Thanet Local Board Meeting: 13th July

THE THANET LOCAL BOARD - AGENDA

Tuesday, 13 July 2010 Portland Hall, St Peter’s Church Hall, Hopeville Avenue, St Peter’s, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2TR
	Ask for:	Anne Charman
Starting at 7.00 pm. Doors open at 6.30 pm [my note -for tea/lobbying]	Telephone	(01622) 696 389

1.	Welcome to the meeting – Mr Bill Hayton, Chairman -          Apologies -          Declarations of Interests by Members in Items on the Agenda for this Meeting.
2.	Notes of Local Board meeting held on 31 March 2010 and progress on any actions agreed
3.	Kent Youth County Council/Thanet Youth Council
	Kent Youth County Council and Thanet Youth Council members will update the Board on their recent elections, their role and the local issues in Thanet that matter to them.
4.	Tim Woolmer, KCC Corporate Policy – Shaping Later Life
	Tim will provide an overview of the work being done to improve later life for those around us.  He will talk about taking forward Kent’s Living Later Life to the Full Policy Framework which was developed over a year ago, based upon widespread workshops and consultations with Kent residents, public agencies and the community and voluntary sector.  Tim’s presentation will focus on how these reflect the issues and concerns that are important to the older people of Kent, and how these can be addressed in the context of the national economic situation.
5.	Trisha Cole – Chief Executive Officer, Carers’ Support – Dover District and Thanet.
	From November 2009, Carers’ Support began supporting carers living in the Thanet area.  Trisha will talk about the work of their organisation which provides support for people over the age of 18, who live in Thanet and Dover, and who have an unpaid responsibility to look after relatives or friends with physical, learning or mental health needs.
6.	Opportunity to ask questions about local public services.
7.	Any Other Business notified to the Chairman prior to the meeting.

County Councillors for Electoral Divisions within the Thanet District:

Bill Hayton (Chairman)	-    Broadstairs & Sir M M'fiore
Robert Burgess	-    Margate West
Robert Bayford	-    Broadstairs & Sir M M'fiore
Elizabeth Green	-    Ramsgate
Michael Jarvis	-    Margate & Cliftonville
Charles Hibberd	-    Birchington and Villages
John Kirby	-    Ramsgate
Chris Wells	-    Margate & Cliftonville

The meeting is open to the public and will have time set aside for questions. Refreshments will be available from 18.30 hrs with Kent County Councillors in attendance. The meeting will formally commence at 19.00 hrs.

I am writing to you, as you may have attended a Local Board meeting in the past year, or expressed an interest in the Kent Local Board initiative. Your address details are held only by the Local Board team and used solely for the purpose of extending an invitation to you for upcoming Board meetings. If you would rather I did not send you any correspondence on this matter, please accept my apologies for contacting you in this instance and contact me by post or e-mail and I shall remove your address details from the file. Likewise please let me know if you would rather receive invitations electronically.

The purpose of the Board is to provide opportunities:

·         for elected County Council Members to work more closely with public, and with voluntary and private sector partners locally, to meet the aspirations of local people

·         for a regular forum for community consultation and participation that will encourage discussion and debate on matters of particular relevance to their area

·         to consider the need for services in the local community, and look at the effectiveness of existing services

·         for KCC’s Cabinet and Cabinet Members to consult on strategic issues affecting a Local Board’s area

·         to allow County Council Members to consider funding applications made to the Small Community Capital Projects fund.