Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Thursday, 1st May, 2014 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent. View directions

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Items
No.	Item
157.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies received at the meeting.
158.	Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the advice contained within the Declaration of Interest form attached at the back of this agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that form and hand it to the officer clerking the meeting and then take the prescribed course of action. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
159.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 80 KB To approve the summary of recommendations and decisions of the Cabinet meeting held on 3 April 2014, copy attached. Minutes: The minutes were agreed and signed by the Chairman.
160.	Write-Off of Debts PDF 74 KB Additional documents: Annex 2 - Blackknights Write Off Report , item 160. PDF 40 KB Annex 3 - Botswana International Airlines Pty Ltd Write Off Report , item 160. PDF 42 KB Annex 4 - Glynn's Amusements Ltd Write Off Report , item 160. PDF 40 KB Annex 5 - GIG 4 Ltd Write Off Report , item 160. PDF 44 KB Annex 6 - Mr X Write Off Report , item 160. PDF 41 KB Annex 7 - Mr Y Write Off Report , item 160. PDF 44 KB Minutes: Members considered the report on identified debts for the period covering 2005 to 2013 that remained unpaid. Officers advised that these debts were all unrecoverable due to the circumstances of the companies and therefore they should be written off. These debts whose detail was highlighted in the annexes to the Cabinet report totalled £264,386.20. The write offs would be charged to the Collection Fund. The only General Fund impact would be the costs associated with these debts which total £155.00. Councillor Moores spoke under Council Procedure 24.1. Councillor Everitt proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Members approved the write offs of the identified debt.
161.	Proposed Neighbourhood Plan Area for Margate PDF 80 KB View the background to item 161. View the decision for item 161. Additional documents: Annex 1 - Neighbourhood Plan , item 161. PDF 236 KB Annex 2 , item 161. PDF 229 KB Annex 3 , item 161. PDF 64 KB Minutes: Cabinet considered an application for the designation of a Margate Neighbourhood Plan Area submitted by a potential neighbourhood forum. The proposed Forum conducted a public consultation process which received significant community support. Councillor D. Green proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Cabinet agreed that the Council designates the Margate Neighbourhood Plan Area as shown at Annex 2 of the report.
162.	Proposed Neighbourhood Forum for Margate PDF 87 KB View the background to item 162. View the decision for item 162. Additional documents: Annex 1 - Margate Neighbourhood Forum , item 162. PDF 236 KB Annex 2 , item 162. PDF 140 KB Annex 3 , item 162. PDF 61 KB Minutes: The proposed Neighbourhood Forum submitted an application to be designated as a formal Neighbourhood Forum for the proposed Margate Neighbourhood Plan Area. Councillor D. Green proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Cabinet agreed that the Council designates the proposed Margate Neighbourhood Forum.
163.	Proposed Neighbourhood Plan Area for Cliffsend PDF 77 KB View the background to item 163. View the decision for item 163. Additional documents: Annex 1 - Cliffsend Neighbourhood Area , item 163. PDF 409 KB Annex 2 , item 163. PDF 184 KB Annex 3 , item 163. PDF 59 KB Minutes: Cabinet was advised that Cliffsend Parish Council had submitted an application for the designation of neighbourhood Plan Area for Cliffsend Parish. A public consultation was conducted and received wide public support. Councillor D. Green proposed, Councillor C. Hart seconded and Members agreed that the Cliffsend Neighbourhood Plan Area be designated as shown at Annex 2 of the Cabinet report (excluding the County Park).
164.	Proposed Revision to Local Development Scheme PDF 71 KB View the background to item 164. Additional documents: Annex 1 - LDS draft April 2014 , item 164. PDF 513 KB Minutes: The item was withdrawn.
165.	Dreamland PDF 64 KB View the background to item 165. View the decision for item 165. Report to follow. Additional documents: Annex 1 , item 165. PDF 927 KB Minutes: Members were advised that the Council held the freehold interest of the Dreamland Site, part of which was being proposed to be operated as an amusement park. A number of options had been investigated with regard to the appropriate technical expertise that would be required to operate a high quality amusement park and (having also obtained legal advice) officers had concluded that the best way forward was to procure a service concession contract. Cabinet was requested to offer support for the tender to be carried out for the Dreamland. Councillor Wells and Councillor M. Tomlinson spoke under Council Procedure Rule 24.1. Councillor C. Hart proposed, Councillor Johnston seconded and Members approved the procurement of a suitable third party to operate the amusement park in line with the process detailed in the Cabinet report.