Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Willis.

(a) Councillor Davidson – Agenda Item 4 (London Southend Airport Monitoring Report) – non-pecuniary interest – Council appointed member of the London Southend Airport Consultative Committee;

(b) Councillor Callaghan – Agenda Item 4 (London Southend Airport Monitoring Report) – non-pecuniary interest – taxi driver who regularly picks up and drops off passengers at the airport.

Minutes attached.

Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday 20^th September 2016 be confirmed as a correct record.

Report of the Director of Legal & Democratic Services attached.

The Working Party considered the report of the Director of Legal & Democratic 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^st March 2016 to 28^th February 2017 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 2016-17 and both officers answered questions from members of the Working Party.

Resolved:

1. That the monitoring data contained in London Southend Airport Annual Report 2016-17 for the 12 month period 1^st March 2016 to 28^th February 2017 and the Section 106 Agreement Year Summary 2016/17 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 1^st March 2016 to 28^th February 2017 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.