Late Items
(a) Items added to the agenda papers and made available for public inspection.
(b) Items which the chairman has agreed should be taken as matters of urgency by reason of special circumstances to be reported at the meeting and recorded in the minutes.
Minutes:
As stated by the Chairman during agenda item 2, there was one late item of business (Award of a Services Concession Contract) which was set out in the agenda supplement. This was a recommendation made by the Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday 3 July 2018. As it was Part II matter, a resolution needed first to be passed to exclude the press and the public, the details of which were set out in the agenda supplement and which she read out in full.
The Part II resolution was formally proposed by Mrs E Lintill (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Community Services) and seconded by Mr A Dignum (Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Growth and Place).
Decision
On a show of hands the members voted unanimously in favour of the resolution set out below with no votes against and no abstentions.
RESOLVED
That in accordance with section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (the Act) the public and the press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of agenda item 14 (a), Award of a Services Concessions Contract, for the reason that it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted that there would be disclosure to the public of ‘exempt information’, being information of the nature described in Paragraphs 1 (information relating to an individual) and 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and because in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
The Council received and considered the confidential Part II exempt agenda report (Award of a Services Concessions Contract) and its appendix, which had been circulated as part of the agenda for the aforementioned Cabinet meeting to members and relevant officers only.
The recommendation in the report was formally proposed by Mrs E Lintill (Cabinet Member for Community Services) and seconded by Mr A Dignum (Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Growth and Place).
The report was presented by Mrs Lintill.
After Mrs Lintill’s introduction, an officer commented on the report and its recommendation.
The matter was discussed by members and their questions and comments were answered by the relevant director.
Decision
The Council voted unanimously on a show of hands with none against and no abstentions to make the resolution set out below.
RESOLVED
That the Director of Residents Services be given delegated powers to agree the terms of the proposal outlined in section 5 of the agenda report following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Services.