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Councillor Kabeer Hussain Minutes: The Chair reported on the recent sudden death of Board Member, Kabeer Hussein. The Board observed a silence in respect of Councillor Hussein.
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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: The Board received a supplementary agenda which included an additional appendix to Agenda Item 10, Inquiry into Integrated Offender Management.
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Dowson, Hollingsworth, Jarosz and Marjoram.
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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: Councillor G Hyde declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 9, Procurement of the Grounds Maintenance Contract for 2011 – Draft Interim Statement, due to his position with the East North East ALMO. (Minute No.85 refers)
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Minutes - 14th December 2009 PDF 99 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 14th December 2009.
Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 December 2009 be confirmed as a correct record.
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Matters arising from the Minutes Minutes: Minute No.69 – Minutes and Matters Arising 9th November 2009
Minute No.70 – Performance Report 2009/10 – Quarter 2 Members discussed concerns in relation to traffic arrangements at the proposed waste transfer site at Kirkstall. It was reported that finer details surrounding the times and volume of vehicle operation would not be known until the next stage of the biding process. A further report was due to Executive Board in February 2010. Addition work was also being undertaking on the re-routing of waste collection rounds.
Minute No.72 – Worklessness Review – Update Members had been issued with a briefing note regarding the 4 Families pilot programme.
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Executive Board Minutes PDF 48 KB To note the minutes of the Executive Board meetings held on 24th November 2009 and 9th December 2009.
Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Executive Board meetings held on 24 November and 9 December be noted.
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Inquiry into Recycling PDF 69 KB To consider a report from the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presenting evidence as part of the Board’s inquiry into Recycling.
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Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development summarised the previous session of the Board’s Inquiry into recycling and also provided information from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and Eco Alternatives.
The Chair welcomed the following to the meeting:
Andrew Mason and Susan Upton addressed the Board. Key issues highlighted included the following:
Samantha Veitch, Rachel Gray and Andy Hartley raised the following issues on behalf of their respective organisations:
Further to Members comments and questions, the following issues were discussed:
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Procurement of the Grounds Maintenance Contract for 2011 - Draft Interim Statement PDF 57 KB To consider and agree a draft interim Statement of the Board in relation to the procurement of the Grounds Maintenance Contract for 2011.
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Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member development referred to the Board’s Inquiry into the Procurement of the Grounds Maintenance Contract for 2011 and meetings of the Board’s Working Group. A draft interim statement was attached to the report.
It was requested that details of the analysis conducted by the Grounds Maintenance Project Board as outlined in Recommendation 6 be brought to the Board. It was reported that this would be added to the recommendation.
RESOLVED – That the Board’s interim statement on the procurement of the new Grounds Maintenance Contract for 2011 be agreed.
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Inquiry into Integrated Offender Management - Update PDF 56 KB To consider a report from the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presenting an update on the evidence considered so far as part of the Board’s ongoing inquiry into Integrated Offender Management.
(Appendix 2 to follow)
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Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development provided the Board with an update regarding their Inquiry into Integrated Offender Management,
An appendix to the report summarised meetings of the Board’s working group that had been held in November and December 2009. This set out key issues raised to date as part of the Board’s Inquiry.
RESOLVED – That the report and summary of the working group meetings be noted.
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To receive a report from the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development on the Board’s current work programme.
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Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development included a copy of the Board’s Work Programme which included an update on the reviews being conducted by the Board’s working groups. Also attached was the current Forward Plan of Key decisions for the period 1 January 2010 to 30 April 2010.
Members discussed the possibility of considering the recent and pending inspection of the ALMOs.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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Date and Time of Next Meeting Monday, 8th February 2010 at 10.00 a.m. (Pre-meeting at 9.30 a.m.).
Minutes: Monday, 8 February 2010 at 10.00 a.m. (Pre-meeting for all Board Members at 9.30 a.m.)
The meeting concluded at 11.35 a.m. |