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City Executive Board decisions (Minutes)

(1)       Minutes of the meeting held on 23^rd November 2012

(2)       Minutes of the meeting held on 5^th December 2012

Single Executive Member decisions (Minutes)

(1)       Minutes of the Single Executive Member Decision Meeting (Board Member, Finance and Efficiency) held on 11^th 0ctober 2012.

Council had before it minutes (previously circulated, now appended) of the City Executive Board and Single Executive Member meeting held since the last meeting of Full Council.

(a)       City Executive Board Decisions – 23November 2012 (Minutes)

Minute 52 – Tenant and Resident Involvement Strategy – Councillor Benjamin asked why was this being changed again?  There had previously been a Housing Advisory Board which had tenant representatives, but this was disbanded.  Was this a case of the Leadership not liking what they heard from tenants’?

Councillor Seamons said there had been only one Panel with very few members and it was right to rejuvenate tenant participation.  The proposals had been widely consulted on and the Chair of the Tenants’ Involvement Monitoring Panel (IMP) had been fully involved. 

Minute 53 – Oxpens Meadow – Deed of Dedication – Councillor Benjamin said that she welcomed this, but it should include all of the Meadow and especially the part behind the Ice Rink.

Councillor Tanner said that there had been full consultation with the St. Ebbe’s New Development Residents Association (SENDRA) and that while the part behind the Ice Rink had not been included, it did not mean that this part would be developed on.

(b)       City Executive Board Decisions – 5December 2012 (Minutes)

Minute 57 – Scrutiny Committee Reports – Councillor Fooks welcomed the City Executive Board recommendations (1), (2) and (3) regarding “Area Forums – Review of the first year” especially recommendation (1).

Councillor Simmons asked what the timescale would be for the implementation of the recommendations and requested a written response.

Minute 59 – Procurement Strategy 2013-2016 – Councillor Simmons was surprised that recommendation (3) from the Value and Performance Scrutiny Committee had not been accepted by the City Executive Board.

Councillor Turner said that this recommendation had appeared very late and so could not be agreed to at that stage.

Minute 63 – Domestic Waste and Recycling Collection – Policy Change for sites with communal bin storage and houses in multiple occupation – Councillor Jones welcomed the change in policy, but asked if Officer resources were available to give advice.

Councillor Tanner said that the policy had already been implemented for Council properties and it was working well.  He welcomed Councillor Jones support for the policy and felt that this policy responded to tenants in the private sector who had been pressing for better recycling facilities.

Minute 66 – Planning Annual Monitoring Report 2011/12 – Councillor Goddard welcomed that this City Executive Board had met at the Old Fire Station rather than the Town Hall, and hoped that it would meet outside of the Town Hall on more occasions.  He noted that the minutes said that his questions were appended, but were not and requested that in future anything appended to the minutes of the City Executive Board were also presented to Council.

Councillor Simmons asked that the Head of City Development circulate to Members the mid year figures when available on the University housing targets.

(b)       Single Executive Member Decisions (Minutes)

(1)       Minutes of the Single Executive Member Decision meeting (Board Member Finance and Efficiency) held on 11^th October 2012. (previously circulated, now appended)