Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval to form of an Allotment Working Group and proposes a draft Terms of Reference for comment.

The Committee received a report seeking approval to form of an Allotment Working Group and proposing a draft Terms of Reference for comment.

Following consideration, Councillor Julie Morris proposed that recommendation (2) be amended as follows:

Original recommendation:

(2)       Approve the draft Terms of Reference, noting any amendments.

Amended recommendation:

(2)       Delegate authority to the Allotment Working Group to make amendments to its Terms of Reference.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Steven McCormick.

The Committee unanimously agreed to amend the recommendation as proposed.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Approve the formation of an Allotment Working Group

(2)          Delegate authority to the Allotment Working Group to make amendments to its Terms of Reference.

(3)          Appoint the Vice-Chair of the Environment Committee to Chair the Allotment Working Group and appoint at least two additional members of this committee to form part of the group.

(4)          Delegate authority to the Vice-Chair to appoint/invite additional Councillors, Stakeholders and Officers to the Allotment Working Group as required.

The Committee received a report seeking approval to form of an Allotment Working Group and proposing a draft Terms of Reference for comment.

The following matters were considered by the Committee:

a)            Officer Resource: A Member of the Committee remarked that there had been a declining Officer resource with respect to Allotments and suggested it could be matter for consideration. The Chair suggested that the topic of Officer resource could be explored by the Working Group.

b)            Working Group Members from Environment Committee: Councillors Julie Morris and Steven McCormick confirmed that they would be happy to sit on the working group as Members of the Environment Committee.

c)            Climate Change Action Plan: A Member of the Committee suggested that aligning the Working Group’s vision with that of the Climate Change Action Plan should be a point of business, as a matter of priority, at the first meeting of the Working Group. The Chair advised that the Chair of the Working Group would be happy to receive suggestions for topics for inclusion on agendas for the Working Group’s meetings.

Following consideration, Councillor Julie Morris proposed that recommendation (2) be amended as follows:

Original recommendation:

(2)       Approve the draft Terms of Reference, noting any amendments.

Amended recommendation:

(2)       Delegate authority to the Allotment Working Group to make amendments to its Terms of Reference.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Steven McCormick.

The Committee unanimously agreed to amend the recommendation as proposed.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Approve the formation of an Allotment Working Group

(2)          Delegate authority to the Allotment Working Group to make amendments to its Terms of Reference.

(3)          Appoint the Vice-Chair of the Environment Committee to Chair the Allotment Working Group and appoint at least two additional members of this committee to form part of the group.

(4)          Delegate authority to the Vice-Chair to appoint/invite additional Councillors, Stakeholders and Officers to the Allotment Working Group as required.