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Agenda and minutes

Venue: This was a virtual meeting therefore did not take place in a physical location

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Items
No. Item

OSc/31/02/21

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

At the start of the meeting, the Member Services Team Leader advised that this meeting was being hosted remotely using conferencing software which allowed Members, Officers and public attendance whilst being able to protect themselves and others, whilst observing the Government's lockdown measures.

The Member Services Team Leader also stated that all votes during this meeting would be taken through an informal recorded vote, though would not be noted as such in the minutes.

A Roll Call of all those Members in attendance remotely was then taken.

 

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Lawson.


OSc/32/02/21

Minutes

To sign the minutes OSc/23/10/20 to OSc/30/10/20 of the meeting of this Committee held on 1 October as a correct record of these proceedings (copies previoulsy circulated).

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the public minutes OSc/23/10/20 to OSc/30/10/20 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record of these proceedings.

OSc/33/02/21

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of the existence and nature of any private interest, both disclosable pecuniary and any other registrable interests, in any matter to be considered or being considered.

Minutes:

Councillor Clark declared a personal interest in agenda item 6, in that she is also a member of Penrith Town Council.

OSc/34/02/21

Q2 Performance Management Update pdf icon PDF 231 KB

To consider report F35/20 from the Interim Director of Corporate Services which is attached and which seeks to:

1.            Provide a summary of progress against the revised corporate performance targets for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020.

2.            Inform the Overview and Scrutiny Committee of any areas of concern of issues requiring attention and the remedial activity in place to deal with these.

RECOMMENDATION that the progress to date be noted.

Minutes:

The Committee considered report F35/20 from the Interim Director of Corporate Services which provided a summary of progress against the corporate performance targets for the period July to September 2020 and informed the Overview and Scrutiny Committee of any area of concern of issues requiring attention and the remedial activity in place to deal with these.

Members questioned the Interim Director of Corporate Services on the performance plan, and requested that in future the performance management update and the council plan be reconciled with the budget.

Mr Sutton confirmed that there would be an update to the Q3 performance management update.

Proposed by Councillor Banks

Seconded by Councillor Holden

and RESOLVED that the report be noted.

OSc/35/02/21

Fuel Poverty and the Warmer Homes Scheme

To receive a verbal update from the Housing and Health Portfolio Holder on the Fuel Poverty and Warmer Homes Scheme.

Minutes:

Councillor Derbyshire, Housing and Health Portfolio Holder gave a verbal update to Members, focussing on the following areas:

1.               The Warmer Homes Scheme has merged into a wider project with the Green Homes Grant (GHG) Local Authority Delivery (LAD) Scheme.

2.               In October £513,003 funding was secured for scheme 1a, following a bid, in partnership with EON Energy, to Central Government.

3.               Scheme 1b has received £1.03 million funding.

4.               Eden will be leading on a project which will be phase 2 and a larger bid with the wider Cumbria area.

Mrs Judith Woof, Health and Wellbeing Officer, gave a presentation with further detail on the GHG scheme.

Members congratulated officers on a stunning achievement in securing the funding under tight timeframes. Members asked for information on how the scheme was being advertised for applications and requested an update on delivery at a future meeting.

Proposed by Councillor Banks

Seconded by Councillor Ryland

and RESOLVED that the progress to date be noted.

OSc/36/02/21

Air Quality Surveys within Penrith pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To receive a verbal update from the Housing and Health Portfolio Holder on the air quality surveys within Penrith, together with details of the air pollution levels and actions being taken to address this.

Minutes:

Members received a verbal update from Robert Docherty, Assistant Director Communities, focussing on the following areas:

1.               As a Local Authority Eden District Council has a statutory duty to monitor and model the air quality within the district;

2.               High levels of nitrogen dioxide have previously been measured on Castlegate in Penrith, it has been agreed with Central Government, that rather than producing a resource heavy detailed assessment there would be a greater degree of monitoring within the area utilising real time equipment.

Members questioned the Assistant Director Communities on the role of consultation on air quality within the planning system and on the link between air quality and ill health.

Proposed by Councillor Banks

Seconded by Councillor Clark

and RESOLVED that the update be noted.

 

OSc/37/02/21

Scrutiny Work Plans pdf icon PDF 219 KB

To consider report G1/21from the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee which is attached and which sets out the current and possible future agenda items for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The report incites suggestions for possible agenda items from all non-Executive Members.

RECOMMENDATION that any agenda items for the next or future meetings be agreed.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered report G1/21 from the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee which sought to set out the current and possible future agenda items for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Concern was expressed by the Committee about the lack of Member led scrutiny which had taken place during the current municipal year.

Proposed by Councillor Banks

Seconded by Councillor Wicks

and RESOLVED that the work plan be agreed with the addition of a work plan item on the next agenda to set the work plan for the 2021-2022 municipal year.

OSc/38/02/21

Any Other Items which the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business from the Chairman at this meeting.

OSc/39/02/21

Date of Next Scheduled Meeting

The date of the next scheduled meeting of this Committee be confirmed as 1 April 2021.

Minutes:

The next meeting of the Committee was confirmed as 1 April 2021.