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Contact: Asad Shah - 01274 432280 

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39.

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

 

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

 

Notes:

 

(1)       Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct.  Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

 

(2)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

 

(3)       Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity.

 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

 

Minutes:

In the interest of transparency Councillor Nazir disclosed an interest in the item relating to West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Update 2018 (Minute 34) as he was an alternate Member on the Combined Authority Scrutiny Committee.

 

ACTION: City Solicitor

 

 

40.

MINUTES

Recommended –

 

That the minutes of the meetings held on 20 February and 13 March 2018 be signed as correct records (previously circulated).

 

(Asad Shah – 01274 432280)

Minutes:

That the minutes of the meetings held on 20 February and 13 March 2018 be signed as correct records.

 

ACTION: City Solicitor

 

 

41.

INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

 

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

 

(Asad Shah - 01274 432280)

 

Minutes:

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.

 

 

42.

REFERRALS TO THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Any referrals that have been made to this Committee up to and including the date of publication of this agenda will be reported at the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no referrals made to the Committee.

 

 

43.

WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY AND LEEDS CITY REGION ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP (LEP) UPDATE 2018 pdf icon PDF 465 KB

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “W”) provides a general update on the Combined Authority and Leeds City Region LEP as a background for Committee discussion and question and answer session with Senior Councillors and Officers. The report includes details on shared ambitions, regeneration, transport, housing and partnership working.

 

Recommended –

 

(1)       That the involvement and partnership between Bradford Council          and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority / Leeds City Region            Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is welcomed.


(2)       That the progress on investment and delivery is noted and         progress on key schemes to be brought to the attention of the          Committee as part of effective local scrutiny.


(3)       That the on-going Strategic Economic Plan delivery and the       development of the Local InclusiveIndustrial Strategy and wider            Policy Framework is recognised.

(4)       That the scrutiny work of the Combined Authority O&S, especially        on CA performance, the LEP Review and Transport, and Bradford           Councillors involvement in this is noted.

 

(Philip Witcherley – 01274 431241)

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “W”) provided a general update on the Combined Authority and Leeds City Region LEP as a background for Committee discussion and question and answer session with Senior Councillors and Officers. The report included details on shared ambitions, regeneration, transport, housing and partnership working.

 

The Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Authority attended the Committee and was invited by the Chair to introduce the report. He explained that this report provided an update to discuss Bradford’s current involvement, influence, investment and impact through the partnership with the Combined Authority and the LEP. The partnership and joint working existed to support prosperity, economic regeneration and inclusive growth across the City Region. It also provided a broad overview and highlighted partnership working and investment through the Combined Authority and the LEP. It further provided an overview of the Combined Authority/LEP and key issues for member consideration. It did not set out to be a fully comprehensive review.

 

Following presentation, a question and answer session ensued:

·         What arrangements were in place in terms of governance at the WYCA?

o   There was an increased level of accountability of committees with overview and scrutiny possessing greater powers and Call-in for decisions. There were a total of 18 Councillors from all cities that formed the combined authority on the committee. A transparent democratic process with all committee resolutions being put into the public domain;

·         What was the reason behind the number of governance changes to the Combined Authority & LEP Governance which were confirmed at the Annual Meeting in Summer 2018?

o   The changes were due to unifying all the committees in order to maintain balance across the combined authority;

·         With the anticipation of funding various schemes, how were schemes prioritised?

o   The Combined Authority had been allocated funding by the government’s Growth Deal for large scale schemes and Transport Fund for transport projects. Schemes were financed through the balance of strategic priorities;

·         In relation to appendix 5, Investment and Schemes. What were plans for future investment in Bradford?

o   The combined authority undertook strategic planning for the areas of housing and jobs also. All schemes were part of a Gateway Review and the government assessed whether schemes were delivered before 2020 at the total value of £300 million. The funding was an equal split throughout the country;

·         What 3 sites were in the Enterprise Zones?

o   a) Bradford City Centre was identified as an Urban Growth Centre, (b) Bradford-Shipley Canal Road Corridor was identified as a Housing Growth Area (with support for New Bolton Woods) and (c) Gain Lane, Parry Lane & Staithgate Lane formed part of the pan city region M62 Enterprise.

o   Parry Lane was in Council’s ownership and there had been on going efforts working for an agreement with the private owner of the adjacent land. Staithgate Lane and Gain Lane were both under private ownership and had major concerns about the conditions of the grounds;

·         What other projects had been funded?

o   Supported the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.

