Agenda item

Report of the Chief Executive. 

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Roger Mace)

 

The Chief Executive submitted a report that considered the membership and terms of reference of the Cabinet Committee, Cabinet Liaison Groups and also Cabinet appointments to Outside Bodies, Partnerships and Boards.

 

The options and options analysis, including risk assessment, were set out in the report as follows:

 

(1)         To note existing arrangements and make no amendments other than to the memberships.

 

(2)         To consider and approve, where appropriate, any proposals from Cabinet Members.

 

(3)           To consider but not approve, where appropriate, any proposals from Cabinet Members.

 

The Officer Preferred Option was Option 2 as this would bring about improvements in the current delegations and support mechanisms more closely aligned to Cabinet Members’ portfolios. Cabinet is also requested to consider paragraph 4.2 of the report.

 

4.2    With regard to Outside Bodies, Partnerships and Boards Cabinet is requested to make appointments, as set out in the Appendix to the report.

 

It was moved by Councillor Eileen Blamire and seconded by Councillor David Kerr:-

 

“That the recommendations with regard to the Cabinet Committee, Liaison Groups, Outside Bodies, Partnerships and Boards, as set out below, be approved.”

 

Members then voted as follows.

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

(1)     That the following Committee and Liaison Groups be re-constituted with the existing Terms of Reference, unless otherwise stated, with the Lead Member being the responsible Member to call such meetings: 

 

Cabinet Committee:

 

Lancaster and Morecambe Markets Committee:

 

Councillors Roger Mace (Lead Member), Evelyn Archer, Jon Barry and Abbott Bryning. 

 

Cabinet Liaison Groups:

 

Canal Corridor Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor Roger Mace, Lead Member.  No meetings will be arranged until after the conclusion of the planning application stage of the development. 

 

Climate Change Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor Jon Barry, Lead Member.  The Terms of Reference of this Group to be re-considered at the next meeting of Cabinet.  Councillor Barry advised that he would involve Members from each of the political groups on the Council. 

 

District Wide Tenants Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor John Gilbert, Lead Member and Councillor David Kerr.  It was suggested that the Group should include a further 3 Members. 

 

Lancaster and District Chamber Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor Roger Mace, Lead Member. 

 

Lancaster University and St. Martin’s College Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor John Gilbert, Lead Member. 

 

Mellishaw Park Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor David Kerr, Lead Member. 

 

Morecambe Retail, Commercial and Tourism Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor Roger Mace, Lead Member. 

 

Planning Policy Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor Eileen Blamire, Lead Member.  It was suggested that membership should include representation from the 5 political groups on the Council. 

 

Recycling Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor Jon Barry, Lead Member and Councillor June Ashworth, with a suggestion that the Group should include Members from the other 3 Groups on the Council. 

 

Transport Cabinet Liaison Group:

 

Councillor Roger Mace, Lead Member.

 

(2)     That the following Cabinet Liaison Groups be stood down:

 

Diversity Cabinet Liaison Group;

 

Transformational Cabinet Liaison Group.

 

(3)     That with regard to Cabinet Liaison Groups, the Lead Cabinet Member of each Group be requested to inform the Chief Executive of the participants he/she wishes to invite to such meetings and that any proposed changes to the Terms of Reference to Groups should be reported to Cabinet for consideration. 

 

(4)     That the following appointments be made to Outside Bodies:

 

Outside Bodies:

 

Organisation	Cabinet Member Representative/Alternative action to be taken
50Forward Link Age Board (Cabinet Member appointed to Older Persons Partnership Board)	Refer to Council for a Member other than a Cabinet Member.
Arnside and Silverdale AONB Unit Arnside and Silverdale AONB (Forum, Countryside Management Service and Limestone Heritage Project)	Councillor Eileen Blamire.
British Resorts Association	Councillor June Ashworth.
Community Safety Strategy Group Executive Member (One of Cabinet Members appointed to Community Safety Strategy Group)	Councillor Eileen Blamire.
English Historic Towns Forum	Councillor Roger Mace.
Forest of Bowland AONB Advisory Committee	Councillor Eileen Blamire.
Governing Body – Lancaster and Morecambe College Corporation	Councillor Maia Whitelegg.
Groundwork Trust, Lancashire West	Councillor Abbott Bryning.
Lancashire Economic Partnership	Councillor Abbott Bryning.
Lancashire Leaders Meeting (Leader)	Councillor Roger Mace.
Lancashire Police Authority – Partnerships Forum	Councillor Eileen Blamire.
Lancashire Rural Partnership	Councillor Val Histed.
Lancashire Tourism Partnership	No longer in existence, no representative required.
Lancaster and District YMCA Management Board	Councillor John Gilbert.   Note:  Appointment to be reviewed at the commencement of the new Municipal Year.
Lancaster and Skipton Rail User Group	Refer to Council for a Member other than a Cabinet Member.
Lancaster Canal Restoration Partnership (formerly Northern Reaches SG)	Councillor Val Histed.
Lancaster Local Strategic Partnership (Leader and Cabinet Member, one of whom serves on the Executive)	Councillors Roger Mace and Val Histed.
LGA Coastal Issues Special Interest Group	Councillor Evelyn Archer
LGA Tourism Forum	Councillor June Ashworth
Morecambe Bay Partnership	Councillor Evelyn Archer.
Morecambe Bay Tobacco Control Alliance	Councillor David Kerr.
North and West Lancashire Priority 1 Action Plan Partnership Board	Councillor Abbott Bryning.
North West Regional Assembly  (Leader)	Councillor Roger Mace.
Storey Centre for Creative Industries	Councillor Abbott Bryning.   Note:  Appointment to be reviewed at the commencement of the new Municipal Year.
Tern Project Working Group	Noted that the works were completed and no representative was now required.
Waste Management Strategy Steering Group	Councillor Jon Barry.
Winning Back the West End Steering Group	Councillor Evelyn Archer.

 

Other Bodies and Partnerships:

 

Organisation	Cabinet Member Representative/Alternative action to be taken
Community Safety Strategy Group	Councillors Eileen Blamire and Val Histed.
Lancaster Regeneration Partnership	Councillor Abbott Bryning.
LGA Rural Commission	Councillor Val Histed.
LSP Executive	Councillor Val Histed.
LSP Children and Young People Group	Councillor Maia Whitelegg.
LSP Equality and Diversity Building Block	Councillor Val Histed.
LSP Health and Wellbeing Group	Councillor David Kerr.
LSP North West Lancs Lifelong Learning Partnership Group	Councillor Maia Whitelegg.
LSP Regeneration Building Block	Appointment no longer required as replaced by the LSP Lancaster and District Vision Board.

 

With regard to the following appointment 5 Members voted in favour of Councillor Val Histed (Councillors June Ashworth, Eileen Blamire, Abbott Bryning, David Kerr and Roger Mace), 2 Members voted in favour of Councillor Jon Barry (Councillors Jon Barry and Maia Whitelegg) and 1 Member abstained from voting (Councillor Evelyn Archer), whereupon the Chairman declared that Val Histed was the Cabinet’s representative on the LSP Sustainability Partnership.   

 

LSP Sustainability Partnership

Councillor Val Histed.

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

LSP Lancaster & District Vision Board	Councillor Roger Mace.
Museums Advisory Panel	Councillor Maia Whitelegg.
Older People’s Partnership Board	Refer to Council for a Member other than a Cabinet Member.

 

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

 

Chief Executive. 

 

Reason for making the decision:

 

The decision was made as it would bring about improvements in the current representatives and support mechanisms more closely aligned to Cabinet Members’ portfolios.