DECISION

1.    To note the Overview and Scrutiny Challenge Session Report (Appendix 1 to the report) on Empowering Communities – engaging our diverse community at a locality level.

2.    To agree the Service Action Plan (Appendix 2 to the report) in response to the scrutiny report recommendations.

3.    To note the specific equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 4.1. of the report.

Action by:

DIRECTOR STRATEGY, IMPROVEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION (S. GODMAN)

(Strategy and Policy Officer (F. Miah)

Councillor Asma Islam, Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning, introduced the report setting out the Executive’s response to the Overview and Scrutiny Challenge Session on empowering communities which particularly looked at how the Council engages with residents on planning and development matters.

She highlighted that the Council engages with residents in many different ways in relation to planning and development but that it was always willing to look at new ideas. The report in particular looked at the value of the Community Development Panel on the Isle of Dogs and the Local Infrastructure Fund. A number of recommendations were set out in the report to build from the work already been undertaken. Future updates would also be provided.

The Mayor welcomed the report. He proposed the recommendations as set out in the report. These were unanimously agreed by the Members present and it was:

RESOLVED

1.    To note the Overview and Scrutiny Challenge Session Report (Appendix 1 to the report) on Empowering Communities – engaging our diverse community at a locality level.

2.    To agree the Service Action Plan (Appendix 2 to the report) in response to the scrutiny report recommendations.

3.    To note the specific equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 4.1. of the report.