THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL

 

MINUTES of a meeting held on 23rd April, 2008.

 

Present: Councillor A.C. Williams (Mayor); Councillors Ms. M.E. Alexander,  Mrs. S.M. Bagstaff, R.J. Bertin, Mrs. M.E.J. Birch, Ms. R.M. Birch, Ms. L. Burnett, Mrs. J.E. Charles, P. Church, Mrs. C.V.L. Clay, J. Clifford, Miss. J. Cole, G.A. Cox, R.F. Curtis, A.D. Dobbinson, S.C. Egan, A.M. Ernest,  N.J. Gibbs, E. Hacker, A.D. Hampton, Mrs. V.M. Hartrey, M.R. Harvey, N.P. Hodges, H.J.W. James, T.H. Jarvie, G. John, F.T. Johnson, Mrs. M. Kelly Owen, G.C. Kemp,  N. Moore, C.L. Osborne, A.G. Powell, Mrs. A.J. Preston, Mrs. M. Randall, Mrs. S.I. Sharpe, B.I. Shaw, K.R. Stockdale, J.W. Thomas, W.C. Vaughan, Mrs. M.R. Wilkinson, S.T. Wiliam, A.J. Williams, C.J. Williams, E.T. Williams and M.R. Wilson.

 

 

1041   APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE -

 

These were received from Councillors C.P. Franks and Mrs. A.J. Moore.

 

 

1042   DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST -

 

No declarations were received.

 

 

1043   MINUTES -

 

The minutes of the meeting held on 5th March, 2008 were approved as a correct record, subject to the insertion, on page 1175, of a comma in the fourth paragraph so that it reads “… in the 2007/08 budget, there is a built in overspend …” (in order that the sentence reads correctly).

 

 

1044   ANNOUNCEMENTS -

 

(i)    The Mayor referred to the fact that he would be hosting a buffet immediately after the meeting, to which Members and officers were welcome to attend.

 

(ii)    The Leader expressed her gratitude to the Mayor and Lady Mayoress for the way in which they had conducted themselves and undertaken their civic duties during the year.  She also paid tribute to those Members who would be retiring at the forthcoming elections.

 

Councillor C.J. Williams reiterated the Leader’s comments and paid tribute to Councillors Franks and Mrs. Clay, who had particularly helped him during his time on the Council. 

 

Councillor John again endorsed the above comments, referring specifically to his appreciation of Councillor Mrs. Clay and also wishing the other retiring Members well.

 

Councillor Kemp referred to his view that Councillor A.J. Williams would be particularly missed and, again, referred to the contribution which all the retiring Members had made to the Council.

 

In conclusion, the Mayor expressed his own appreciation to the various Members concerned.

 

 

1045   PETITIONS -

 

The following petitions were submitted and passed to the relevant Director:

 

(i)     Petition on behalf of the Barry Waterfront Church Project requesting the Council’s assistance and facilitation of the efforts of the project by providing support to existing, and forthcoming, planning applications (submitted by Councillor Mrs. J.E. Charles).

 

(ii)     Petition submitted from residents of Llantwit Major requesting the provision of a bowling alley and activity centre to provide leisure facilities for young people (submitted by Councillor Mrs. S.M. Bagstaff).

 

 

1046   QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO COUNCIL PROCEDURE RULE 8.2 -

 

Due notice had been given of the following questions:

 

(i)         Question from Councillor Miss J. Cole

 

I was pleased to read in the Echo on the 8th April, an acknowledgement by Councillor Kemp of the success of the current Vale of Glamorgan Coalition Cabinet in its administration of the Council.  Will the Leader please explain why in her opinion, Councillor Kemp has made this welcome admission.

 

Reply by the Cabinet Member for Policy and Regeneration

 

I think that Councillor Kemp has made this admission because he was the previous Cabinet Member for Social Services before the Labour / Plaid / Independent Coalition rescued the Social Services Department from financial disaster.

 

He was there as Cabinet Member when the Community Wellbeing and Social Services Scrutiny Committee held its public meeting.  One person after another related their stories of bed blocking, domiciliary care packages being cut or withdrawn, letters to the Department being left unanswered, phone calls being ignored and of course the massive overspend, which sat like a giant toad on his party’s record.  During it all he sat there blinking at the audience like a rabbit in headlights with absolutely nothing to offer because the then Leader of his party and the previous Member for Social Services had taken their eyes off the ball and just thrown money at the problem for three years. 

