Agenda item

The Chief Executive submitted a report asking Members to consider 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, options analysis, including risk assessment, were set out in the report as follows:

 

The options are:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Officer recommendation is that appointments be aligned to individual Cabinet Members’ portfolios.

 

Members considered each Cabinet Committee and Cabinet Liaison Group in turn (a table showing all the decisions is appended to these minutes for clarity).

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Archer:-

 

“That the Lancaster and Morecambe Markets Cabinet Committee be stood down.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(6 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Kerr, Langhorn, Mace and Thomas) voted in favour and 4 Members (Councillors Barry, Blamire, Bryning and Fletcher) voted against.)

 

(1)        That the Lancaster and Morecambe Markets Cabinet Committee be stood down.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Archer:-

 

“That the Canal Corridor Cabinet Liaison Group be continued and retain the Leader of the Council as Chairman.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(9 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher, Kerr, Langhorn, Mace and Thomas) voted in favour and 1 Member (Councillor Barry) voted against.)

 

(2)        That the Canal Corridor Cabinet Liaison Group be continued and retain the Leader of the Council as Chairman.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Mace:-

 

“That the Children and Young People Cabinet Liaison Group be stood down.”

 

3 Members (Councillors Langhorn, Mace and Thomas) voted in favour of the proposition and 7 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher and Kerr) voted against, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposition to be lost.

 

It was moved by Councillor Barry and seconded by Councillor Ashworth:-

 

“That the Climate Change Cabinet Liaison Group be continued.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(8 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher, Kerr, and Thomas) voted in favour and 2 Members (Councillors Langhorn and Mace) voted against.)

 

(3)        That the Climate Change Cabinet Liaison Group be continued.

 

It was moved by Councillor Kerr and seconded by Councillor Archer:-

 

“That a decision on the continuation of the District Wide Tenants Liaison Group be deferred until views are sought from the Tenants Forum.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(7 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher and Kerr) voted in favour, 1 Member (Councillor Langhorn) voted against and 2 Members (Councillors Mace and Thomas) abstained.)

 

(4)        That a decision on the continuation of the District Wide Tenants Liaison Group be deferred until views are sought from the Tenants Forum.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Archer:-

 

“That the Festivals and Events Cabinet Liaison Group be stood down.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

(5)        That the Festivals and Events Cabinet Liaison Group be stood down.

 

It was moved by Councillor Kerr and seconded by Councillor Archer:-

 

“That the Gypsy and Traveller Cabinet Liaison Group be continued until work is completed on the Gypsy and Traveller Strategy.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(8 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher, Kerr and Thomas) voted in favour, 1 Member (Councillor Langhorn) voted against and 1 Member (Councillor Mace) abstained.)

 

(6)        That the Gypsy and Traveller Cabinet Liaison Group be continued until work is completed on the Gypsy and Traveller Strategy.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Mace:-

 

“That the Lancaster and District Chamber Cabinet Liaison Group be continued.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

(7)        That the Lancaster and District Chamber Cabinet Liaison Group be continued.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Mace:-

 

“That the Morecambe Retail, Commercial and Tourism Cabinet Liaison Group be continued with the Cabinet Member for Economy as Chairman.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

(8)        That the Morecambe Retail, Commercial and Tourism Cabinet Liaison Group be continued with the Cabinet Member for Economy as Chairman.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Archer:-

 

“That the Neighbourhood Management Cabinet Liaison Group be stood down.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(6 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Kerr, Langhorn, Mace and Thomas) voted in favour, 2 Members (Councillors Blamire and Bryning) voted against and 2 Members (Councillors Barry and Fletcher) abstained.)

 

(9)        That the Neighbourhood Management Cabinet Liaison Group be stood down.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Archer:-

 

“That the Planning Policy Cabinet Liaison Group be continued with the Chairman to include the portfolio holders for Economy, Environment, Valuing People and Health in its membership.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(9 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Kerr, Langhorn, Mace and Thomas) voted in favour and 1 Member (Councillor Fletcher) abstained.)

 

(10)      That the Planning Policy Cabinet Liaison Group be continued with the Chairman to include the portfolio holders for Economy, Environment, Valuing People and Health in its membership.

 

It was moved by Councillor Barry and seconded by Councillor Blamire:-

 

“That the Recycling Cabinet Liaison Group be continued.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(6 Members (Councillors Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher, Kerr, and Thomas) voted in favour and 3 Members (Councillors Ashworth, Langhorn and Mace) voted against and 1 Member (Councillor Archer) abstained.)

 

(11)      That the Recycling Cabinet Liaison Group be continued.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Mace:-

 

“That the Transport Cabinet Liaison Group be stood down, subject to a suitable group being set up within the Lancaster District Local Strategic Partnership (LDLSP) Economy Thematic Group to cover this area.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

(12)      That the Transport Cabinet Liaison Group be stood down, subject to a suitable group being set up within the LDLSP’s Economy Thematic Group to cover this area.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Blamire:-

 

“That the Universities Cabinet Liaison Group be continued with the Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Opportunities as Chairman.”

