Meeting documents

To consider, agree and/or amend the current Places and Futures Overview

and Scrutiny Committee’s programme of work (reference 21/107), along with

a copy of the latest published version of the Cabinet’s Forward Plan for

consideration.

The Democratic Services Officer presented the Places and Futures Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s work programme (reference 21/107) for Members’ consideration, along with the most recent copy of the Cabinet’s Forward Plan

The Committee reviewed and discussed the work programme.

The Democratic Services Officer first raised the request of the Committee for a report on the Covid-19 recovery strategy.  He sought clarity from the Committee whether it wanted a retrospective type report on how the Council had performed against the objectives set in the Covid recovery strategy over the past 12 months; or a current report on how the Council was and intended to support the local economy and population moving forward post lockdown; or both aspects? The Chair responded that he would like to see the Committee concentrate on scrutinising the Covid-19 Recovery Strategy moving forward. He referred to the Covid-19 recovery strategy document agreed by Cabinet in July, 2020 which included eight appendices, covering aspects such as the humanitarian response through to the vision for an environmentally sustainable recovery.  It was also noted that the Covid-19 recovery strategy had not been updated since it was approved by Cabinet in July, 2020 and would like Officers to provide some commentary against anticipated outcomes detailed in the plan since July, 2020 and whether the plan would now be refreshed and updated moving forward?. This approach for the report was endorsed by the Committee.          

The Democratic Services Officer then informed the Committee of a response received from the Chair of the Yorkshire Coast Business Improvement District (YCBID) company in response to the Committee’s invitation for YCBID to meet with them following YCBID’s attendance at the 11^th November, 2020 meeting of the former Overview and Scrutiny Board. Mr Rowe-Evans, Chair of the YCBID had offered to meet with the Committee in late September/October, 2021 and in the interim meet with the Committee’s Chair.  A number of Committee Members expressed the view that they would like to meet with the YCBID earlier in full Committee and that if any meeting outside Committee was to take place in the interim, it should involve both the Chair and Vice Chair.

The Democratic Services Officer also provided an update regarding Transpennine Express (TPE) and that it was anticipated an update would be provided to all Council Members on this matter within a couple of weeks post this meeting.

A Member wished to undertake pre-decision scrutiny on the Scarborough Coastal Defence Strategy Refresh which was on the Cabinet Forward plan for consideration at the Cabinet meeting to be held on 21^st July, 2021. The Democratic Services Officer undertook to contact the Principal Coastal Officer to inform him of the Member’s concerns on this matter and how he could address them, such as through a Member Briefing or a special meeting of the Committee.  It was also noted that all Members of the Committee also had the ability to use the call-In process if they were dissatisfied with the outcome of any Cabinet decision on this matter.       

RESOLVED: that the work programme as presented be approved subject to the following changes:-

(1)  an item for the Yorkshire Coast DBID to meet with the Committee be scheduled in the work programme for the meeting to be held on 27^th October, 2021;

(2)  That the Democratic Services Officer facilitate a meeting between YCBID and the Chair and Vice Chair of this Committee in the interim period. The Chair and Vice Chair to then feedback the outcome of this meeting to the Committee thereafter

(3)  a detailed progress report monitoring the performance of the Corporate Plan (Places and Futures aspects) be added to the work programme for consideration at the Committee’s 22^nd December, 2021 meeting.

(4)  A report on the Covid-19 Recovery Strategy/Progress be presented to the committee at its 1^st September, 2021 meeting.