Agenda and minutes

None.

RESOLVED:

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

None

Report of the Scrutiny Working Group

Councillor Clunie, on behalf of the working group, presented a summary to the review group’s recommendations.

Members thanked the group for the constructive recommendations but noted that they felt that the County Council would be best placed, as the lead flooding authority, to take further action to address the concerns discussed in the report.

RESOLVED to:                                           

1)    Note the recommendations and thank the group for its input; and

2)    Provide a written response to the recommendations for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee within 28 days.

Report of the Senior Leadership Team.

The Director of Corporate Resources introduced a report, had had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking agreement for the programme of activities for the Gedling Conversation 2021.

Following discussion, clarification was sought on the wording around a number of questions contained within the proposed survey. In particular it was felt that wording could be changed to better explain how services were split between public bodies in the area.

RESOLVED that:

Subject to minor amendments discussed, and in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council, the programme of activities for the Gedling Conversation and Satisfaction Survey 2021 is approved.

Report of the Head of Communities and Leisure.

The Head of Communities and Leisure introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, updating Cabinet on the findings of the Gedling Borough Young People Survey.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Note the findings of the Gedling Borough Young People Survey;

2)    Approve working with the Council’s key partners to improve communications with young people by developing a Gedling Borough young people’s digital engagement and information portal;

3)    Support a cross council approach to youth engagement and consideration of young people’s issues; and

4)    Support the use of data and insight about young people in the Borough to strengthen the Council’s advocacy role to influence the appropriate delivery of services by partners.

Reporto of the Planning Policy Manager.

The Planning Policy Manager introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, setting out Low Carbon Planning Guidance for the Borough.

RESOLVED to:

Approve Low Carbon Planning Guidance as informal planning guidance for Gedling Borough.

Report of the Community Infrastructure Levy Officer.

The Community Infrastructure Levy Officer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval for the commencement of a four week public consultation on the projects shortlisted to receive CIL Neighbourhood Funding in the ‘CIL Non-Parish Funding - Local Infrastructure Schedule, Project Assessments and Proposed Funding Allocations document.

RESOLVED to:

Approve the commencement of consultation on Monday 7th June 2021 for a period of 4 weeks on the shortlisted projects identified to receive CIL Non-Parish Funding.

Report of the Democratic Services Manager.

Consideration was given to a report of the Democratic Services Manager, 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.

None.