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(9 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Kerr, Langhorn Mace and Thomas) voted in favour and 1 Member (Councillor Fletcher) abstained.)

 

(13)      That the Universities Cabinet Liaison Group be continued with the Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Opportunities as Chairman.

 

Members acknowledged that, with the change in portfolio responsibilities, the Lead Members of each Cabinet Liaison Group may change and their Terms of Reference may need to be reviewed. Any amendments to Liaison Group Terms of Reference would, necessarily, be brought back to Cabinet for ratification.

 

Members then went on to consider appointments made by Cabinet.

 

Councillor Langhorn proposed, and Councillor Thomas seconded:-

 

“That Members be appointed to organisations as follows:-”

 

 

Table 1: Appointments to Outside Bodies
ORGANISATION	Cabinet Member
Arnside and Silverdale AONB Unit Executive Committee	Barry
British Resorts Association	Archer
Children’s Trust Partnership Lancaster District	Ashworth
Cycling Demonstration Town Board	Barry and Blamire
Historic Towns Forum	Bryning
Forest of Bowland AONB Advisory Committee	Langhorn
Lancashire Economic Partnership	Archer
Lancashire Leaders Meeting (Leader)	Langhorn
Lancashire Police Authority – Partnerships Forum	Blamire
Lancashire Rural Affairs	Archer
Lancashire Rural Partnership	Bryning
Lancaster and District YMCA Management Board	Fletcher
Lancaster Canal Restoration Partnership (formerly Northern Reaches SG)	Thomas
Lancaster District Community Safety Strategy Partnership Executive Member	Blamire
Lancaster University Public Arts Strategy Group	Ashworth
LGA Coastal Issues Special Interest Group	Archer
LGA Executive (Leader)	Langhorn
LGA Tourism Forum	Archer
Morecambe Bay Partnership	Langhorn
Morecambe Bay Tobacco Control Alliance	Recommend to Council that this be an Overview and Scrutiny Member.
North Lancashire Local Action Group executive Group (Member + substitute)	Archer
North West Rural Affairs Forum	Mace
Storey Centre for Creative Industries	Bryning
Waste Management Strategy Steering Group	Barry

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved unanimously:-

 

(14)      That Members be appointed to the organisations as shown in Table 1 above.

 

Councillor Langhorn proposed, and Councillor Mace seconded:-

 

“That miscellaneous appointments be made as follows:-”

 

Table 2: Miscellaneous Appointments
ORGANISATION	BASIS OF APPOINTMENT	MEMBER
Lancaster and District Vision Board	Cabinet Member	Mace
Lancaster District Community Safety Strategy Group	Cabinet Members X 2	Blamire Fletcher
LGA Rural Commission	Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs plus one on rotation	Langhorn
Museums Advisory Panel	Cabinet Member and Overview and Scrutiny Committee	Ashworth

 

By way of amendment, Councillor Kerr moved and Councillor Ashworth seconded:

 

“That Councillor Archer be appointed to the Lancaster and District Vision Board”.

 

5 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Barry, Kerr and Fletcher) voted in favour of the amendment and 5 Members (Councillors Blamire, Bryning, Langhorn, Mace and Thomas) voted against, whereupon the Chairman used his casting vote and declared the amendment to be lost.

 

Members then voted on the substantive motion:-

 

Resolved:

 

(9 Members (Councillors Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher, Kerr, Langhorn, Mace and Thomas) voted in favour and 1 Member (Councillor Archer) abstained.)

 

(15)      That miscellaneous appointments be made as shown in Table 2 above.

 

Members then went on to consider appointments to the LDLSP.

 

Councillor Langhorn proposed and Councillor Archer seconded:

 

“That the following appointments be made to the LDLSP:-”

 

 

Table 3: LDLSP
Organisation	Basis of appointment	Member
LSP Partnership Board (+ substitute)	Cabinet Member (+ Cabinet Member substitute)	Mace Sub: Langhorn
LSP Management Group (+ substitute)	Cabinet Member (+ Cabinet Member substitute)	Langhorn Sub: Mace
LSP Children & Young People Thematic Group	Cabinet Member appointed to the Children’s Trust Partnership Lancaster District	Ashworth
LSP Economy Thematic Group	Cabinet Member	Archer
LSP Environment Thematic Group	Cabinet Member	Barry
LSP Safety Thematic Group	Cabinet Member appointed to Community Safety Partnership Executive	Blamire
LSP Health and Wellbeing Thematic Group	Cabinet Member	Kerr
LSP Education, Skills and Opportunities Thematic Group	Cabinet Member	Bryning
LSP Valuing People Thematic Group	Cabinet Member	Fletcher

 

 

Members then voted:-

 

Resolved unanimously:-

 

(16)                       That appointments be made to the LDLSP as shown in Table 3 above.

 

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

 

Chief Executive

 

Reasons for making the decision:

 

Representation on outside bodies is part of the City Council’s Community Leadership role. The most appropriate time to align appointments as closely as possible to individual Cabinet Member’s portfolios is considered to be the start of the new Municipal Year.