Questions to Board members about the minutes of the Board meetings below:

1.    Minutes of the meeting held on 30 July 2015;

2.    Draft minutes of the meeting held on 10 September 2015.

This item has a time limit of 15 minutes.

Council had before it the minutes of the City Executive Board meeting of 30 July 2015 and the draft minutes of the meeting of 10 September 2015.

On Minute 71, Councillor Fooks asked for updates on the award of contracts and the disposal of recyclates, and Councillor Tanner undertook to provide these when available.

On Minute 72, Councillor Fooks asked how much the council would lose from planned social housing. Councillors Hollingsworth and Price said that councils were re-evaluating their unmet need for social and market rate housing. There was some very welcome co-operation between councils, but more was needed.

On Minute 76, Councillor Fooks asked how the planning service incurred £200,000 of additional staff costs when there were staff shortages. Councillor Price said that the costs were for agency staff and consultancy work to provide the service.