Issue - meetings

To review the work programme and the items which have been considered over the past year. 

To suggest items for inclusion in the work programme for 2021/22. 

NOTED

1.            The work carried out over the past year from the 2020/21 work programme. 

2.            The view of the chair that she felt that the year had worked well.  Members had been able to make in depth and insightful commentary on the issues under review and to pose challenging questions.

3.            Any suggestions for items to be considered as part of next year’s programme should be emailed to the Chair or the committee secretary.  They would then be considered for inclusion in the work programme by next year’s panel. 

4.            There would be an additional meeting to consider local plan policy at a workshop session on 14 April 2021.

To review the work programme and note any changes.   

The panel noted

1.    The agreed work programme for 2020/21. 

2.    That a report on planning processes would be considered at the meeting on 17 March 2021.

3.    That an additional private meeting (workshop) could be organised in April 2021, subject to further information. 

To review the work programme and note any changes.   

The panel noted the agreed work programme for 2020/21. 

To review the work programme and note any changes.   

The panel noted the agreed work programme for 2020/21. 

To agree and prioritise items for the work programme.  Template attached. 

Sarah Cary (Executive Director Place) and Helen Murch (Head of Strategic Planning and Design) left the meeting at this point.

The members of the scrutiny panel discussed the work programme.

The following suggestions were put forward: 

·         Economic Development Strategy

·         How local businesses can survive and/or respond to the Covid Crisis in town centres

·         Local Plan and the proposed Government changes to planning policy

·         Taking forward the work of the Meridian Water Scrutiny Workstream.  The Overview and Scrutiny Committee was due to make a recommendation that this panel should monitor the recommendations from the workstream review.  The 8 December would be an ideal meeting for a first report. 

·         Standing item on Meridian Water – there was confirmation that this would be included on the agenda for at least two meetings, the first at the December meeting’

·         Joyce and Snell’s Estate Redevelopment

·         Other estate redevelopment schemes including Ladderswood, Alma, New Avenue and Electric Quarter. 

·         Regeneration of the High Street – the digital impact and the need to redesign community space.

·         The Improving Enfield Shopping Areas Scrutiny Workstream report was close to completion.  The recommendations from this could be monitored by this panel. 

·         Housing Needs Assessment – types and sizes of proposed new homes. 

·         Culture Strategy

·         Economic Development Strategy

·         Skills and Training

·         Redevelopment of Enfield and Edmonton Green shopping centres. 

The Chair summed up by saying that a work programme would be put together incorporating the above together with the suggestions from Sarah Cary.  The panel would also leave space for some flexibility to enable other issues to be added, if necessary, as they arose over the course of the year.