 

In contrast, this Coalition Administration, by working together has brought discipline and accountability into the Department.  Team managers are responsible on a monthly basis for what they spend.  Working practices are sharper and smarter and money has been saved without services suffering.

 

Councillor Kemp was asked to take over Social Services and his remarks in the Echo may have been a Freudian slip, but I believe deep down he knows that the Coalition Cabinet has made a profound difference to the Service and to the lives of vulnerable people out there who depend on us.

 

 

(ii)        Question from Councillor Ms. R.M. Birch

 

During our election campaign, I have been pleased by the amount of interest in the School Investment Strategy.  Could the Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning update us on its progress?

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning

 

Davis Langdon, the Council’s external design team are progressing plans for Cowbridge Comprehensive.  They aim to submit a planning application by July 2008.  An appropriate OJEU notice inviting expressions of interest from contractors for the final design and actual construction of the school has now been issued.  The programme is on schedule for the redeveloped school to open in September 2010. 

 

Initial design work has also been started at St. Cyres Comprehensive including the preparation of a master plan.  This will inform a bid that will be submitted in the latter part of 2009 to the Welsh Assembly Government for additional funding from 2010/11 to contribute towards the redevelopment of the school.  The Welsh Assembly Government have indicated that further capital resources for school buildings may be available from April 2010.

 

It is aimed to link the Llantwit Major Comprehensive rebuild to the Metrix St. Athan development with preliminary work starting in the near future.

 

I am pleased with the progress made and with the public appreciation of that progress.  I believe the public appreciate our efforts and that they believe we will deliver this project.

 

 

(iii)       Question from Councillor M.R. Wilson

 

Is it true that Monmouth Council has the second highest Council Tax increase?

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Finance, ICT and Property

 

The simple answer is yes.  Monmouthshire County Council had the second highest monetary increase in Wales of £42.19, which equated to an increase percentage of 4.95%.

 

Supplemental

 

Councillor Wilson asked whether details of the Council tax increases in the Vale of Glamorgan between 1999 and 2006 could be provided. 

 

In reply, the Cabinet Member indicated that the following increases had occurred:

 

1999/2000 (the last year that the Labour party held office) - 6.57%

2000/2001 - 11.82%

2001/2002 - 9.95%

2002/2003 - 8.9%

2003/2004 - 9.95%

2004/2005 - 4.99%

2005/2006 - 4.67%

2006/2007 - 4.99%

2007/2008 - 4.5%

 

Councillor Moore referred to the current administration as having increased Council tax by the lowest amount for a number of years.

 

 

(iv)       Question from Councillor R.J. Bertin

 

Will the Cabinet Member please confirm how much has been spent this year on the repairs and refurbishment to our Council homes?

 

Can the Cabinet Member also inform us of the number of homes that have had works carried out as part of the Housing Investment Plan set in place by the coalition?

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Housing and Community Safety

 

The accounts have not yet been closed but for the last financial year 2007/08, the latest projection indicates that £2.783m. has been spent on revenue repairs and £6.091m. capital expenditure on major repairs and refurbishment including Disabled Facilities Grants of £479k.

 

Our best estimate is that 2655 packages of work have been implemented.  However, because some properties may have had more than one package of work, it is not possible to precisely identify the total number of houses affected but I estimate that at least half of the Council housing stock has had some work carried out to it.

 

Tenants are very pleased with the work that has been done and I am happy that we are progressing with the work because the tenants deserve it to be carried out.

 

Supplemental

 

Councillor Bertin asked whether the Cabinet Member could indicate why, in her opinion, she felt the Council’s housing stock had been neglected under the previous Conservative administration. 

 

The Cabinet Member indicated that she agreed that the Council housing stock required a lot of work to be undertaken.  She referred to the previous administration as not having spent the MRI funding that had been available for this purpose.  She felt that everybody was entitled to a decent home and pointed out that the funding provided by the Welsh Assembly Government was now being utilised and that it would continue to be so until the Council’s housing stock reached an appropriate standard.

 

 

(v)        Question from Councillor M.R. Wilson

 

Which administration initiated the Penarth Renewal Area?

