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Late Items To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.
(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes.)
Minutes: No formal late items of business were added to the agenda however Members of the Board had received printed copies of the slide show presentation in support of Session 1 – the engagement of young people in culture, sporting and recreational activities (minute 22 refers)
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Declarations of Interest To declare any personal / prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81 (3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct.
Minutes: The following Members declared personal interests for the purpose of Section 81 (3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct: Councillor Robinson - Session 1 engagement of young people in culture sporting and recreational events – declared a personal interest as a member of Leeds Sports Federation and Leeds Schools Sporting Association (minute 22 refers)
Councillors Rafique and Lobley - Terms of Reference for the Inquiry into development and jobs & skills – declared personal interests as Board members of Re-new Leeds and Councillor Robinson declared a personal interest as the Skills & Enterprise Champion for the North East Area Committee (minute 23 refers)
Councillors Hyde, Lyons and Morgan - West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan - declared personal interests as local authority appointed members of WYITA as METRO had submitted contributions to the Plan (minute 24 refers)
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Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutes. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Atkinson and Bentley. The Board welcomed Councillor Chastney as substitute for Councillor Bentley. It was noted that Councillor Akhtar would be late.
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To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the previous meeting held on 14th July 2011
(Copy attached) Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held 14th July 2011 be agreed as a correct record
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To consider the report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development in support of a verbal and visual presentation to session one of the Scrutiny Board Inquiry into the engagement of young people in culture, sporting and recreational activities
(Report attached)
Minutes: The Board received the report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development setting out the objectives of Session 1 of the Scrutiny Inquiry into the engagement of young people in culture, sporting and recreational activities. The Board had indicated the Inquiry would look at the deployment of services, gaps in provision, partnership engagement, areas of good practice and how the council made contact with hard to reach groups.
The Board welcomed the following officers to the meeting: Catherine Blanshard, Chief Officer Libraries, Arts & Heritage Sally Coe – Out of School Activities Manager, Children’s Services Mark Allman – Head of Sport & Active Recreation, City Development
Ms Blanshard gave a presentation on the Breeze Programme, highlighting its contribution to the objectives contained within the Children’s and Young Peoples Plan, to enable all young people to achieve their sporting and creative potential and living healthy and culturally active lives.
Ms Coe provided case studies of young people from difficult circumstances who had participated in cultural and/or sporting activities through Breeze and the positive impact that this had brought in terms of their personal and social development
The following points were made /identified during discussions:
Members thanked officers for the informative presentation and RESOLVED – To note the contents of the report and the verbal submissions for the purposes of ... view the full minutes text for item 22. |
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To consider the report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development setting out draft terms of reference for an Inquiry into how developments in Leeds are bringing skills, training and jobs to local people
(Report attached) Minutes: Further to minute 7b) of the meeting held 16th June 2011 the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report setting out proposed terms of reference for an Inquiry into how developments in Leeds bring skills, jobs and training to local people.
The Board welcomed the following officers: Paul Stephens, Chief Economic Development Officer, Sue Wynne, Chief Officer, Employment & Skills Phillippa Toner, Senior Technical Manager
Officers emphasised that employment, skills and linking local people to local jobs were critical issues for Leeds and referred to the proposed contents for each of the Inquiry Sessions. It was reported that planning permissions for developments already emphasised employment and skills but it was recognised that this good practice may not be systematically applied. Officers saw this Inquiry as an opportunity to strengthen this approach.
Members commented that information on the arrangements made for the Aire Valley and Arena Developments which tied local employment to the planning process would be beneficial to this Inquiry and went on to make the following more general comments:
Training programmes: - Whether current training programmes provided value for money - Practical implications of training programmes - provision of workwear, bus fares etc and resourcing issues External organisations- - Request for sector information and sector engagement in the training programmes and whether programmes could be developed in partnership with other providers - Whether there was a role for representatives of Federation of Small Businesses and CBI to attend the Inquiry
The Board was keen to emphasise how LCC dealt with both employment and unemployment within the development sector at the heart of the Inquiry and supported the approach set out in the report for Session 1. Members thanked officers for the presentation and RESOLVED – The Board noted the information contained within the report and the submissions made at the meeting and a) agreed the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry b) recommended the Terms of Reference be updated where necessary c) noted that the Terms of Reference may incorporate additional information during the Inquiry should the Board identify any further scope for the Inquiry d) to note that a Briefing Note on the wider employment issues discussed will be provided to Members
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West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan - A Local Implementation Plan and Strategy for Leeds PDF 54 KB To consider the report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presented to facilitate further discussions on the Leeds Local Implementation Plan and Transport Strategy and determine any areas for further scrutiny if required
(Report attached) Additional documents:
Minutes: Further to minute 14 of the meeting held 14th July 2011 when Members initially discussed the West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan, the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report in support of detailed discussions of the Leeds Implementation Plan. Members were requested to consider whether there were any further areas for scrutiny and the potential scope for the forthcoming Inquiry
Andrew Hall, Acting Head of Transport Policy, attended the meeting for this item. The Board commented that the schemes proposed in the LIP were too reliant on external funding and went on to discuss the following matters included in the LIP:
(Councillor G Hyde withdrew from the meeting for a short time at this point)
(Councillor Chastney left the meeting at this point)
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To consider the report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development setting out the work schedule for the Board for the forthcoming Municipal Year
(Report attached) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a copy of the work Programme for the 2011/12 Municipal Year which had been populated with the six priority areas for scrutiny identified at the previous meeting. Members also suggested that officers enquire whether the relevant departmental budgets should be presented to the Board RESOLVED – a) To note the contents of the Work Schedule and the comments made b) To note the contents of the Executive Board minutes dated 27th July and 7th September 2011 and the Forward Plan covering the period 1st September 31st December 2011
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Date and time of next meeting To note the date and time of the next meeting as Thursday 20th October 2011 at 10:00 am in the Civic Hall, Leeds Minutes: RESOLVED – To note the date and time of the next meeting as Thursday 20th October 2011 at 10:00 am |