Resolved –

(1)       That  the information in Document “U” be noted, particularly the           major changes to the service, the information on complaints and   monitoring of cleanliness standards and the community   involvement in reducing litter.

(2)       That officers make some ‘tweaks’ to the operating model in order         to improve street cleansing in some Wards, a further report be            presented in 2020 outlining the full-year impact of operational          changes made since April 2019.

ACTION:  The Bradford South Area Coordinator

Overview and Scrutiny Committee:  Regeneration and Environment

(Damian Fisher - 01274 437146)

Resolved –

(1)       That the content of Document “T” and the smooth merger of the           operational management and maintenance of Parks and Green            Spaces with the Street Cleansing Service be welcomed, whilst          reducing the number of complaints to the service over the           summer.

(2)       That the Area Committee confirms its view on trialling and expanding the concept of ‘nature friendly’ parks within Bradford South.

ACTION: The Strategic Director Place

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration & Environment

(David Cansfield - 01274 437026)

Resolved –

That officers be thanked for their presentation and their detailed responses to Member’s questions, and that a further report be presented to the Area Committee in 6 months time which addresses the questions, comments and concerns raised by Members.

ACTION: The Programme Director (Bradford Opportunity Area)

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

(Kathryn Loftus - 01274 434590)

Resolved –

That the nomination of the land known as Land at Spen View Lane, Bierley, Bradford as an Asset of Community Value be rejected.

ACTION : Director of Corporate Resources

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

(Nigel Gillatt - 01274 434224)

Resolved –

That the nomination of the land known as Bierley Recreation Ground as an Asset of Community Value be deferred to allow for consultation with interested parties.

ACTION : Director of Corporate Resources

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

(Nigel Gillatt - 01274 434224)

Resolved –

That the nomination of the property known as Bierley Post Office

to be registered as an Asset of Community Value be deferred to allow for further consultation with the Post Office and InCommunities.

ACTION : Director of Corporate Resources

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

(Nigel Gillatt - 01274 434224)

Resolved-

That the Integration and Change Board updates be noted.

                                                            (Sadia Hussain – 01274 435872)

Resolved-

(1)          That consideration be given to widely promoting information on the signs of domestic violence such as placing posters with information in easily accessible places such as on the inside of toilet cubicle doors etc.

(2)       That the Safer Communities Partnership considers actively promoting the work being undertaken by the partnership to reduce crime and make the district safer which, in turn, would help public perceptions of crime in the District and help them to understand the work of the partnership.

(3)       That staff employed by all partner organisations are supported where they may be the victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence by:

(a)  Training managers to access support and have discussions sensitively with staff in the workplace, particularly through return to work interviews.

(b)The Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Team actively       offer support to managers across the partnership to deliver   training on this issue.   

(4)       That awareness is raised of the “Bright Sky” App and its benefits to victims of domestic abuse and those who are supporting them. That the Community Safety Partnership provide promotional materials for this to Board Members for them to disseminate appropriately.

(5)       That system wide learning and awareness raising events to tackle domestic abuse be supported by the partnership.

(6)       That a focused development session of the Health and Wellbeing Board be arranged which looks at the impact of domestic abuse on children and the system response to it.

Action:  All Partners/Health and Wellbeing Board Manager/ Community Safety Manager

                                                     (Michael Churley – 01274 431364)

Resolved-

(1)       That all Members of the Health and Wellbeing Board be requested to offer their full commitment from their organisations, including a potential financial commitment, to the Child Friendly District initiative.

(2)       That representatives from all organisations be requested to join the initial meeting with Unicef and be engaged throughout the process.

(3)       That the Health and Wellbeing Board should be the responsible governance structure for the Child Friendly District Programme.

Action:  Strategic Director, Children’s Services

                                                                        (Phil Witcherley – 01274 431241)

Resolved -

That having considered all valid representations made by the parties to the hearing; valid written representations received during the statutory period; the published statement of licensing policy and relevant statutory guidance, the panel grants the application.

(Melanie McGurk – 01274 431873)

Resolved -

That having considered all valid representations made by the parties to the hearing; valid written representations received during the statutory period; the published statement of licensing policy and relevant statutory guidance, the panel grants the application.

(Melanie McGurk – 01274 431873)

Resolved –

That having considered all valid representations made by the parties to the hearing; valid written representations received during the statutory period; the published statement of licensing policy and relevant statutory guidance, the panel grants the application subject to the following condition:

·         That conditions 17 and 18 be removed subject to a noise assessment report being provided which addresses external noise from the area identified on the plan appended to Document “K” and approved by the Environmental Health Officer.

Reason: It is considered that the above condition is necessary to minimise noise disturbance to nearby residents – prevention of public nuisance objective.

(Melanie McGurk – 01274 431873)

No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received.

