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Improvement and Development Committee 17 January 2008
Time: 7.30pm

Place: Council Chamber

1. APOLOGIES
To receive any apologies for non attendance.


2. MINUTES
To approve the Minutes of the meeting dated 11 October, 2007 as a correct record (copy attached).


3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
4. DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST
To receive any disclosures of interest from Members in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules.

5. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TASK GROUPS
To receive reports from the Chairman and consider any recommendations from the following Task Groups:-
a) Outline Budget Strategy Task Group - Chairman Councillor M.T. Royer (copies of Minutes of meetings dated 22 October and 6 December attached).
b) Grants Task Group – Chairman Councillor H.R. Jaffer (a copy of the Minutes of the meeting dated 15 November, 2007 are attached. The Minutes of the meeting to be held on 14 January, 2008 will be circulated at this meeting).

6. CRIME AND DISORDER REDUCTION PARTNERSHIP ACTION PLAN
To receive a presentation on the new CDRP Action Plan from the Community Safety Partnership Manager.


7. STREET SCENE ENFORCEMENT
(a)To receive a presentation on Street Scene Enforcement from the Head of Direct Services; and
(b)To consider the appointment of 3 Members to work with Officers in developing and monitoring an environmental street scene enforcement scheme with the initial priorities of dog fouling, dog control and litter.


8. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
To receive a presentation on the Grounds Maintenance Contract from the Head of Direct Services.

The two Scrutiny Committee Chairmen have set up a Joint Task Group to look at the Grounds Maintenance Contract, comprising 4 Members (two Members from each Scrutiny Committee) Councillors D. McShane (P M and R Committee) and M. Collis and C. Kuun (I and D Committee) have been appointed so far.

9. EXECUTIVE FORWARD PLAN
To consider the current Executive Forward Plan outlining the issues it will consider over the next few months and to decide if there are any which the Committee wishes to look at in detail as part of its Work Programme. (Copy attached)

10. ISSUES FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
Members of the Committee are asked to suggest items for consideration by this Committee at future meetings as part of its Work Programme.

11. WORK PROGRAMME 2007/08
To consider the Committee’s Work Programme for the remainder of the municipal year 2007/08 (Copy attached).

12. BUSINESS IDENTIFIED BY THE LEAD OFFICER TO THE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE AND AGREED BY THE CHAIRMAN
None has been notified.

13. ANY OTHER BUSINESS