The minutes of all committees which have met since 20 January, 2022 up until 16 June, 2022 are attached, as below.

Minutes of Committees

·  Policy and Resources Committee – 15 February, 2022, 16 March, 2022 and 8 June, 2022

·  Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee – 25 January, 2022, 3 March, 2022 and 14 June, 2022

·  Children, Young People and Education Committee – 31 January, 2022 and 10 March, 2022

·  Economy, Regeneration and Development Committee – 26 January, 2022 and 9 March, 2022

·  Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee – 13 June, 2022 (To Follow)

·  Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee – 20 January, 2022 and 1 March, 2022

·  Tourism, Communities, Culture and Leisure Committee – 8 March, 2022 and 16 June, 2022 (To follow)

·  Audit and Risk Management Committee – 24 January, 2022 and 15 March, 2022  

·  Constitution and Standards Committee – 17 February, 2022 and 13 April, 2022

·  Health and Wellbeing Board – 9 February, 2022, 23 March, 2022 and 15 June, 2022

·  Licensing Act Committee – 7 June, 2022

·  Partnerships Committee – 2 February, 2022 and 10 March, 2022

·  Pensions Committee – 23 February, 2022

·  Planning Committee – 10 February, 2022, 17 March, 2022, 21 April, 2022 and 9 June, 2022  

·  Regulatory and General Purposes Committee – 23 March, 2022 and 7 June, 2022

The Civic Mayor reported that if any questions were in relation to matters for committees where the Chair was not in attendance, a written response would be provided.

Councillor Tony Cox asked a question of Councillor Liz Grey, in respect of minute item 79 of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee seeking confirmation of when the deferred coastal on and off-road parking charges would be coming into effect.

In response Councillor Liz Grey sought the advice of the Deputy Monitoring Officer, who advised that the consideration of the parking charges report had been deferred by the Committee following the threat of a legal challenge in relation to the matter and detailed advice to members was in the process of being prepared. Once the full detailed legal advice was available the officer recommendations would be presented to the Committee again with detailed legal advice.

Councillor Jo Bird asked a question of Councillor Janette Williamson, in respect of minute item 9 of Policy and Resources Committee seeking confirmation of how much of the underspend on the existing Adult Social Care budget was as a result of providers not paying the Real Living Wage and asking whether that underspend could be reserved for paying the Real Living Wage. The Civic Mayor advised that a written response would be provided.

Councillor Simon Mountney asked a question of Councillor Liz Grey, in respect of minute item 73 of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee, clarifying whether work had started on the West Kirby sea defence wall and whether the appropriate consultations and concluded and been published.

In response, Councillor Liz Grey confirmed that she had visited the site with the Environment Agency and work had started with good progress having been made, and that she had been informed that all of the necessary documentation was in order.

Councillor Stuart Kelly asked a question of Councillor Tony Jones, in respect of minute item 77 of the Economy, Regeneration and Development Committee, asking why the working group established to oversee the performance of legal support to the regeneration programme had not yet met. The Civic Mayor advised that a written response would be provided.

Councillor Andrew Gardner asked a question of Councillor Liz Grey, in respect of minute item 67 of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee, asking the Chair to confirm whether the Parking Strategy fell within the Terms of Reference of the Committee, whether the Strategy was in place and if not when it would be.

In response, Councillor Liz Grey advised that a meeting was due to take place to discuss the remit of the different committees which would determine where Parking Strategy sits, and that a strategy was in development which she felt would be an excellent strategy.

Councillor Ian Lewis asked a question of Councillor Tony Jones, in respect of minute item 7 of the Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee, seeking clarification on when there would be explanation as to the technical reasoning behind the withdrawal of the item ‘Sale of Land at Cross Lane, Wallasey’. The Civic Mayor advised that a written response would be provided.