Agenda and minutes

Venue: The Thornton Room - Ground Floor, West Offices (G039). View directions

Contact: Democratic Services 

Items
No. Item

57.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare:

 

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

 

which they may have in respect of business on the agenda.

 

 

Minutes:

At this point in the meeting, Members were asked to declare any personal interests, not included on the Register of Interests, or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in respect of business on the agenda. No additional interests were declared.

58.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 86 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 15 March 2016.

 

Minutes:

Resolved:  That the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee held on 15 March 2016 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

 

59.

Public Participation

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered their wish to under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme may do so.  The deadline for registering is 5.00pm on Monday 16 May 2016.

 

Members of the public may register to speak on:

·        An item on the agenda

·        An issue within the remit of the Committee

 

Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

Please note this meeting will be filmed and webcast and that includes any registered public speakers, who have given their permission.  This broadcast can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

 

Residents are welcome to photograph, film or record Councillors and Officers at all meetings open to the press and public. This includes the use of social media reporting, i.e. tweeting.  Anyone wishing to film, record or take photos at any public meeting should contact the Democracy Officer (whose contact details are at the foot of this agenda) in advance of the meeting.

 

The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present.  It can be viewed at https://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/file/6453/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_council_meetingspdf

 

 

 

Minutes:

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s public participation scheme.

60.

Goose Management Scrutiny Review - Cover Report pdf icon PDF 99 KB

This cover report re-presents the final report from the Goose Management Scrutiny Review and asks the Committee to agree whether it wishes to reconsider any of the review recommendations, in light of the recent decision of the Executive.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the final report from the Goose Management Scrutiny Review which had been re-presented to Members. This was to enable them to consider whether they wished to reconsider any of the recommendations of the review, in light of the decision of the Executive in April.

 

It was noted that Councillor Kramm as Chair of Task Group had presented the report, in some detail, to the Executive and whilst thanking the Task Group for their work the Executive had raised concerns regarding the resourcing and officer time required to produce and implement an integrated goose management strategy. The Executive had therefore not approved the recommendations as presented but had referred them back to the Committee for redrafting and for further consideration by the Executive Member, in line with budget constraints.

 

Members referred to the extensive work already undertaken in relation to the review and agreed that the recommendations as presented to the Executive in April 2016 were the most appropriate to properly address the city’s needs in relation to goose management. They noted that it had not traditionally been the role of scrutiny to produce reports or recommendations which an Executive could always support and therefore agreed that further consideration would set a precedent for the future working relationship between Scrutiny and the Executive.

 

Officers confirmed that they would try to identify any practical measures that could be taken to enable some or all of the recommended measures to be taken forward.

 

Following further discussion it was

 

Resolved:  That, having considered and reflected on the feedback from the Executive in relation to the final report of the Goose Management Scrutiny Review Task Group, the Committee agreed to refer back the final report and recommendations to the Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism for reconsideration.

 

Reason:     To take account of the Executives recommendations and in order to conclude the Scrutiny Review in line with CYC Scrutiny procedures and policy.

 

61.

Work Programmes pdf icon PDF 107 KB

Members will review this years work programme and have a discussion on possible scrutiny topics for the coming year.

 

 

Minutes:

Members reviewed their current years work programme and gave consideration to possible scrutiny topics for the 2016/17 municipal year.  A copy of the Committee’s draft work plan for the forthcoming year was also circulated for member’s consideration.

 

The following suggestions were put forward and Officers commented on each:

·        There was a need for more focus on scrutiny work rather than Officer updates (which could be emailed to Members and any subsequent concerns raised with Officers at a subsequent meeting) 

·        Collection of clinical waste from pharmacies and general practitioners – a review of clinical waste collections is ongoing and will be reported to a future Executive Member Decision Session, in due course

·        Fly Tipping Tang Hall Beck –  it was noted that there were proposals to dredge the beck which would alleviate current problems

·        Homelessness and begging in the city – the Police 3 step approach – Members noted details of current training sessions on homelessness and housing. Cllr Mason to examine issues for consideration as a potential topic at the Committee’s next meeting

·        Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) licences – Officers to email link to draft report and action plan regarding licences to the Committee 1.

·        Update on Drainage Boards –noted that this would be picked up by the Independent Flood Inquiry

·        Section 106 Open Space payments – Officers to circulate link to spreadsheet of payments received and monies spent 2.

·        Circus and Animal Performance Policy – Officers to work with Cllr Kramm to enable a topic registration form to be submitted to the Learning & Culture Policy & Scrutiny Committee

·        Early Night Time Economy – if particular focus identified – possible future topic

·        A-Boards – to discuss with Executive Member at a future meeting

·        Fly tipping in City Centre – safety issues – potential topic

·        Overview substance misuse team  - update required from relevant authorities

·        York’s approach to Neighbourhood Working, procurement of schemes, outcomes/measures and experience of other authorities – possible scrutiny topic

 

Resolved:    (i)    That the Committee’s draft work plan for the 2016/17 municipal year be received and noted subject to the following:

·        29 June 2016

o   Slip attendance of an Executive Member to July meeting

 

(iii)     That, on his next attendance, the Executive Member for Transport & Planning be requested to provide an update on the ongoing Officer review of the Council’s ‘A-Boards’ policy.

 

(iv)    That representatives from the North Yorkshire Police and Safer York Partnership be requested to attend a future meeting to report on:

·        enforcement options and ongoing work in relation to begging in the city

·        drug related crime and disorder

 

 

Reason:     To ensure that the committee has a planned programme of work in place.

 

 

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