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Legal and Regulatory Services

 

The Consultants commissioned to undertake the Neighbourhood Renewal Assessment for Penarth Central Renewal Area were appointed in mid February 1999 during the previous Labour Administration.  Following their report and assessment, the Penarth Central Renewal Area was formally declared on 1st November 2000 by the subsequent Administration.

 

 

(vi)       Question from Councillor R.J. Bertin

 

Can the Cabinet Member please give this Council an update on the savings made during the last financial year and can he give us some details about what is happening during this financial year?

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Social and Care Services

 

Last year, Cabinet agreed a Change Plan to transform social services.  This set a very ambitious target of £6 million in savings over three years, to bring expenditure back under control in the short-term and to achieve spending within base budget in the longer-term.  The aim was to balance financial prudence with the need to avoid action that would have a severely detrimental effect upon vulnerable service users and people in need.

 

I think the stance that we have actually taken is proof that we have delivered on that initiative.  One particular area that was out of control was that of DTOC patients.  The figure has been reduced from that under the previous administration and we have been able to sustain that reduced number.

 

I am pleased to report to Council that, with considerable corporate support, the new Social Services Directorate has responded exceptionally well to the need for better resource management.  In the final quarter of 2007/2008, the projected overspend reduced month by month.  The latest revenue monitoring report at the end of February shows that the budget is currently projected to outturn with a deficit of £231,00, a reduction of £341,000 from the last reported figure.  I am still of the belief that the figure will reduce further when the accounts are actually closed for the last financial year and that, in itself, will be testament to what has been delivered for the people of the Vale of Glamorgan by this current Cabinet.  This administration gave a commitment to making savings within Social Services without affecting the services that were needed and we have actually done so during the first year.  I believe everybody in the new coalition Cabinet has to be congratulated, together with the officers who have worked extremely hard. 

 

We recognise that this is only Year 1 of a three-year programme.  Significant challenges remain if the planned level of savings is to be achieved.  Cabinet today considered a report from the Director of Social Services setting out proposals for efficiency savings in 2008/2009.  This will involve:

 

·    better use of supplementary funding, especially central government grants;

·    increased income generation, on the basis that improvements to administrative

     processes are increasing the level of income that is raised from charging for services;

·    efficiency improvements, including full year benefits of the decision to award a new

     contract for the Supported Housing service and some changes to the structure of

     teams that provide assessment and care management;

·    service reconfiguration, shifting away from expensive provision that increases people’s

     levels of dependency to services that more effectively help vulnerable people and

     those in need to remain within their communities.

 

It is clear that people want to maintain their independence and this Cabinet has been delivering in respect of that issue.

 

Supplemental

 

Councillor Bertin sought reassurance from the Cabinet Member that there had not been any cuts to Social Services.

 

In reply, the Cabinet Member confirmed there had been no cuts to services within the Directorate.  He felt, in fact, that, if anything, the Department had improved services that residents received.

 

 

(vii)      Question from Councillor R.J. Bertin

 

Will the Cabinet Member please update this Council on the progress made to help protect local residents from flash flooding along the Coldbrook catchment area.

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Visible and Building Services

 

A comprehensive survey has been undertaken of the culvert along the Coldbrook catchment and works are shortly to commence to remove items of debris that have been identified.  Drainage improvement works have been undertaken at the start of the culvert at Merthyr Dyfan Lane in Barry.  A new grill has been constructed.  In addition, ditching work has been undertaken and is ongoing in Merthyr Dyfan Lane aimed at protecting properties in Marloes Close.  Meetings with residents within the area are ongoing on a bi-monthly basis and our application to the Welsh Assembly Government for grant funding for further flood alleviation works is due to be submitted this month.

 

Supplemental

 

Councillor Bertin asked the Cabinet Member to indicate how many times the culvert serving this catchment area had been cleaned during the previous seven years of the Conservative administration.

 

In reply, the Cabinet Member stated that the culvert had not been cleaned during that period.

 

 

(viii)     Question from Councillor H.J. W. James

 

You will be aware of the ongoing concerns of the residents of Rhoose Point regarding the lack of progress on the adoption of the domestic drainage system.  They are particularly concerned that the carrier drain system was laid under land of individual home owners prior to them purchasing their houses and of course, as we all now are aware, they did not show up in the local authority searches.  Residents are still unaware of what land and surface water carrier drains run through the remainder of the Rhoose Point site and which homes are affected. 

