Issue - meetings

To review the existing Work Plan and consider items for the committee’s future consideration, taking account of:

a)    Any items within the Forward Plan for discussion at the next meeting;

b)    Suggestions of other work for the committee in 2024/25.

The Committee had before it and NOTED the *Forward Plan and the *Scrutiny Committee Work Programme.

The Clerk took the Committee through the Work Programme and highlighted the following:

·         He was awaiting confirmation from the Cabinet Member for Housing, Assets and Property as to when would be convenient for him to give his Portfolio Presentation and that may mean that other Portfolio presentations were moved to accommodate it.

·         The Community Safety Partnership briefing would not be ready for the July meeting and so would move to the 9September meeting.

·         For the moment nothing would be scheduled for the 12 August meeting so that if no items were called in from Cabinet, that meeting could be cancelled to reflect that a number of Members and officers may be away.

·         A report would need to be prepared on Solar Panel and Anaerobic Digesters so that would come to the 30September meeting.

Discussion took place with regard to:

·         Inviting South West Water to address the Committee following completion of the Water Cycle study. The work for the Water Cycle had been out to tender and a consultant had been or was about to be selected so this work was slightly behind schedule. An interim update was to be scheduled in the Work Plan in the autumn.

·         The Cullompton Infrastructure update report to come to the 9 September meeting. The Council were in discussions with Homes England but had been told that they would not hear anything until after the General Election. A request was made that the report include both private and public sector involvement.

·         The Cabinet Member for Finance had mentioned a land sale that was imminent and would unlock 70 affordable homes, the Committee requested an update be provided at their next meeting on 15 July.

·         An update was requested on the Council being a “Trauma Informed Council”.

·         Whether it would be appropriate at the Committee meeting on 15^th July to look at the impact of the structure of the new Government on Mid Devon District Council’s priorities and specifically the next Plan Mid Devon.

·         Could both the “Void Properties” and “Air Management Control” items be brought forward on the Work Plan?

Note: - * Forward Plan and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme previously circulated.

To note the contents of the Forward Plan.

The Cabinet had before it and NOTED the notification of Key Decisions *.

The Democratic Services Manager added Public Spaces Protection Order to July’s meeting.

Note: * Notification of Key Decisions previously circulated.