Agenda and minutes

The Committee noted the apologies of Councillor Fuller and Hannides.  The Committee also noted that following receipt of the temporary resignation of Councillor McEwing from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee, the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, acting under delegated powers, had appointed Councillor Tucker to replace her for the purposes of this meeting.

To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 11 June 2015 and to deal with any matters arising, attached.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 11 June 2015 be approved and signed as a correct record.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Transformation providing an update on the progress made in relation to the Council’s transformation programme, attached.

The Committee considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Transformation providing an update on the progress made in relation to the Council’s transformation programme.

The Committee received a presentation on the transformation programme.

The Committee determined to move into private and confidential session in order to hear and consider contract information within the presentation.  In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of part of the transformation presentation.  This was based on category 3 (financial and business affairs) of paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.  It was not in the public interest to disclose this because the information related to the commercial contract between a third party which was commercially sensitive.

RESOLVED that regular updates be provided to the Committee on the transformation programme.

Report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services detailing the actions of the Executive and monitoring progress of the recommendations of the Committee, attached.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services detailing the actions of the Executive and monitoring progress of the recommendations of the Committee.

RESOLVED that following consideration of the Executive’s response to the Committee on the closure of Woodside Lodge the following was recommended:

(i)  clarification be sought to outline what advice was accurate and what was inaccurate (point no 1 of the monitoring form);

(ii)  the Committee be informed if any additional costs were incurred by the remaining Woodside Lodge residents (point no 2. of the monitoring form); and

(iii)  that a timescale be identified for when the Committee would receive a report on the proposals for a new facility on the grounds of Woodside Lodge (point no 3. of the monitoring form).