Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for Absence/Changes in Membership Minutes: Apologies for Absence had been received from Councillor Carl Etholen.
Councillor Sarah James was in attendance substituting for Councillor Tom Hunter Watts. |
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Appointment of Vice-Chairman for Communities and Localism Select Committee Minutes: The Chairman of the Communities and Localism Select Committee confirmed their appointment of Councillor Ashley Waite as Vice-chairman of the Communities and Localism Select Committee.
RESOLVED: that Councillor Ashley Waite be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Communities and Localism Select Committee for the ensuing year. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Minutes of the Previous Communities and Localism Select Committee Meetings PDF 423 KB To confirm the minutes of the Communities & Localism Select Committee meetings held on 26th April 2022 and 18th May 2022 as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the Communities & Localism Select Committee meetings held on 26th April 2022 and 18th May 2022 were agreed as an accurate record. |
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Public Questions Public Questions is an opportunity for people who live, work or study in Buckinghamshire to put a question to a Select Committee. The Committee will hear from members of the public who have submitted questions in advance relating to items on the agenda. The Cabinet Member, relevant key partners and responsible officers will be invited to respond.
Further information on how to register can be found here: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/your-council/getinvolved-with-council-decisions/select-committees/ Minutes: No public questions had been received. |
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Visitor Economy in Buckinghamshire PDF 735 KB The Joint Committee will receive a report and presentation on the Visitor Economy. This will examine how the Visitor Economy fits into the Council’s broader approach to economic development and ways to develop it further. As the Council looks to develop a Visitor Economy strategy, members will be able to review opportunities and potential areas of development and investigate how the Council can work effectively with partners to attract more visitors to Buckinghamshire.
Contributors: Cllr Martin Tett, Leader of the Council Lisa Michelson, Service Director, Economic Growth and Regeneration Sophie Payne, Service Director, Culture, Sport & Leisure Matthew Broadbent, Senior Economic Development Officer Philippa Batting, Managing Director for Buckinghamshire Business First Lucy Dowson, Tourism Development Manager for Visit Buckinghamshire Bill Morris, Co-Chair for Buckinghamshire Culture Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman welcomed Cllr Martin Tett, Leader of the Council, Philippa Batting, Managing Director for Buckinghamshire Business First, Lucy Dowson, Tourism Development Manager for Visit Buckinghamshire, Bill Morris, Co-Chair for Buckinghamshire Culture, Lisa Michelson, Service Director, Economic Growth and Regeneration, Sophie Payne, Service Director, Culture, Sport & Leisure and Shabnam Ali, Head of Economic Growth, to the meeting.
The following points were highlighted during the presentations:
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Work Programme - Growth, Infrastructure and Housing Select Committee PDF 444 KB An opportunity for members of the Growth, Infrastructure and Housing Select Committee to suggest possible items for the future work programme. Minutes: The Work Programme for 2022-23 was agreed. Members were advised to contact the Scrutiny Officer for the committee with any additional topics they wished to be included in the Growth, Infrastructure and Housing work programme.
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Work Programme - Communities and Localism Select Committee PDF 416 KB An opportunity for members of the Communities and Localism Select Committee to suggest possible items for the future work programme. Minutes: The Work Programme for 2022-23 was agreed. Members were advised to contact the Scrutiny Officer for the committee with any additional topics they wished to be included in the Communities and Localism work programme. |
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Date of Next Meeting - Growth, Infrastructure and Housing Select Committee The next meeting will take place on 6th October 2022 at 10.00 a.m. Minutes: The next meeting of the Growth, Infrastructure and Housing Select Committee would be on 6th October 2022 at 10am. |
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Date of Next Meeting - Communities and Localism Select Committee The next meeting will take place on 5th October 2022 at 10.00 a.m. Minutes: The next meeting of the Communities and Localism Select Committee would be on 5th October 2022 at 10am. |