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To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 26 September 2019. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: The minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2019 were AGREED as an accurate record. |
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Petitions Additional documents: Minutes: Mr Butcher presented a petition on behalf of residents of Elmwood Rise, Chalfont St Giles regarding a residents parking scheme.
The petition was handed to the Chief Executive. |
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a To receive any apologies for absence b To receive any communications the Chairman wishes to present to the Council Additional documents: Minutes: Minute’s Silence: The Chairman opened Council with a minute’s silence to pay respect to former County Councillor Audrey Bainbridge who had sadly passed away. Audrey was a County Councillor for Fulmer, Wexham and Iver Heath 1985-2001 and was Vice Chairman of the Council 1997-2001. Apologies were received from Mr Bendyshe-Brown, Mrs Blake, Mr Bowles, Mr Carroll, Mr Chapple, Mr Etholen, Mr Hayday, Mr Irwin, Mr Khan, Mrs Wright, Mrs Aston, Mr Colston, Mrs Letheren, Mr Lawrence, Mr Ross, Julia Wassell and Mr Brown. The Chairman’s update would be appended to the minutes. |
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Declarations of Interest To disclose any Personal or Disclosable Pecuniary Interests Additional documents: Minutes: There were none.
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Youth Justice Strategic Plan PDF 138 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Mr W Whyte, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services presented the Youth Justice Strategic Plan to be considered and approved by Council. Mr Whyte highlighted that the plan was a statutory requirement for the County Council and was a cross partnership document.
Mr Whyte highlighted the following points:
RESOLVED: Council APPROVED the 2019-20 Youth Justice Strategic Plan for Buckinghamshire. |
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Treasury Management Update PDF 215 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Mr R Bagge, Deputy Cabinet Member for Resources presented the update report and highlighted the following points:
A member requested to see a split of the £282m borrowing between Energy from Waste, commercial investments and ongoing council arrangements. Mr Bagge stated that a breakdown of the borrowing was available at the meeting but would speak to officers about the format of the report and would respond to the member in written form.
RESOLVED: Council AGREED the Treasury Management Mid-Year Report and the Prudential Indicators for 2019/20. |
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Cabinet Members' Reports PDF 1 MB To note the written report of Cabinet Members, and any written questions & responses received.
To receive any additional verbal updates from Cabinet Members on their reports, as well as provide an opportunity for any oral questions from Members.
A Leader of the Council B Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Transportation C Cabinet Member for Community Engagement & Public Health D Cabinet Member for Children’s Services E Cabinet Member for Education & Skills F Cabinet Member for Planning & Environment G Cabinet Member for Health & Wellbeing H Cabinet Member for Resources
Additional documents: Minutes: Leader
Mr Tett highlighted that following the motion that was passed at the last Council meeting relating to Kashmir, he had written to MPs and their responses had been circulated to members. There had also been a motion passed opposing The Expressway that was to run through Buckinghamshire and that there had been a subsequent statement by the Secretary of State regarding a future review of The Expressway that he found encouraging.
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Transport
Mr Shaw announced that Transport for Bucks (TfB) had been awarded a national award from the Institution of Asset Management for the asset management and customer service. The award was a fantastic achievement and full credit and congratulations was given to TfB.
In response to Members’ questions the following main points were noted:
Cabinet Member for Community Engagement and Public Health
Mr Williams highlighted the recent Emotional Wellbeing Conference that took place which promoted mental health in schools. 95 colleagues from over 50 schools had attended.
In response to Members’ questions the following main points were noted:
Cabinet Member for Children’s Services
Mr Whyte highlighted the following points from his report:
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Notices of Motion Additional documents: Minutes: There were none.
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Cabinet Member Decisions Taken - Information Only PDF 173 KB Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: Council NOTED the report. |
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Date of Next Meeting 12 March 2020 Additional documents: Minutes: The last meeting of the County Council would be held on 12 March 2020 and would be a celebratory meeting that looked back over the 131 year history of the County Council. |