Agenda and minutes

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Title:    Scrutiny/Standards

            Presenter:      Jane Hackett

The Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer presented proposals for Scrutiny and Standards Committees.

The minutes of the meeting held on 11 January 2012 were approved and signed as a correct record.

(Moved by Councillor J Garner and seconded by Councillor M Greatorex)

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (personal and/or personal and prejudicial) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

When Members are declaring a personal interest or 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. 

There were no Declarations of Interest.

Update from the Chair of Community & Wellbeing Scrutiny following the meeting of 18/01/12

The Chair of Community & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee advised Members of a recent report on obesity and recommended the following:

1.Tamworth Borough Council to fund the employment of at least one Health Officer for a period of 12 Months.

2.Tamworth Borough Council to promote a Healthy Lifestyle poster/leaflet campaign, in conjunction with Staffordshire County Council, across the town.

3.Community and Leisure services to hold fitness classes in the town centre utilising the canopy or the Castle Grounds.

4.Cabinet fund one more outdoor gym in one of the social housing areas

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Enterprise)

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Enterprise, seeking Cabinet’s recommendation to Council that the Publication Draft Core Strategy be approved and published, in accordance with Regulation 27 & 28 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development)(Amendment) Regulations 2008, and seeking authorisation for officers to make minor changes to the Publication Draft Core Strategy and carry out any necessary further consultations with key stakeholders, prior to submitting it to the Government for Public Examination, in order to ensure a sound Core Strategy, was considered.

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Enterprise)

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Enterprise seeking approval from Cabinet for the revised Local Development Scheme for publication was considered.

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Enterprise)

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Enterprise seeking endorsement from members for the evaluation of the 2011 Staffordshire Hoard Touring Exhibition and recognise its success, and to endorse the use of funds remaining from the 2011 Touring exhibition to establish an interim display of Hoard items within Tamworth Castle, and support in principle the further development of the Tamworth Story to showcase Tamworth’s Mercian heritage including the display of items from the Staffordshire Hoard was considered.

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Waste Management)

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Waste Management seeking Cabinet approval for the branding and proposal for an anti-dog fouling education and awareness campaign and to further raise awareness of the impact of dog fouling on the environment was considered.

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services and Assets)

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services and Assets providing Members with details of write offs from 01 April 2011 to 31 December 2011 was considered.