 

Despite repeated questions at Council and requests to officers of the Council for the overall site drainage plans, they have not been obtained by this Council.  I have even written to the Director of Legal, Public Protection and Housing Services to enquire what powers this Council has to demand that these essential plans be produced.  To date, without any further progress.  I am forced therefore, to ask specific questions to try and build a picture for the residents of important events surrounding the construction of the carrier drains in order they can comply with the Housing Information Packs.  As you will be aware, this is a specific requirement relating to drainage as laid down by recent government legislation.  Specifically therefore, I would like to ask the following:

 

1.    What date was the carrier drain and cascade system that intercepts the culverts coming through the railway embankment at Rhoose Point constructed and by whom?

 

2.    Did the Welsh Development Agency make a financial contribution towards the construction costs?

 

3.    Does this carrier drainage system convey just surface water or surface and ground water?

 

4.    What date were the perimeter drains that feed to the oil interceptor in the lower quarry constructed and by whom?

 

5.    Did the Welsh Development Agency financially contribute towards the construction cost of the perimeter drains?

 

6.    Was the Vale Council consulted on the carrier and perimeter drainage construction works and did this Council in turn consult with the Environment Agency?

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Visible and Building Services

 

In terms of questions relating to the drainage at Rhoose Point, I can advise you that officers are continuing to hold detailed discussions with Cofton on outstanding drainage and highway adoption matters at Rhoose Point. These meetings will continue and are driven by the requirement to seek a conclusion as soon as possible to all matters relating to the infrastructure at Rhoose point.

 

With reference to the specific questions:

 

1.     The carrier drain, as I understand it was installed by Cofton, prior to the disposal of the site to the various individual house builders and prior to the subsequent disposal of individual plots to home owners.  In planning terms it is important to note that the drain was in all probability constructed more than 4 years ago, this time frame being relevant as the drain is now considered to be immune from planning enforcement action.

 

2.     The involvement of the former Welsh Development Agency on Rhoose Point was extensive, particularly on land reclamation issues. Councillor James is best advised to contact the Welsh Assembly Government to seek clarification on specific expenditure by the then WDA.

 

3.     The main purpose of the carrier drain is to carry surface water from land north of the railway to the south.  It is inevitable that some land drainage will enter the system because of its nature but this is not its main purpose.

 

4.     It is thought that the oil interceptors and connecting pipes existed prior to the land being transferred to Cofton and to the other developers in the area.

 

5.     The WDA contributed to the reclamation of the whole area and therefore there may have been a contribution to such drainage.

 

6.     No consultation took place with the Council and therefore no discussions took place with the Environment Agency.  I understand that the existence of this drainage system came to light as a result of a Building Regulation Notification.

 

Discussions are ongoing between the Council and Cofton with a view to seeking resolution of drainage issues, and officers will report on these matters as the discussions are concluded.  In this regard Councillor James is well aware that there are two outstanding Planning Committee applications that require determination and Planning Committee deferred consideration of the two applications in March to enable discussions to continue on highway access and drainage adoption.

 

 

(ix)       Question from Councillor H.J.W. James

 

You will be aware that Cabinet on 6th June 2007, agreed the detailed report of the Director of Environmental and Economic Regeneration in which it was stated that individual householders who have carrier drains running through their land are individually responsible.

 

1.    Can you advise if all the homeowners who are affected by these carrier drains within the curtilage of their property have been formally advised of these circumstances by this Council?

 

2.    If they have not been advised by this Council, is it because of the lack of laid site drainage plans which would be essential to be able to identify the homes affected?

 

3.    If the individual homeowners are unaware of whether or not there have been carrier drains running through their property they could well be completing Home Information Packs that are not in compliance with the legal requirement and surely you must agree that this is not a satisfactory situation?

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Visible and Building Services

 

I would advise Councillor James that it is not the Council’s responsibility to inform homeowners of such matters.  This is an issue for the homeowners and their solicitors.

 

Regardless of the plans available to the Council, it is up to the house purchasers to avail themselves of any relevant information connected to the purchase.  Land drainage does not appear on a land search, therefore, detailed plans of such would not have helped in this case.

