The agenda for the meeting is as follows:-
1 Apologies for absence.
2 Minutes: 5 February 2009 enclosed.
3 Urgent Business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.
4 Exclusion of the public (.pdf, 19kb): The Cabinet is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the items of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information. A draft resolution is attached for use by the Cabinet if it so wishes.
5 Declarations of interest: To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda, please ensure that this is returned to the Committee Clerk at the end of the meeting.
6 The agenda for this meeting: Members to agree the allocation of items in the various sections of this agenda.
7 Reference from other Committees:
Open Items
Discussion leading to Decision
8 Establishment of an Overview and Scrutiny (Co-ordinating) Committee and four Scrutiny Select Committees (.pdf, 99kb): Report of the Service Director – Borough Solicitor enclosed.
9 WARM (asylum seeker, refugee and migrant worker) draft strategy (.pdf, 669kb): Report of the Deputy Chief Executive enclosed.
Decision
10 Transfer of ownership of Manchester Investment Development Agency Services Limited (.pdf, 54kb): Report of the Executive Director of Business Support Services enclosed.
11 Wigan Admission Forum (.pdf, 61kb): Report of the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services enclosed.
12 Eastern Skills centre (.pdf, 61kb): Report of the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services enclosed.
Monitoring
13 Capital project appraisal, Capital programme 2009/10 – 2010/11 and the prudential code for capital finance in local authorities (.pdf, 921kb): Report of the Executive Director of Business Support Services enclosed.
14 Housing revenue account (HRA) capital and revenue estimates 2009/10 (.pdf, 124kb): Joint report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services and Executive Director of Business Support Services and the Chief Executive of Wigan and Leigh Housing enclosed.
15 Annual Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Policy Statement 2009/10 (.pdf, 52kb): Report of the Executive Director of Business Support Services enclosed.
16 Revenue budget for 2009/10 and medium term forecast for 2009/10 to 2010/2011 (.pdf, 644kb): Report of the Executive Director of Business Support Services enclosed.
Information
17 Progress on the housing response to the recession (.pdf, 75kb): Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed.
18 Councillor Services Group minutes (.pdf, 37kb): Minutes of the Councillor Services Group held on 26 November enclosed.
Press Excluded Items
Discussion leading to Decision
E1 Joint Service Centre update: Verbal report of the Service Director – Business Transformation.
Decision
E2 Wigan for work European programme closure: Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed. Appendix 1 to this report to be circulated to Cabinet Members under separate cover. (Key decision)
Information
E3 Heritage Lottery Fund project – Wigan History Shop – Acceptance of Tenders: Joint report of the Executive Director of Business Support Services, Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing and the Chief Executive Wigan Leisure Culture Trust enclosed.
