Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House (Next to the Civic Centre), Plymouth
Contact: Katey Johns, Democratic Support 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 by councillors in accordance with the code of conduct in relation to items under consideration at this meeting. |
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The Panel will be asked to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2012. Minutes: Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2012. |
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CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS |
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Welcome To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: The Chair welcomed Steve Meakin, newly appointed co-opted representative to his first meeting of the panel, and welcomed the return of Councillor Jarvis following his recent illness. |
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TRACKING RESOLUTIONS PDF 35 KB The panel will monitor progress on previous resolutions and receive any relevant feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board. Minutes: The panel noted its tracking resolutions schedule. |
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CLAUSE 5 OF THE GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE BILL PDF 75 KB The panel will receive an update on changes to the planning system, as a result of Clause 5 of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, and consider the impact on local communities. Minutes: Further to minute 93(4) of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, the Assistant Director for Planning Services was in attendance to report on Clause 5 of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill. Members heard that –
In response to questions raises, Members were advised that –
Members reiterated the concerns expressed by the Assistant Director for Planning Services and suggested that they ought to be lobbying their Members of Parliament in order to influence the legislation as it proceeded through Parliament.
Agreed that a copy of the Assistant Director for Planning Services’ report be sent to the City’s Members of Parliament seeking their comments to be reported back to the panel in due course. |
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REVIEW OF NOISE SERVICES - UPDATE PDF 122 KB The panel will receive for its information an update on noise services. Additional documents: Minutes: Further to minute 14, Councillor Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Cooperatives and Community Development, Robin Carton, Public Protection Service Manager, and Nicola Horne, Environmental Protection and Monitoring Unit Manager, were in attendance to update the panel on the outcome of the review into Noise Services. Members were advised that the driver for the review and the identified improvements had been the manifesto pledge to “look for ways to improve the way the Council dealt with noisy neighbours and antisocial behaviour, especially in the evenings and weekends”.
In response to questions raised, Members heard that –
The report was noted with thanks being expressed to the officers for their attendance. |
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POLICE AND CRIME PANEL MINUTES PDF 80 KB The panel will receive for information minutes of the Police and Crime Panel meeting held on 17 January 2013. Minutes: The panel noted the minutes of the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel meeting held on 17 January 2013. In attendance for consideration of the item was Councillor Penberthy, one of the Council’s representatives appointed to the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel. He reported that the next meeting would be on Friday 8 February 2013, the agenda for which included consideration of the –
· Draft Police and Crime Plan · Police and Crime Commissioner’s Proposed Level of Precept
A copy of Plymouth’s response to the consultation on the Draft Police and Crime Plan was tabled for members’ information, along with a paper which provided an overview of community safety in Plymouth. Councillor Penberthy advised members that the letter to Tony Hogg, the Police and Crime Commissioner, would be sent out the following day and he would therefore welcome any comments by midday on Thursday 7 February. In addition, any comments or thoughts on the precept should be submitted to him prior to the meeting on Friday.
He suggested that, whilst the minutes were informative and useful, it may be more appropriate for members to receive the minutes of the Safe and Strong Board whose agenda was more closely aligned to that of this scrutiny panel and included –
· Crime statistics · Domestic abuse · Drug and alcohol treatments · Community safety partnerships · Welfare reform
The Chair thanked the cabinet member for his attendance and for bringing the matter to the panel’s attention.
Agreed that –
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The panel will consider its work programme for 2012/13. Minutes: The panel noted its work programme for 2012/13. |
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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) …. 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. |