44.

THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE AND RECYCLING ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT pdf icon PDF 109 KB

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “X”) provides a description of the current management of waste, and gives an update on the work programmes undertaken in 2018, and those planned for 2019, to improve the management of waste to more sustainable levels in line with the Waste Strategy (Municipal Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2015).

 

Recommended –

 

That Regeneration and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee consider the information presented in Document “X” and request a further progress report in twelve months’ time.

 

(Susan Spink – 01274 434779)

 

 

Minutes:

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “X”) provided a description of the current management of waste, and gave an update on the work programmes undertaken in 2018, and those planned for 2019, to improve the management of waste to more sustainable levels in line with the Waste Strategy (Municipal Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2015).

 

The Assistant Director of Waste, Fleet and Transport Services was accompanied by the Principal Officer and they jointly gave a detailed synopsis of the report. The Council had statutory responsibilities for waste streams which were currently managed by waste services. These streams included, kerbside collections of recycling from residents; kerbside collections of residual household waste from residents; bulky waste collections upon request from residents (paid for service); clinical waste collections upon request; and, provision of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the district; closed Landfill site monitoring. In addition to waste services, it also provided the services, which included kerbside collection of garden waste (a non-statutory paid for service upon request); chemical advisory services to residents; trade waste services to commercial businesses (paid for service); and clinical waste collections to commercial businesses (paid for service).

 

The services were provided by in house operations which were supported by several external contracts with the private sector for treatment of recycling, residual waste and disposal services.

 

Following introduction, a question and answer session ensued:

·         In regards to recycling champions, was data available on the various languages spoken by individuals in different communities?

o   No specific data was recorded but there were individuals who spoke languages other than English. Occasionally, Google translator was utilised for communication needs;

·         •With alternate week collections, there were community residents’ who continued to refrain from recycling. How was this being tackled?

o   In inner city wards with significant terraced housing, it was dependent on whether residents had the correct bins and with their house numbers marked on their bins. The service was working closely with Ward Officers to assist in driving the behavioural change of recycling;

·         With supermarkets incentives of returning bottles and other recycling waste for additional club card shopping points, would this affect the Council’s contracts?

o   Unless tonnes of waste was being returned to supermarkets. The incentives by supermarkets was a marginal impact but any recycling would be a positive factor;

·         It seemed that current operations were not effective to the extent that there was significant side waste on the streets on a weekly basis. Would it make a difference if the service worked closely with in Incommunities for the purpose of providing better waste disposal sites?

o   There was ongoing work with Incommunities and they acknowledged the fact that some tenants were not abiding with advice on recycling. Nevertheless, Incommunities continued to assist the Council in its work; and,

·         Was the Waste Strategy (Municipal Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2015) being revised at this present stage?

o   Yes the strategy was currently being redrafted. The government was about to publish the new strategy and the service  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44.

45.

REGENERATION AND ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE - WORK PROGRAMME 2018-19 pdf icon PDF 22 KB

The report of the Chair of the Regeneration and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Document “Y”) includes the Regeneration and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee work programme for 2018/19.

 

Recommended –

 

(1)       That members consider and comment on the areas of work        included in the work programme.

 

(2)       That members consider any detailed scrutiny reviews that they             may wish to conduct.

 

(Mustansir Butt – 01274 432574)

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report of the Chair of the Regeneration and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Document “Y”) included the Regeneration and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee work programme for 2018/19.

 

Resolved –

 

That the 2018/19 Work Programme continues to be regularly reviewed during the year.

 

ACTION: Overview and Scrutiny Lead