Local democracy

Agenda

Venue: City Hall, Bradford

Contact: Su Booth - 07814 073884 

Items
No. Item

A. PROCEDURAL ITEMS

1.

ALTERNATE MEMBERS (Standing Order 34)

The City Solicitor will report the names of alternate Members who are attending the meeting in place of appointed Members. 

 

2.

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.

 

3.

MINUTES

Recommended –

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2021 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

 

(Su Booth - 07814 073884

4.

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.

5.

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. 

 

(Su Booth - 07814 073884)

 

B. OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY ACTIVITIES

6.

CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY pdf icon PDF 238 KB

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “M”) will be submitted to provide an overview of progress on sustainable development and climate action by the Council. It includes key headlines and summarises the wider context for this work including West Yorkshire, national legislative and policy changes from Government.

 

Recommended –

 

That Members note the report and that an update report will be submitted in 2022-23

 

(Jamie Saunders – 01274 434123)

7.

HIGHWAYS SERVICES FUTURE PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 162 KB

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “N”) will be submitted to the Committee to provide information and to advise members on the Highways Services procurement plans covering the financial years 2021/22-2022/23.

The report also provides information for members on the forthcoming procurement of contracts with a value in excess of £2m that will be undertaken in line with this programme in accordance with the requirements of Contract Standing Order 4.7.4 (CSO 2021/22).

Recommended –

 

The the report be noted.

(Richard Gelder – 01274 437603)

 

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8.

WASTE SERVICES PERFORMANCE AND CONTRACT REVIEW pdf icon PDF 260 KB

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “O”) will be submitted to the Committee to provide a description of the activities undertaken by Waste Services during 2020 and 2021 and those planned for 2022 to improve the management of waste to more stainable 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 this report and request a further progress report in twelve months’ time.

 

(Richard Galthen – 01274 434779)

9.

WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 80 KB

The report of the Chair of the Regeneration and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Document “P”) will be submitted to provide Members with details of the Work Programme for 2021/22.

 

Recommended –

 

That the Work Programme 2021-22 continues to be regularly reviewed during the year.

 

(Caroline Coombes – 07970 413828)

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