Agenda and minutes

There were no Declarations of Interest made at the meeting.

There were no members of the public or press present at the meeting.

(1)        Councillor Fred Wright

The Chair reported that this would have been Councillor Wright’s last meeting before his retirement as a Borough Councillor.  He had been the first Chairman of the Performance and Scrutiny Overview Committee and had helped the Scrutiny process to proceed.

In his absence, the Panel thanked Councillor Wright for all his hard work on Scrutiny’s behalf.

(2)  Panel Members and Co-optees

The Chair thanked all Panel Members for their attendance during the 2009/10 Municipal Year and also to the Co-optees who had played a big part in the Panel’s work.

(3) The Chair also thanked all the staff members who have contributed to the work of the Panel during the year.

The minutes of the meeting held on 11^th March, 2010, were agreed.

Climate Change : The present situation and future projections

Councillor Smith, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Planning and Transportation, introduced the Scrutiny Review of Climate Change activities.  It was a huge area which, in light of the recent events in Iceland, was very pertinent at the present time.  Officers present gave a number of presentations on the following issues:-

Background to Climate Change

Schools

Energy/Water

Transport

These were followed by workshops on:-

Spending

Sustainable Construction

Engaging Communities.

The wide ranging discussions and ideas which arose from the presentations and workshops would be written up and presented to the June meeting of the Panel along with recommendations for future action.