Venue: Edenbridge Leisure Centre, Stangrove Park, Edenbridge, Kent
Contact: Peter Sass 01622 694002
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Introduction/Webcasting Minutes: (1) The Chairmen welcomed Members, guests and members of the public to the meeting. She explained that it was the first occasion that the Cabinet Scrutiny Committee had met outside of County Hall, and since the issue related to a single location, the best place to discuss it was in the town itself, which would enable local people to attend.
(2) The Chairman explained that meeting would be recorded and would be available on the Kent County Council website within 48 hours. Normally it would be webcast live, but that was not possible from this location. |
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Declaration of Interests by Members in Items on the Agenda for this Meeting Minutes: (1) Mr Brookbank declared that he is a member of the Development Control Committee of Sevenoaks District Council. (Mr John Scholey also declared that he was a member of the Development Control Committee of Sevenoaks District Council, but was not on the Committee when the relevant planning decisions had been taken). |
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Edenbridge Community Centre PDF 52 KB This item will be considered in four parts:
1. Overview of project and benefits 2. Implementation timeframe and lessons learned 3. Long term financial sustainability 4. Local concerns
Mr P Lake, County Councillor, Sevenoaks South, Mr R Aldous, Capital Strategy Manager, Mr K Tilson, Head of Finance for Communities and Mr J White, Capital Project Officer have been invited to attend the meeting to answer Members’ questions on this item.
The following external witnesses have also been invited to answer Members’ questions: Ms Christine Lang, Town Clerk, Edenbridge Town Council; Councillor Jill Davison, Edenbridge Town Council and Sevenoaks District Council; Councillor John Scholey, Edenbridge Town Council and Sevenoaks District Council; and Ms Sally Richards, Regional Development Manager, Orbit Housing Group. Additional documents:
Minutes: (1) The Chairman explained that, having gained permission from two of the Vice-Chairmen of the Committee, Mr Kingham, the Chairman of Edenbridge Chamber of Commerce would be invited to speak as a witness.
(2) Due to the fact that a number of members of the public had arrived at the meeting, the Chairman felt it appropriate to state the role of the Cabinet Scrutiny Committee and its powers, including the fact that rather than being a decision making body, it could only make recommendations to Cabinet.
(3) Since there were a number of Members, Officers and witnesses, each individual sitting at the table introduced themselves and their role. The Chairman explained that, of these, only Members of the Committee had voting rights.
(4) The Chairman proposed, and Mr Christie seconded, that the members of the public present be able to participate in the meeting. The vote was carried unanimously.
(5) Responding to a number of queries from Members about why the Committee had met in Edenbridge, and what it hoped to achieve, the Chairman explained that she wanted to know:
(6) Mr Aldous gave a presentation on the Edenbridge Community Centre, encompassing:
(7) Members of the public then had the opportunity to put questions to the Committee. These questions included:
(8) Mr Lake, the local member for Sevenoaks South, gave an overview of the history of the project, with key reports and events:
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