Agenda item

The Council will receive the minutes of the following Committees:

(a)       Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee of Monday 9 January 2017;

(b)       Local Plan Committee of Thursday 19 January 2017;

(c)       Audit Committee of Thursday 26 January 2017;

(d)       Corporate Management Committee of Monday 13 February 2017;

(e)       Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee of Monday 20 February 2017;

(f)        Council Tax Committee of Wednesday 22 February 2017;

(g)       Service Development and Delivery Committee of Monday 27 February 2017;

(h)       Corporate Management Committee of Monday 13 March 2017;

(i)         Human Resources Committee of Tuesday 14 March 2017; and

(j)         Audit Committee of Thursday 16 March 2017.

NOTES: (1) The above minutes are presented to Council for information only.  Members can ask questions on their contents to the relevant Chairman but questions as to the accuracy of the minutes must be asked at the meeting of the Committee when the relevant minutes are approved as a correct record; and

(2)  The minutes referred to in items (i) and (j) above are to follow.

It was moved by Councillor Stock, seconded by Councillor G V Guglielmi and:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the following Committees, as circulated, be received and noted:

(a)  Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee of Monday 9 January 2017;

(b)  Local Plan Committee of Thursday 19 January 2017;

(c)  Audit Committee of Thursday 26 January 2017;

(d)  Corporate Management Committee of Monday 13 February 2017;

(e)  Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee of Monday 20 February 2017;

(f)   Council Tax Committee of Wednesday 22 February 2017;

(g)  Service Development and Delivery Committee of Monday 27 February 2017;

(h)  Corporate Management Committee of Monday 13 March 2017;

(i)    Human Resources Committee of Tuesday 14 March 2017; and

(j)    Audit Committee of Thursday 16 March 2017.

Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee – 9 January 2017 – Minute 29 – East Anglia Rail Franchise

Councillors I J Henderson and Scott each raised questions and concerns with regard to the proposed closure of ticket offices on certain stations to which the Chairman of the Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee (Councillor Fairley) responded.

Service Development and Delivery Committee – 27 February 2017 – Minute 38 – Update on Review of Spendells & Honeycroft Sheltered Housing Schemes

Councillor I J Henderson raised questions and concerns with regard to Essex County Council’s (ECC) intention to withdraw Housing Related Support Funding from the end of the current financial year which would leave this Council with a £100,000 deficit in the Housing Revenue Account. The Chairman of the Service Development and Delivery Committee (Councillor Griffiths) responded thereto.

Corporate Management Committee – 13 March 2017 – Minute 59 – Corporate Budget Monitoring Report for the Third Quarter of 2016/17

Councillors I J Henderson, Scott and Stephenson all commented on the Corporate Management Committee’s decision to request Cabinet to urge ECC to reconsider its decision to end the Supporting People funding. The Committee had expressed its disappointment that this Council had not made a public protest about this and that this was a precedent for future ECC decisions. The Committee was also concerned that any public blame for any future decision to remove Sheltered Housing Wardens as a result of the ensuing budgetary pressures would be placed at the door of TDC.

The Chairman of the Corporate Management Committee (Councillor Steady) responded to the points raised.