Agenda, decisions and minutes

The agenda and reports associated with this minute can be found here.

Please note that if any changes are made to this minute at the point of approval, these will be outlined in the subsequent minute and this document will not be retrospectively altered.

The Committee had before it the minute of the previous meeting of 5 March 2020, for approval.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute as a correct record.

The Committee had before it the committee business planner as prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance. 

The Committee resolved:-

(i)               to agree to remove items 4 (Supported Rent Scheme); 5 (Developer Request to

Remove Dubford Bus Gate); 6 (Roads Winter Service Plan 2020-21); and 7 (Performance Report), subject to the decisions taken in respect of items 4, 6 and 7 later on the agenda;

(ii)              to request that the Chief Officer – Customer Services, pass feedback regarding the Spaces for People initiative to the weekly meeting that was held with group leaders and to check if updates had been sent to elected members; and

(iii)            to otherwise note the information provided on the Committee business planner.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Customer Services, which presented Committee with the status of key performance measures relating to the Operations function. 

Members discussed the performance report in detail and offered various observations. 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee provide comments and observations on the performance

information contained in the report Appendix.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)               to thank officers for their continued efforts during an exceptionally difficult period in regard to COVID-19;

(ii)              to request that the Chief Officer – Early Intervention and Community Empowerment, look at incorporating the supermarket vouchers with the Food for Funds scheme and to provide the information to members, by way of email;

(iii)            to request that officers in Waste Services look at the performance indicator in regard to whether income from the garden waste service should be netted and to generally review the waste disposal performance indicator; and

(iv)            to otherwise note the information contained within the Performance Report.  

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer, which presented the proposed Roads Winter Service Plan 2020-21 and explained changes from previous years.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)             approves the Roads Winter Service Plan 2020-21; and

(b)             delegates authority to the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Finance, continue to deliver the Winter Maintenance Service. 

The Committee resolved:-

(i)               to request that officers provide information outwith the meeting to Councillor Cormie regarding Leadside Road in Rosemount and the arrangements for salting; and

(ii)              to otherwise approve the recommendations contained in the report. 

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Integrated Children’s and Family Services, which provided details of a Rent Support Scheme for Care Experienced Young People (CEYP).  The report also advised that due to the COVID-19 pandemic this had not been possible however work to develop and implement the scheme had been progressed by officers.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)             note that the process to introduce a Rent Support Scheme for Care Experienced Young People had been agreed and was in operation. 

The Committee resolved:-

(i)               to thank officers for their efforts with the scheme and for producing the report; and

(ii)              to otherwise approve the recommendation contained in the report. 

-         Councillor John Wheeler, Convener