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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
CABINET
Minutes of the meeting held on
Wednesday 10 March 2010
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Present: |
Councillor Garland (Chair) and Councillors Ash, Greer, Moss, Mrs Ring and Wooding |
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Also Present: |
Councillors FitzGerald |
162. Apologies for Absence
There were no apologies for absence.
163. Urgent Items
There were no urgent items.
164. Notification of Visiting Members
Councillor FitzGerald indicated his wish to speak on Item 9 – Maidstone 2020 Sustainable Community Strategy Performance report.
165. Disclosures by Members and Officers
There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
166. Disclosures of lobbying
There were no disclosures of lobbying.
167. Exempt Items
RESOLVED: That the items on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.
168. Minutes
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 10 February 2010 be approved as a correct record and signed.
169. All Saints Link Road
DECISION MADE:
1. That the implementation of the All Saints Link Road not be pursued as there is not a clearly identified mechanism to deliver it.
2. That the saved Maidstone Borough Wide Local Plan Policy T18 (iv) be reviewed through the LDF process.
3. That Kent County Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste, either directly or through the Joint Transportation Board, be recommended to consider deleting the All Saints Link Road as an adopted road scheme.
4. That officers be instructed to examine the feasibility of creating an environment which is less dominated by motor vehicles and more sympathetic to pedestrians in this area.
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170. Maidstone 2020 Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) Performance Report
DECISION MADE:
1. That the variation in performance be noted and referred to the Local Strategic Partnership Board and its sub-groups for further action.
2.
That,
although the performance of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Hospital
Trust appears to be improving, considering its pivotal role in the community,
the Hospital Trust be invited to join the LSP Board.
3. That a summary or report card highlighting good and poor performance be published in the Downs Mail be agreed.
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171. Corporate Improvement Plan
DECISION MADE:
1. That the new format of the Corporate Improvement Plan as shown at Appendix A of the report of the Director of Change and Environmental Services be agreed.
2. That the comments against existing recommendations in the former version of the Corporate Improvement Plan at Appendix B of the report of the Director of Change and Environmental Services be noted.
3. That all recommendations at Appendix B of the report of the Director of Change and Environmental Services, apart from those noted in the report of the Director of Change and Environmental Services, are now embedded and will therefore be removed from the Corporate Improvement Plan going forward be agreed.
4. That the added recommendations and related actions in the Corporate Improvement Plan at Appendix A of the report of the Director of Change and Environmental Services be agreed.
5. That Corporate Management Team authorise recommendations and related actions to be added to the Corporate Improvement Plan as they emerge throughout the year for update at Cabinet be agreed.
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172. Forward Plan
RESOLVED: That the Forward Plan for the period 1 April 2010 to 31 July 2010 be noted.
173. Duration of Meeting
6.30 pm to 7.05 pm.