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Contact: Stacey Gilmour
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WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Minutes: Councillor Levy welcomed all attendees to the meeting. Apologies for absence had been received from Co-optee -Simon Goulden and Lily Hassan from the Youth Parliament. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members of the Council are invited to identify any disclosable pecuniary, other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests relevant to items on the agenda. Minutes: Councillor Susan Erbil announced she was a cousin of Councillor Guney Dogan and would withdraw from the meeting for discussion of the first item on ‘Call-In – To implement increases to pay and display charges to encourage higher turnover of short stay bays’. |
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To receive and consider a report from the Director of Environment & Operational Services outlining details of a call-in received on the Portfolio Decision taken to implement increases to pay and display charges to encourage higher turnover of short stay bays (Report No:3).
The decision that has been called in was a Portfolio Decision taken by the Cabinet Member for Environment on 14 June 2018 and included on the Publication of Decision List No: 2/18-19 (List Ref:2/2/18-19) issued on 15 June 2018.
It is proposed that consideration of the call-in be structured as follows:
· Brief outline of reasons for the call-in by representative (s) of the members who have called in the decision. · Response to the reasons provided for the Call-In by the Cabinet members responsible for taking the decision. · Debate by Overview & Scrutiny Committee and agreement on action to be taken.
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Chair invited Councillor Laban to outline the reasons for Call-in.
Councillor Laban said we would be charging people more to park which goes against the principle of ‘Fairness for All’. She said the proposals were not fair for people who are trading and also not fair on the community. She requested that the decision be referred back to the Cabinet Member for Environment for reconsideration.
The Chair invited Councillor Dogan as Cabinet member for Environment and David Morris as the Head of Parking to respond, as follows:
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DRAFT SAFEGUARDING ADULTS STRATEGY 2018-23 PDF 117 KB To receive a report from Sharon Burgess, Head of Safeguarding Adults and Bharat Ayer, Safeguarding Adults Team Manager. Additional documents: Minutes: Bharat Ayer, (Safeguarding Adults Team Manager) introduced a report on the Enfield Safeguarding Adults Strategy 2018 – 23 which has been issued for consultation. He invited comments from OSC.
The following was highlighted:
The following questions/ comments were raised:
Q. I notice that the number of concerns reported had increased significantly with 1616 concerns reported for 2017/18 from 1144 the preceding year. A. Yes this means that people are reporting more incidents. This is welcomed because rather than having situations which are hidden, we are able to take steps to resolve any problems.
Q. How does the new Strategy document for the forthcoming five years differ from the previous one? A. There has been more focus on community engagement. It has been led by service users which has made a big difference. There is also more connection with the use of social media and IT.
Councillor Smith complimented the service on the strategy document which he said was very clear for people to understand.
Q. As there had been a significant number of concerns raised but not an increase in budget, it was asked if they were still being dealt with adequately? A. Sharon Burgess, Head of Safeguarding Adults confirmed that this is being done. Although there are budgetary constraints, we are looking at efficiency measures for example making the best use of data to ensure that the response we give is both person-centred and proportionate for what is needed and we try to ensure it is not too bureaucratic.
Sharon mentioned that the aim is to publicise the strategy, by reaching out to the community, especially for those in their own homes who may be socially isolated. Councillor Levy referred to a recent OSC work stream that had looked at the issue of loneliness and social isolation for those people who may not have the capacity to break away from their situation. There are a number of potential victims. There is a range of situations which may be considered abusive for example being the victim of rogue traders.
Councillor Needs praised the report, and she went on to ask: Q. What happens when there is ... view the full minutes text for item 655. |
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WORK PROGRAMME AND WORKSTREAMS 2018/19 PDF 266 KB To review and agree the Overview and Scrutiny work programme and to select the initial workstreams for 2018/19.
Guidance from the Local Government Association of the criteria for selecting scrutiny topics is attached for your reference. Additional documents: Minutes: Workstreams It was agreed that the following three initial workstreams with the first two to commence and the third to follow in the future be established for 2018/19 –
It was also noted that a future potential workstream was discussed on · John Wilkes House issues and the Housing Allocations policy.
Work Programme It was noted that there is an item relating to Children / Education Services included on each OSC Business meeting agenda.
Cabinet members could be invited to future meetings for discussion of items of interest.
The next special meeting of OSC will take place on Thursday 26 July 2018 to hear from the Leader of the Council about her plans/ visions. |
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 12 JUNE 2018 PDF 108 KB To agree the Minutes of the meeting held on 12 June 2018. Minutes: AGREED the minutes of the meeting held on the 12 June 2018.
Members raised a further question on Genotin Road in addition to those detailed in the minutes of the 12 June 2018 that was relevant to the issues raised at this meeting. As follows:
“What will be the impact on businesses in Enfield given the number of empty shops should the Genotin Road car park close?”
It was agreed that this would be raised with officers for inclusion in the report going to Cabinet or covered verbally at the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 25 July 2018. ACTION: Susan O’Connell, Scrutiny Officer
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DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS To note the dates of future meetings as follows:
Provisional Call-Ins
Thursday 9 August, 2018 Thursday 13 September, 2018 Thursday 11 October, 2018 Thursday 8 November, 2018 Thursday 6 December, 2018 Thursday 20 December, 2018 Thursday 7 February 2019 Tuesday 12 March 2019 Tuesday 26 March, 2019 Thursday 11 April, 2019
Please note, the business meetings of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee will be held on:
Thursday 26 July 2018 (special OSC meeting to hear from the Leader of the Council about her plans/ visions) Wednesday 5 September, 2018 Wednesday 7 November, 2018 Tuesday 12 February, 2019 Wednesday 3 April, 2019
The Overview & Scrutiny Budget Meeting will be held on: Tuesday 15 January, 2019 Minutes: NOTED the dates as follows
Provisional Call-Ins Thursday 9 August, 2018 Thursday 13 September, 2018 Thursday 11 October, 2018 Thursday 8 November, 2018 Thursday 6 December, 2018 Thursday 20 December, 2018 Thursday 7 February 2019 Tuesday 12 March 2019 Tuesday 26 March, 2019 Thursday 11 April, 2019
The business meetings of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee to be held on: Wednesday 5 September, 2018 Wednesday 7 November, 2018 Tuesday 12 February, 2019 Wednesday 3 April, 2019
The Overview & Scrutiny Budget Meeting will be held on: Tuesday 15 January, 2019
Councillor Levy thanked everyone for attending the meeting.
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