member of the\nExecutive.

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There are a number of references referred to\nin the following items that relate to background reports considered\nby the Executive. Members are requested to bring to the meeting\ntheir copy of the appropriate reports to the meeting. If required a\ncopy of the reports can be made available to Members upon request\nto Democratic Services prior to the Council meeting. A limited\nnumber of additional copies will also be available at the Council\nmeeting).

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To consider the following recommendations of\nthe Executive to Full Council:-

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The Chief Executive advised that some of the\nreports and recommendations from the Executive related to\nconfidential matters and he advised that if Members wished to\ndebate the confidential issues, the press and public should be\nexcluded from the meeting for that debate. The Chief Executive\nasked members to indicate at this stage whether they wished to\nraise any confidential issues about the items in question.

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Councillor A Perkins pointed that he wished to\ncomment on issues relating to the proposed loan to Kent County\nCricket Club, and said that he believed these were already in the\npublic domain, but if any confidential issues came up, the item\nshould be dealt with after the exclusion of the press and\npublic.

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Open Space Strategy for the Canterbury District 2009 - 2014

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That the revised Open Space Strategy be\nadopted

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendation in Minute No. E101 of the Executive meeting held on\n15 October 2009 that the revised Open Space Strategy be\nadopted.

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The Leader informed the council that the\nlatest population figures would be included in the Strategy.

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Reculver Masterplan

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That the Reculver Masterplan be adopted.

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendation in Minute No. E103 of the Executive meeting held on\n15 October 2009 that the Reculver Masterplan be adopted.

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Relocation of the Pier Sports Centre

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TO CONSIDER the recommendations to Full\nCouncil as set out below

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RESOLVED - That, subject to the financial\napproval of Full Council, the Executive approve the following\nmatters:-

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(a)       the\nprinciples of the Funding Agreement between the City Council, Kent\nCounty Council and Herne Bay High School as set out in paragraph 20\nof the report and to authorise the Head of Legal and Democratic\nServices in consultation with the Assistant Head of Culture and\nCommunications to complete such an agreement in a form to his\nsatisfaction;

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(b)       the\nprinciples of the Partnership Agreement between the City Council\nand Herne Bay High School as set out in paragraph 21 of the report\nand to authorise the Head of Legal in consultation with the\nAssistant Head of Culture and Communications to complete such an\nagreement in a form to his satisfaction as referred to in this\nreport;

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(c)       \nto recommend to Full Council the capital allocations\nreferred to in this report, with any payment being subject to the\nsatisfactory resolution of (a) and (b) above;

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(d)            \nauthorisation for the development of the current outline scheme for\nHerons extension up to planning application and submission\nstage;

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(e)       the\ntendering the construction of the extension to Herons on the open\nmarket;

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(f)        \nliability for a proportion of the planning fees and design costs as\nset out in the report if the project does not proceed.

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RECOMMENDED (to Full Council) -

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(a)       To commit\n£2m capital to the development of the new sports village at\nHerne Bay High School; subject to the\nresolution of negotiations with Kent County Council and Herne Bay\nHigh School to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive in relation\nto community access, governance, programming and revenue\nimplications to the Council.

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(b)       To allocate\na further £450,000 to the scheme should the Sport England\nStage 2 application be unsuccessful.

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(c)       \nTo confirm a capital allocation of £500,000 for the Herons\nLeisure Centre extension and prudential borrowing of up to\n£800,000.

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\n(d)              \nTo agree a Pier Pavilion demolition capital allocation of\n£425,000, at this stage.

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\n(e)              \nThat it is considered that what is proposed is likely to\nachieve the objective for the promotion or the improvement of the\nsocial well-being of its area.

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendations of the Executive regarding the issues indicated\nbelow -

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Recommendations to Full Council in the\nresolution of the Executive in Minute No. E104 of the Executive\nmeeting held on 15 October 2009 -

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(c)       \nthe capital allocations referred to in this report, with any\npayment being subject to the satisfactory resolution of (a) and (b)\nabove;

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(d)            \nauthorisation for the development of the current outline scheme for\nHerons extension up to planning application and submission\nstage;

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(e)       the\ntendering the construction of the extension to Herons on the open\nmarket;

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\n(f)                \nliability for a proportion of the planning fees and design costs as\nset out in the report if the project does not proceed.

