Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House, Next to the Civic Centre
Contact: Ross Johnston, Democratic Support Officer Email: ross.johnston@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 1 August 2012. Minutes: Councillor Nicholson, Chair, commented that the CACI report, emailed to members by Clint Jones, City Centre Manager, in response to the resolution agreed under the Mary Portas Review and City Centre Retail item, lacked detail and required further information to fully make members aware of the collective spend per head in Plymouth City Centre.
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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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TRAFFIC IMPLICATIONS AND WORKS AT LAIRA BRIDGE Councillor Nicholson, raised the issue of road works at Laira Bridge and the implications this had had on traffic users travelling over Laira Bridge and the potential traffic impacts on other parts of the city.
Agreed that Clive Perkin, Assistant Director for Transport, provide a report to all members, to be circulated by email, on the traffic implications and works at Laira Bridge, communication activities and any mitigation measures implemented to ensure traffic is kept moving to prevent any traffic impact on other parts of the city. |
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TRACKING RESOLUTIONS AND FEEDBACK FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY MANAGEMENT BOARD PDF 28 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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UPDATE ON GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES To receive an update from the Panel’s Lead Officer on Government Policy changes. Minutes: There were no government policy updates provided but it was commented by members that there was some concern about the government’s proposed changes to the planning system, in particular, the relaxation of Permitted Development Rights.
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CONNECTIVITY: BROADBAND PDF 857 KB To receive a report on Connectivity: Broadband. Minutes: Sheldon Ryan, Economic Development Officer, provided the panel with an update on Connectivity: Broadband.
The panel was informed that –
In response to members questions it was reported that –
Agreed that Kevin McKenzie, Diverse Communities Officer, is invited to a future meeting, to address the panel on the social element of broadband connectivity. |
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HEART OF THE SOUTH WEST LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP PDF 380 KB To receive a report on the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership. Minutes: The panel was provided with a written briefing report on the Heart of the South West: Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
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COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ROAD CLOSURES PDF 46 KB To receive a report on the Community Events and Road Closure Policy. Minutes: Ian Ellis, Assistant Network Manager, provided the panel with an update on the Community Events and Road Closure Policy.
The panel were informed that the report submitted demonstrated how the Council had responded to the recommendations of the Growth and Prosperity Overview and Scrutiny Panel Task and Finish Group to review the Community Events and Road Closure Policy in October 2010.
In response to members questions it was reported that –
In response members commented that –
Agreed that Councillor Nicholson and Councillor Nelder would meet with Councillor Coker, Cabinet Member for Transport and relevant Transport Officers on the charging for road closures and defining the list of non-chargeable events, and report back to the next meeting. |
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HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE PDF 53 KB To receive a report providing an update on Highways Maintenance. Minutes: Ian Ellis, Assistant Network Manager, provided the panel with an update on Highways Maintenance.
The panel commented that the report made no reference to maintenance of cycle routes, which was the main concern of the panel as this was not discussed as part of the task and finish group review on highways maintenance.
In response to members questions it was reported that –
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GUIDANCE ON MEMBERS USE OF RESOURCES IN CONNECTION WITH PLANNING APPLICATIONS To receive a verbal update from Tim Howes, Monitoring Officer, on the guidance on members use of resources in connection with Planning Applications. Minutes: Tim Howes, Monitoring Officer, was in attendance to provide guidance to members on their use of resources in connection with planning applications following the recent changes to the Code of Publicity and ‘Probity in Planning’ code.
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MARKET RECOVERY SCHEME To receive an update on the Market Recovery Scheme. Minutes: Agreed that, due to the Planning Department not submitting a report dealing with the panel’s concerns relating to the application of the Market Recovery Scheme in Planning Applications, this item is deferred to the panel’s next meeting. |
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To review the panel’s work programme 2012 - 2013. Minutes: The panel discussed its work programme for 2012 – 2013.
Agreed that Road Safety (actions and education) is added to the work programme. |
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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. |