Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Committee Room One, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL

Contact: Cheryl Hall  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs P A Bradwell OBE and E J Poll.

2.

Declarations of Councillors' Interests

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

3.

Announcements by the Leader, Executive Councillors and Executive Directors

Minutes:

There were no announcements.

4.

Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive held on 1 May 2018 pdf icon PDF 139 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 1 May 2018 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

5.

Annual Report of the Director of Public Health on the health of the people of Lincolnshire 2017 pdf icon PDF 48 KB

(To receive a report from the Director of Public Health, which invites the Executive to receive the Annual Report on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire from the Interim Director of Public Health and consider the recommendations included in each chapter)

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the Annual Report on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire from the Interim Director of Public Health be received.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report from Derek Ward (Director of Public Health), which invited the Executive to receive the Annual Report on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire which had been produced by Tony McGinty (Interim Director of Public Health), and consider the recommendations included in each chapter.

 

The Director of Public Health presented the report to the Executive and in doing so highlighted that the Annual Report had covered two topics that were high on the agenda for local organisations locally: a chapter on the potential of prevention; and a chapter on renewing the focus on the biological and environmental threats to people's health and the systems in place to track those hazards and protect Lincolnshire from harm.

 

The importance of exercise in reducing the risk of certain life-long conditions was discussed and it was queried how the Director of Public Health intended on encouraging an increase in levels of physical activity.  It was highlighted that a whole system approach would be required to achieve the largest impact.  However, targeted work would be carried out aimed at children and young people to encourage the Daily Mile; middle-aged adults would be encouraged to increase their levels of physical activity; and older people could be encouraged to undertake chair-based exercises. 

 

The Global Challenge, which is currently taking place, was highlighted as a good example of a way in which to encourage an increase in physical activity through working in Teams and submitting daily step counts.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Annual Report on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire from the Interim Director of Public Health be received.

6.

Representation on Outside Bodies pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

(1)  That the Outside Body list, as detailed at Appendix A to the report, be approved subject to the Member of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership Company Limited being amended from Councillor A Bridges to Councillor B M Dobson.

 

(2)  That appointments to organisations, as detailed in Appendix B to the report, be delegated to the Leader of the Council, and circulated to all County Councillors for information.

 

(3)  That appointments to organisations, as detailed in Appendix C to the report, be delegated to the Executive Councillor listed, and circulated to all County Councillors for information.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report from the Executive Director with responsibility for Democratic Services, which invited the Executive to consider the Outside Body List applicable to the Executive, as detailed at Appendix A to the report, and to note the appointment changes by the Leader and Executive Councillors since 6 June 2017, as detailed at Appendices B and C to the report.

 

It was agreed that the Member of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership be amended from Councillor A Bridges to Councillor B M Dobson, as the newly appointed Chairman of the Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee.

 

It was advised that the appointments to organisations, as detailed in Appendix B be delegated to the Leader of the Council and Appendix C be delegated to the Executive Councillor listed, and circulated to all County Councillors once finalised.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)  That the Outside Body list, as detailed at Appendix A to the report, be approved subject to the Member of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership Company Limited being amended from Councillor A Bridges to Councillor B M Dobson.

 

(2)  That appointments to organisations, as detailed in Appendix B to the report, be delegated to the Leader of the Council, and circulated to all County Councillors for information.

 

(3)  That appointments to organisations, as detailed in Appendix C to the report, be delegated to the Executive Councillor listed, and circulated to all County Councillors for information.

7.

Impact of the Part Night Street Lighting Policy Scrutiny Review - Final Report pdf icon PDF 176 KB

(To receive a report from the Director responsible for Democratic Services, which invites the Executive to consider the scrutiny review on the Impact of the Part Night Street Lighting Policy and to make arrangements to respond to the report by 5 September 2018)

Additional documents:

Decision:

(1)  That the Scrutiny Review on the Impact of the Part Night Street Lighting Policy be received.

 

(2)  That the Executive supports, in principle, the five recommendations of the Scrutiny Review, as detailed in Appendix A to the report.

 

(3)  That the Executive Councillor for Community Safety and People Management be requested to respond to the report by 5 September 2018:

 

(a)  to indicate in the response which recommendations have been accepted; and

(b)  where recommendations are accepted, to bring forward an action plan for their implementation.

Minutes:

A report from the Director with responsibility for Democratic Services was considered, which presented the Executive with the Scrutiny Panel's final report following its scrutiny review into the Impact of the Part Night Street Lighting Policy.  Attached at Appendix A to the report was a copy of the Final Report of the Scrutiny Panel.

 

The Scrutiny Panel was chaired by Councillor Mrs A M Newton.  The Scrutiny Panel had also included Councillors S R Kirk (Vice-Chairman), G E Cullen, D McNally, P A Skinner, A N Stokes, M J Storer and R Trollope-Bellew.  The scrutiny review had been carried out between October 2017 and April 2018.

 

The Executive was asked to make arrangements to respond to the report by 5 September 2018. 

 

Councillor Mrs A M Newton (Chairman of the Scrutiny Panel) presented the report to the Executive, alongside the Group Manager (Design Services) and the Scrutiny Officer.  The Executive was advised that the purpose of the review was to look at the impact of the change in the Street Lighting Policy to turn street lights off in certain areas between midnight and 6.00 am.  The review had considered topics including the environment; road collisions; crime rates; fears about safety and crime; emergency services; health; public health services; the impact on businesses; and the night time economy. 

 

The views of the public and partner organisations had been sought as part of the review and the Chairman took the opportunity to thank all those who had completed the online questionnaire, of which circa 5,300 responses had been received. 

 

The Chairman of the Scrutiny Panel thanked the members and officers involved in the scrutiny review.  The Chairman presented each of the five scrutiny panel recommendations to the Executive. 

 

The Executive supported, in principle, the five recommendations as detailed within the report.  However, it was suggested that the Executive Councillor for Community Safety and People Management liaised with Lincolnshire Police, to ascertain whether it would be possible for their recording systems to be adjusted to enable the recording of lighting conditions for when crime had occurred.  It was highlighted that the content of the recording system was centrally imposed and it was therefore unclear as to whether an adjustment could be possible.  In response, the Chairman of the Scrutiny Panel advised that the Panel had been advised by the Chief Constable that this could be implemented.

 

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board highlighted that the final report had been considered by the Board at its meeting on 26 April 2018.  The comments of the Board were detailed on 77 and 78 of the Executive report. 

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)  That the Scrutiny Review on the Impact of the Part Night Street Lighting Policy be received.

 

(2)  That the Executive supports, in principle, the five recommendations of the Scrutiny Review, as detailed in Appendix A to the report.

 

(3)  That the Executive Councillor for Community Safety and People Management be requested to respond to the report by 5 September 2018:

 

(a)  to indicate  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

 

 
 
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