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Work Programme  - Suggested Item

Committee Decision

Lancaster District Allotment Review.  LESS to present a report to OSC on the district allotment review, funded by UKSPF. 

To consider at the September 2024 meeting. 

Update on Fly Tipping Strategy. 

September 2024. 

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Feedback Report (reported to Cabinet on 9 July 2024). 

Request the Chief Executive to provide and report on the Action Plan, with particular focus on Scrutiny. 

A review of the role the City Council has in promoting and supporting economic development, both large and small businesses, within the district and its impact.  Include Business Support.

The Economic Development Strategy to be considered by the Committee when it was available before it is considered by Cabinet. 

Is the City Council’s Housing Strategy delivering the housing needs of the district?

Request an update at the October meeting. 

Does the City Council have a holistic approach to improvement and organisation of the provision of services in a community as well as the maintenance and repair of infrastructure and conditions of our neighbourhoods, if not how can this be achieved?

Scoping of a Task Group. 

Are the current key performance indicator and project reporting systems fit for purpose to provide the information we need as Councillors to help us understand what is happening in our Wards?

Invite the Chief Officer – People and Place and the Projects and Performance Manager to the November meeting to inform on Performance Management. 

Review of Licencing and suggest a working party is formed. In the identical way Overview and Scrutiny did with planning. 

This is already being considered as part of Digitalisation/Fit for the Future. 

Request an update on the Fit for the Future project. 

Campervans parked on the Promenade in Morecambe is major concern and frustration for residents and the situation escalating to a point where the numbers are getting higher.

Officers to convene a meeting with other partners including the County Council, Morecambe Town Council and Morecambe BID.

Request an update on the situation including:

·       have meetings taken place yet?

·       Who attends?

·       Who is considering alternatives if a ban is imposed?

There are various buildings in Morecambe that are being left dilapidated and making the area look neglected. This is a major issue in The West End of Morecambe-As a Committee I would like to see this issue explored and some ideas formulated to work out some effective solutions. For example, ways to bring the properties back into use in partnership with the community and various funding bodies. This is a building on Alexander Road Morecambe -It has been in that state for ten years. No progress has been made.

Request Chief Officer – Planning and Place to advise on the City Council’s powers and influence with regard to dilapidated buildings. 

To provide at the September meeting of the Committee. 

Invite Councillor David Whitaker to attend. 

Enforcement. The range of ways councils are able to use enforcement, our policy on range of enforcement actions we take, when it was last revised, numbers of enforcement actions over last 2 years, what for and outcomes if financial etc

The draft Enforcement Strategy be submitted to OS&C prior to consideration by Cabinet.  To include what influence and pressures the Council has. 

Benchmarking ie what big ticket services and outcome should we be benchmarking, where would we get data from and how would we use it to improve our performance?

Invite Chief Officer – People and Policy and Projects and Performance Manager to November 2024 meeting to inform on Performance Management. 

Also invite B&PP Members to the meeting. 

How can the City Council help with tackling obesity in school children?

Scoping of a Task Group – widen to all the community – not just children. 

Remote monitoring of litter bins and route optimisation. 

Request an update at the September 2024 meeting. 

A review of ways to reduce and 'police' the speed of drivers through the villages of the Yealands, north of Carnforth.

Both cars, HGVs and Tractors conduct speeds which poses a serious risk to pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.

To consider as part of the Crime and Disorder/Community Safety meeting. 

Invite the Ward Councillor. 

People driving like idiots in a 20mph area full of people trying to crossroads with prams, kids trying to go home from school and old people all risking their lives.

To consider as part of the Crime and Disorder/Community Safety meeting.