Agenda and minutes
Venue: Warspite Room, Council House. View directions
Contact: Mrs Katey Johns, Democratic Support Officer Email: katey.johns@plymouth.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the code of conduct. |
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CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: There were no items of Chair’s urgent business. |
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CALL-INS Members will be advised of any executive decisions that have been called in. Minutes: There were no call-ins for consideration at this meeting. |
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FUTURE OF CIVIC CENTRE PDF 48 KB Members will consider the report submitted to Cabinet on 23 August 2011. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Board received a presentation which –
In response to questions raised, Members were advised that –
Whilst Members welcomed the informative presentation, concern was expressed by some that pre-decision scrutiny had not taken place on the matter and it was disappointing that scrutiny had not been able to influence the decision.
The Board thanked the officers for their attendance and proposed that an all-member briefing be held on the future of the Civic Centre. |
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PROPOSED NON-IMMEDIATE ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION FOR HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION PDF 12 MB Members will consider the report submitted to Cabinet on 23 August 2011. Minutes: Councillors Lowry and Wildy queried whether the Cabinet decision on this matter had been taken. When it was confirmed that it had, both Members reiterated concerns raised at the end of the previous item, adding that to give the matter further consideration was a waste of both Member and officer time and resource. They then withdrew from the meeting.
The Board considered the report which –
In response to questions raised, Members were advised that –
The Chair thanked the officers for their attendance.
Agreed that –
(Councillors Lowry and Wildy withdrew from the meeting) |
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JOINT FINANCE AND PERFORMANCE REPORT PDF 1 MB Members will consider the report submitted to Cabinet on 23 August 2011. Minutes: The Board considered the first monitoring report for 2011/12 which outlined the performance and finance monitoring position of the Council as at the end of June 2011.
In response to questions raised, Members were informed that –
Members were reminded that Panels should be receiving their respective performance area score cards for consideration.
Agreed that written responses be provided to the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board with regard to –
(Councillors Lowry and Wildy were absent for this item)
(The Vice-Chair took the Chair for part of this item) |
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Members will receive a schedule of executive decisions that have been deemed urgent with the agreement of the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board.
Additional documents: Minutes: Members considered the two urgent decisions which had been taken in consultation with the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, namely –
Agreed that post-decision scrutiny be undertaken in respect of the De-recognition of UNISON.
(Councillors Lowry and Wildy were absent for this item) |
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To receive new items from the Forward Plan with a view to identifying issues for scrutiny. Minutes: The Board considered new additions to the Forward Plan, namely –
The Chair reported that whilst Public Toilets Options was an issue for future consideration, the matter of immediate concern which had been addressed by Cabinet actually related to the refurbishment of the toilets in Armada Way.
Agreed that the Board’s concerns at the late inclusion of new items in the Forward Plan with short timescales for decision-making be raised with the Leader and Chief Executive at its next meeting on 21 September 2011.
(Councillors Lowry and Wildy were absent for this item) |
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EXEMPT BUSINESS To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Minutes: Agreed that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. |
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FUTURE OF CIVIC CENTRE (E3) Members will consider the report submitted to Cabinet on 23 August 2011. Minutes: The Board did not discuss the part II element of the Future of Civic Centre report.
(Councillors Lowry and Wildy were absent for this item) |