Issue - meetings

The Chairman submitted a report setting out the future work programme for Environment Scrutiny for 2013/14, the detail of which had been set out in Essential Reference Paper “B” of the report now submitted.

Councillor R Beeching suggested that Members might wish to only review the Committee’s “red” Performance Indictors (PI).  The Chief Executive and Director of Customer Services suggested that the overall message might be unduly negative if the small number of red items were considered without the context of all the positive results that were being produced.

In response to a query from Councillor J Wyllie regarding the possibility of reviewing the PI for Fuel Poverty, the Head of Environment Services said that the Environmental and Strategy Development Manager was keen to move forward on this issue.  Members supported the suggestion that Officers report back to their meeting in September 2013, setting out the potential scope for a Task and Finish review of how the Council might work with partners on the issue of and approach to, tackling Fuel Poverty.

In response to a query from Councillor K Warnell regarding grass verge and footway parking, the Chief Executive and Director of Customer and Community Services explained the Council’s role and that it was not a Police matter unless an obstruction occurred.  Members supported a request that Officers report back on footway parking to a meeting later in the year.

Members agreed that Councillor J Wyllie would work with officers on the Performance Indicator working group and, in the absence of any other volunteers, the Chairman would join him.

The Committee approved the report, as amended.

RESOLVED – that the report, as amended, be approved.