Issue - meetings

Two membership forms for the Anti-Social Behaviour Task Group received on the day of the meeting were tabled.

Members of the Board were informed that at a recent meeting between the Leader and Chairmen of the Scrutiny Steering Board, Audit Board and Performance Management Board, the new Anti-Social Behaviour Task Group and Alcohol Free Zones Task Group were discussed.  Due to the belief that the two task groups were closely linked and as there had been a poor response from Members to join either task group, it was suggested that the new task groups could be amalgamated.  This proposal was discussed by the Board.

Under this item, the Chairman raised the scrutiny proposal recently put forward relating to the Spatial Project that was currently listed on the work programme.  It was suggested that a presentation on the Spatial Project could be given to the Board at a future meeting covering: effectiveness and efficiency; value for money; added value; and quality of delivery.  It was explained that after the presentation, the Board could then decide whether or not this area needed to be scrutinised any further.  It was also pointed out that the Performance Management Board were already monitoring the performance of the Spatial Project and had received monthly reports on phase one.

The Refuse and Recycling Scrutiny Report was raised and it was clarified that the Cabinet was due to consider the report at its meeting scheduled to be held on 2nd April 2008.  It was anticipated that the Cabinet’s response would be presented to the Scrutiny Steering Board at its next meeting later this month.

RESOLVED:

(a)    that the newly established Anti-Social Behaviour Task Group and Alcohol Free Zones Task Group be merged to form one Task Group;

(b)    that Councillor K. Taylor be appointed as the Task Group Chairman of the new Anti-Social Behaviour and Alcohol Free Zones Task Group;

(c)     that the new combined terms of reference be drafted by Councillor K. Taylor, as Task Group Chairman, for the Scrutiny Steering Board to consider at its next meeting;

(d)    that all Members who had submitted a Membership Form for either the Anti-Social Behaviour Task Group or the Alcohol Free Zones Task Group be contacted to:

(i)      inform them that the Task Groups would be amalgamated;

(ii)     confirm they were still interested in serving on the new combined Task Group; and

(d)    that a presentation on the Spatial Project be added to the agenda for the next meeting of the Scrutiny Steering Board.