Issue - meetings

To discuss and agree the next steps of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee work programme.

Members discussed the OSC work programme and the following actions were identified:

ACTIONS:

Business Continuity and Emergency Planning was due to be an agenda item for March.  Aims of the report were to be agreed - Melanie Ponomarenko to speak to the Chair and Vice Chair.

ACTION: Melanie Ponomarenko / Councillor Rice / Councillor Winskill

Councillor Winskill updated members on the Communities Scrutiny Panel report on tasers and informed them that since the panel review, another death had occurred and yet the response on the roll out of tasers was not sufficient.  The Chair agreed to write to Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe on the roll out of Tasers.

ACTION: Councillor Rice

It Took Another Riot – the Chair agreed to speak to the Leader about when this is likely to be discussed by Cabinet.  Once Cabinet have formed a view this can be discussed at OSC.  (To be preliminarily scheduled for 12^th March meeting)

ACTION: Councillor Rice / Melanie Ponomarenko

OSC agreed to move forward with a review on Council property focusing on four areas:

• Accommodation strategy;
• Heritage & Regeneration;
• Corporate Portfolio; and
• Community buildings.   

Melanie Ponomarenko to discuss scope with Cllr McNamara

ACTION: Melanie Ponomarenko / Councillor McNamara

OSC agreed to move forward with exploring a collaborative piece of with the seven Local Authorities covered by the NLWA.

ACTION: Melanie Ponomarenko / Martin Bradford

The Chair agreed to write to Cllr Meehan and Cllr Canver requesting more information on their role on NLWA following Cllr McNamara’s email to them.

ACTION: Councillor Rice