Agenda and minutes

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 20th April 2022 6.00 p.m.

Venue: Morecambe Town Hall - MTH. View directions

Contact: Jenny Kay, Democratic Services - email  jkay@lancaster.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

31.

Minutes

Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 9th March 2022. 

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 9th March 2022 were signed by the Chair as a correct record.

32.

Items of Urgent Business authorised by the Chair

Minutes:

There were no Items of Urgent Business.

33.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Councillors of interests in respect of items on this Agenda. 

Councillors are reminded that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting). 

Whilst not a legal requirement, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9 and in the interests of clarity and transparency, Councillors should declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register, at this point in the meeting. 

In accordance with Part B Section 2 of the Code Of Conduct, Councillors are required to declare the existence and nature of any other interests as defined in paragraphs 8(1) or 9(2) of the Code of Conduct. 

 

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

34.

Discussions with the Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Economic Recovery has been invited to the meeting to discuss her Portfolio:

Councillor Tricia Heath has been invited to the meeting to discuss her Portfolio:

Economic Recovery

 

·           Business Recovery

·           Business Development in Morecambe

·           Tourism and Marketing

 

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed Councillor Tricia Heath, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Economic Recovery to the meeting.

 

Councillor Heath gave the Committee an overview of her portfolio which included Business Recovery, Business Development in Morecambe and Tourism & Marketing. It was reported that a Morecambe Vision Advisory Group had recently been established that included the Council’s key partners, which would focus on Morecambe’s future and inform any future Government funding bids.

 

The Committee went on to discuss Frontierland and were advised that its development was seen as a priority for Cabinet.

 

A number of questions were raised relating to COVID support funds, Heysham port, Capital Investment Strategy, and the Council’s Tourism and Leisure offer. 

 

Resolved :-

 

That Councillor Heath be thanked for her attendance at the meeting.

 

 

35.

Task Group - Scoping pdf icon PDF 152 KB

The Committee to consider the attached scoping document. 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Scoping document that had been produced for the Ethical Sustainable Investment Strategy Formal Task Group.

 

It was agreed by the Committee to establish this Task Group on a PR basis with a membership of 9, with the information and terms of reference set out in the scoping document, subject to the following addition:-

 

“That professional and academic advice and input in global ethics be sought at the first and last meeting of the Task Group.”

 

Resolved :-

 

That an Ethical Sustainable Investment Strategy Formal Task Group be established on a PR basis with a membership of 9, with the information and terms of reference set out in the scoping document, subject to the following addition :-

 

That professional and academic advice and input in global ethics be sought at the first and last meeting of the Task Group.

 

36.

Work Programme

Minutes:

 

Members discussed the Committee’s Work Programme and were reminded that the Committee would need to agree its Work Programme in the new Municipal year. Suggestions for the Work Programme would be requested as usual by Democratic Services in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.