Issue - meetings

Members are asked to consider the Committee’s draft work plan for the municipal year.

The Committee considered the work plan for the 2017/18 municipal year.

The Chair advised that the Executive Member for Transport and Planning would be invited to attend the next meeting on 22  November meeting to present his update and that the committee would also receive either the draft final report, or progress report, on the Impact of the Arts and Culture Sectors on the Economy of York Scrutiny Review at this meeting too.

Committee Members were asked to confirm their availability to attend an informal workshop on the strategic management of the council’s commercial portfolio and the development of the council’s Asset Management Strategy  at 5.30pm on 8^th November. As the majority of Members present confirmed they could attend this session, this date was confirmed and it was agreed that a separate briefing would be arranged for those members not available on this date.

The Chair advised that the committee had 4-5 policy areas to look at including asset management, the topic for the informal workshop, and the Transport Fleet Review. The scrutiny officer advised that following the workshop, there would be a piece of work in relation to the Asset Management Strategy and suggested, after the workshop, a task group be set up to focus on that piece of work.  

One Member suggested that the Draft Animal Welfare Licensing Policy, on which consultation was due to end soon, may be something that the committee would benefit from looking at. It was agreed that the scrutiny officer would liaise with officers to determine whether this would fall within the remit of the policy development or the scrutiny committee.

Resolved: That the draft work plan for 2017-18, including the above amendments, be approved.

Reason:     To ensure that the Committee has an agreed programme of work in place.

Members are asked to consider the Committee’s draft work plan for the municipal year.

The Committee considered the work plan for the 2017/18 municipal year. It was confirmed that the draft report for the Arts & Culture Review would be ready for the next meeting.

As a result of the Executive Member presentations, the Committee expressed interest in having:

·        A future workshop on ICASP and flood management.  

·        A future workshop to look at the inclusion of metrics and performance assessment in the council’s Economic Strategy

·        A meeting with power suppliers and car manufacturers to consider the future of transport management in the city,including future demand and infrastructure requirements

·        An oversight of the renewing of Make it York’s service level agreement.

The Chair advised that those proposals  would be discussed at the Committee’s Task Group meeting scheduled for 27 July 2017.

Resolved: That the draft work plan presented be updated following the forthcoming Task Group meeting.

Reason:     To ensure that the Committee had an agreed programme of work in place.

In the light of possibilities identified for the new Committee under item 5 above, Members will begin to compile a preliminary work plan for 2017/18.

The Chair outlined the draft work plan for the period of July 2017 – January 2018. In light of the presentations received, it was agreed that a small cross-party working group would be formed and meet for the first time before the next Committee meeting on 26 July 2017 in order to consider a small number of key areas for policy development. The following councillors were nominated for the working group: Cllr Kramm, Cllr Dew, Cllr D Myers, Cllr Cuthbertson.

Resolved:                     That the work plan be approved and the above working group be set up.

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