Meeting documents
Venue: Mezzanine Room 1, County Hall, Aylesbury. View directions
Contact: Kama Wager
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10.00am |
Apologies for Absence Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies were received from:
Mrs L Clarke Mrs A McPherson Mr S Lambert |
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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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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 29th May 2018 as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes:
The minutes of the meeting held on 29 May were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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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 thanked everyone for working well as a team. |
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10:05 |
TfB Programme of Works and Performance Dashboard PDF 558 KB Members will review the current and forward programme of works and the performance dashboard for TfB.
Contributors: · Mark Shaw, Cabinet Member for Transportation · Mark Averill, Head of Highways ( Client) · Simon Dando, Contract Director, TfB
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Minutes: The Chairman welcomed the following contributors to the meeting to present the report:
Mr M Shaw, Cabinet Member for Transportation. Mr M Averill, Head of Highways, Client. Mr S Dando, Contract Director, TfB.
The Cabinet Member provided an overview of the Transport for Buckinghamshire Programme of Works and Performance Dashboard. The full discussion can be viewed on webcast.
Member questions and discussions covered the following areas:
ACTION: Simon Dando to look into options to add information on streetlamp ownership onto the Portals.
Members agreed that they would examine this area further within the detailed item due at the September Committee.
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10:30 |
Growth; Is the Council Ready?: 6 Month Recommendation Review PDF 330 KB Members will review and assess the progress towards the implementation of the Inquiry recommendations as agreed by Cabinet.
Contributors: · Martin Tett, Leader · Bill Chapple, Cabinet Member for Planning and Environment · Rachel Wileman, Head of Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Additional documents:
Minutes: The Chairman welcomed the following contributors to the meeting to present the recommendation progress report:
The Leader provided a high level overview setting the current context around the growth agenda and the expected increase in service demand as a result of the planned growth. He shared his aspirations for shaping Bucks as a place, ensuring it thrives and becomes a place people want to live and work, and not simply a commuter belt for London. The full discussion can be viewed on webcast.
Member questions and discussions covered the following areas:
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11:00 |
Energy and Growth - Future Demand, Challenges and Income Generating Opportunities PDF 380 KB Members will review the key challenges, opportunities and emerging priorities in the draft Energy Strategy and will examine the national context and local approach to meeting the increasing energy demands of the county. Members will have an opportunity to provide their views on the emerging priorities and inform the action plan and implementation of the strategy.
Contributors: · Bill Chapple, Cabinet Member for Planning and Environment · Ed Barlow, Head of Energy and Resources
Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman welcomed the following contributors to the meeting:
Environment
Mr Chapple introduced the item with a contextual overview, background to the need for a new strategy, some of the high level key challenges the county faced in relation to energy supply and demand, the opportunities to mitigate some of these and the recent ( and continuously evolving) government policy changes.
Mr Chapple highlighted that they were in the early stages of developing the strategy and welcomed the Committee’s views on the emerging priorities. The full overview can be viewed on the webcast.
Mr Barlow, then presented an overview of the key areas for discussion (see presentation slides and webcast for further information).
The following areas were highlighted during the presentation:
Member questions raised the following:
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12:00 |
Committee Work Programme PDF 15 KB Members will discuss the key lines of inquiry for a focussed Committee item on street lighting, following Member requests to review this area. This topic will be reviewed at the 25th September meeting.
Members will also consider the upcoming work programme items and any suggestions for future topics. Additional documents: Minutes: Members suggested that the following items be considered by the Chairman for adding to the future work programme:
Members also agreed the following key lines of inquiry to be included for the street lighting item for 25th September:
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12:15 |
Date of the Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on the 25th September at 10:00 am in Mezzanine Room 1, County Hall. Additional documents: Minutes: The next meeting would be held on 25th September 2018 in Mezz 1. |