Agenda and minutes

Venue: Chappell Room

Contact: Alec Dubberley  Service Manager Democratic Services

Items
No. Item

29.

Apologies for Absence.

Minutes:

None.

30.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 1 August 2019. pdf icon PDF 60 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

31.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None

32.

Establish a budget for Gedling Country Park Outside Seating Area pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance.

Minutes:

The Deputy Chief Executive introduced a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking approval to establish a capital budget and appropriate planning permissions for a new outdoor covered seating area at the Gedling Country Park Café 1899.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Approve the capital budget of £107,800 for the installation of a new outdoor covered seating area at the Gedling Country Park Café 1899, to be fully funded from Section 106 contributions; and

2)    Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance to apply for any necessary planning permissions and consents, should they be required, to create the seating area.

33.

Establish a budget for Conway Road Recreation Ground Play Area Redevelopment pdf icon PDF 100 KB

Report of the Service Manager Parks and Street Care.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Deputy Chief Executive introduced a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking approval to establish a capital budget for the redevelopment of Conway Road Recreation Ground Play Area from funding provided by FCC Communities Foundation Ltd (formerly known as WREN – Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd).

 

RESOLVED:

 

To approve a capital budget of £102,000 for the development of a new Conway Road Play Area which is partially funded by external grant funding from FCC Communities Foundation Ltd.

34.

Gedling Borough Statement of Community Involvement pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Report of the Service Manager Planning Policy.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Service Manager Planning Policy introduced a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking approval for the adoption of the Gedling Borough Statement of Community Involvement.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To adopt the Statement of Community Involvement August 2019

35.

Review of complaints received by the Council and Annual Review Letter – Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman 2018/19 pdf icon PDF 129 KB

Report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services introduced a report informing Members of the receipt of the Annual Review letter from the Office of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and the complaints dealt with by the Council through the internal Complaints Procedure during the year 2018-19.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Note the details of the Annual Review letter from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and the information in relation to the number of complaints dealt with by the Council through the internal complaints procedure in 2018/19; and

 

2)    Approve the amendments to the Council’s Complaints, Compliments and Comments Policy as detailed at Appendix 2 to the report.

36.

Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 83 KB

Report of the Service Manager Democratic Services.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager, Democratic Services, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, detailing the Executive’s draft Forward Plan for the next four month period.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report.

37.

Any other items the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.