Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that the minutes of the last meeting be as a correct record. 

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Alison Cornelius, who was substituted for by Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg

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Details of the questions asked and the published answers were provided with the agenda papers for the meeting.  Verbal responses were given to supplementary questions at the meeting. 

Officers undertook to provide further information to a public questioner in relation to supplementary question 12 (Street Scene) on the number of formal and informal representations received over the last 12 month in relation to parking.

Mr. Derek Dishman gave a public comment on Agenda Item 7 – Quarter 1 Monitoring Performance Report 2014/15 in relation to parking matters.  Members asked questions on the comment, which were responded to by Mr. Dishman. 

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The Head of Programmes and Resources and the Deputy Chief Operating Officer introduced the report, which set out delivery performance of the council. This includes both contracts and non-contracted services.

Following discussion, Officers undertook to circulate additional information to Members of the Committee.

Councillor Geof Cooke MOVED the following motion, which was SECONDED by Councillor Arjun Mittra:

“To refer the Quarter 1 car park usage shortfalls to the Asset, Regeneration and Growth Committee to consider in the context of town centre vitality, and to the Policy and Resources Committee to consider in the context of Business Rates.” 

Votes were recorded as follows: 

Following a tie, the Chairman used his casting vote.  The vote was lost.

Councillor Geof Cooke MOVED the following motion, which was SECONDED by Councillor Shimon Ryde:

“That slippage on the Depo Relocation Project from Mill Hill East to Pinkham Way be drawn to the attention of the Assets, Regeneration and Grown Committee.”

Votes were recorded as follows:

The motion was carried. 

RESOLVED that:-

1)    The Committee agree the following referrals to thematic Committees:

2)    The Committee note the Quarter 1 2014/15 revenue budget and capital position contained in paragraphs 1.11 and 1.14 as set out in the report;

3)    The Committee note the  Agency Costs for the Quarter 1 2014/15 as detailed in paragraph 1.15 of the report;

4)    The Committee note the Transformation Programme position as at the 30 June 2014 as detailed in paragraph 1.16 of the report;

5)    The Committee note the Treasury position outlined in paragraph 1.17 of the report;

6)    The Committee note the projected £21.987m capital slippage of the outturn at Quarter 1 2014/15, as outlined in Appendix C of the report;

7)    The Committee note the additional information requested at committee on the 23 July 2014; the average time in Emergency Temporary Accommodation, as set out in Appendix H of the report. 

8)    Slippage on the Depot Relocation Project from Mill Hill East to Pinkham Way be drawn to the attention of the Assets, Regeneration and Grown Committee

9)    Officers  be requested to provide the Committee with additional information outside of the meeting on the following topics:

·         How elected Members can comment on the draft parking policy;

·         To provide  a breakdown of Barnet schools (by school type) of the Ofsted ratings;

·         Detail on the level of support offered to schools;

·         Confirmation as to whether the analysis for the decision to buy the recycling fleet lease vehicles was made over a five or seven year period;

·         Further information on the TUPE costs for Re – for the Priority Intervention  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme as set out in the report.

The Chairman noted that at the Committee’s last meeting on 23 July 2014, the Committee requested that a report on School HR be included in the work programme for the September 2014 meeting.  That Chairman advised the Committee that it would be more timely to receive the report at the November 2014 meeting, as the schools would have returned by that point.

RESOLVED that the Committee note the Forward Work Programme.   

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