Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be approved;

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair 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 drew attention to the items scheduled for the next meeting of the Committee to be held on 7 December 2021.  She advised that a workshop on the Integrated Transport Strategy Workshop would be held on 14 December, and an invitation had been sent to Members.

Councillor Sean Bibby requested that an item on bulky waste collections be included on the Programme for future consideration by the Committee. 

The Facilitator referred to the actions arising from previous meetings and explained that progress on long-term actions was ongoing would be monitored and information provided when concluded.

Councillor David Evans referred to the action arising due to Litter and Fly tipping which had been ongoing since June 2021 and asked that a deadline be agreed for a response.  The Chief Officer (Streetscene & Transportation) agreed to make enquiries regarding timelines and provide a response.  She advised that the action on Toilet Strategy had been recently completed.

The recommendations were moved and seconded by Councillors George Hardcastle and Joe Johnson.

Councillor Patrick Heesom referred to the comments that he had made, during consideration of the item on Minutes at the previous meeting of the Committee, concerning his request for examination of the Planning process.  He understood that work was in progress with Internal Audit and wished to clarify that his comments were not intended to convey any criticism of the performance of officers in Planning Services.   Councillor Heesom also expressed his apologies to the Chair for his behaviour during the meeting and his failure to respect her position as Chair.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be approved;

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair 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.