Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House, Next to the Civic Centre
Contact: Gemma Pearce, Team Leader (Democratic Support) Email: gemma.pearce@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. |
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To confirm the minutes of the last meeting held on 4 July 2012. Minutes: Agreed to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 4 July 2012. |
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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. |
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Review of Subsidised Bus Routes Project Initiation Document The Chair informed members that in order to review the subsidised bus routes in a timely manner, it was necessary for this PID to be considered, and agreed, at this panel meeting to ensure that it goes through the scrutiny process as efficiently as possible.
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UPDATE ON GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES The Lead Officer will provide an update on any recent Government policy changes. Minutes: Gill Peele, Lead Officer informed the panel that at present there were no updates on Government policy. |
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MARY PORTAS REVIEW AND CITY CENTRE RETAIL PDF 66 KB To receive a report on the Mary Portas Review and City Centre retail. Minutes: Clint Jones, City Centre Manager, presented a report summarising the Plymouth City Centre Company’s (PCCC) response to the Mary Portas Review. Members were informed that –
In response to questions from members it was reported that –
Agreed that Clint Jones, City Centre Manager, would email a copy of the CACI report to all members. |
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EVALUATION OF GYDNIA WAY PDF 35 KB To receive a report on the evaluation and monitoring of the East End Transport Scheme. Minutes: Councillor Mark Coker, Cabinet Member for Transport and Philip Heseltine, Head of Transport Strategy, presented a monitoring and evaluation report on the East End Transport Scheme (EETS). Members were informed that –
Panel members raised a number of concerns relating to the EETS which included –
In response to members questions it was reported that –
The Chair thanked Phillip Heseltine and Councillor Coker for their attendance and commented that the scheme had delivered some real benefits, although there were some issues that needed to be resolved.
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ON STREET PARKING REVIEW PDF 77 KB To receive a report on the on street parking review. Minutes: Councillor Mark Coker, Cabinet Member for Transport and Mike Artherton, Parking and CCTV Manager, presented a report reviewing on-street parking. Members were informed that –
Members commented that there were a number of parking issues across the whole of the city and these varied ward by ward. These issues included –
Following members questions it was reported that –
Agreed that a further report is submitted to the panel meeting in February 2013 for further review before the policy is formulated. |
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PLANNING SERVICES CODE OF PUBLICITY PDF 97 KB To receive the planning services code of publicity. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Brian Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, Paul Barnard, Assistant Director for Planning and Peter Ford, Head of Development Management presented a draft Planning Services Code of Publicity. Members were informed that –
Following members questions it was reported that –
Members welcomed and supported the proposed new Code of Publicity. Members commented that they were confused as to the level of council resource that could be used to undertake ward work on planning matters following previous advice offered from the Monitoring Officer.
Agreed that:
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MINUTES OF THE GROWTH BOARD PDF 57 KB To receive for information, the minutes of the Growth Board which took place on 21 May 2012 Minutes: The panel received the minutes of the Growth Board held on 21 May 2012 and commented that the minutes needed to be more comprehensive in order to fully understand the issues that were discussed.
Agreed that the panel’s feedback on the minutes being more comprehensive is provided to the Growth Board’s support officers. |
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TRACKING RESOLUTIONS AND FEEDBACK FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY MANAGEMENT BOARD PDF 20 KB The Panel will monitor the progress of previous resolutions and receive any relevant feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board. Minutes: The panel noted its tracking resolutions document. |
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To review the panels work programme 2012/13. Minutes: The panel discussed its work programme for 2012 – 2013.
Agreed that –
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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. |