Agenda item

Part I – To deal with written questions to the Executive.

 

Part II – To receive reports from the following Members of the Executive:-

 

a)    Councillor Federica Smith-Roberts – Leader of the Council

b)    Councillor Benet Allen – Deputy Leader & Communications and Culture

c)    Councillor Christopher Booth – Community

d)    Councillor Ross Henley – Corporate Resources

e)    Councillor Marcus Kravis – Asset Management and Economic Development

f)     Councillor Richard Lees – Sports, Parks and Leisure

g)    Councillor Peter Pilkington – Climate Change

h)   Councillor Mike Rigby – Planning and Transportation

i)     Councillor Francesca Smith - Housing

j)      Councillor Alan Wedderkopp – Environmental Services

 

An Executive Councillor shall submit a report to an Ordinary Meeting of the Council as to current and future business of their portfolio for the information of and comment from the Council. Such reports are for discussion and comment only and no motion shall be put to the meeting as to any such item other than those closure motions described in Standing Order 5.

(i)    Leader of the Council (Councillor Federica Smith-Roberts)

 

Councillor Smith-Roberts’s report covered the following topics:-

 

·       Introduction and New Executive

·       Corporate Strategy

·       Service Delivery

·       Chair of the Council

·       Armed Forces Day

·       Taunton Toads Trail

·       40 Commando Annual Reception

·       Friends of Konigslutter

 

(ii)  Communications and Culture (Councillor Benet Allen)

 

The report from Councillor Allen provided information on the following Areas within his portfolio:-

 

·       West Somerset Railway

·       Cricket World Cup

·       Armed Forces Day

·       Blenheim Gardens, Minehead

·       Press Releases

·       Facebook Statistics

·       Website

·       Brewhouse

·       Cultural Forum

 

(iii)                     Community (Councillor Chris Booth)

 

The report from Councillor Booth provided information on the following Areas within his portfolio:-

 

·       PSPO’s

·       CCTV

·       Rough Sleeping

·       Mental Health

·       Localities and Communities

 

(iv)                     Corporate Resources (Councillor Ross Henley)

 

The report from Councillor Henley provided information on the following Areas within his portfolio:-

 

·       Customer Service (Recruitment, Performance, Satisfaction)

·       Income

·       Operational Support

·       Benefits

·       Revenues

·       Governance

·       Business Intelligence, Performance Management and Strategic Procurement

·       People Managers (including HR)

·       Technology

·       Finance

·       Change

 

(v)  Asset Management and Economic Development (Councillor Marcus Kravis)

 

The report from Councillor Kravis provided information on the following Areas within his portfolio:-

 

·       Asset Management System Capita’s Open Asset

·       Major Projects (Coal Orchard, Firepool, Brewhouse, Seaward Way, Watchet East Quay)

·       Economic Development Strategy Commission

·       Inward Investment

·       Government’s High Street Fund

·       Business Improvement District

·       UK Hydrographic Office Innovation Centre

·       Affordable Employment Land Local Development Order (LDO)

·       Business Rate Retention Pilot 2019/20

·       Hinkley C Economic Opportunities Project

·       Skills, Training and Employment

·       Hinkley C

·       West Somerset Community Employment Hubs

·       West Somerset Opportunity Areas

 

(vi)                     Sports, Parks and Leisure (Councillor Richard Lees)

 

The report from Councillor R Lees provided information on the following Areas within his portfolio:-

 

·       Community Leisure (Play and Recreation & Play Equipment Repairs)

·       GLL (Taunton Deane)

·       Leisure Procurement Project

·       Parks and Open Spaces

·       Property

·       Music in the Park

·       Taunton Flower Show

·       Green Rewilding Schemes

 

 

(vii)                  Climate Change (Councillor Peter Pilkington)

 

The report from Councillor Pilkington provided information on the following Areas within his portfolio:-

 

·       Introduction

·       Appointments

·       University of Exeter Multidisciplinary Plastics Research Hub

·       Climate Change Strategy & Carbon Neutrality

·       Electric Vehicle Charging Points

 

(viii)                Planning and Transportation (Councillor Mike Rigby)

 

The report from Councillor Rigby provided information on the following Areas within his portfolio:-

 

·       Local Plan

·       Taunton Garden Town

·       Funding Bids

 

(ix)                     Housing Services (Councillor Francesca Smith)

 

The report from Councillor Smith provided information on the following Areas within her portfolio:-

 

·       Introduction

·       Housing Capital Programme

·       Housing Repairs (Recruitment, Performance)

·       HRA Portfolio Compliance

·       Building a Safer Future

·       Anti-Social Behaviour Update

·       Homelessness and Rough Sleeping

 

(x)  Environmental Services (Councillor Alan Wedderkopp)

 

The report from Councillor A Wedderkopp provided information on the following Areas within his portfolio:-

 

·       Environmental Health and Private Sector Housing SW

·       Private Sector Housing Standards

·       Food Safety and Infectious Diseases

·       Environmental Protection and Pollution

·       Private Water Supply Inspections

·       Environmental Permitting

·       Air Quality Monitoring

·       External Health and Safety Investigations

·       Dog Warden Service Contract

·       Licensing