The report is at item 6 of the agenda for the Cabinet’s meeting on Tuesday 11 July 2017 and its appendix is in the first (main) agenda supplement.
The Cabinet made the following recommendation to the Council at this meeting.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL
That the Chichester District Council Annual Report for 2016-2017 be received.
Minutes:
The Council considered the recommendation made to it by the Cabinet at its meeting on 11 July 2017 as set out on the face of the agenda (copy attached to the official minutes), the details in respect of which were contained in the report on pages 16 to 17 of the agenda for that meeting and also in the appendix to the report on pages 39 to 83 of the first agenda supplement. All Chichester District Council (CDC) members had received a copy of the Cabinet agenda and the first agenda supplement.
Mr Dignum (the Leader of the Council) formally moved the recommendations of the Cabinet and this was seconded by Mrs Kilby (the Cabinet Member for Housing Services).
Mr Dignum remarked that whilst it was customary for the Cabinet at its meeting not to review the report in detail, the hard work put into producing it was to be commended. Members were encouraged to familiarise themselves with the report which detailed the wide-ranging work carried out by CDC and the many achievements delivered on behalf of the District’s communities. He thanked Mr Mildred and all officers for their extensive efforts in preparing the report.
During the discussion (full details of which are available via the audio recording on CDC’s web-site) members made comments and asked questions about various matters and received where appropriate answers from Mr Dignum. The subjects included:
(a) The names of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman ought to appear before the Cabinet members on page 43 in the first agenda supplement – this would be amended.
(b) The report ought also to cover what CDC had attempted but failed to achieve and work or projects which were ongoing, for this would make the report not only more comprehensive but useful – this would be raised with officers.
(c) The report ought to include in the Planning Services section starting on page 80 of the first agenda supplement a review of the Development Management (DM) service provided by CDC on behalf of the South Downs National Park Authority – this would be raised with DM officers by Mrs Taylor.
(d) The report ought to include in the Planning Services section on page 80 of the first agenda supplement a reference to the Tangmere strategic development location site in the ‘Key areas of work for 2017/18:’ section – Mrs Taylor would ask officers to add that site.
(e) The report ought to include in the Building Control part of the Planning Services section on page 81 of the first agenda supplement a reference to the terms of performance eg compliance within the stipulated timescale – this was a good idea which would be raised with officers by Mrs Taylor.
At the end of the debate the following decision was made by the Council.
Decision
The Council voted with respect to the recommendation made to it by the Cabinet and on a show of hands it was in favour of making the resolutions set out below, with no votes against and no abstentions.
RESOLVED
That the Chichester District Council Annual Report for 2016-2017 be received.