Agenda item

To receive the Annual Report of Cabinet containing the business progress reports of the Leader and each Cabinet Member in accordance with Article 7.06(j).

Whilst the Annual Report will be published as a separate document in due course, the reports of individual Cabinet Members are included in this agenda and will be presented at the meeting.

In accordance with Article 7.06(k), the Leader and each Member of Cabinet had produced a written progress report for 2016/17. 

The Leader presented her annual report and answered a number of questions.

Councillors Clifford, Hanson, Hughes, Leytham, Leyshon, Pattison and Whitehead then presented their annual reports, responding to questions from Members, where raised.

During questions to Councillor Clifford about the Energy Strategy, he agreed to provide emissions data, in relation to the revised targets, to Councillor Hamilton-Cox.

An error in Councillor Hanson’s annual report was picked up. Council noted that Councillor Hanson was appointed to the Museums Cabinet Liaison Group as a member of the County Council, not the City Council.

Councillor Hamilton-Cox asked Councillor Hughes if minutes of the Waste Partnership could be made available to Members. Councillor Hughes said he would look into this.

Councillor Hughes agreed to investigate and report back on the feasibility of RingGo being available on a monthly permit basis and the introduction of a pay as you go ‘white bag’ scheme for garden waste.

In response to a question from Councillor Parkinson about the need to resurface Bull Back car park, Councillor Hughes said he would visit to look at it.

Councillor Leytham agreed to send details to Councillor Hamilton-Cox of the funding source and remit of the Anti-Social Behaviour Officer.

Resolved:

That the reports of Cabinet Members Councillors Blamire, Clifford, Hanson, Hughes, Leyshon, Leytham, Pattison and Whitehead be received.