Agenda item

To consider a report of the Assistant Chief Executive providing the meeting with information on a range of Area Committee business including key messages from forums and sub groups, project and service updates and details of proposed Area Committee venues for 2011-12.

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The Assistant Chief Executive submitted a report providing the meeting with information on a range of Area Committee business including key messages from forums and sub groups, project and service updates and details of proposed Area Committee venues for 2011-12.

Chris Dickinson, West North West Area Management presented the report and responded to Members queries and comments.

In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-

·  Clarification of whether a reply had been received following a letter sent by the Chief Executive to both the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University to help fund the delivery of student changeover in future years

(Chris Dickinson, WNW Area Management responded and was not aware of a response to date. The meeting noted that the Environment Sub Group would be co-ordinating this issue)

·  The need to protect the Queen’s public house on Burley Road as a Heritage asset

·  The need for a Leeds Housing Strategy to be produced without delay to reflect the housing issues specific to the Inner North West

·  The need to address the continuing problems of Houses in Multiple Occupation

·  The need to address the commencement time of meetings of the Planning Sub Group to make them more accessible

·  The need for a dedicated officer support for administration of the Transport Sub Group

RESOLVED-

a)  That the contents of the report be noted.

b)  That this Committee notes the purpose of the Area Update report as outlined in Section 1.0 of the report.

c)  That this Committee notes and actions as appropriate the Key Messages from Forums and Sub groups as outlined in Section 2.4 of the report.

d)  That approval be given to the following ward representation, selection of chair and the resident representation for the Planning Sub Group as outlined in Section 3.4 of the report:-

Councillor N Walshaw (Chair), Headingley Ward

  Councillor M Hamilton, Headingley Ward

  Councillor J Illingworth, Kirkstall Ward

  Councillor S Bentley, Weetwood Ward

  Councillor P Ewens, Hyde Park and Woodhouse Ward

e)  That in relation to the Planning Sub-Group’s repeated requests for the Leeds Housing Strategy to reflect the housing issues specific to the Inner North West, the Chair be requested to write, on behalf of the Area Committee, to the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods with a request that this matter be progressed without delay.

f)  That approval be given to the following ward representation, selection of chair and the resident representation for the Environment Sub Group as outlined in Section 3.8 of the report:-

  Councillor J Matthews (Chair), Headingley Ward

  Councillor J Akhtar, Hyde Park and Woodhouse Ward

  Councillor L Yeadon, Kirkstall Ward

  Councillor J Chapman, Weetwood Ward 

g)  That approval be given to the following ward representation, selection of chair and resident representation for the Transport Sub Group as outlined in Section 3.13 of the report and to the proposal for the Chair of the Area Committee to write to the Chief Officer, Highways and Transportation to request dedicated officer support to provide for the continued administration of the Transport Sub Group:-

Councillor J Illingworth (Chair), Kirkstall Ward

  Councillor B Chastney, Weetwood Ward

  Councillor G Harper, Hyde Park and Woodhouse

  Councillor N Walshaw, Headingley Ward

h)  That this Committee notes the arrangements for forum meetings as outlined in Section 4.0 of the report.

i)  That this Committee notes the project and service updates outlined in Section 5.0 of the report.

j)  That this Committee notes the Area Committee venues for 

  2011-12 as outlined in Section 6.0 of the report.

  (Councillor S Bentley left the meeting at 9.00pm during discussions of the above item)