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Items
No. Item

901.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies received.

902.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

The following interests were declared at the meeting:-

 

(a)   Councillors Flewitt and Moring (Executive Councillors) – Disqualifying non-pecuniary interests in all the called-in/referred items; attended pursuant to the dispensation agreed at Council on 19th July 2012, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011;

(b)   Councillor Flewitt – agenda item relating to MPR – non-pecuniary – friends and family tenants of SEH.

903.

Questions from Members of the Public pdf icon PDF 65 KB

Minutes:

Councillor Moring, the Executive Councillor for Corporate and Community Support Services responded to a written question from Mr Webb, which was addressed to the Executive Councillor for Culture, Tourism & the Economy and also responded to a written question from Mr Webb within his portfolio.

904.

Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 31st January, 2018 pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:-

 

That the Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 31st January 2018 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

905.

Monthly Performance Report pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Members are reminded to bring with them the most recent MPR for period ending January 2018.

 

Comments / questions should be made at the appropriate Scrutiny Committee relevant to the subject matter.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 820 of Cabinet held on 13th March 2018 together with the Monthly Performance Report (MPR) covering the period to end February 2018, which had been circulated recently.

 

In response to questions regarding CP 4.10 (total number of households in temporary accommodation), the Executive Councillor agreed to provide a written response providing a breakdown of figures.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the reports be noted.

 

Note:- This is an Executive Function.

Executive Councillor:- As appropriate to the item.

906.

Annual Procurement Plan 2018/19 pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Minute 826 (Agenda Item No. 17 refers)

Called-in by Councillors C Nevin and I Gilbert

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 826 of Cabinet held on 13th March 2018, which had been called in to Scrutiny, together with a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) presenting the Council’s Annual Procurement Plan for 2018/19.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the following decision of Cabinet be noted:

 

“That the Annual Procurement Plan 2018/19 set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.”

 

Note:- This is an Executive Function

Executive Councillor:- Moring

907.

Council Procedure Rule 46 pdf icon PDF 43 KB

Item 2.2 Grant of agreement lease of land at East Beach for a Restaurant Development

Minute 830 (Agenda Item No. 21 refers)

Called-in by Councillors J Ware-Lane and I Gilbert

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 830 of Cabinet held on 13th March 2018 which had been called in the scrutiny, relating to item 2.2 (Grant of agreement lease of land at East Beach for a Restaurant Development).

 

Resolved:-

 

That the submitted report be noted.

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Executive Councillor: Moring

 

908.

In depth scrutiny project - 'Additional enforcement resources for Southend' pdf icon PDF 67 KB

Report of Chief Executive (to follow)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Chief executive which presented the draft report of the scrutiny project for 2017/18 – ‘Additional Enforcement Resources for Southend’.

 

Resolved:-

1.     That the report and conclusions from the in depth scrutiny project, detailed at Section 4 of the report be agreed.

2.     That in accordance with Scrutiny Procedure Rule 10 (part 4 (e) of the Constitution), to agree that the Chairman of the Project Team present the report to a future Cabinet meeting.

 

Note:- This is a Scrutiny Function.

909.

Exclusion of the Public

To agree that, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business set out below on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the item of business set out below, on the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

910.

Council Procedure Rule 46 - Confidential Sheet

Item 2.2 Grant of agreement lease of land at East Beach for a Restaurant Development

Minute 832 (Confidential Item 23 refers)

Called in by Councillors J Ware-Lane and I Gilbert

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 832 of Cabinet held on 13th March 2018 which had been called in the scrutiny, relating to item 2.2 (Grant of agreement lease of land at East Beach for a Restaurant Development).

 

Resolved:-

 

That the submitted report be noted.

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Executive Councillor: Moring

911.

Vote of Thanks

Minutes:

Members of the Committee thanked the Chairman for the able way in which he had conducted meetings during the Municipal Year.

 

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