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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Cabinet/Committee Room, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk L39 2DF. View directions

Contact: Kirsty Breakell 

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

There were no apologies.

2.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

Minutes:

There were no changes to the Membership of the Committee.

3.

URGENT BUSINESS, IF ANY, INTRODUCED BY THE CHAIRMAN

Note:  No other business is permitted unless, by reasons of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items of business.

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Legal and Democratic Services Manager in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet.) 

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

5.

DECLARATIONS OF A PARTY WHIP

In accordance with Overview and Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rule 16, Members must declare the existence of any Party Whip, and the nature of it, when considering any matter in the following categories:

 

-        The review of any decision of Cabinet or

-        The performance of any Member of the Cabinet

 

N.B. The Secretary of State believes whipping is incompatible with Overview and Scrutiny.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of Party Whip.

6.

PUBLIC SPEAKING pdf icon PDF 180 KB

Residents of West Lancashire, on giving notice, may address the meeting to make representations on any item on the agenda except where the public and press are to be excluded during consideration of the item.  The deadline for submissions is 10.00am on Friday ????. A copy of the public speaking protocol and form to be completed is attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.

7.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 193 KB

To receive as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 March 2023.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on the 9 March 2023, be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

8.

THE ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE

To receive an update from the Democratic Services Manager.

Minutes:

Members received a presentation from the Democratic Services Manager, advising Members of the role of the Committee.

 

RESOLVED: Presentation noted.

9.

Task & Finish Group - Community Environmental Improvements, Including Community Orchards - Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 16 March 2023 pdf icon PDF 254 KB

To note the minutes of the task and finish group and any actions contained therein.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Task & Finish Group - Community Environmental Improvements, Including Community Orchards, held on Thursday 16 March 2023, be noted.

10.

Task & Finish Group - Shop Front Improvements - Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 21 March 2023 pdf icon PDF 121 KB

To note the minutes of the task and finish group and any actions contained therein.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Task & Finish Group - Shop Front Improvements, held on Tuesday 21 March 2023, be noted.

11.

TOPIC SCORING EXERCISE AND TASK AND FINISH GROUP OVERVIEW pdf icon PDF 160 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report contained on pages 19-24 of The Book of Reports, which provided the Committee with an update on the progress of the four Task and Finish Groups.

 

The Chairman invited the Democratic Services Officer to present the report to the Committee.

 

RESOLVED:

A. That the decision of the Annual Council held on 17 May 2023, not to establish  Task and Finish Groups under the remit of the Corporate and Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee, be noted.

 

B. That given the change of governance arrangements in May 2024, to a Committee system, no additional topics be sought for 2023/24.

 

C. That the work undertaken and current position in relation to the four Task and Finish Groups, as set out in paragraph 4, be noted.

 

D. That the outstanding tasks in relation to 'Community Environmental   

Improvements, Including Community Orchards Task & Finish Group' and the 'Litter Clearance In West Lancs, Including Fly-tipping and Grot spots Task & Finish Group', be continued in 2023/2024 and reported directly to this Committee.

 

E. That following the decision at Annual Council on 17 May 2023, work in relation to Ormskirk Market T&FG, and the Shop Front Improvements T&FG, be ceased with immediate effect and it be noted that the £50k budget provision allocation to Shop Front improvements will remain unspent.

 

12.

ITEMS FROM THE MEMBERS' UPDATE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF A MEMBER

There are no items under this heading.

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.

13.

MEMBERS ITEMS / CCfA (COUNCILLOR CALL FOR ACTION)

There are no items under this heading.

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.

 

14.

WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 188 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED: The Work Programme be noted.