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Declarations of Interest To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and /or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda. Minutes: None |
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Public Speaking Time/Open Session In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the Committee.
Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.
Note: In order for officers to undertake any background research it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day before the meeting. Minutes: There were no Members of the public present who wished to address the Committee. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting To approve the minutes as a correct record Minutes: Consideration was given to the minutes of the meeting dated 14 May 2009
RESOLVED
That the minutes of the meeting be approved as a correct record |
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Introduction to Community Safety To receive a presentation of the Community Safety Manager Minutes: The Committee gave consideration to a presentation by the Community Safety Manager on Community Safety. The presentation provided an overview of the Community Safety Service, including CCTV and Community Wardens and the role of the CDRP.
It was noted that there were currently 10 wardens in post based in Crewe and Sandbach with an additional 3 due to based in Macclesfield. The Community Warden Service was due to be reviewed and would be harmonised across the Borough, the Committee agreed to have an input into this review.
With regard to the CDRP, it was noted that it was a requirement of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to undertake a Strategic Assessment and produce a plan. It was agreed that a copy of the Plan and a breakdown of the funding received from Central Government would be circulated to all Members of the Committee.
RESOLVED
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Local Area Agreement To receive a presentation of the Partnership Team Minutes: The Committee gave consideration to a presentation on Local Area Agreements (LAA). It was reported that a LAA was a 3 year negotiated agreement, which set out the priorities for a local area, agreed between, Central Government, a local area and other key partners, the primary aim of which was to deliver better outcomes for local people.
With regard to Cheshire East’s LAA it was noted that Cheshire’s LAA for 2008/2011 had been disaggregated between East and West. The East’s LAA had 34 designated improvement targets, the responsibilities for which were being agreed between the relevant agencies and thematic partners. Copies of the 34 targets were circulated to Members of the Committee.
The presentation also outlined the value of LAA’s the financial implications, the role and powers of scrutiny and the milestones.
The Committee agreed that Cheshire East’s LAA would be reviewed in 6 months time.
RESOLVED
1. That the presentation be noted 2. That Cheshire East’s LAA be reviewed in 6 months time |
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To give consideration to the work programme Additional documents: Minutes: Consideration was given to the draft work programme. It was agreed that the following amendments would be made:
17 September 2009 Review of Community Wardens Strategic Assessment - CDRP Plan
19 November 2009 Review of LAA Community Safety Strategy
21 January 2010 Review of CDRP Plan
RESOLVED
That the work programme be amended to include the above issues |