Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be approved;

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and

(c)       That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.

The Facilitator presented the current Forward Work Programme.  She referred to the items listed for consideration at the next meeting of the Committee to be held on 8 December 2020 and advised that an additional item would be included on the Corporate Joint Committee’s Welsh consultation document which required responses by 4 January 2021.    

The Facilitator reported that a workshop on the Maintenance of Ditches and Watercourses was planned to be held in December and also a Digital Strategy workshop from the Economic Ambitions Board was being planned.    A virtual meeting on Parc Adfer was to be held in the New Year.  Members would be informed of the dates for these events when confirmed.

In response to a query from Councillor Patrick Heesom the Facilitator confirmed that items on the Integrated Transport Plan and Climate Change were included on the Forward Work Programme for future consideration by the Committee.

In response to the queries from Councillor Owen Thomas and George Hardcastle  the Chief Officer (Streetscene and Transportation) explained that an  update on Cycleways which would be brought to the meeting on 8 December, would include all proposals across the County for cyclepaths and full consultation would take place in the New Year.   Councillor Carolyn Thomas and Councillor Chris Bithell said they would provide an update to Councillor Thomas on the Mold to Rhydymwyn cycleway following the meeting.

Councillor Owen Thomas referred to work around ash dieback and asked that a record be kept of landowners to ensure they could be contacted in the future to ensure maintenance was undertaken to prevent infringement on public pathways and highways.  The Chief Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy) acknowledged the comments and said an update on the work around ash dieback would be provided to a future meeting of the Committee. 

The recommendations were moved by Councillor Patrick Heesom and seconded by Councillor George Hardcastle. 

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be approved;

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and

(c)       That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.