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 Recommendations to Full Council\nin Minute E104

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(a)       to commit\n£2m capital to the development of the new sports village at\nHerne Bay High School; subject to the\nresolution of negotiations with Kent County Council and Herne Bay\nHigh School to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive in relation\nto community access, governance, programming and revenue\nimplications to the Council.

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(b)       to allocate\na further £450,000 to the scheme should the Sport England\nStage 2 application be unsuccessful.

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(c)       \nto confirm a capital allocation of £500,000 for the Herons\nLeisure Centre extension and prudential borrowing of up to\n£800,000.

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\n(d)              \nto agree a Pier Pavilion demolition capital allocation of\n£425,000, at this stage.

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\n(e)              \nthat it is considered that what is proposed is likely to\nachieve the objective for the promotion or the improvement of the\nsocial well-being of its area.

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(At the commencement of the meeting\n-

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Councillor Parry declared a personal\ninterest in this item because her husband is Chairman of Herne Bay\nPier Trust.

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Councillor M Flaherty had declared a\npersonal interest in this item because she is a Trustee of Herne\nBay Pier Trust;

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Councillor Mrs Law had declared a\npersonal interest in the item because she is a member of the\nTrust).

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Revised Benefits Fraud Prosecution and Sanction Policy and Guidance

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That the policy be endorsed and adopted with\nimmediate effect.

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendation in Minute No. E106 of the Executive meeting held on\n15 October 2009 that the policy be endorsed and adopted with\nimmediate effect.

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Procurement Strategy Annual Review

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\n(a)              \nThat the results of past year’s work as detailed at Appendix\n1 of the report be received.

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\n(b)              \nThat the revised Procurement and Partnering Strategy as set out at\nAppendix 2 be adopted.

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\n(c)              \nThat the deferral of the next review until March/April 2011 be\napproved.

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nfollowing recommendations in Minute No. E122 of the Executive\nmeeting held on 5 November 2009 –

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\n(a)              \nThat the results of past year’s work as detailed at Appendix\n1 of the report be received.

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\n(b)              \nThat the revised Procurement and Partnering Strategy as set out at\nAppendix 2 be adopted.

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\n(c)              \nThat the deferral of the next review until March/April 2011 be\napproved.

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Options Appraisal Ellen Court, Littlebourne

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\n(a)              \nThat Option C3 - to demolish Ellen Court and replace with a scheme\nof 8 two-bedroom flats, 7 one-bedroom bungalows and a community\nroom, be approved.

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\n(b)              \nThat the estimated additional cost of £60,000 be\napproved.

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nfollowing recommendations in Minute No. E124 of the Executive\nmeeting held on 5 November 2009 –

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\n(a)              \nThat Option C3 - to demolish Ellen Court and replace with a scheme\nof 8 two-bedroom flats, 7 one-bedroom bungalows and a community\nroom, be approved.

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\n(b)              \nThat the estimated additional cost of £60,000 be\napproved.

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Options Appraisal Franklyn House, Sturry

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That Option C - to demolish Franklyn House and\nreplace it with a scheme of 26 one-bedroom and 4 two-bedroom flats\nbe approved.

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the council approve the\nrecommendation in Minute No. E125 of the Executive meeting held on\n5 November 2009 that Option C - to demolish Franklyn House and\nreplace it with a scheme of 26 one-bedroom and 4 two-bedroom flats\nbe approved.

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Loans to the Kent County Cricket Club within the prudential borrowing framework to support ground redevelopment \"pdf PDF 56 KB

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Any recommendations from the Executive meeting\non 19 November will be circulated in advance of the Council\nmeeting.

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Minutes:

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(At the\ncommencement of the meeting –

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\nCouncillor A Perkins had declared a personal interest in this\nitem because of his\nprevious membership of the cricket club;

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Councillor Dixey had declared a\npersonal interest in the item because a relative is a member of the\nprofessional playing staff at the club;

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the Lord Mayor had declared a personal\ninterest in the item because he is a member of the cricket\nclub).