 

Again, on the issue of homeowners’ pack details, this is an issue for the homeowners and their legal advisers. 

 

Supplemental

 

Councillor James, in referring to the fact that the carrier drain had been built without the benefit of planning permission and, consequently, did not show in property searches, asked whether the Cabinet Member agreed that the situation was unsatisfactory and should be rectified for the future.

 

In reply, the Cabinet Member indicated that whilst possibly not satisfactory, there was very little the Council could do to rectify the situation.  He reiterated his earlier comments and pointed out the fact that Councillor James had had the opportunity of addressing such issues during his time as Leader of the Council. 

 

 

(x)        Question from Councillor H.J.W. James

 

You will recall that the Cabinet approved a detailed report from the Director of Environmental and Economic Regeneration on the Council’s handling of the complex matters relating to Rhoose Point on 6th June 2007.  Cabinet approved the report in its entirely and that included a recommendation that a further report be submitted to the Cabinet.  Indeed, one Member of the Cabinet proposed, and it was accepted, that it should be submitted no later than November 2007.  To date, this subsequent report has not been submitted to the Cabinet and Cabinet have not formally discussed the matter again.

 

You will be aware that I have asked questions at Council on behalf of the residents of Rhoose Point seeking to discover when this report was to be submitted and why it has not been progressed.  To date, nearly a year later, we are still awaiting this report.  I feel it is unfair on our Planning Officers and Members of the Planning Committee who are expected to give proper consideration to further development of two sites at Rhoose Point in the absence of the key information that was to be the subject of this further report.

 

1.         Can you advise me why this report has not been submitted to Cabinet and what you or your Cabinet colleagues have done to pursue the report?

 

2.         Given Cabinet’s failure to progress or consider this crucial report since 6th June 2007 (nearly a year ago), do you think the Members of the Cabinet should now accept full responsibility for their lack of resolution of all the outstanding matters at Rhoose Point?

 

Reply from the Cabinet Member for Visible and Building Services

 

Councillor James will be aware that issues with the adoption of highways and drainage have been ongoing at Rhoose Point since at least 2005. 

 

The Cabinet report tabled in June 2007, was the first substantive report to detail the position at Rhoose Point in respect of highway and drainage matters.  The report detailed Planning and Section 106 issues, highway adoption matters, drainage issues, legal agreements and land transfer arrangements.  All matters have progressed to some extent since the time of the report, though as Councillor James will be well aware, such development issues take time to reach a conclusion.  Whilst I do not deny that a further report to Cabinet is required, I did not wish such a report to show just progress on the matters previously detailed.  I wished the report to identify specific dates for highway adoption and land transfers, which in my view is the most important information for residents of Rhoose Point, and would give them the comfort that they have sought for so long.

 

I meet with the Head of Visible Services on a weekly basis when issues at Rhoose Point are always discussed.  I am satisfied that officers are doing everything possible to progress matters, though as Councillor James well knows, some of the issues, for example adoption of sewers, are not within their full control.  I will ensure that a further report is produced for Cabinet when there are relevant substantive matters to report.  With the detailed work that officers are currently undertaking with the developer, I would suggest that this should be during the summer of 2008.

 

I will not accept that this Cabinet is responsible for the absence of a resolution to outstanding matters at Rhoose Point.  I would remind Councillor James of the progress that has been made recently on the development as regards the surfacing of the highway network.  This work has enabled one of the final stage highway safety audits to be undertaken and the results of this audit are expected soon.

 

Supplemental

 

Councillor James asked what action had resulted from the presentation of DVD evidence submitted to the Cabinet and whether all Members of the Cabinet had seen the evidence. 

 

In reply, the Cabinet Member confirmed that the DVD had been copied and forward to each Member of the Cabinet.  He had personally viewed the DVD.  He alluded to the fact that many of the matters at Rhoose Point were outside the Council’s control with Welsh Water, along with Cofton bearing some responsibility for holding up issues.  He indicated that officers were doing their utmost to resolve issues and that he was hoping to have a resolution to this matter during the Summer.

 

1047   WELSH LANGUAGE SCHEME (CE) -

 

Cabinet on 7th June 2006, had agreed a draft revised Welsh Language Scheme and resolved that it be submitted to the Welsh Language Board for approval.  Further reports were considered by Cabinet on 18th October 2006 and 23rd May 2007, together with further amendments received from the public and the Welsh Language Board. 

