Agenda item

To provide details of actions taken under delegated powers.

                        An information item on the actions taken under delegated powers was submitted.  The actions were as set out below:-

Revenues Service

• Business Rates – Application for Hardship Rate Relief

Section 49 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 gives the Council the discretion to reduce or remit the payment of rates where it is satisfied that the ratepayer would sustain hardship if it did not do so and it is reasonable for it to do so having regard to the interests of its council tax payers.  An application received from a ratepayer operating as a limited company on Deeside Industrial Park has been refused on the grounds that it is not deemed to be in the wider public interest to support the awarding of Hardship Rate Relief.

• Council Rent – Application to Write Off Tenancy Arrears

Financial Procedure Rules (section 5.2) stipulates that individual bad and recoverable debts in excess of £5,000 are considered for write off in conjunction with the relevant Cabinet Member.  The write off request is in respect of one tenant who is subject to a Debt Relief Order (DRO).  Rent arrears of £5,992.96 are included in the DRO which are now irrecoverable as a result of the award of the DRO.

Streetscene and Transportation

• The Flintshire County Council Linderick Avenue, Southfields Close, Muirfield Road and  Selsdon Close, Buckley (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement and Consolidation) (Amendment No 12) Order 201.

To advise Members of the objections received following the advertisement of the proposed Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places Amendment No. 12 Order, on Linderick Avenue, Southfields Close, Muirfields Road and Selsdon Close, Buckley.

• The Flintshire County Council A549 Brunswick Road, B5128 Church Road, Knowle Lane, Oak Tree Close, Mountain Close, Lon Butterly, Pemba Drive, Victoria Road, Duke’s Field Drive, Linthorpe Road, B5127 Mill Lane and Hawkesbury Road, Buckely.  Proposed Prohibition of Waiting, Prohibition of Waiting at any Time and Limited Waiting.

To advise Members of the objections received following the advertisement of the proposed Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places Amendment No. 12 Order, on Linderick Avenue, Southfields Close, Muirfields Road and Selsdon Close, Buckley.

• The Flintshire County Council (Broughton Hall Road, Church Road, Cadnant Court and Clewden Road, Broughton) (20mph Speed Limit Zone) Order 20-

To advise Members of the objections received following the advertisement of the proposed 20mph Speed Limit Zone on Broughton Hall Road, Church Road, Cadnant Court and Cledwen Road, Broughton.

• Construction of Sinusoidal Humps and Flat Top Raised Tables at Broughton Hall Road and Church Road, Broughton

To advise Members of the objections received following the advertisement of the proposed construction of sinusoidal humps and flat top raised tables at Broughton Hall Road and Church Road, Broughton.

• Disposal of Optare Buses via Sale and Auction

Seven ex-Deeside shuttle buses and two buses previously operated by GHA Coaches are surplus to requirement, following the receipt of capital funding from WG to replace the buses with new more energy efficient vehicles.

The seven ex-Deeside shuttle buses are to be sent to auction with Wilsons of Queensferry where it is considered they will achieve improved sale prices when compared with the previously used auctioneer, this also keeps the sale within the Flintshire area.  The two ex GHA operated vehicles were removed from the previous auction as the bids received were considered to be too low.  Since then they have been refurbished by a local operator (P&O Lloyd) with a view to re-auction, however P&O Lloyd have now offered to purchase the buses at values in excess of the previous maximum auction bids.

Both of these options look to maximise value for money and adhere to the principles of Best Value and are in the best interests of the Local Authority, particularly given that these vehicles have high mileage and are coming towards their end of working life.

• The Flintshire County Council (Wepre Lane, Connah’s Quay) (30mph Speed Limit) Order 201-

To advise Members of an objection received following the advertisement of the proposed 30mph Speed Limit Way on Wepre Lane, Connah’s Quay.

• The Flintshire County Council (Old Warren, Broughton) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 201-

To advise Members of an objection received following the advertisement of the proposed 40mph Speed Limit Way at the Old Warren in Broughton.

• The Flintshire County Council (A5104 Chester Road, B5125 Chester Road, Broughton) (Restricted Road, 30mph, 40mph and 50mph Speed Limit) Order 201-

To advise Members of an objection received following the advertisement of the proposed 30mph, 40mph and 50mph Speed Limit Way on the A5104 Chester Road, B5125 Chester Road, Broughton.

• The Flintshire County Council (Various Roads, Connah’s Quay and Northop) (40mph and 50mph Speed Limit) Order 201-

To advise Members of an objection received following the advertisement of the proposed 40mph Speed Limit Way on the B5126 Mold Road, Connah’s Quay.

Housing and Assets

• Transfer of 5 No. Properties (Plot No’s 9-11 and 19 and 20 at Kinnerton, Kinnerton Lane and Higher Kinnerton

            Elan Homes covenant to transfer the properties for £1.00 each to the          Council or to a company wholly owned by the Council, any such        company having agreed with the Council to use the Affordable Dwellings        as Affordable Housing.