Agenda and minutes

No apologies for absence were received.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

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Minutes of the meeting held on 3 November, 2010

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 November 2010 be confirmed as a correct record.

Report of the Leisure and Tourism Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Leisure and Tourism Director that sought approval for the introduction of a single registration service for births deaths and marriages.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the introduction of a single registration service for Sefton be approved in principle;

(2)      the adoption of ‘New Guidance’ a General Register Office initiative, in order to facilitate the single registration district and reduce regulation be approved in principle;

(3)      the Cabinet be requested to:

1. approve, in principle, the introduction of a single registration service for Sefton;

2. approve, in principle, the adoption of ‘New Governance’ a General Register Office initiative in order to facilitate the single registration district and reduce regulation;

3. note that, due to Government regulation, the introduction of a single registration district and  adoption of ‘New Governance’ are subject to final approval by the Registrar General; and

4. authorise the Cabinet Member - Leisure and Tourism and Sefton’s Proper Officer for the Registration Service to progress matters with the General Register Office in order to bring the proposals into effect.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

Further to Minute No. 99 of the meeting of Cabinet Member – Technical Services held on 3 November 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director that sought a decision on a proposal to introduce Pay and Display Parking in the Waterloo and Crosby Coastal off-street car parks; and indicating that a decision on this matter was required as Council, on 17 December 2009, approved for inclusion in 2010/11 and future Council budgets income of £77,000 to be generated from the introduction of Pay and Display Parking in the Waterloo and Crosby Coastal area off-street car parks; the decision on the detail of the parking scheme and hence necessary Traffic Regulation Orders for how this was to be achieved was delegated to the Crosby Area Committee.  However, at their meeting on 20 January 2010, the Crosby Area Committee referred the matter to Cabinet Member - Technical Services.  Hence a decision of the Cabinet Member was now required to achieve the Council's budget approvals.

The report detailed the Cabinet Member's review of the requests made by the Crosby Area Committee and local traders on the following issues:

·       initial free period for short stay parking

·       residents permits

·       operational times - leisure car parks

·       review of on-street parking

·       refunds

·       consultation

·       displaced parking

·       improvements to car parks

The report also detailed the recommended scale of charges and their hours of operation.

RESOLVED:  

That the report on the proposed parking charges at Crosby Civic Hall/Library, Hougoumont Avenue, Crosby Coastal Park, Blucher Street and Burbo Bank Car Parks be noted.

Report of the Leisure and Tourism Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Leisure and Tourism Director that provided information of the Council’s achievement in reaching the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Play Quality Award at bronze level.

RESOLVED:

That the Leisure and Tourism’s Department achievement in reaching the bronze level of the RoSPA Play Quality Award be noted.

Report of the Leisure and Tourism Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Leisure and Tourism Director that reported the progress of the Leisure and Tourism Department achieving their objectives for the period April to September 2010. The report advised of the progress of the Department meeting their mid-year objectives contained within its Service Delivery Plan for 2010-11. 

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the progress made towards the achievement of Departmental and Corporate objectives be approved;

(2)      the tasks, detailed within the report, that have been cancelled delayed or put on hold in the Departmental Service Plan be noted; and

(3)      the new tasks, performance indicators and risks added to the Departmental Service Plan, as detailed within the report, be noted.