Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

There were no declarations of interest made by Councillors, in accordance with the code of conduct.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2016.

The committee agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2016 are a correct record.

To receive reports on business, which in the opinion of the chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

The committee will receive the capital and revenue monitoring report 2016/17 – Quarter 3.

Councillor Bowyer (Leader) and Paul Looby (Head of Financial Reporting and Planning) presented the Capital and Revenue monitoring report 2016/17 – quarter 3.

Key areas of questioning related to –

The committee noted the report.

The committee will receive the Council’s Corporate Plan monitoring report and commitment progress report.

Councillor Bowyer (Leader) and Andrew Loton (Senior Performance Officer) presented the Council’s Corporate Plan monitoring report and commitment progress report.

The key areas of questioning related to –

The committee agreed to including the following items on the Overview and Scrutiny Committees’ work programmes –

The committee will receive information on the Staff Survey.

Councillor Riley (Cabinet Member for HR/Democracy and Governance/Licensing), Dawn Aunger (Interim Joint Strategic Director for Transformation and Change (Transformation)) and Guy Dickson (Head of Organisational Development) presented the Staff Survey ‘The View from You’.

The key areas of questioning related to –

The committee agreed to recommend to Councillor Riley (Cabinet Member for HR/Democracy and Governance/Licensing) that for the next iteration of the survey the use of an external provider is considered to provide independent verification of the results.

The committee will receive information of the People Strategy.

John Riley (Cabinet Member for HR/Democracy and Governance/Licensing), Dawn Aunger (Interim Joint Strategic Director for Transformation and Change (Transformation)) and Guy Dickson (Head of Organisational Development) presented the People Strategy.

The key areas of questioning related to the –

The committee agreed –

The committee will receive a report on the Waterfront Business Improvement District.

Councillor Jordan (Cabinet Member for Culture), David Draffan (Assistant Director for Economic Development), Patrick Knight (Economy, Partnerships and Regeneration Manager), Chris Arscott (Chairman of the Waterfront BID) and Sarah  Gibson (Waterfront Manager and Chief Executive of Plymouth Waterfront Partnership) presented the Waterfront Business Improvement District report.

The key area of questioning related to whether the service level agreements had changed.

The committee having considered the report and advice of officers, supports the Waterfront Business Improvement District proposals and recommends to the City Council that the power of veto, as per Regulation 12 of the Business Improvement District (England) Regulations 2004, is not exercised.

The committee will receive a briefing paper on leaving the EU.

Councillor Bowyer (Leader), Alison Ward (Regional Partnerships Manager) and Sarah Gooding (Policy and Intelligence Adviser) presented the leaving the EU report.

The key areas of questioning related to –

The committee agreed to circulate the leaving the EU report via email to committee members; any areas of concern highlighted by the report would be included on the agenda.

The committee will monitor the progress of its decisions.

The committee noted the progress of its decisions.

The Committee will be asked to consider and approve the work programme and give consideration to the prioritising tool.

The committee agreed to include the following items on its work programme –

The committee noted the request to have a site visit to the History Centre.