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    Address:
    The Guildhall
    Frankwell Quay
    Shrewsbury
    SY3 8HQ
     
    Telephone:
    01743 281000
     
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    OVERVIEW COMMITTEE

    Meeting to be held in the Council Chamber at The Guildhall,

    Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury on Thursday, 28th February 2008

    at 6.30 p.m.

    Membership: Councillor Barker (Chairman)

    Councillors Mrs Brennand, Durnell, Farmer, Hendry, Jetson, Mrs Jones, Lord, Moore, Mrs Owen, Mrs Parsons, K. Roberts, Tandy, Wagner, J. M. Williams and S. J. Williams

    Substitutes: Councillors Mrs Chebsey, Freestone, Parkhurst, Mrs Sandford MBE and Dr Winchester.

    Committee Officer Responsible: Fiona Howe - Tel. 01743 281031

    A G E N D A

    1. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

     

    2. MINUTES – 24th January 2008

    Recommendation:

    That the Minutes of the meetings of the Overview Committee held on 24th January 2008 be confirmed as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.

     

    3. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE/NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES

     

    4. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS, DISPENSATIONS & PARTY WHIPS

    (a) To receive any declarations of members’ interests in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

    (i) Personal (ii) Personal and Prejudicial

    (When members are declaring a personal interest, or a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest. Members should leave the room if they have a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation.)

    (b) To receive any declarations from members of the existence of the party whip and the nature of it in respect of any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

     

    5. RESPONSES FROM CABINET – 28th JANUARY 2008

    Response from Cabinet(Microsoft Word Format 23kb)

    To consider the Cabinet decision on the Affordable Housing Review and CCTV Review.

    The Portfolio Holder for Housing and Councillor Clarke have been invited to attend the meeting to assist Members of the Committee in their consideration of the item.

     

    6. AFFORDABLE HOUSING

    Draft Report(Microsoft Word Format 57kb)

    Project Initiation Document(Microsoft Word Format 121kb)

    To consider a draft report by the Assistant Council Manager (Monitoring Officer).

    The Portfolio Holder for Housing, Assistant Council Manager (Monitoring Officer) and the Housing Manager have been invited to attend the meeting to assist Members of the Committee in their consideration of the item.

     

    7. LOCAL PETITIONS AND CALLS FOR ACTION CONSULTATION

    Report(Microsoft Word Format 42kb)

    Communities and Local Government Document(Microsoft Word Format 93kb)

    To consider a report of the Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer in respect of the consultation being undertaken into proposals by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) to place a statutory duty on local authorities to respond to local petitions where they have achieved local support.

     

    8. CORPORATE AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW (To Follow)

    To consider the final report of the Draft Corporate and Performance Improvement Plan Task and Finish Group.

     

    9. FUTURE ROLE OF OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

    To consider the future roles of Overview and Scrutiny Committees and consider future topics.

    • Provision of Future Flood Defences in Shrewsbury within the future work programme.

    • Exploring opportunities for service development to meet the needs of Young People.

    • A proposal to generate hydro-electric power from the river Severn.

     

    10. ANNUAL REPORT

    Report(Microsoft Word Format 57kb)

    To make initial preparations for the Committee’s Annual Report to Council, including consideration of the content and format of the report.

    In previous years, Annual Reports to Council from Overview and Scrutiny Committees have given an account of the Committee’s work during the year and included a short synopsis of the areas of Council policy the Committee has reviewed during the period. In addition, Annual Reports to Council have included comments on what the Committee found to have worked well and what had not, what had been learnt and what the Council needed to do differently and what the Committee recommended to the Council for the future.

    Recommended:

    That the Chairman, Assistant Council Manager/Town Clerk and Committee Services Officer liaise to prepare the Committee’s Annual Report to Council and submit the draft to the Committee’s next meeting for approval before submission to the Council meeting on 10th April 2008.

     

    11. WORK PROGRAMME

    Work Programme(Microsoft Word Format 39kb)

    To receive the updated Annual Work Programme 2007/2008 for the Committee.

    11. FORWARD PLAN

    Forward Plan(Microsoft Excel Format 19kb)

    To receive the latest Forward Plan outlining proposed future policy developments.

    20th February 2008

    Guildhall

    Frankwell Quay

    Shrewsbury