Local democracy

Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Shipley Town Hall

Contact: Palbinder Sandhu 

Items
No. Item

15.

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

 

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

 

Notes:

 

(1)       Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct.  Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

 

(2)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

 

(3)       Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity.

 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

 

Minutes:

Resolved-

 

(1)       Councillor Heseltine disclosed an interest in minute 19 as he was a Member of “Friends of Bingley Swimming Pool”.

 

(2)       In the interest of transparency Councillor Townend and Councillor Davies disclosed an interest as they attended a meeting where assets of community value were considered.

 

Action:           City Solicitor

16.

INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

 

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

 

(Palbinder Sandhu - 01274 432269)

 

Minutes:

There were no request made to inspect background papers. 

 

 

17.

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

 

To hear questions from electors within the District on any matter this is the responsibility of the Committee. 

 

Questions must be received in writing by the City Solicitor in Room 112, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY, by mid-day on 26 June 2017.

 

(Palbinder Sandhu - 01274 432269)

 

Minutes:

There were no questions to consider.

18.

*SHIPLEY AREA COMMITTEE AND SHIPLEY CONSTITUENCY AREA PARTNERS' ADVISORY GROUP (SCAPAG) ISSUES

Up to a maximum of 15 minutes will be allowed for SCAPAG members to raise new items of information, questions, requests or suggestions that may have arisen within their organisation/neighbourhood and which are relevant to raise at the meeting.

 

Issues raised in accordance with the above must be received in writing by the Shipley Area Co-ordinator’s Office in Shipley Town Hall, Shipley, BD18 3EJ, by mid-day on Monday 26 June 2017.

 

(Damian Fisher – 01274 437146)

Minutes:

There were no issues raised by SCAPAG.

19.

NOMINATION TO LIST PROPERTIES AS ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE - MYRTLE PARK, BINGLEY TOWN HALL AND BINGLEY SWIMMING POOL pdf icon PDF 90 KB

The Council has received a nomination to list assets known as Myrtle Park, Bingley Town Hall and Bingley Swimming Pool as Assets of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011. The report of the Strategic Director Corporate Services Document “G” considers whether the nominations and nominated assets meet the Asset of Community Value criteria set out in the Localism Act and contains a recommendation as to whether or not the nominations should be approved.

 

Recommended –

 

That in accordance with Option 1 the nominations of the assets known as

Myrtle Park

Bingley Swimming Pool

as Assets of Community Value is accepted.

 

and that –

 

Recommended –

 

That in accordance with Option 2 the nomination of the property known as Bingley Town Hall as an Asset of Community Value is rejected.

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee) (Stephanie Moore – 01274 432256)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Council had received a nomination to list assets known as Myrtle Park, Bingley Town Hall and Bingley Swimming Pool as Assets of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011. The report of the Strategic Director Corporate Services Document “G” considered whether the nominations and nominated assets met the Asset of Community Value criteria set out in the Localism Act and contained a recommendation as to whether or not the nominations should be approved.

 

A number of Members of the Committee as well as the Bingley Town Council Representative felt  that Bingley Town Hall should be recognised as an asset of community value and that it had been used by the community for a number of years.

 

Resolved –

 

That the nominations of the assets known as –

 

Myrtle Park

Bingley Swimming Pool

 and Bingley Town Hall

 

as Assets of Community Value be accepted.

 

Action:           Strategic Director, Corporate Services

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

 

 

 

20.

NOMINATION TO LIST PROPERTIES ON JENNY LANE, BAILDON AS ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE pdf icon PDF 89 KB

The Council has received nominations to list properties on Jenny Lane, Baildon known as -

 

  1. The Wooded Area
  2. The Playground
  3. Rugby Ground South
  4. Rugby Ground North

 

as Assets of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011. The report of the Strategic Director Corporate Services Document “H” considers whether the nominations and nominated assets meet the Asset of Community Value criteria set out in the Localism Act and contains recommendations as to whether or not the nominations should be approved.

 

Recommended –

 

That in accordance with Option 1 the nominations of the properties known as -

 

The Wooded Area

The Playground

Rugby Ground South

Rugby Ground North

 

Jenny Lane, Baildon as Assets of Community Value are  accepted.

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee) (Stephanie Moore – 01274 432256)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

The Council had received nominations to list properties on Jenny Lane, Baildon known as -

 

  1. The Wooded Area
  2. The Playground
  3. Rugby Ground South
  4. Rugby Ground North

 

as Assets of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011. The report of the Strategic Director Corporate Services Document “H” considered whether the nominations and nominated assets met the Asset of Community Value criteria set out in the Localism Act and contained recommendations as to whether or not the nominations should be approved.

 

The Baildon Town Council were thanked for the work they had undertaken.

 

Resolved –

 

That the nominations of the properties known as-

 

The Wooded Area

The Playground

Rugby Ground South

Rugby Ground North

 

Jenny Lane, Baildon as Assets of Community Value be  accepted.

 

Action:           Strategic Director, Corporate Services

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee)