Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Wendy Vincent, Democratic Services Offiver, 01553 616377, email:  wendy.vincent@west-norfolk.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

CP77

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Beal, A Beales, G Howman and J Moriarty.

 

CP78

Minutes pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To approve the minutes from the Corporate Performance Panel held on 18 December 2017.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Corporate Performance Panel held on 18 December 2017 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

CP79

Declarations of Interest

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared.  A declaration of an interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates.  If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the Member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

 

These declarations apply to all Members present, whether the Member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local Member on any item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.

Minutes:

Councillor Daubney declared a non-pecuniary interest as he had helped to promote and received an award for the King’s Lynn Innovation Centre.

 

Councillor Ayres declared a non-pecuniary interest as he was a member of the King’s Lynn Conservancy Board.

CP80

Urgent Business Under Standing Order 7

To consider any business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chairman proposed to accept as urgent under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

CP81

Members Present Pursuant to Standing Order 34

Members wishing to speak pursuant to Standing Order 34 should inform the Chairman of their intention to do so and on what items they wish to be heard before the meeting commences.  Any Member attending the meeting under Standing Order 34 will only be permitted to speak on those items which have been previously notified to the Chairman.

Minutes:

Councillor D Pope for the whole Agenda.

 

Councillors L Bambridge, A Bubb, S Fraser, P Kunes for Agenda Item 10:  Pontoons, Riverfront.

CP82

Chairman's Correspondence (if any)

Minutes:

There was no Chairman’s correspondence.

CP83

Improving Attainment in West Norfolk pdf icon PDF 18 MB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel received an update from Neil Groves, Education Achievement Services, Norfolk County Council and Becky Box, Policy, Performance and Personnel Manager (copies of the presentations are attached to the minutes).

 

N Groves, responded to questions relating to:

 

·         Improving standards across schools in the County.

·         Restructure of Education Achievement Services.

·         Academies.

·         Key Stage 2 and 4 – areas for improvement.

·         Recruitment and retention of teachers.

 

The Chairman, Councillor Wareham thanked N Groves and B Box for attending and providing the Panel with an annual update.

 

RESOLVED:  That the Corporate Performance Panel receive an annual update in 2018.

CP84

Update and amendments to the Private Sector Housing Policy pdf icon PDF 85 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

In presenting the report, the Repairs and Adaptations Manager reminded the Panel that the Council administered Disabled Facility Grants (DFGs) on behalf of the Government.  It was noted that the funding for the DFG was paid via the Better Care Fund initially to Norfolk County Council and then pass-ported to the Council.

 

Members were advised that the Better Care Fund/Disabled Facility Grant (DFG) allocation award had been increased in West Norfolk from £759,000 in 2015/16 to £1,352,170 in 2017/18 and there was an expectation that this allocation would either be maintained or be increased marginally year on year until 2020 to meet with the demand on the service.

 

The Repairs and Adaptations Manager explained that the purpose of the report was to recommend changes proposed for the Private Sector Housing Investment Policy.  The Policy had not been updated since 2012 and there was a need to reflect the requirements within the Better Care Fund (BCF) and the DFG Locality Plan within the policy.

 

The proposed changes to the Private Sector Housing Policy were outlined.

 

The Chairman, Councillor Wareham thanked the Repairs and Adaptation Manager for attending and presenting the report and invited questions from the Panel.

 

There were no questions from the Panel.

 

RESOLVED:  The Panel noted and approved the policy.

 

 

CP85

Exclusion of Press and Public

RESOLVED:  That under Section 100(a)(40) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That under Section 100(4)(40) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Pat 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

CP86

Exempt Item: Pontoons

Minutes:

The Panel received an update on the Pontoons.

 

The Regeneration Programmes Manager responded to questions and comments from the Panel relating to:

 

·         Marketing.

·         Current facilities.

·         Operational costs.

·         Agreement with the Conservancy Board.

·         Booking procedure.

·         % take up – inland water and coastal.

 

The Chairman thanked the Regenerations Programmes Manager for attending and providing Members with an update.

 

RESOLVED:  That the update report be noted.

CP87

Exempt Item: King's Lynn Innovation Centre (KLIC)

Minutes:

The Panel received a verbal update on King’s Lynn Innovation Centre (KLIC).

 

The Regeneration, Heritage and Economic Development Manager responded to questions relating to:

 

·         Current facilities available at KLIC.

·         Future provision of facilitator when required.

·         Conference facilities.

 

Comments were made that it would have been helpful if Members received information prior to the meeting to allow them to formulate questions.

 

It was proposed, seconded and agreed by the Panel that all future agenda item were to be accompanied by a written report.

 

RESOLVED:  That in future all agenda items would be written reports provided in advance to the Panel to enable Members to understand and formulate questions prior to the meeting in order to allow full participation.

 

RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION

CP88

Panel Work Programmes 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 pdf icon PDF 77 KB

To note the Committee’s Work Programme for 2018/2019.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman, Councillor Wareham reminded Members that if they wished to add an item to the Work Programme that they contact Democratic Services so they may be discussed at the sifting meeting.

CP89

Date of Next Meeting

To note that the date of the next meeting of the Corporate Performance Panel will take place on Thursday 5 April 2018 at 6 pm in the Council Chamber, Saturday Market Place, King’s Lynn.

Minutes:

The next meeting of the Corporate Performance Panel will be held on Thursday 5 April 2018 at 6 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.