Agenda and minutes

With reference to minute 18/05, “Corporate Health and Safety Annual Report Financial Year 2016/17”, it was announced that the application for a ROSPA Gold Award had been successful.  Members requested that their thanks be conveyed to the Corporate Health and Safety Advisor and his team for this important achievement.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 June 2017 be approved as a correct record.

The Committee considered the First Quarter Financial, Procurement & Performance Review 2017/18. 

In response to a query regarding the supervision and management underspends set out at paragraph 5.6 of the report, it was confirmed that the savings relate to savings in salary costs following service reviews, which would be reviewed to ensure they were sustainable prior to the corresponding budgets being reduced.

Reference was made to reduction in opening times of the Gamesley Office and it was requested that the wider implications of the closure on the immediate area be examined.

Regarding the non-renewal of the maintenance and data management contract for the permanent air quality air quality monitoring station at Tintwistle, Glossop, confirmation was sought that alternative means of air monitoring would be put in place due to the high levels of pollution in the area.

RESOLVED:

That the first quarter 2017/18 financial, procurement and performance position as detailed in Appendices A, B and C of the report and summarised in paragraph 3.3 be noted.

The Executive Director (Transformation) advised that the proposed work programme for the HRA Working Group would include the following:

·         Rent and service charge policy (including leaseholder)

·         Voids Policy

·         IT systems

·         Repairs and Capital Programme

·         Housing Needs

·         Sheltered Housing and carelink

It was anticipated that this would lead to final consideration of the HRA Business Plan in January 2018.

The work of the Asset Management Working Group was being driven by the stock condition work on the non-housing stock.  The group had already examined Pavilion Gardens, Glossop Halls and Buxton Opera House, and items requiring consideration by the Group  were Buxton Town Hall – condition, investment required and option and the council’s landholding including disposal plans.

RESOLVED:

That the update be noted.

Monitoring of the transfer of the waste function needed to be added to the work programme for Community Select Committee, once the process had been agreed.

RESOLVED:

That the Select Committee Work Programmes be noted.

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as there may be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as there may be disclosure of exempt information as set out in paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972

RESOLVED:

That the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 5 June 2017 be approved as a correct record.

The Committee considered progress and the contract award for river works at Warm Brook, Chapel en le Frith and the Serpentine, Buxton, and made recommendations to the Executive.

The Committee made a recommendation to the Executive around the award of a contract for boiler replacements to HRA properties during 2017/18.