Agenda and minutes

No apologies were received.

No interests were declared.

The minutes of the meetings held on 8 February 2023 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

There were no public questions.

The report detailed the issues to consider following the local elections on 4 May 2023 and make recommendations to the Annual Meeting of the Council on 25 May 2023.  The Democratic Services Manager advised that an updated paper which was circulated at the meeting confirmed the size of committees and known appointments, further information would be provided at the Annual Meeting.

 

Resolved (unanimously):

 

i.    To recommend to Council the appointments to city council committees and joint partner bodies below:

 

Environment and Communities Scrutiny Committee 8 (5 Labour + 2 Lib Dem + 1 Green and Independent)

 

Divkovic, Nestor, Swift, Wade, Pounds

 

Payne, Hauk 

 

Glasberg

 

Alternates – Sheil, Griffin, Flaubert, Levien, Howard

 

Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee 8 (5 Labour + 2 Lib Dem + 1 Green and Independent)

 

Nestor, Baigent, Swift, TBC, TBC

 

Porrer, Bick

 

Davies

 

Alternates – Griffin, Lab TBC, Lee, Payne, Glasberg

 

Housing Scrutiny Committee 9 (6 Labour + 2 Lib Dem + 1 Green and Independent)

 

Pounds, Robertson, Thittala-Varkey, Wade, Holloway, Griffin

 

Martinelli, Lee

 

Tong

 

Alternates: Swift, Lab TBC, Howard, Porrer, Levien

 

Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee 8 (5 Labour + 2 Lib Dem + 1 Green and Independent)

 

Robertson, Baigent, Holloway, Gawthrope Wood, TBC

 

Bick, Young

 

Bennett

 

Alternates – Divkovic, Sheil, Payne, Nethsingha, Davies

 

Civic Affairs Committee 6 (4 Labour + 1 Lib Dem +1 Green & Independent)

 

McPherson, Davey, Sheil, Healy

 

Young

 

Bennett

 

Alternate – Moore, Davies, Bick

 

Employment (Senior Officer) Committee 6 (4 Labour +2 Lib Dem)

 

Healy, Moore, Davey, Carling

 

Bick, Porrer

 

Alternates: TBC

 

Licensing Committee 10 (7 Labour + 2 Lib Dem + 1 Green and Independent)

 

McPherson, Bird, Moore, Griffin, Carling, Pounds, Wade

 

Levien, Nethsingha

 

Bennett

 

Alternates – Davey, Hauk, Tong

 

Planning Committee 9 (6 Labour + 2 Lib Dem + 1 Green and Independent)

 

Smart, Baigent, Thornburrow, Carling, S.Smith, Dryden

 

Porrer, Levien

 

Bennett

 

Alternates – Gilderdale, Nestor, Flaubert, Nethsingha, Howard

 

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority - 1 seat

A.Smith

 

Alternate - TBC

 

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee 2 Labour

TBC, TBC

 

Alternates – Gawthrope Wood

 

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Audit and Governance Committee 1 Labour + one alternate

S.Smith

 

Alternate – Pounds

 

Greater Cambridge Partnership Joint Assembly 3 (2 Labour + 1 Lib Dem)

 

S.Smith, Thornburrow, Bick

 

Joint Development Control Committee - Cambridge Fringes 6 (4 Labour+ 2 Lib Dem)

 

S.Smith, Baigent, Smart, Thornburrow

 

Porrer, Flaubert

 

Alternates – Gilderdale, Nestor, Levien, Nethsingha

 

ii.  To recommend to Council the nominations for Chairs and Vice-Chairs 2023/24

Environment and Communities Services

Chair - Divkovic

Vice-chair – Nestor

 

Planning and Transport

Chair – Nestor

Vice-chair – Baigent

 

Housing

Chair – Pounds

Vice-chair (nb. Tenant/Leaseholder is Chair of Part 1 of the meeting) - Robertson

 

Strategy and Resources

Chair-Robertson

Vice-chair - Baigent

 

Civic Affairs

Chair - McPherson

Vice-chair - Davey

 

Licensing

Chair - McPherson

Vice-chair - Bird

 

Planning

Chair - Smart

Vice-chair – Baigent

 

JDCC

Vice-Chair – S.Smith

 

iii.            No constitutional updates were required.

iv.           To note that a Governance Reference Group would meet informally and make recommendations on Terms of Reference for Civic Affairs Committee to agree at the 5 July 2023 meeting.

v.             To recommend to Council the appointment of former Councillors Rod Cantrill, Lewis Herbert, George Pippas, Amanda Taylor, Damien Tunnacliffe as Honorary Councillors.

vi.           To note the intention to re-establish a Cambridge Joint Area Committee with the County Council.