Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Callaghan (no substitute) and Robinson (no substitute).

(a)  Councillor Davidson – Agenda Item 4 – Member of the Southend Airport Consultative Committee – Non-pecuniary interest.

Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 4^th November 2015 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

The Working Party considered the report of the Corporate Director for Corporate Services which:

(a)  Detailed the strict controls on operations at London Southend Airport (LSA) contained in the section 106 Planning Agreements and the leasing arrangements;

(b)  Explained how these controls are monitored; and

(c)  Provided monitoring data for the period 1 March 2015 -29 February 2016 to demonstrate how the controls have been complied with.

The Chairman welcomed Jon Horne (Chief Operating Officer at LSA) and Jo Marchetti (Community Affairs Co-ordinator at LSA) to the meeting. Mr Horne provided an overview of the Annual Report of LSA for 2015-16 and both officers answered questions from members of the Working Party.

Resolved:

1.    That the monitoring data contained in London Southend Airport Annual Report 2015-16 for the 12 month period 1st March 2015 – 29th February 2016 and the Section 106 Agreement Year Summary 2015 / 2016 which demonstrates general compliance with the obligations contained in the relevant planning agreements and leases, be noted.

2.    That the details of complaints received in the 12 month period 1st March 2015 – 29th February 2016 as contained in the Annual Report, be noted.

3.    That the rest of the contents of the Annual Report and the very satisfactory and successful position reported, be noted.