Issue - meetings
To receive the minutes of the Overview Board held on ...
Meeting: 18/01/2023 - Cabinet (Item 60)
60 Minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Board held on 21st November 2022 
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(a) To receive and note the minutes
(b) To consider any recommendations contained within the minutes
There were two recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Board meeting held on 21st November 2022 in respect of the CCTV Digitalisation Upgrade Report.
The recommendation detailed in the attached set of minutes in respect of the Fuel Poverty Task Group Final Report was considered at the previous meeting of Cabinet.
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Minutes:
The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Board, Councillor C. Hotham, presented the minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 21st November 2022.
Cabinet was informed that during the meeting, Members had received an update on the Performance Dashboard and the Fuel Poverty Task Group. Councillor Hotham took the opportunity to thank Councillor S. Webb for her work alongside the Task Group.
At this meeting the Board had also received an update on the CCTV Digitalisation Upgrade where Members had learned that, although most CCTV transmission lines within the District were now digital, three camera locations in the District remained on analogue transmission. It was with this in mind, that the Overview and Scrutiny Board hadmade a recommendation to Cabinet that the CCTV digitalisation upgrade project be completed and that the three outstanding camera locations in Brook Road (Rubery), Wythall and Alvechurch be upgraded. Cabinet was informed that the cost of the completion of the upgrade would be £48,600, to be included in the Capital Programme and a further £6,030 per annum would be needed for maintenance costs from the revenue budget.
During consideration of this item, there were some queries regarding the impact of analogue transmission of these cameras given that they were digital and of good quality. It was noted that there may be an impact on the quality of transmission of images, however it did not appear that there were significant gaps in the transmission through the analogue lines.
Reference was also made to Recommendation 2, which proposed that that all options for obtaining external funding for CCTV system upgrades be pursued. Officers confirmed that currently there was no indication that any additional funding would be available from the Police and Crime Commissioner fund for this project.
Cabinet agreed that they were happy to support this recommendation and therefore it was
RECOMMENDED that
1) £48,600 be included in the Capital Programme and £6,030 per annum in the revenue budget as part of the review of the Medium Term Financial Plan for the upgrade of CCTV cameras at Brook Road (Rubery), Wythall and Alvechurch.
RESOLVED that
2) all options for obtaining external funding for CCTV system upgrades be pursued.