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(1)       It was\nproposed by Councillor Gilbey and seconded by Councillor Mrs Law\nthat the Council approve the following recommendations in Minute\nNo. E141 of the Executive meeting held on 19 November 2009\n–

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\n\n(i)    \nThat the council enters into a loan agreement with Kent County\nCricket Club to provide a loan of £4 million within one month\nof completion of the loan agreement based on the terms set out in\nthis report to enable the club to develop the St Lawrence\nground.

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\n\n(ii)   \nThat the Director of Corporate Services in consultation with the\nHead of Legal and Democratic Services and the Head of Culture and\nCommunications be authorised to deal with any matters necessary to\nbring the agreement to completion.

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\n\n(iii)  That the\ncouncil are satisfied that the proposed loan will promote or\nimprove the economic and social well being of the council's\narea.

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\nWHEREUPON –

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\n(2)             \nFollowing a\ndebate, it was proposed by Councillor Calvert-Mindell and seconded\nby Councillor Berridge that the recommendations (ii) and (iii) in\nMinute No. E141 above should be dealt with in their own right, and\nthen a further report should be brought back to Full\nCouncil.

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\n(3)             \nFollowing a further debate, the foregoing proposal at (2) above was\nput to a vote and it was LOST.

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\n(4)             \nA Member then raised an issue about the use of council’s\nwell-being powers for the proposed loans to the cricket club and\nthe Chief Executive advised on the matter.

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\n(5)             \nFollowing a further debate, the proposal at (1) above was then put\nand it was RESOLVED accordingly.

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(During the\ndiscussion on this item, Councillor Harrison declared a personal\ninterest because a relative works at the cricket club).

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General Fund Revenue Budget and Charges Proposals for Car Park and Other Activities

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Minutes:

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\n(1)              \nIt was proposed by Councillor Gilbey and seconded by Councillor Mrs\nLaw that the Council approve the following recommendation in Minute\nNo. E143 (g) of the Executive meeting held on 19 November 2009

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“That\nofficers be given authority to put into effect the measures\nrequired to achieve the service savings and reductions contained\nwithin the 2010/11/12 proposals, in order that the savings begin to\naccrue from as early as possible in 2010/11, subject to\nimplementation of the measures only becoming effective if the\nmeasures are approved in the budget in February 2010.”

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WHEREUPON

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\n(2)              \nFollowing a debate, it was proposed by Councillor Berridge and\nseconded by Councillor Linfield that the proposal at (1) above be\namended by the insertion of the words “take steps to”\nafter the word “to” in the first line of the\nproposal”.

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\n(3)              \nCouncillor Gilbey, as the proposer of the original motion at (1)\nabove then indicated that he was happy to accept the foregoing\namendment at (2) above.

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\n(4)              \nThe amendment at (2) above was then put and it was CARRIED.

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\n(5)              \nThe original proposal at (1) above, as varied by the details at (2)\nabove, was then put as the substantive motion and it was RESOLVED\naccordingly.

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(At the commencement of the meeting,\nCouncillor M Flaherty had declared a personal interest in this item\nin so far as it related to the proposed parking charges for 2010,\nbecause she is a holder of a residents’ parking\npermit).

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Executive Meeting 15 October 2009 - Minutes \"pdf PDF 102 KB

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Minutes:

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The council received the minutes of the above\nmeeting.

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Executive Meeting 5 November 2009 - Minutes \"pdf PDF 98 KB

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Minutes:

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The council received the minutes of the above\nmeeting.

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Executive Meeting 19 November 2009 - Minutes \"pdf PDF 97 KB

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Minutes:

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The council received the minutes of the above\nmeeting.

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Questions

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To answer any questions from Members under\nRule 11 of the Council Procedure Rules.

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Details of any questions received will be\nreported at the meeting.

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(Note: There is a time limit of one minute for\nasking a question and three minutes for its answer, with\nsupplementary questions being allowed, with a total of 20 minutes\nfor all questions).

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Minutes:

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There were no questions for the meeting under\nRule 11 of the Council Procedure Rules.

