Meeting documents

Apologies were received from Mr M Tett.

Mr M Shaw Chaired the meeting in Mr Tett’s absence.

Mr P Irwin stood in as Deputy Cabinet Member for Transportation.

Declarations of interest were received from:

Mr B Chapple & Mr W Whyte for the Woodlands Update item on the agenda and advised they would leave the meeting at that time.

Of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 05 June 2017.

The minutes from the meeting held on 05 June 2017 were agreed as an accurate record and signed by the Chairman

·         Mr J Chilver commented on the tragic events of the Grenfell Tower in London and advised all properties in the Bucks County Council portfolio were being assessed for their fire safety suitability. The Chairman sent his commiserations on behalf of the Council to those who had been impacted by the event.

·         Mr P Irwin asked if Members could promote the online HGV strategy survey in their local areas.

·         The Chairman commented there would be a minutes silence on 26 June 2017 at 12pm to pay respects to the victims of the Finsbury Park Mosque attack. The Chairman sent his commiserations on behalf of the Council to those who had been impacted by the event.

There were no questions.

For Cabinet to consider the Forward Plan

Cabinet noted the plan and advised the Early Help review had been moved to the meeting on 10 July.

Cabinet noted the report.

For Cabinet to consider the Select Committee Work Programme

The Chairman noted the report.

For Cabinet to consider the report

Ms L Hazell gave an overview of the report provided and commented that:.

·         This was the first overview report presented to Cabinet on Adult Social Care.

·         Since the report was written, Buckinghamshire had been designated  an Accountable Care System (ACS)..

·         Partnership work would be critical in making the ACS a success.

RESOLVED:  Cabinet AGREED the recommendation to:

Note the national, regional and local developments in relation to Adult Social Care and support development for further improvements to the service.

For Cabinet to consider the report

Mr J Chilver gave a general overview of the report provided.

·         Mr Mark Shaw gave an overview of Mr M Tett’s portfolio, Economy, in his absence:

o   There were no further questions

·         Mr N Brown gave an overview of Community Engagement:

o   There were no further questions

·         Ms L Hazell gave an overview of the Health and Well-being portfolio:

o   There were no further questions

·         Mr W Whyte gave an overview of the Children’s Services portfolio:

o   There were no further questions

·         Mr Appleyard gave an overview of Education & Skills portfolio:

o   There were no further questions

·         Mr J Chilver gave an overview of the Resources portfolio:

o   There were no further questions

·         Mr  B Chapple gave an overview of the Planning and Environment portfolio:

o   There were no further questions

·         Mr P Irwin gave an overview of the Transportation portfolio as the Deputy Cabinet Member:

o   In response to a question on the HGV review, Mr Irwin confirmed that the service was currently in contact with Bedfordshire and Slough and trying to work with as many authorities as possible.

o   The need for parishes to be involved was reiterated.

RESOLVED: Cabinet NOTED the report.

For Cabinet to consider the report

Mr B Chapple and Mr W Whyte left the meeting for this item due to Declarations of Interest.

Mr J Chilver and Mr R Ambrose gave a brief overview of the report.  In discussion the following points were made:

• Concerns were raised about the provision of adequate school provision although it was noted that options were still being explored
• The need for the Council to set standards in relation to education requirements for new developments
• The link road plans were integral to the application
• If planning consent was granted a further report would be made to Cabinet
• The planning application for Hampden Fields would be considered on 26 July, followed by Woodlands on 9 August
• A complete ring road for Aylesbury would be dependent on developer contributions.

RESOLVED: The Cabinet AGREED the recommendation to:

Consider the proposals and the associated risks set out in the report and give their view on a reduced education contribution to be fed back to AVDC for consideration before the planning application is determined, on the understanding the proposals would come back to the County Council’s Cabinet for further consideration once the application had been through the AVDC Planning Committee.

For Cabinet to consider the report

Mr W Whyte gave an overview of the report.

RESOLVED: the Cabinet AGREED the recommendation too:

Endorse the Youth Justice Strategic Plan 2017/18.

10 July 2017

10 July 2017