Agenda and minutes

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 20th September 2017 6.00 p.m.

Venue: Morecambe Town Hall

Contact: Jenny Kay, Democratic Services - telephone (01524) 582065 or email  jkay@lancaster.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

12.

Minutes

Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 12th July, 2017. 

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meetings held on 21st June and 12th July 2017 were signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

13.

Consideration of any requests for Councillor Call for Action (in accordance with the process)

Minutes:

It was noted that there had not been any requests for items to be considered in accordance with the Councillor Call for Action process.

 

 

 

14.

Consideration of any Petitions (in accordance with the process)

Minutes:

It was noted that there had not been any requests for items to be considered in accordance with the Petition process.

 

15.

Locality Working

Minutes:

No update had been received on Locality Working from Lancashire County Council.

16.

Work Programme Report pdf icon PDF 199 KB

Report of the Chief Executive. 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members were requested to consider the Committee’s Work Programme and the suggestions that had been received from members of the public and Councillors.

 

With regard to the appointment to the Homelessness Forum, it was unanimously agreed that Councillor Tracy Brown would represent the Committee on the Forum.

 

Members agreed to have an additional Committee meeting on Wednesday, 6th December 2017 to consider the final report of the Voluntary and Faith Sector Commissioning Informal Task Group and to invite the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Property Services, Car Parking, ICT, Digital Strategy and Customer Services, to the meeting.

 

It was further agreed to move the scheduled meeting of the Committee on 3rd January 2018 to the following week, 10th January 2018.

 

Members were advised verbally at the meeting of a request, received from Digital Lancaster, to address the Committee.

 

The following actions were agreed:

 

Resolved:-

 

(1)  That Councillor Tracy Brown be appointed to the Homelessness Forum.

 

(2)  That an additional Committee meeting be held on Wednesday, 6th December 2017 to consider the final report of the Voluntary and Faith Sector Commissioning Informal Task Group, and that the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Property Services, Car Parking, ICT, Digital Strategy and Customer Services, be invited to the meeting.

 

(3)  That the scheduled meeting of the Committee on 3rd January 2018 be rescheduled to the following week on10th January 2018.

 

(4)

 

Item

 

Decision

Officer Responsible

To review the Ideal Choice process as the means by which residents access social and Council Housing.

 

That a visit to the Council Housing Service be arranged to allow Members of the Committee to see how the system works first hand.

 

Chief Officer (Heath & Housing).

Customer Service Strategy & Future Complaints Policy. 

 

Scoping document agreed.

 

Informal Task Group to be established on an interest basis.

 

Chief Executive/ Chief Officer (Environment).

Update on the Peer Review. 

 

To include Councillors Skills and Information. 

 

The Chief Executive will report on initiatives at a future meeting.

Chief Executive. 

 

Housing – Delivery of need:

 

(1)  How do we manage the need of required changes. 

 

(2) How do we deliver property change/   modification to meet residents need. 

 

Ascertain meeting date. 

Chief Officer (Regeneration & Planning).

Review of Policies and Procedures in place for dealing with Major Flooding Incidents. 

 

Keep as a standing item.

 

Updates to be reported when required.

 

Chief Officers (Heath & Housing), (Environment) and

(Regeneration & Planning). 

 

Hosting of a Loneliness Summit.

 

 

Summit to be held on 6th December 2017. 

Age UK and Democratic Services.

Chief Officer (Health & Housing).

Update report on Health Scrutiny. 

 

18th October 2017. 

Clinical Commissioning Group. 

 

Invite all City Council’s incl. representative on the County Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee. 

 

Community Safety Partnership.

 

Annual meeting to consider Community Safety issues.

 

Monitoring of the Lancaster City Centre PSPO to be reviewed annually by the Council’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

 

22nd November 2017. 

 

 

Add Community Cohesion within the District to the November meeting.

 

Request feedback from the Hate Crime Workshop that was to take place in October.

 

Chief Officer (Environment).

 

Invite Chief Inspector  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.