Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies For Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

 

2.

Urgent Business

Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

 

3.

Declarations of Interest

To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received.

 

4.

Minutes of the last meeting pdf icon PDF 176 KB

The Minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Performance and Value For Money Select Committee held on 3rd October 2019 are attached for approval.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Performance and Value for Money Select Committee held on 3rd October 2019 be approved as a correct record.

 

5.

Public Question Time

To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

Minutes:

There were no public questions received.

 

6.

Overview and Scrutiny Board pdf icon PDF 146 KB

The minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Board held on 10th September 2019 are attached for noting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Board held on 10th September 2019 be noted.

 

7.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority Corporate Issues and Reform Overview and Scrutiny Committee pdf icon PDF 458 KB

The minutes of the meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Corporate Issues and Reform Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 17th September 2019 are attached for noting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Corporate Issues and Reform Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 17th September 2019 be noted.

 

8.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority Economy, Business Growth and Skills Overview and Scrutiny Committee pdf icon PDF 481 KB

The minutes of the meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Economy, Business Growth and Skills Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 13th September 2019 are attached for noting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Economy, Business Growth and Skills Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 13th September 2019 be noted.

 

9.

Key Decision Document pdf icon PDF 238 KB

The latest Key Decision Document published on 18th October 2019 is attached for consideration of issues and for noting.

Minutes:

The Select Committee gave consideration to the Key Decision Document which had been published on 18th October 2019.

 

RESOLVED that the Key Decision Document be noted.

 

10.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 200 KB

Minutes:

The Select Committee gave consideration to the Overview and Scrutiny Performance and Value for Money Select Committee Work Programme for 2019/20.  It was noted that the meeting of the select Committee indicated for 12th December 2019 would now be held on Thursday, 9th January 2020.

 

RESOLVED that the Overview and Scrutiny Performance and Value for Money Select Committee Work Programme for 2019/20 be noted.

 

11.

Exclusion of Press and Public

That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports.

 

12.

Levy Allocation Methodology Agreement

Minutes:

The Select Committee received an update on the Levy Allocation Methodology Agreement (LAMA), a proposed 6-year agreement between the nine District Authorities that were subject to the Combined Authority waste disposal arrangements.  The objective of the LAMA was to fairly allocate fixed and variable disposal costs through the levy.  A review of the current methodology, the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA), had been considered appropriate following a recent procurement exercise to deliver waste disposal.

 

Members gave particular consideration to the proposed apportionment of costs and related reasonings, the cost implications of delivering more or less than the estimated amount of waste to the contractor, and issues related to recycling. 

 

RESOLVED that - 

1.            the report be noted;

2.            the proposed Levy Allocation Methodology Agreement (LAMA) be recommended to the Cabinet as the new agreement the nine District Authorities and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

 

13.

Regeneration Programme

The Select Committee will receive a presentation providing an update on the Regeneration Programme for the Borough. 

 

Minutes:

The Select Committee gave consideration to a presentation from the Head of Regeneration and Development providing an update on the progress of a number of projects within the Council’s Regeneration Programme.

 

Members of the Committee asked for and received clarification and further information on various aspects of the schemes and activities reported within the presentation.

 

RESOLVED - that the update on the Council’s Regeneration Programme be noted.