Issue - meetings
Chair's advice of Key Issues or Questions in relation to Unrestricted Business to be considered
Meeting: 06/11/2013 - Cabinet - Expired (Item 5)
Chair's Advice of Key Issues or Questions in Relation to Unrestricted Business to be Considered
Decision:
Nil items.
Minutes:
Councillor Motin Uz-Zaman, Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC), provided an update on the discussions that had taken place at their last meeting.
In particular he:
· Thanked Councillors Alibor Choudhury and Peter Golds for their presentations in relation to the Call-In of the Community Event Fund (Round 3) Individual Mayor’s Executive Decision. He reported that after a discussion it had been decided to refer back the decision due to concerns about its consistency and clarity of the awards. He also reported that the Committee felt more clarity was needed on criteria for future rounds.
· Thanked Councillor Rabina Khan for presenting the key challenges to delivering sufficient affordable housing during her spotlight session. Members were pleased with the progress although there were slight concerns around access to information for residents without internet access and allocation of officer responsibility for engaging with residents.
· The Committee had received a report on the Watts Grove project as requested by Council. Members felt that the restrictions placed on some papers had impacted on their ability to scrutinise them.
· Requested that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be filmed in the same way as Cabinet.
· Again requested that the Mayor accept an invitation to attend Overview and Scrutiny.
The Mayor thanked Councillor Motin Uz-Zaman for his update presentation.