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Notices of Motion for consideration at this meeting

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The following\nNotices of Motion have been received -

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(A) From\nCouncillors Vye and MacCaul

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\"This Council\ndeplores the recent decision to withdraw funding from groups\nsupporting elderly residents in the district.

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During a\nrecession it is of the utmost importance that advice and welfare\nbenefits and support to our elderly residents is\nmaintained.

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The Council\nrequests the Executive to reconsider its decision to withdraw\nfunding from Canterbury Age Concern, Whitstable Age Concern, Herne\nBay Age Concern and Northgate Over 60s, and to reinstate this\nfunding in full.”

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(This Notice of\nMotion relates to a matter that could be dealt with at the Council\nMeeting).

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(B) From Councillors\nEden-Green and Vickers

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“Canterbury\nCity Council wishes to sign up to 10:10.”

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(This Notice of\nMotion relates to a matter that should be referred to the\nExecutive for consideration).

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Minutes:

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\n(A)             \nIt\nwas proposed by Councillor Vye and seconded by Councillor\nMacCaul-

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\"This Council\ndeplores the recent decision to withdraw funding from groups\nsupporting elderly residents in the district.

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During a\nrecession it is of the utmost importance that advice and welfare\nbenefits and support to our elderly residents is\nmaintained.

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The Council\nrequests the Executive to reconsider its decision to withdraw\nfunding from Canterbury Age Concern, Whitstable Age Concern, Herne\nBay Age Concern and Northgate Over 60s, and to reinstate this\nfunding in full.”

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The Lord Mayor\nallowed the Notice of Motion to be dealt with at the meeting.

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WHEREUPON

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\n(B)             \nFollowing a debate the Notice of Motion at (A) above was put to a\nvote

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Following a request\nby several Members, a record of the voting was taken as\nfollows.

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For the proposal

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Councillors\nBerridge, Bright, Calvert-Mindell, Dixey, Dye, Eden-Green,

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M Flaherty, R\nFlaherty, Flanagan, Linfield, MacCaul, Matthews, Parsons,

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A Perkins, Staley,\nSteed, Vye and Wratten (18)

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Against the proposal

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Councillors\nAnderson, Austin, Bissett, Carnell, Davis, Doyle, Ellis, Fisher,\nGilbey, Harrison, Mrs Law, Lee, McCabe, McMahan, Parry, Patterson,\nJ Perkins, Samper, Sharp, Sonnex, A Taylor, H Taylor, Thomas, Todd,\nVickery-Jones, and Windsor (26)

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Abstained from voting

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Councillors Cragg,\nPickersgill and Reuby (3)

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Absent from the\nmeeting

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Councillors Hando,\nSeath and Vickers (3)

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The Lord Mayor\ndeclared that the proposal in the Notice of Motion at (A) above was\nLOST.

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(At the\ncommencement of the meeting -

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the Lord Mayor had\ndeclared a personal interest in this item because Age Concern is\none of the Lady Mayoress’s Charities this year;

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Councillor Linfield had declared a\npersonal interest in the item because she worked for the local\nbranch of Help The Aged.

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During the debate\non this item, Councillor Eden-Green declared a personal interest in\nthe item because of his membership of the Child Poverty Action\nGroup).

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(C)       It\nwas proposed by Councillor Eden-Green and, in the absence of\nCouncillor Vickers, seconded by Councillor Vye that

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“Canterbury\nCity Council wishes to sign up to 10:10.”

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WHEREUPON

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(D)           \nWithout a debate on the matter, the Lord Mayor referred the Notice\nof Motion, to the Executive for consideration.

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Change in the membership of the Standards Committee

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At the request of the Leader of the\nConservative Group, TO RESOLVE that the membership of the Standards\nCommittee for the remainder of the year 2009/10 be varied by the\nremoval of Councillor Carnell and the addition of Councillor\nReuby.

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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 RESOLVED - That the membership of\nthe Standards Committee for the remainder of the year 2009/10 be\nvaried by the removal of Councillor Carnell and the addition of\nCouncillor Reuby.

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Minutes \"pdf PDF 73 KB

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TO CONFIRM as a true record the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Council held on 1 October 2009.

