Issue - meetings

The material relevant to this item is the report and its appendix on pages 11 to 53 of the agenda pack considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on 9 July 2019.

RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL

That the Council receives the Annual Report 2018-2019.

The Chairman invited Mrs Taylor to introduce the report and referred members to the recommendation made by the Cabinet at its meeting on 9 July 2019 which is detailed on the Council agenda front sheet.

Dr O’Kelly with reference to page 20 of the agenda pack expressed concern regarding the 10.9% increase in crime and suggested it be considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) in the coming year. She also requested the introduction of indicators to monitor the homelessness in relation to numbers in temporary accommodation and to monitor the response times of the Planning Enforcement team. In response to the crime increase Mr Briscoe explained that he would be addressing the concerns with the Police Crime Commissioner. With regard to the OSC referral Mr Moss as Chairman of OSC agreed to address the item in the upcoming OSC work programme. With regard to the introduction of new indicators Mrs Shepherd explained that the practicality would need to be discussed with the relevant officers outside of the meeting.

Mr Brown with reference to page 38 of the agenda pack requested a more satisfactory response to the reason for the exclusion of a fifth wildlife corridor from the draft Local Plan. Mr Frost explained that there had been strong evidence for four of the corridors and if further evidence came forward for the fifth corridor it would be taken into consideration.

Mrs Johnson wished to note a correction to the report relating to the Seas the Day Project. She explained that the project is part of the Selsey Haven Feasibility Study not the Selsey Vision.

Mr Moss with reference to page 21 of the agenda pack explained that he felt it important to expand the thinking of the parking strategy and look at parking charges more dynamically with regard to its effect on visitors to Chichester. Mr Dignum explained that a report would be taken to the Chichester District Parking Forum shortly where this could be considered.

Mr Bell requested confirmation whether there would be changes made to the car parking charges prior to April 2020. Mr Dignum explained that the car parking charges had been fixed by the Cabinet in April 2018 for a two year period.

Mrs Plant proposed the recommendation which was seconded by Mr Briscoe.

In a show of hands the Council voted in favour.

RESOLVED

That the Council receives the Annual Report 2018-2019.

The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and its appendix and make the following recommendation to the Council as set out below:

That the Council receives the Annual Report 2018-2019.

RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL

That the Council receives the Annual Report 2018-2019.

Mrs Lintill introduced the item. She welcomed Mr Buckley and Mrs Westbrook to the table. She explained that the Annual Report details the council’s activities for the last year. She added that as the report is due to be debated at Full Council where the wider membership will be given the opportunity to ask questions to ask questions she was not proposing to go through the report in detail at Cabinet.

With reference to page 27 of the agenda pack Mrs Taylor asked whether the North Bersted Man exhibition would still go ahead if lottery funding is not available. Mrs Hotchkiss explained that an announcement would be made shortly regarding the National Lottery Heritage Trust funding and sponsorship of the exhibition.

Decision

The Cabinet then voted unanimously to make the recommendation below.

RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL

That the Council receives the Annual Report 2018-2019.