Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds
Contact: Andy Booth (0113) 247 4325 Email: andy.booth@leeds.gov.uk
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Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary and Other Interests To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-18 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Also to declare any other significant interests which the Member wishes to declare in the public interest, in accordance with paragraphs 19-20 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.
Minutes: Councillors R Grahame and G Hyde declared interests in Agenda Item 10, Grounds Maintenance Contract due to their respective positions as Directors of the East North East Homes ALMO.
Councillors R Grahame and M Harland declared interests in Agenda item 9, Recycling Strategy Update due to their membership of the Plans Panel (East).
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Minutes - 30 July 2012 PDF 69 KB To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 30 July 2012
Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 30 July 2012 be confirmed as a correct record. |
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Matters Arising from the Minutes Minutes: Minute No. 15 – Recommendation Tracking – Phase 2 Dog Control Orders
Members had been issued with further information regarding the issue of fixed penalty notices. A request was made as to whether any further information could be given and it was reported that the figures given could be broken down into the specific kind of order that the fixed penalty notices were issued for.
Minute No. 16 – Overview of the Parks and Countryside Service
It was requested that further investigation be made into the possibility for combined heat and power use from crematoria. It was noted that this could feature as part of a general briefing on the provision of bereavement services.
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Development of the Leeds Community Safety Business Plan PDF 67 KB To consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development summarising the work of the Scrutiny Board in relation to the development of the Leeds Community Safety Business Plan. Additional documents: Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development summarised the work of the Scrutiny Board in relation to the development of the Leeds Community Safety Business Plan.
The following were in attendance for this item:
Members attention was brought to the working group meetings that had been held. These had led to the production of the appended draft report setting out the Board’s observations and recommendations in relation to the draft Leeds Community Safety Business Plan.
Particular reference was made to recommendation 3 within the draft report. This referred to the removal of the concluding statement within the ‘Safer Leeds Partnership – our priorities’ section of the draft business plan. However, the Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, Planning and Support Services (and Chair of the Safer Leeds Partnership) explained that this was put into the draft business plan to reiterate the importance of retaining the Partnership’s services and activities to the incoming Police and Crime Commissioner. Particularly the support to and role of Police Community Safety Officers (PCSOs); the current burglary initiative which the Council had provided funding towards; dedicated police staff working within the anti-social behaviour team and work carried out in relation to the Drug Intervention Programme. In consideration of this, the Board agreed to remove this recommendation from the draft report.
The following issues were also discussed:
RESOLVED – That, subject to the removal of recommendation 3, the draft report summarising the observations, conclusions and recommendations of the Scrutiny Board in relation to the draft Leeds Community Safety Business Plan be agreed and forwarded to the Safer Leeds Executive for consideration.
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2012/13 Quarter 1 Performance Report PDF 78 KB To consider a report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Customer Access and Performance/Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods summarising the quarter 1 performance data relevant to the Scrutiny Board. Additional documents:
Minutes: The joint report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Customer Access and Performance) and Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods presented a summary of the quarter one performance data for 2012/13 which provided an update on progress in delivering the relevant priorities in the Council Business Plan 2011-15 and City Priority Plan 2011-15.
The following were in attendance for this item:
In response to Members comments and questions, the following issues were discussed:
RESOLVED – That the report and discussion be noted.
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Recycling Strategy Update PDF 161 KB To consider a report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods providing an update on the Council’s Recycling Strategy Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development provided the Board with an update on the implementation of the Recycling Strategy .
The following were present for this item:
In response to Members comments and questions, the following issues were discussed:
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(1) That the report be noted (2) That the sustained improvement in recycling performance be noted. (3) That the Scrutiny Board undertakes further work on improving recycling. (4) That a working group meeting be held to scope terms of reference for this piece of work and brought back to the full Board for approval.
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Grounds Maintenance Contract PDF 60 KB To consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presenting a summary note of the Scrutiny Board’s working group meeting on the new grounds maintenance contract. Additional documents: Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presented a summary note of the Working Group meeting held in relation to the Grounds Maintenance Contract. The Board was asked to determine what, if any, further work it would wish to undertake in relation to the contract.
The following were in attendance for this item:
Members were reminded of the request from Councillor Paul Wadsworth to consider a review of the Grounds Maintenance contract and an overview of the working group meeting was given.
In response to Members comments and questions, the following issues were discussed:
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(a)That the report and discussion be noted. (b) That further scrutiny work is undertaken to address the key issues raised by the working group in August. (b) That a working group meeting be held to scope terms of reference for this piece of work and brought back to the full Board for approval.
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To consider the Board’s Work Schedule for the forthcoming Municipal Year Additional documents:
Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development informed the Board of its forthcoming Work Programme. The Forward Plan of Key Decisions and recent Executive Board minutes were also appended to the report.
Issues discussed included the following:
RESOLVED – (a) That the report be noted. (b) That the Board considers the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Proposals at its next meeting on 22nd October 2012. (c) That further briefings on the provision of allotments and the provision of bereavement services be scheduled over the next couple of months.
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Date and Time of Next Meeting Monday, 22 October 2012 at 10.00 a.m. (Pre-meeting for all Members at 9.30 a.m.) Minutes: Monday, 22 October 2012 at 10.00 a.m. (Pre-meeting for all Members at 9.30 a.m.)
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