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Minutes:

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The minutes of the meeting of the council held\non 1 October 2009 were agreed as a true record and signed by the\nLord Mayor.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 30 September 2009 \"pdf PDF 74 KB

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor A Perkins,\nseconded by Councillor Dye , and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 30 September\n2009 be received.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 20 October 2009

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor A Perkins,\nseconded by Councillor MacCaul, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 20 October\n2009 be received.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 12 November 2009

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor A Perkins,\nseconded by Councillor Thomas, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 12 November\n2009 be received.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 18 November 2009

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor A Perkins,\nseconded by Councillor Samper, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 18 November\n2009 be received.

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(Councillor Thomas left the Chamber during the\nconsideration of Minute No. 422 (Herne Bay Central Development\nArea) because he had a prejudicial interest in the matter).

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Development Control Committee - 13 October 2009 \"pdf PDF 171 KB

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Samper, seconded\nby Councillor Dixey, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Development Control Committee held on 13 October\n2009 be received.

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(The Chairman of the Committee indicated that\nthere had been some errors in the minutes which had been corrected\nat the meeting of the Committee on 10 November 2009 and that the\nminutes of that meeting would be submitted to the next meeting of\nthe Council).

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Audit Committee - 21 September 2009 \"pdf PDF 86 KB

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Minutes:

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It was proposed by Councillor Samper, seconded\nby Councillor Fisher, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Audit Committee held on 21 September 2009 be\nreceived.

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General Purposes Committee - 24 September 2009 \"pdf PDF 89 KB

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Minutes:

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\n(A)             \nIt was proposed by Councillor Sharp and seconded by Councillor H\nTaylor that the minutes of the meetings of the General Purposes\nCommittee held on 24 September and 4 November 2009 be received and\nthe recommendations contained therein at Minute No. 290\n(Adjudication on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles), Minute No. 292\n(Public Consultation on Proposed Unified Skin Piercing Byelaws),\nMinute No. 293 (Oyster Bay Trail (Phase 1) - Promenade Cycling\nByelaw) and Minute No. 381 (Air Quality Management Plan) be\napproved and adopted.

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Standards Committee - 14 October 2009 \"pdf PDF 70 KB

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It was proposed by Councillor Samper, seconded\nby Councillor M Flaherty, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Standards Committee held on 14 October 2009 be\nreceived and the recommendation in Minute No. 350 (Register of\nMembers’ Interests) be approved.

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Standards Committee - 4 November 2009

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It was proposed by Councillor Samper, seconded\nby Councillor M Flaherty, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeeting of the Standards Committee held on 4 November 2009 be\nreceived.

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Licensing Sub-Committee meetings \"pdf PDF 67 KB

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It was proposed by Councillor Harrison,\nseconded by Councillor J Perkins, and

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RESOLVED – That the minutes of the\nmeetings of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 8,12, 14 and 29\nOctober and 4 and 6 November 2009 be received.

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\n(A)             \nIt was proposed by Councillor Dixey and seconded by Councillor\nHarrison that the minutes of the meeting of the Whitstable Harbour\nBoard held on 18 September 2009 be received.

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\n(B)             \nA Member asked whether there had been any improvement in the level\nof shipping activity at the Harbour and the Chairman of the\nWhitstable Harbour Board explained the position.

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Season Greetings

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The Lord Mayor wished everyone a Happy\nChristmas and best wishes for the New Year.

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At this point, the Lord Mayor, having declared\nat the commencement of the meeting a prejudicial interest in the\nnext item of business, vacated the Chair and left the building. The\nChair was taken by the Vice-Chairman, Councillor Davis, for the\nconsideration of that item of business.

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Canterbury Beaney Art Museum and Library

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It was proposed by Councillor Gilbey, seconded\nby Councillor Mrs Law, and

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RESOLVED – That the following\nrecommendations in Minute No. E142 of the Executive meeting held on\n19 November 2009 be approved –

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\n\n(a)              \nThat the council approve the recommended contractor for the\nrefurbishment and extension of the Beaney.

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\n\n(b)              \nThat the council approve the release of the balance of capital\nfunding to enable the above\nto be delivered.

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