Agenda and minutes

Residents, Education and Environmental Services Policy Overview Committee - Tuesday, 16th June, 2009 7.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge UB8 1UW. View directions

Contact: Natasha Dogra 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Abesnce

Minutes:

Cllr Michael Markham (Cllr Carol Melvin substitutes).

2.

Declarations of Interest in matters coming before this meeting

Minutes:

None.

3.

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 20th April 2009 pdf icon PDF 156 KB

Minutes:

Minutes were agreed by the Committee.

4.

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 14th May 2009

Minutes:

Minutes were agreed by the Committee.

5.

To confirm that the items of business marked Part 1 will be considered in public and that the items marked Part 2 will be considered in private

Minutes:

It was confirmed that all items on the agenda were marked Part 1 and would take place in public.

6.

Review Topics 2009/10 pdf icon PDF 53 KB

To consider possible reviews to be undertaken by the Committee in 2009/10

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the Director and Deputy Director of Planning and Community Services, Jean Palmer and Andrew Malin. The Committee were given a few minutes to read the suggested review topics for consideration by the Committee for 2009/10. The Chairman opened the floor to questions. As there were no questions, officers were given the opportunity to leave.

 

The committee discussed potential review topics for this municipal year, and decided to request officers to write draft scoping reports for the following potential areas for review:

  1. Planning Enforcement – increasing its effectiveness in a non-compliant world.
  2. Zero tolerance for anti-social behaviour – Hillingdon’s role in case undertaken by the Council
  3. Sport for the young, elderly and those with special needs – Hillingdon’s offer
  4. Street lighting.

 

Resolved:

  1. That officers return to the Residents’ and Environmental Services Policy Overview Committee meeting on 28th July 2009 with four scoping reports on the focus mentioned in each above area.
  2. The Committee decided that they would agree one or two review topics at their meeting on 28th July 2009.

7.

Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 42 KB

To consider the attached version of the Forward Plan

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The latest edition of the Forward Plan 2009/10 was agreed by the Committee.

8.

Work Programme 2009/10 pdf icon PDF 60 KB

To consider the Work Programme for 2009/10

Minutes:

The Chairman directed the Committee to the work programme. The Committee discussed receiving an update on School Travel Plans.

 

Resolved:

The Committee asked Officers to revise the Work Programme to accommodate the following:

  1. The Committee meeting on 28th July 2009 would no longer act as a witness session, but would be when the Committee decide their review topics for this year. Officers were asked to invite the relevant officers to this meeting to present the requested draft scoping reports.
  2. An update on School Travel Plans would be incorporated into the Committee meeting on 15th September 2009.
  3. The Committee agreed their Work Programme for 2009/10.

 

 

The meeting closed at 19:45.