Economic Development and Corporate Issues Scrutiny Panel – 6 December 2010

PRESENT: Councillor Jawaid MBE in the chair.

Councillors Bainbridge, Barkworth, Ellerby, England, Poole and K Vickers.

The panel met at Pittwood House, Scunthorpe.

202 DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUCICIAL INTERESTS AND DECLARATIONS OF WHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS (IF ANY) – There were no declarations of personal or personal and prejudicial interest.

No whip was declared.

203 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the proceedings of this panel held on 29 November 2010, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and signed by the chair.

204 PUBLIC SPEAKING – There were no requests received.

(16) ADDED ITEM – APPOINTMENT OF A MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR TO THE BATHS HALL OR BATHS HALL AND PLOWRIGHT THEATRE – The chair welcomed Peter Williams, the council’s Service Director Asset Management and Culture and Nolan Bennett, the council’s BSF Programme Director to the meeting. In accordance with the council’s constitution, Mr Williams and Mr Nolan were in attendance to discuss the added item requested by Councillor Glover on ‘appointment of a management contractor to the Baths Hall or Baths Hall and Plowright Theatre’.

Members engaged in a discussion as to whether or not the press and public should be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the item on the grounds that it may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

It was then moved by Councillor Barkworth and seconded by Councillor Ellerby –

205  That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of this item on the grounds that it would involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Motion Carried

(Councillors England, Poole and K Vickers wished to be recorded as dissenting from the above decision, minute 205 refers).

Following the exclusion of the press and public, members engaged in a discussion on the following –

  • The validity of discussing the added item bearing in mind that Councillor Glover was not present at the meeting, and
  • Whether or not it was appropriate to consider the added item without the relevant Cabinet Members, namely Councillors Kirk and O’Sullivan in attendance.

It was then moved by Councillor Barkworth and seconded by Councillor Ellerby –

206 That consideration of this item be deferred to a new date and time whereby (a) Councillor Glover could attend to explain the reason why the added item was requested, and (b) Councillors Kirk and O’Sullivan be invited to attend as the relevant Cabinet Members.

At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.23 the names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the motion were as follows:

FOR: Councillors Bainbridge, Barkworth, Ellerby and Jawaid MBE.

AGAINST: None

ABSTAINED: Councillors England, Poole and K Vickers.

Motion Carried

207 (17) LOCAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP – PERFORMANCE MONITORING QUARTER 1 REPORT FOR ECONOMIC BOARD – Discussion with Marcus Walker, Head of Strategic Regeneration, Housing and Development – The chair welcomed Mr Walker to the meeting to discuss quarter one performance of the Local Strategic Partnership Economic Board.

Mr Walker then engaged in a question and answer session on the Quarter 1 performance of the Economic Board.

Resolved – (a) That the information be noted, and (b) that Mr Walker be thanked for his attendance and for answering members’ questions.

208 (18) LEADER OF THE COUNCIL’S FORWARD PLAN – DECEMBER 2010 TO MARCH 2011 – The Service Director Legal and Democratic circulated the Leader of North Lincolnshire Council’s Forward Plan for December 2010 to March 2011.

The plan contained details of all matters and issues likely to be the subject of key decisions for a period of the next four months, updated on a monthly basis.

Resolved – That the Leader of the Council’s Forward Plan for December 2010 to March 2011 be noted.