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Venue: Mezzanine Room 2, County Hall, Aylesbury. View directions
Contact: Kama Wager
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10.00am |
Apologies for Absence Additional documents: Minutes: No apologies.
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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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Of the meeting held on 27th September to be confirmed as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 27th September 2016 were confirmed as a correct record.
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Public Questions This is an opportunity for members of the public to put a question or raise an issue of concern, related to Environment, Transport and Locality Services. Where possible, the relevant organisation to which the question/issue is directed will be present to give a verbal response. Members of the public will be invited to speak for up to four minutes on their issue. A maximum of 30 minutes is set aside for the Public Questions slot in total (including responses and any Committee discussion). This may be extended with the Chairman’s discretion.
For full guidance on Public Questions, including how to register a request to speak during this slot, please follow this link:
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/about-your-council/scrutiny/getting-involved/ Additional documents: Minutes: There were none.
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Chairman's Report For the Chairman of the Committee to provide an update to the Committee on recent scrutiny related activity. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman welcomed the new Committee and Governance Advisor, Kama Wager and thanked Kelly Sutherland Committee and Governance Officer for her excellent support to the Committee.
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10:05 am |
The Committee will receive an update on the progress of developing the Safer Bucks Plan for 2017/18. This is an opportunity for Members to provide a steer on the suggested areas of priority for the Community Safety Team for the coming year.
Contributors:
Margaret Aston, Deputy Cabinet Member for Community Engagement and Public Health. Cath Marriott, Community Safety Manager. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman welcomed Mrs Margaret Aston, Deputy Cabinet Member for Community Engagement and Cath Marriott, Community Safety Manager.
The Committee received an overview of the evidence base from the Strategic Assessment which helps to inform decisions around priorities for the 2017 3-year Safer Bucks Plan. Members had the opportunity at the very early stages of the plan being developed to ask questions and provide input into the emerging plan. The plan is due to be completed for Cabinet in the March 2017.
Questions from members covered the following areas:
Members heard that last year the Safer Bucks Partnership board received £495,000 from the Police and Crime Commissioner. Members heard about examples of the projects and initiatives that were delivered and the success of those. They also heard how the community safety work in Bucks is held as good practice for innovative ideas and solutions. One of the ongoing key areas for Bucks is Violence (including Domestic), along with emerging issues such as Modern slavery, child exploitation and cybercrime. These are leading to a need for longer term planning and longer term interventions due to the complex and national nature of these issues. Members were informed that contract management of commissioned services has tightened to ensure outcomes achieved (although preventative projects are inherently difficult to measure). AN area highlighted for further improvements was in getting better engagement with service users of the services commissioned.
These issues were raised by members as issues that need to be addressed. Members heard how issues like these will always sit within the work that the partnership address and will be priorities going forward. The information provided in the report was on emerging trends that are new to the plan for the forthcoming years, and which required a shift in approach to a longer term plan, rather than an annual plan. Members were reassured that issues such as these would also be the foundation work of the partnership.
Members heard that the budget for next year is unknown as of yet, this will be confirmed in the New Year. There will be a change in funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner, who will retain 10% of the funding to commission services centrally. Public consultation will be completed in January. The funding and longer term planning balance will be achieved through the greater use of commissioning of services and smarter contract management. The partnership in Bucks are working closely with national and regional partners to ensure that in Bucks we are able to influence national issues but link into national work taking place where it is appropriate and to ensure that there is not duplication of work, and effective sharing of information and activity.
The partnership work closely with national partners such as ... view the full minutes text for item 6. |
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10:45 |
Transport for Buckinghamshire Update PDF 331 KB For Member's to receive a six monthly update on the performance of Transport for Buckinghamshire contract. This will include an update on the impact of the CONFIRM system and the Key Performance Indicators.
Contributors: Mark Shaw, Cabinet Member for Transportation Mark Kemp, Director of Transport Simon Dando, Contract Manager for TfB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman welcomed Mr Mark Shaw, Cabinet Member for Transportation, Mark Kemp, Simon Dando and Mark Avril.
The Cabinet Member provided the Members with a brief update before members asked questions on more specific issues which the Cabinet Member and the lead officers dealt with in turn.
The key areas raised by questions were:
The chairman had received a request form the Chairman of the Finance, Resources and Performance Committee to ask a question on the progress of the gulley cleaning programme following issues being raised within that committee. Members heard that there had been issues with recording and about the challenges in mapping gulleys. We heard that that the Council only has 2 gulley suckers and this was due to cost and limited budget to purchase and operate more. Members asked if they could have sight of the programme for gulley cleaning and told they could have this. Members were informed that the programme of works is weather dependent and therefore always subject to some change. Members questioned works supposedly carried out but had clearly not been done and were told that gulley cleaners are tracked, however sometimes they get there and can’t clean the gulley’s for reasons outside of their control. But they will check the example raised by Cllr Lesley Clarke who questioned the works that were supposed to have been completed in Daws Hill.
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11:15 |
Transport, Environment and Economy: Approach to Digital and Customer Journey Members will examine the progress of Digital projects within the Transport, Environment and Economy Business Unit. Members will consider the extent to which they will be able to produce financial savings and enhance the experience and service to customers. Members will have the opportunity to provide their views on achieving an effective balance between efficiencies gained through the digital projects and delivering good customer service
Contributors: Mark Shaw, Cabinet Member for Transportation Peter Parfitt, Head of Business Improvement and Delivery Gill Harding, Director of Business Strategy, Improvement and Commercial Delivery (TEE). Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman welcomed Mr Mark Shaw, Cabinet Member for Transportation and Peter Parfitt, Head of Business Improvement and Delivery. Peter Parfitt delivered a presentation to members on the digital projects within the Business Unit, and future opportunities to develop these further. The full presentation can be viewed on the webcast.
Members welcomed the presentation and asked questions on the following areas:
Action Committee and Governance Adviser: For the work programme to be updated for an update on Digital projects and monetarisation of data to come back to the committee later next year.
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11:45 |
Committee Work Programme PDF 395 KB Members will consider the upcoming items at the committee’s January meeting. An informal work programme session will be arranged for Members to consider the 2017 work programme in the New Year. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the future work programme items for its next meeting on the 17th January 2016.
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12:00 |
Date of the Next Meeting The Committee will meet on the 6th December at 10:00 am in Mezzanine 2. Additional documents: Minutes: 17th January 2016 at 10am in Large Dining Room, Judges Lodgings, Aylesbury. There will be a pre-meeting for members of the Committee only at 9.30am.
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