Agenda and minutes
Venue: The Royal Hotel, Royal Parade, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire.
Contact: Craig Goodall, Members' Services, Tel/Fax:01432 260445 email - cgoodall@herefordshire.gov.uk
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors: R.B.A Burke, J.C. Mayson (Cabinet Member) A. L. Williams and from Mr. G. Jones (Tourism Sector). |
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NAMED SUBSTITUTES To receive details any details of Members nominated to attend the meeting in place of a Member of the Committee. Minutes: Councillor Mrs. P.A. Andrews substituted for Councillor A.L. Williams. Mr. A. Blackshaw substituted for Mr. G. Jones. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive any declarations of interest by Members in respect of items on the Agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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MINUTES To approve and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 6th June 2006. Minutes: Copies of the minutes had been previously circulated to Members and were available at the meeting. Subject to minor grammatical and textural changes the Committee approved the minutes.
RESOLVED: That the minutes for the meeting held on 6th June, 2006, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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SUGGESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES FOR FUTURE SCRUTINY To consider suggestions from members of the public on issues the Committee could scrutinise in the future. Minutes: No suggestions were received on issues for future scrutiny from the members of the public present. |
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DISCUSSION OF THE ECONOMIC AND TOURIST BENEFIT OF THE RIVER WYE IN HEREFORDSHIRE To seek the views from a range of interested parties on the current economic and tourist benefit of the River Wye for Herefordshire and how it can be improved. Minutes: The Committee sought the views of a range of interested parties on the current economic and tourist benefit of the River Wye for Herefordshire and how it could be improved.
The Chairman acknowledged receipt of a question from Mr G. Thomas, concerning the riverbank near the Old Bridge, Hereford, which, being subject to litigation, would be dealt with by the Director.
The Chairman welcomed the following invited guests:
The Chairman reported that the agenda item sought to be the start of ongoing debate on the economic and tourist benefit of the River Wye, and explore what further actions are, or can, be undertaken by the Council, Town or Parish Councils, local businesses or the Environment Agency to improve those benefits for the County.
The meeting was structured into sections by the Chairman asking the invited guests to contribute or comment in relation to a question on their sphere of interest. The following is the question followed by the principal points arising during discussion:
What is happening already within the Herefordshire Council’s Tourism Section?
What are the Town and Parish Councils doing with the river and what would they like to see done?
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ANNUAL REPORT ON COMMUNITY SERVICES PDF 60 KB To receive a report from the Cabinet Member (Community Services) on activity in the Community Services programme area for 2005/06. Minutes: The Committee received a report from the Cabinet Member (Community Services) on activity in the Community Services programme area.
A report had been prepared by the Cabinet Member (Community Services) outlining the issues which had affected the programme area during 2005/06 and indicated some of the challenges for 2006/07.
In addition to highlighting aspects of his report the Cabinet Member also reported in particular:
The Committee noted the report by the Cabinet Member. The following is an outline of the responses and comments made during the ensuing questioning of the Cabinet Member:
The Chairman thanked the Cabinet Member for his report and for responding to the Committee’s questioning. |
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END OF YEAR REPORT ON PERFORMANCE MONITORING PDF 88 KB To report on the end of year performance position relating to the Economic and Community Services Division within the Adult and Community Services Directorate. Minutes: The Committee received a report on the end of year performance position for 2005/06 relating to the Economic and Community Services Division within the Adult and Community Services Directorate.
The report provided commentary about a selection of Best Value and Local Performance Indicators, all of which were included within the Corporate Plan and were reported in line with the Annual Operating Plan requirements. Issues, challenges and concerns relating to the Performance Indicators and services in general were also reported on. The detail of the performance for each Service Block was set out in Appendix 1 to the report. Appendix 2 to the report set out the new set of indicators that corresponded with the Corporate Plan and Local Area Agreement.
On scrutinising the report the Committee noted that in relation to the “% of people who use parks …” information had been compiled from the Resident’s Satisfaction Survey. Work was under way to ascertain any reason for the slight dip in satisfaction against this target. In relation to the increase in performance indicator “alcohol related crime and disorder incidents” it was reported that this was probably due to the increased detection activity of the police rather than the introduction of new licensing legislation.
RESOLVED That(a) the report on Economic and Community Services Performance be noted; (b) areas of concern continue to be monitored; and; (c) the new indicators, attached at Appendix 2 to the report, be noted and adopted. |