Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Borough Solicitor.

The Committee considered a report of the Borough Solicitor setting out the 2010/2011 work programme.

            The Committee was informed that the Budget Consultation Group had concluded its consideration of the draft budget proposals on 11 February 2011 .At that meeting the group had considered the capital programme proposals for the 3 year period 2011-1014. Representatives from Cabinet and Corporate Management Team had attended the meeting to answer Members questions.

The Business Generation Task and Finish Group had undertaken site visits to a variety of business generation facilities. These included, ‘Regenerate Pennine Lancashire’ in Blackburn, an independent company run on behalf of a consortium of 6 East Lancashire authorities; a national private sector operator in the business centre and flexible workspace industry in Stockport; and finally an independent private sector operator in Macclesfield. The group had arranged a series of meetings to interview a number of internal and external stakeholders in March and was on course to report back its findings to this Committee in April 2011.

            The Committee then reviewed each item in the work programme. The Committee noted that the final report on depot rationalisation was due to be considered by the Committee in April.

RESOLVED –     (a)       That the report be received;

   (b)       That the Committee consider making a recommendation on the future of the Budget Consultation Group at its next meeting;

   (c )       That the Business Generation Task and Finish group be requested to undertake site visits to the Council’s depots in advance of the report on rationalisation being considered by the Committee at its next meeting.