Issue - meetings

A.        To receive the minutes and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the following meeting of the Executive Committee (Decision Notice previously circulated):

1 July 2009

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration include:

·                    Proposals for Reinvestment – Economic Downturn;

·                    Insurance Premium Savings – Consortium Tenders;

·                    Performance Management Framework;

·                    Local Development Scheme No. 3;

·                    Redditch Economic Development Strategy;

·                    Schedule of Buildings of Local Interest – Review and Update;

·                    Protocol for Involvement in Pre-application Discussions for Proposed Developments;

·                    Review and Proposed Amendment of Local Validation Checklist;

·                    Scheme of Delegation to Officers – Planning Enforcement and Planning Obligations;

·                    Safeguarding Children’s Policy;

·                    Hewell Road Swimming Pool; and

·                    Asset Management and Disposal Programme.

(Minutes circulated in Minute Book 2 2009/10 – to follow –

Matters arising report attached)

B.        To receive the Decision Notice and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the following meetings of the Executive Committee:

22 July 2009

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration may include:

·                    Council Flat Communal Cleaning Review;

·                    Constitution – Adoption of New Executive Arrangements;

·                    Off Street Car Parking Policy;

·                    Medium Term Financial Strategy and Plan 2010/11 to 2012/13;

·                    Sustainable Communities Act 2007 – Implications; and

·                    Arrow Valley Countryside Centre – Review of External Support.

27 July 2009

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration include:

·                    Shared Services Board – Recommendations of the meeting held on 29 June 2009.

(Separate report later on the agenda refers)

Any matters arising, not covered elsewhere in the agenda, will be considered under this heading).

Confidential matters may be taken after the Exclusion of the Public, subject to notification at this point in the meeting.

Members received the Minutes and Decision Notice of the meetings of the Executive Committee held on the 1st and 22nd July 2009 respectively.

In respect of the minutes of the 1st July 2009 meeting, Members’ received additional information in relation to Minute 36 (Insurance Premium  Savings) in respect of the need to change Resolution 36.3 (giving delegated authority to an Officer of the Council) to a recommendation for the Council’s consideration, as detailed in paragraphs 2 and 3.1 of the Matters Arising report.

Members’ also received additional information in relation to Minute 43 (Delegations to Officers – Enforcement Powers) in respect of a further explanation of the delegations, as set out in paragraphs 3.3 and 3.4 of the Matters Arising report.  

No decisions were taken in respect of these two matters.

RESOLVED that

1)         the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 1st July 2009 be received and adopted and all recommendations approved; and

2)         the Decision Notice of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 22nd July 2009 be received and all recommendations approved, subject to:

            in respect of Decision 7 (Min 60) (Off-Street Car Parking Policy), it being recorded, in accordance with Standing Order 16, that Labour Group Members did not support the proposal so approved.