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 Members in accordance with the code of conduct.

The Panel will be asked to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2010.

Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2010 are confirmed as 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 Panel will monitor the progress of previous resolutions and receive any relevant feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board.

The panel received for its information a copy of its tracking resolutions schedule.

Agreed that the report is noted.

The Panel will consider nominations for co-opted representatives.

The panel considered the appointment of co-opted representatives.

Agreed that Mr C Singh is confirmed as a co-opted representative.

Recommended to the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board that Dr Anita Jellings is co-opted to the Customers and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel.

The Panel will receive an update on the Life Centre and related projects.

The Director for Community Services submitted an update report on the Plymouth Life Centre and the leisure related projects programme. The update highlighted the following main areas –

The following responses were provided to questions raised by Members –

Agreed that an update report is provided to the panel on 6 September 2010, together with proposals on the timetable for the scrutiny of the leisure management contract.

The Panel will receive an update on the Plympton Library Replacement.

Chris Trevitt, Head of Capital and Assets submitted a briefing note on the replacement for Plympton Library, which outlined the following main points –

Whilst it was acknowledged that the withdrawal of funding for this project by the PCT was disappointing, it had been difficult to predict such a situation arising.

The Panel will receive a report on the Locality Working evaluation criteria.

Nick McMahon (Localities Project Co-ordinator) submitted a report on the evaluation criteria for locality working. A review of locality working formed part of the panel’s work programme for 2010/11 and the panel were requested to considered the proposed evaluation criteria.

Members of the panel put forward questions to which the following responses were provided –

Agreed that the criteria are amended as per the attached table at appendix 1 to these minutes.

The Panel will consider its work programme 2010/11.

The panel considered its work programme for 2010/11.

A query was raised relating to the inclusion of the Carbon Reduction Commitment on the panel’s work programme.

Agreed that the Overview and Scrutiny Panels with responsibility for Carbon Reduction Commitment are confirmed.

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.

Agreed that under Section 100(A) (2) and (4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involve the likely disclosure of confidential/exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 Schedule 12A of the (Local Government Access to Information) Act 1985, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Panel will receive an update on the Life Centre and related projects.

The Director for Community Services provided an update report on the Plymouth Life Centre and related projects.

Officers responded to questions raised by panel members.