Issue - meetings

The report of the Area Leader introduces the Inner West Community Committee Forward Plan for 2019/20. It details the Community Committee meeting dates and sets out workshop themes, as well as providing an update on engagement with the local communities. The report also highlights the role of the Community Committee Champions and the work of the Community Committee in relation to the Council Constitution and associated delegations which are managed through its sub group structure.

(Report attached)

The report of the Area Leader introduced the Inner West Community Committee Forward Plan for 2019/20. It detailed the Community Committee meeting dates and invited Members to consider themes to be addressed throughout the year by the Committee.

The Committee discussed the following points:

·  Separate dates and times for workshops from the formal business meetings of the Community Committee;

·  Suggested themes included:

o  Education with invites to the head /principal of Dixons Academy, Leeds West Academy and Abbey Grange

o  Housing

o  Environmental issues within the Inner West area

o  Climate Emergency

o  Youth Summit

o  Domestic Violence

Members suggested separate workshops to be held early evening.

It was also suggested that the next meeting of the Community Committee be held at Fairfield Community Centre with a proposal that either a future workshop or meeting be held at Dixon Academy.

Members were also in agreement of two sub-groups of the Community Committee to be Children and Families and Environment.

RESOLVED – To note the content of the report.