Agenda and minutes

Venue: Warspite Room, Council House. View directions

Contact: Helen Wright, Democratic Support  Email: helen.wright@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

151.

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 by councillors in accordance with the code of conduct.

152.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 60 KB

The Management Board will be asked to agree the minutes of the meeting held on –

 

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5 April 2013 (TO FOLLOW)

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10 April 2013

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16 April 2013

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17 April 2013 (TO FOLLOW)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Board agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 5 April 2013, 10 April 2013, 16 April 2013 and 17 April 2013 are confirmed as a correct record.

153.

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.

154.

TRACKING DECISIONS pdf icon PDF 50 KB

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Board will monitor progress on previous decisions.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Board considered the schedule of decisions made and noted the latest position.

155.

WORK PROGRAMMES pdf icon PDF 60 KB

To consider and approve work programmes for each of the Panels, to include a progress update from each of the Chairs.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The work programme of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, Children and Young People OSP, Growth and Prosperity OSP, Health and Adult Social Care and Support Services OSP were submitted for consideration and approval.

 

The Board agreed –

 

(1)

the work programmes, as submitted;

 

 

(2)

that the following items are included within the work programme of the new Working Plymouth panel –

 

 

 

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Local Economic Partnerships – Heart of the South West;

 

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Youth unemployment update;

 

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Plan for Jobs;

 

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Digital exclusion (connectivity; broadband);

 

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Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust commitment to supporting economic growth agenda;

 

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evaluation of East End transport scheme;

 

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evaluation of Outland Road transport scheme;

 

 

 

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that the following items are included within the work programme of the new Caring Plymouth panel –

 

 

 

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CAMHS;

 

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sickness levels in Social Care;

 

 

 

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that the following items are included within the work programme of the new Ambitious Plymouth panel –

 

 

 

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ICT;

 

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sickness levels;

 

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IT shared services;

 

 

 

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that the following items are included within the work programme of the new Cooperative Scrutiny Board –

 

 

 

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Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Plan 2013-14 to 2014-15;

 

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National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR);

 

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discretionary rate relief.

 

156.

CALL-INS

Members will be advised of any executive decisions that have been called in.

Minutes:

There were no calls-ins to consider.

157.

URGENT EXECUTIVE DECISIONS

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.

Minutes:

There were no urgent executive decisions to consider.

158.

FORWARD PLAN OF KEY DECISIONS AND PRIVATE BUSINESS pdf icon PDF 34 KB

To receive new items from the Forward Plan of Key Decisions and Private Business with a view to identifying items for scrutiny.

Minutes:

The Board noted the update provided on the executive key decisions as follows –

 

(a)

the following key decisions would be considered at the Cabinet meeting scheduled for 21 May 2013 –

 

 

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role of the city council acting as guarantor to the Ocean Studios;

 

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hackney carriage quantity limit policy;

 

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contract award for local bus services;

 

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Langage employment units;

 

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Child Poverty Strategy 2013-16;

 

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improving quality and outcomes, increasing choice and control-recommendations following consultation.

 

159.

CABINET MEMBER

The Cabinet Member for Transport will be attending the meeting to provide a verbal update on his portfolio.

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed the Cabinet Member for Transport who provided a brief overview of the current areas of work being undertaken, which included –

 

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bus lane enforcement scheme;

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highway maintenance;

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reinstatement of school buses;

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young person’s travel summit;

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roll out of the LED lights;

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rail connectivity;

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cycling and walking paths successful funding bid;

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subsidised bus routes and through ticketing.

 

In response to questions raised, it was reported that –

 

(a)

it was anticipated that by the middle of May 2013 Amey would have completed the evaluation and priority matrix for road repairs (repairs would be prioritised in accordance with the condition of the road); councillors would be informed of road closures via email;

 

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the income received from the enforcement of the bus lanes would be ring-fenced to undertake further road repairs;

 

(c)

work was currently being undertaken to investigate ways of reducing the impact of the school run within communities;

 

(d)

the additional funding for highway maintenance  of £2m per year over the next 10 years would make a difference but this would not solve the problem; the poor condition of roads was a national problem and not unique to Plymouth;

 

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the cost of removing the Plymouth City Council logo from the Citybus fleet would be cost prohibitive (some routes were also subsidised by the Council).

 

The Chair thanked the Cabinet Member for Transport for attending the meeting.

160.

CORPORATE MONITORING REPORT

The Board will receive a verbal update on the corporate monitoring report.

Minutes:

There were no issues raised.

161.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY ANNUAL REPORT 2012/13 pdf icon PDF 757 KB

The Board will consider the draft Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2012/13.

Minutes:

The Chair presented the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2012-13 and took the opportunity to thank everyone involved for their contributions.

 

The Board agreed the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2012-13 subject to the following amendments –

 

(1)

(Children and Young People’s OSP under early intervention) - the word ‘were’ is included in the sentence to read as follows ‘were in place for safeguarding of children, for example the report only mentioned once the use of mobile phones’;

 

 

(2)

(Health and Adult Social Care OSP under looking forward to next year) – Health and Wellbeing Board is replaced with Health Watch, the sentence to read as follows ‘including the Health Watch will champion the early intervention agenda’.

 

162.

RECOMMENDATIONS

To receive and consider recommendations from Panels, Cabinet or Council.

Minutes:

The Board endorsed and agreed the recommendation with regard to the Growth and Prosperity OSP, to formally consult with all councillors when the Plymouth Plan together with the preferred options are published in autumn 2013.

163.

PROJECT INITIATION DOCUMENTS (PIDS)

To consider Project Initiation Documents (PIDS).

Minutes:

There were no project initiation documents (PIDS) to consider.

164.

TASK AND FINISH UPDATES/REPORTS pdf icon PDF 3 MB

The Management Board will receive the report from the Health and Adult Social Care task and finish group on the Strategic Alcohol Plan.

Minutes:

Councillor Mrs Aspinall, the Chair of the Strategic Alcohol Plan Task and Finish group, together with Ross Jago (Democratic Support Officer) presented the report, which outlined the following –

 

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the evening and night time economy;

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Government legislation and advice;

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relevant  national statistics and information;

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conclusion;

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recommendations.

 

Councillor Mrs Aspinall took the opportunity to thank all those involved for their support during the task and finish group meetings.

 

The Board agreed to recommend the task and finish group report on the Strategic Alcohol Plan to Cabinet for its approval, subject to the following amendment ‘recommendation 2 one of Europe’s finest, most vibrant waterfront cities where an outstanding quality of life is enjoyed by everyone’.

165.

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) … of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Minutes:

There were no items of exempt business.