Agenda item

Discussion:

The Democratic Services Officer reported on the Committee’s work programme and drew attention to the following issues arising from the Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee pre agenda meeting on 24 November 2015:

·         On the basis that information concerning the average journey times across Medway was now regularly reported to Committee under performance indicator NI 167 NEW as part of the quarterly performance monitoring, this item should be removed from the list of outstanding reports.

·         The review of shared use bay installation in York Avenue, Gillingham be reported to the Committee in June 2016 to enable a full six month assessment of the operation of the bays.

·         The outstanding report on how roads had been adopted in Medway in the past be the subject of a briefing note to be circulated to Members.

·         The outstanding report on the outcome of discussions between Arriva and petitioners concerning bus services in Walderslade be removed from the list of outstanding reports in the light of the all Member briefing from Arriva on 19 November 2015 but that Arriva be invited to attend a meeting of this Committee in June 2016 to enable the Committee to undertake further discussions with Arriva on bus services in Medway.

The Committee was also advised that the report from the Housing Task Group would now be submitted to the Committee at its meeting on 29 March 2016 and that following discussion by each Overview and Scrutiny Committee over the Summer and, an informal meeting in November to which all Overview and Scrutiny Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Oppositions Spokes persons were invited,  the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee had been recommended to agree that the programme of Task Group topics for 2016 should be as follows:

Review two (to follow the Task Group on Housing: demand, supply and affordability) to be lead by the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee:

·                     How far has Medway gone in developing a dementia friendly community?

Review three to be cross-cutting with membership drawn from the Children and Young People and Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committees:

·                     Employment Opportunities for 18-21 year olds (including apprenticeships)

The Committee was further reminded that arising from discussions at this meeting the following items would be added to the Committee’s work programme:

·                    A report on the possible introduction of 20s plenty scheme introducing  20mph speed restrictions in residential side streets

·                    Highway performance data to be included in the report on Road Maintenance Budgets when that report comes to Committee.

Decision:

The Committee:

a)            agreed that the report on average journey times across Medway be removed from the list of outstanding reports on the basis that this information was regularly reported under performance indicator NI 167 NEW as part of the quarterly performance monitoring;

b)            agreed that the review report on the shared use bay installation in York Avenue, Gillingham would be reported to the Committee in June 2016 to enable a full six month assessment of the operation of the bays;

c)            agreed the circulation of a briefing note on the outstanding report on how roads had been adopted in Medway in the past;

d)            agreed to the outstanding report on the outcome of discussions between Arriva and petitioners concerning bus services in Walderslade being removed from the list of outstanding reports and for Arriva to be invited to attend a meeting of this Committee in June 2016 to enable the Committee to undertake further discussions with Arriva on bus services in Medway;

e)         noted that the report from the Housing Task Group would now be submitted to the Committee at its meeting on 29 March 2016;

f)          noted the programme of Task Group topics for 2016 as set out at paragraph 5 of the report;

g)         agreed to add the following items to the Committee’s work programme:

·                    A report on the possible introduction of 20s plenty scheme introducing  20mph speed restrictions in residential side streets

·                    Highway performance data to be included in the report on Road Maintenance Budgets when that report comes to Committee.