Issue - meetings

The material relevant to this item can be found on pages 9-51 of the Cabinet agenda pack for 8 September 2020.

The following recommendation was made to Council:

That the Annual Report 2019-2020 be received.

Cllr Lintill was invited to introduce the report. She took the opportunity to thank Mr Buckley and Mrs Westbrook for their work in producing the report. Both Cllr Lintill and the Cabinet members also gave thanks to officers and members for all the work carried out over the past year and throughout the pandemic.

Cllr Lintill moved the recommendation which was seconded by Cllr Taylor.

Cllr Lintill then invited each Cabinet member to outline their portfolio in turn.

Members made the following suggestions:

·         With reference to page 49 of the agenda pack consideration to be given to widening the notification of planning applications to include a greater number of people in the local communities that are affected by applications.

·         Broadening the remit of the wellbeing service to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic.

·         Given the current use of virtual meetings consideration to be given to the flexibility they offer to consider the opportunity of more flexible meeting timings.

Further to a request for the statistics on the level of enforcement notices Mr Frost confirmed that the workload had remained similar to the previous year.

Cllr Taylor then responded to comments regarding the omission of the implications of the delay on the Local Plan. She explained that all Local Plan reports are received by the Development Plan and Infrastructure Panel. Mr Frost added that the Annual Report is not a progress report. With regard to the implications of the transport modelling work in respect of the southern link road, both Cllr Taylor and Mr Frost agreed that the wait for statutory responses had contributed to the delay.

Cllr Dignum then responded to a suggestion that the council consider offering mortgages. He explained that there is currently no policy to do so but he would work with Cllr Wilding to consider the option.

Members voted virtually on the officer recommendation which was carried.

RESOLVED

That the Annual Report 2019-2020 be received.

The Cabinet is requested to consider the report and make the following recommendation to Council:

That the Annual Report 2019-2020 be received by the Council.

* RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL

That the Annual Report 2019-2020 be received.

The Chair introduced the item and explained that each of the Cabinet members would provide an outline of their portfolio area at the next Full Council meeting.

In a vote the following recommendation was agreed:

* RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL

That the Annual Report 2019-2020 be received.