 

Following the submission to the Welsh Language Board of a draft Scheme for approval, the Council was informed that the Scheme had been approved on 10th March 2008.

 

The Scheme was submitted to the Council for endorsement.

 

RESOLVED - T H A T the revised Welsh Language Scheme and the Work Programme set out in the accompanying Action Plan be endorsed.

 

 

1048   SCRUTINY COMMITTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT / WORK PROGRAMME -

 

The report, as submitted by the Chairmen of the Council’s four Scrutiny Committees, highlighted the work of the Committees during 2007/08 and incorporated statistical information and a summary of issues considered.  Whilst the Wales Audit Office had acknowledged that the Council had “made significant progress in developing the scrutiny function”, the Council itself had also embarked upon a further two year Scrutiny Action Plan designed to ensure scrutiny momentum was maintained.

 

All four Scrutiny Committee Chairmen spoke on the work undertaken during the year.  Councillor James, as Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee (Corporate Resources) considered all the Committee Members and associated officers to have worked extremely diligently, sometimes under difficult circumstances, during the year.  He alluded to the reduction in support available from the Improvement and Development Team, given their involvement in addressing Social Services Change Plan issues.    He felt Members to have worked very well together, including on the various Task and Finish Groups established.  He referred in particular, to the work of the Committee in respect of:

 

·      a protocol for Ward Member consultation

·      addressing issues raised by the Wales Audit office regarding sickness levels within the

       Council.

 

Councillor Hodges, as Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee (Economy and Environment) also referred to the Committee having had a busy year.  He expressed his gratitude to the Vice-Chairman, other Members and officers as well as the Cabinet members for their involvement in the work of the Committee.

 

Councillor Mrs. M.E.J. Birch, as Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee (Community Wellbeing and Safety) expressed her appreciation of the contribution of all Members and officers involved in the work of the Committee.  She considered the Social Services Change Plan to be progressing successfully and also referred to the work undertaken by the Task and Finish Groups set up by the Committee.  She considered the year to have been a busy, yet enjoyable, one.

 

Councillor A.D. Hampton, as Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee (Lifelong Learning) referred to the number of meetings which had been held in schools, providing an opportunity to interact with Headteachers and staff.  He alluded to the excellent work of officers in addressing issues arising from the flooding which had occurred during the year.  He also thanked his Vice-Chairman, other Members and officers for their contributions.

 

RESOLVED - T H A T the Scrutiny Committees’ Annual Report for 2007/08 be noted.

 

 

1049   LOCAL AUTHORITIES (MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT) (WALES) ORDER 2008 -

 

The Standards Committee on 15th April 2008 had been advised of the revised statutory Members’ Code of Conduct, which had come into force on 18th April 2008.  Section 51 of the Local Government Act 2000 provided that the new Code (as was the current Code) was mandatory and these mandatory provisions must be adopted within six months of 18th April 2008 by all County, County Borough, Town and Community Councils in Wales.

 

The Standards Committee had noted the revised Code and recommended the Council to adopt its mandatory provisions with effect from 5th May 2008.  In addition, the Standards Committee had also requested that Council set a value for the registration of any gift, hospitality, material benefit or advantage in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Model Code of Conduct.

 

RESOLVED -

 

(1)       T H A T the mandatory provisions of the Model Code, as contained in the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2008 be adopted as the Council’s Members’ Code of Conduct, with effect from 5th May 2008.

 

(2)       T H A T the following values for the registration of any gift, hospitality, material benefit or advantage in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Code of Conduct be set, to take effect from 5th May 2008:

 

·     gifts - £50

·     hospitality - £25.

 

 

1050   CAPITAL MONITORING FOR THE PERIOD 1ST APRIL 2007 - 31ST JANUARY 2008 (CMT) -

 

RESOLVED - T H A T the proposals of the Cabinet, as set out in Cabinet Minute No. C3433, 5th March 2008, be approved.

 

 

1051   CAPITAL MONITORING FOR THE PERIOD 1ST APRIL 2007 - 29TH FEBRUARY 2008 (CMT) -

 

RESOLVED - T H A T the proposals of the Cabinet, as set out in Cabinet Minute No. C3471, 2nd April 2008, be approved.