Resolved –

(1)       That the objections be overruled and the proposed traffic            measures as shown on Plan no.HS/TRSS/104495/CON-1A –  attached as Appendix 1 to Document “T”, be implemented as             advertised.

(2)       That the objectors be informed accordingly.

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

Resolved –

That the work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford West Area as detailed in Document “W” be welcomed.

LEAD: Strategic Director, Place

Resolved –

Option 1 - That the Strategic Director, Corporate Resources accept the nomination of the site Ashwell Allotments on the grounds that it meets the criteria and definition of an Asset of Community Value as set out in the Localism Act 2011.

ACTION: Strategic Director, Corporate Resources

Resolved –

That the programme progress be noted for information and the use of the Social Mobility Dashboard be endorsed to support the work of the Area Committee.

LEAD: Programme Director, Bradford Opportunity Area

Resolved-

(1)       That it be recommended that the Executive be requested to note that the adoption of a new Risk Management Strategy for the Council (Appendix A to Document “Z”) be approved subject to the addition of Climate Change risks.

(2)       That the Committee noted that the Director of Finance was undertaking a review on the recent cyber attack that affected the Council’s IT systems which would be reported to the Corporate Management Team.

Action:  Director of Finance       

                                                            (Mark St Romaine – 01274 432888)

Resolved-

That the Committee –

·         Reviewed the information contained in the report and the progress made in addressing the significant governance challenges.

·         Endorses the further actions planned.

·         Alerts officers and Members to any emerging governance concerns requiring review during the 2019-20 process.

Action:           Director of Finance

                                               (Chris Chapman – 01274 433656)

Resolved-

(1)     That the contents of the report be noted.

(2)     That the Council’s continued compliance with RIPA be noted.

Action:           City Solicitor

                                                (Richard Winter – 01274 434292)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund Investment Advisory Panel held on 7 November 2019 were considered.

                                                            (Rodney Barton – 01274 432317)

Resolved –

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the items relating to minutes of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund Investment Advisory Panel meeting held on 7 November 2019 because the information to be considered is exempt information within paragraph 3 (Financial or Business Affairs) of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.  It is also considered that it is in the public interest to exclude public access to this item.

Action:  City Solicitor

                                                            (Fatima Butt – 01274 432227)

Resolved –

That the constructive engagement with a wide range of the public undertaken through community engagement activities by Keighley Area Co-ordinator’s Office in the period April to September 2019 be noted.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Corporate

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

Resolved –

That the work of the Keighley Area Co-ordinator’s Office in the period April to September 2019 to support Ward Priorities within the Keighley Area Ward Plans 2019-20 be noted.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Corporate

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

Resolved –

That the progress outlined in Document “T” be noted and the use of the Social Mobility Dashboard, Appended to Document “T” and to support the work of the Area Committee, be endorsed.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Children’s Services

ACTION: Strategic Director, Children’s Services

Resolved –

That it be recommended to the Strategic Director, Corporate Resources, that in accordance with option 1, contained in Document “S, the nomination of land at Ilkley Town Hall, Library, Kings Hall and Winter Gardens be approved as an Asset of Community Value on the grounds that it does meet the criteria and definition of an Asset of Community Value as set out in the Localism Act 2011.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Corporate

ACTION: Strategic Director, Corporate Resources

Resolved –

(1)          That the information provided on key homelessness and rough sleeping issues, challenges and responses across the District be noted and that officers be thanked for attending the meeting and listening to the issues raised by members.

(2)          That the Committee receive a report from the Housing Standards Team and the Rouge Landlords Scheme in the next 6 months.

(3)          That the Committee recognises the pressures coming from the private rented sector on homelessness across the district.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

(Dimitris Tolios – 01274 4366635)

Resolved –

That consideration of the report (Document “T”) be deferred to a future meeting of the Committee.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

                                                            (Edward Norfolk – 01274 433905)

Resolved –

(1)       That the work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford East Area as detailed in Document “S” be welcomed.

(2)       That the Committee recognise the valuable work carried out by staff in the Youth Service and the impact on young people.

(3)       That the Committee is grateful for the honest and brave comments of the young people who attended the meeting.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

(Norrina Rashid – 01274 431066)

Resolved -

(1)  That the current operational methods adopted for local highway maintenance be noted.

(2)   That the indicative costs to date for the current financial year be noted.

(3)  That the list of current and proposed CAT 3/4 works as shown in Appendices 5 and 6 to Document “R” be approved subject to Hutton Road being in the Little Horton Ward.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

(Andrew Whelan – 01274 434409)

Resolved –

That the request for permit parking on Rowanberry Close and Whitebeam Walk remain on the list for consideration by this Committee as and when future Safer Roads programmes are determined.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

(Andrew Smith – 434674)