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Election of Chairman/Membership To elect a Chairman of the Economic Development, Education, Community and Place Shaping Policy and Scrutiny Committee. Minutes: 1.1 Nominations for the post of Chairman were invited. One nomination was received and seconded. There were no further nominations.
1.2 RESOLVED: That Councillor Karen Scarborough be appointed Chairman of the Economic Development, Education, Community and Place Shaping Policy and Scrutiny Committee.
2.1 The Chairman announced that there were no changes to the Membership.
2.2 The Chairman welcomed Councillor David Harvey (Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Education and Community) and Councillor Richard Beddoe (Cabinet Member for Place Shaping and Planning) to the meeting.
2.3 The Chairman also welcomed the Members of the Council and the new co-opted Members to the Committee.
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Declarations of Interest To receive declarations by Members and Officers of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda. Minutes: 3.1 The following declarations were made at the meeting:
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To approve the minutes of the Children, Environment and Leisure Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 19 March 2018. Minutes: 4.1 The Chairman requested thatbriefing notes on the possibility of reducing the cost of gym memberships for 16-18 year olds and the Hardy case (Home Education) be forwarded to the Committee.
4.2 RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2018 be approved for signature by the Chairman as a true and correct record of the proceedings.
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Policy and Scrutiny Portfolio Overview PDF 263 KB The Committee to receive an update from the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Education and Community and the Cabinet Member for Place Shaping and Planning on the following:
1) A summary of the service areas 2) Cabinet Member priorities for the year ahead; and 3) Any key service updates/issues
Additional documents: Minutes: 5. POLICY AND SCRUTINY PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW: Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Education and Community
5.1 The Cabinet Member provided an overview of his portfolio including its service areas, priorities for the year ahead and key service updates/issues. The Cabinet Member responded to questions on the following topics:
5.2 The Cabinet Member emphasised that one of his priorities was to improve employment opportunities for young people through joined up working with voluntary organisations, businesses, vocational education and the continuation and expansion of the employment hubs.
5.3 ACTION: That a site visit be organised to visit the Sir Simon Milton Foundation Technical College.
6. POLICY AND SCRUTINY PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW: Cabinet Member for Place Shaping and Planning.
6.1 The Cabinet Member provided an overview of his portfolio including its service areas, priorities for the year ahead and key service updates/issues. The Cabinet Member responded to questions on the following topics:
6.2 Other issues discussed were basement developments, the location of burglar alarms on Grade 2 listed buildings and the impact on the planning process of the new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations).
6.3 ACTION: That a briefing note on the payment/fees of the Community Infrastructure Levy be sent to the Committee.
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2018/19 Work Programme and Action Tracker PDF 147 KB To consider topics for the 2018/19 work programme. Additional documents: Minutes: 7.1 The Committee reviewed potential items to be prioritised for the 2018/19 work programme, which included focusing on:
· Employment Support/Hubs linked with Adult Education · The Planning Process · Healthy Eating and physical activity in schools · The Special Educational Needs Strategy · Westminster Youth Foundation and Youth Engagement.
7.2 Members requested that detailed data/financial implications for services be included in future reports.
7.3 The Chairman encouraged Members to email their ideas for topics/items for the Committee Work Programme, a Task Group or even for individual Member scrutiny to the Scrutiny Officer.
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Any Other Business To consider any other business which the Chairman considers urgent. |