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Chair's Opening Remarks Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone to the April meeting of the Scrutiny Board (City Development). |
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Late Items To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.
(The special circumstance shall be specified in the minutes.) Minutes: The Chair agreed to accept the following documents as supplementary information:-
The documents in question were not available at the time of the agenda despatch, but circulated by email and made available to the public on the Council's web site prior to today's meeting.
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Declaration of Interests 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: There were no declarations made at the meeting. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors R Harington, M Lobley and T Murray. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 129 KB To receive and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9th March 2010. Minutes: RESOLVED- That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9th March 2010 be approved as a correct record. |
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Request for Scrutiny - Loss of Land Allocated for Employment PDF 63 KB To consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development on a request for scrutiny in relation to loss of land for employment. Additional documents:
Minutes: Referring to Minute 105 of the meeting held on 9th March 2010, the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report on a request for scrutiny concerning the loss of land allocated for employment.
Appended to the report were copies of the following documents:-
· a list of Lost Employment Sites along the A65 Corridor 2010
In addition to the above documents, a copy of a report entitled ‘Briefing Note on Employment Land’ prepared by the Team Leader, City Development was circulated for the information/comment of the meeting.
The Chair also allowed the submission of a document provided by Councillor B Cleasby entitled ‘ The Local Economy’ which had been extracted from the Leeds UDP Review – Volume 1; Written Statement- Adopted July 2006 to assist the Board with their deliberations.
The following representatives were in attendance and responded to the request for scrutiny and to Members’ queries and comments:-
Councillor B Cleasby Councillor C Fox, Chair, Development Plan Panel Paul Gough, Team Leader, City Development Terry Smith, Planner Data Team, City Development
The Chair invited the above attendees to provide relevant background information and to highlight key issues in relation to the request for scrutiny and Board Members sought clarification on the points raised.
Councillor B Cleasby
In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-
Councillor C Fox
In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-
Paul Gough
In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-
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Public Buildings and Reducing CO2 Emissions PDF 52 KB To consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development on Public Buildings and reducing C02 Emissions. Additional documents:
Minutes: Referring to Minute 108 of the meeting held on 9th March 2010, the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report on Public Buildings and reducing CO2 Emissions.
Appended to the report were copies of the following documents for the information/comment of the meeting:-
The following representatives were in attendance and responded to Member’s queries and comments:-
John Kearsley, Chief Officer Corporate Property Management Peter Lynes, Group Manager, City Development
In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-
(The Chief Officer Corporate Property Management responded that Highways had anticipated that this would be an impact in the early stages of the new PFI scheme but would change to a decrease in overall energy use as the scheme progressed)
(The Chief Officer Corporate Property Management responded and informed the meeting that a programme of energy efficiency surveys was being carried out to develop business cases for initiatives and if LED lighting was recommended for that type of building, then it would be installed accordingly)
(The Group Manager responded and outlined the department’s current criteria in relation to wind turbines)
(The Chief Officer Corporate Property Management and the Group Manager responded that priority was currently being given to initiatives to reduce consumption as these have more impact with shorter payback periods. Renewable energy schemes were being considered and may become more attractive and viable with the recent proposals for feed in tariffs)
(The Group Manager responded and confirmed that more and more items were being recycled within the authority)
RESOLVED- a) That the contents of the report and appendices be noted. b) That a progress report on this issue be submitted to the new Board in the new municipal year.
(Councillor D Schofield left the meeting at 11.00am during discussions of the above item)
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To consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development on the Board’s Inquiry to review the method by which planning applications are publicised and consultation undertaken.
Draft Inquiry report to follow Additional documents: Minutes: Referring to Minute 104 of the meeting held on 9th March 2010, the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report on the Board’s Inquiry to review the method by which planning applications are publicised and consultation undertaken.
A copy of a document entitled ‘Draft Report – Inquiry to review the Method by which Planning Applications are publicised and Consultation Undertaken’ was circulated for the information/comment of the meeting.
The Board’s Principal Scrutiny Adviser informed the meeting that he had received three comments from Councillor M Lobley, namely:-
(The Board agreed to include both in the recommendation)
(The Board agreed the date of 2012 in the recommendation)
(The Board was in agreement with this comment)
The Board also noted that the Director of City Development and the Executive Member Development and Regeneration had been consulted on the content of the document and had not made any specific comments.
The Principal Scrutiny Adviser reported that the main costs associated with the Board's recommendations was the potential forup to 8 Community Planner posts. At an average cost of £45K per post then this would mean a further investment in the service of about £360K over and above existing staffing levels.
RESOLVED- a) That the contents of the report and appendices be noted. b) That, subject to incorporating the above comments, approval be given to the Board’s final report and recommendations. c) That the Board’s Principal Scrutiny Adviser be requested to produce a formal response to the recommendations in line with normal procedures for scrutiny inquiry reports as set out in Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15.1.
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Annual Report 2009/10 PDF 56 KB To consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development on the Board’s Annual Report for 2009/10. Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report presenting the draft of the Scrutiny Board (City Development)’s contribution to the Scrutiny Boards’ Annual Report.
RESOLVED – That the Scrutiny Board (City Development)’s contribution to the composite Annual Report be approved.
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To consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development on the Forward Plan of Key Decisions, latest Executive Board Minutes and on the Board’s work programme. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report on the Forward Plan of Key Decisions for the period 1st April to 31st July 2010, the Executive Board minutes of 10th March 2010 and on a list of issues which were not brought into the Board’s work programme in the current year.
RESOLVED- That the contents of the report and appendices be noted.
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Chair's Closing Remarks Minutes: The Chair reminded Members that this was the last Board meeting within the current municipal year. He personally thanked Board Members, external witnesses and officers for their support during the year.
(The meeting concluded at 11.20am)
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