Area Plan Update
To receive an update with respect to the Area Plan.
(This report will be circulated separately prior to the meeting).
Minutes:
The Committee considered the Area Plan Update and there was agreement that the document did not provide an effective means of monitoring issues locally. The document was not updated by officers in a consistent way and therefore its effectiveness as a tool for the Committee to use was limited.
There was agreement that the Committee should not continue to receive the document at each meeting and that the Ward Walk notes may provide a more useful tool in reviewing issues raised by Members. The Cabinet Member for Communities noted that he intended to raise this at the next Area Chairs meeting and suggested that views should be sought from each Area Chair as to the effectiveness of the Area Plans.
RESOLVED:
i. That the Area Plan Update be noted.
ii. That it be noted that the Cabinet Member for Communities would discuss the future of the Area Plan documents and their effectiveness at the next meeting of the Area Chair.