Agenda item

To receive the Cabinet’s Annual Report containing the Business Progress Reports of the Leader and each Cabinet Member in accordance with Part 2, Section 4 of the Council’s Constitution [paragraphs 3.1 (j) and5.1(m)]. Whilst the Cabinet 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 the Constitution, the Leader and each Member of Cabinet had produced a written progress report for 2021-22. 

The Leader presented her annual report first.

Councillors Brookes, Dowding, Frea, Hamilton-Cox, Heath, Lewis, Matthews, Thornberry and Whitehead then presented their annual reports, responded to Members’ questions and thanked Council officers who had assisted them throughout the year.

Councillor Dowding agreed to provide a written response to Councillor Budden regarding his question about the possibility of changing from ‘pay and display’ to pay on exit car parking and whether that could be phased in to spread the cost of the new equipment that would be needed.

Councillor Cleet asked about 1, Lodge Street and Councillor Hamilton-Cox agreed to brief him on the matter after the Capital Assurance Group meeting on Thursday 28 April. Councillor Hamilton-Cox also agreed to supply a written answer to Councillor Gardiner about fire safety in the units on Gateway, White Lund following a fire which had caused significant damage in January 2022.

Councillor Matthews agreed to provide a written answer to Councillor Gardiner about pods, such as the ones purchased by South Lakeland District Council, for housing the homeless.

Resolved:

That the annual reports of the Leader and Councillors Brookes, Dowding, Frea, Hamilton-Cox, Heath, Lewis, Matthews, Thornberry and Whitehead, be received.

The Mayor called for a ten minute comfort break at 8pm, in accordance with Council Procedure Rules. The meeting reconvened at 8.10pm.