Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House, Next to the Civic Centre
Contact: Helen Rickman, Democratic Support Officer Email: helen.rickman@plymouth.gov.uk
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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR The panel will confirm the appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair for the municipal year 2010/11. Minutes: Agreed that Councillor Nicholson was appointed as Chair and Councillor Nelder appointed as Vice Chair for this municipal year. |
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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 in accordance with the code of conduct. |
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To confirm the minutes of the last meeting held on 22 March 2010. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2010 were confirmed as a correct record. |
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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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The panel will note its Terms of Reference. Minutes: Gill Peele, the Business Manager for Development and Regeneration, informed the Panel that Community Services should be removed from Panel’s terms of reference as the Housing Stock Transfer had now taken place.
Panel Members noted the terms of reference and recommended to the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board that Council be asked to remove Community Services from the Panel’s Terms of Reference due to the Housing Stock Transfer. |
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TRACKING RESOLUTIONS AND FEEDBACK FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY MANAGEMENT BOARD PDF 52 KB The Panel will monitor the progress of previous resolutions and receive any relevant feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board. Minutes: Gill Peele, the Business Manager for Development and Regeneration, updated Members on their Tracking Resolutions and feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board and informed the Panel that –
Agreed that the tracking resolutions and feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board be noted. |
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APPOINTMENT OF CO-OPTED REPRESENTATIVES The Panel will consider the appointment of co-opted representatives. Minutes: The Panel gave consideration to the possibility of appointing co-opted representatives to the Panel, however, decided not to at this time. Further consideration would be given to co-opting a representative as and when there was a need. |
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The panel will receive an update on the Hoe Foreshore Task and Finish Group and consider recommendations for the Management Board Overview and Scrutiny Panel. Additional documents: Minutes: Nick Jones, Head of Street Scene Services, informed the Panel that a full risk assessment had been carried out on the Hoe Foreshore and £406,000 of remedial works had been completed; the red risk had now reduced to an amber risk.
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
The Chair thanked Nick Jones and his staff for the work undertaken on the Hoe Foreshore. It was agreed that the work of the previous Task and Finish Group, which had been tasked to ensure that the Hoe Foreshore reduced from a red risk to an amber risk, had been completed therefore it was recommended to the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board that the risk had reduced and this piece of scrutiny was now complete. |
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DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION PRIORITIES. The panel will receive a presentation from the Director for Development and Regeneration on future priorities. Minutes: Anthony Payne, Director for Development and Regeneration, provided the Panel with a presentation upon Development and Regeneration priorities.
The Panel was informed that the Development and Regeneration department –
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
Agreed that the Development and Regeneration priorities were noted. |
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LOCAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP - WEALTHY THEME GROUP ACTION PLANS The Assistant Director for Economic Development will present the themed action plans to the panel. Minutes: David Draffan - Assistant Director for Economic Development, Douglas Fletcher – Chair of the Local Strategic Partnership and Chris Grace – Head of Economic Development provided the Panel with an update on action plans for the Wealthy Theme Group. The Panel was informed that –
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
Agreed that the update on action points for the Wealthy Theme Group was noted. |
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The panel will consider its work programme for 2010/11. Minutes: The following items were agreed by the Panel as also being incorporated to the Panel’s existing draft Work programme –
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FUTURE DATES AND TIMES OF MEETINGS The panel is asked to note the dates of future meetings for the municipal year 2010/11. All meetings will commence at 2pm –
Minutes: The Panel noted the dates and times of future Panel meetings. |
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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. |