Meeting Details

Meeting Summary
Hall Green District Committee
14 Jul 2015 - 10:00
Occurred
Committee Rooms 3 & 4
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  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Public Agenda
1 Notice of Recording
The Chairman to advise the meeting to note that this meeting will be webcast for live and subsequent broadcast via the Council's Internet site (www.birminghamnewsroom.com) and that members of the press/public may record and take photographs. The whole of the meeting will be filmed except where there are confidential or exempt items.
2 Membership of Committee

To note the membership of the Committee as follows:-

 
Councillors: - Barry Bowles, Sam Burden and Kerry Jenkins (Hall Green Ward).


Councillors: - Claire Spencer, Martin Straker Welds and Lisa Trickett (Moseley and Kings Heath Ward).


Councillors: - Mohammed Azim, Tony Kennedy and Victoria Quinn (Sparkbrook Ward).


Councillors: - Jerry Evans, Mohammed Fazal and Habib Rehman (Springfield Ward).


CO –OPTED MEMBERS – Superintendent Bas Javid – West Midlands Police; West Midlands Fire Service; and Housing Liaison Board Representatives

3 Lead Officer Arrangements

Lead Officer: - Salim Miah, District Lead (Hall Green District)

Support Officers:-

District Contact Lawyer: - Rob Barker

Lead Finance Officer: - Parmjeet Jassal

Area Democratic Services Officer: - Errol Wilson/Marie Reynolds

4 Apologies
 
5 Minutes
To confirm and sign the Minutes of the meetings held on 17 March 2015 and 16 June 2015.
6 Declarations of Interests
Members are reminded that they must declare all relevant pecuniary interests and non-pecuniary interests relating to any items of business to be discussed at this meeting. If a pecuniary interest is declared a Member must not speak or take part in that agenda item. Any declarations will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. 
7 Code of Conduct for District Committees
To note the Code of Conduct at District Committee meetings.
8 District Committees Functions and Guidelines
To note the executive powers, rules of governance and functions for District and Ward Committees/Forums (Article 10 of the Constitution)
9 District Committee Appointments

 

a.    Education, Corporate Parenting and Special Educational Needs Champion


The City Council accepted the findings of a report on Corporate Parenting and agreed that a ‘Councillor Champion’ should be identified for looked-after children in each District to help co-ordinate visits to children’s establishments, feedback any issues and support fellow Members in the Corporate Parenting role.  (Last year Councillor Martin Straker Welds).

b.   Arts Champion 


To appoint an elected member to help support the development and delivery of the Arts Strategy in the District as Arts Champion (Last year Councillor Lisa Trickett).

c.   Young People


To appoint an elected member to be a champion for young people including Special Educational Needs.  (Last year Councillor Kerry Jenkins).

d.   Community Safety Champion


To appoint an elected member to be a champion for Community Safety. (Last year Councillor Tony Kennedy)

e.   Sustainability Champion

 
To appoint an elected member to be a champion for sustainability.  (Last year Councillor Claire Spencer)

10 Hall Green District - Income and Expenditure for the Year Ending 31 March 2015
Report of the Service Directors, (District Services and Housing Transformation) and the Director of Finance
11 Hall Green District Housing Issues

a) Review of Housing Reporting Format;

b) Extending Licensing for the Private Rented Housing Sector - Presentation by Pete Hobbs, Service Head, Housing Transformation; and

c) Housing Transformation Board Performance Report Quarter 4
  1. pdf Q4 HTB v1 2 (556Kb)
12 Future Working Arrangements/District Work Programme

Phil Davis, District Lead (Erdington) will attend the meeting to present the item.

 
13 Other Urgent Business
To consider any items of business by reason of special circumstances (to be specified) that in the opinion of the Chairman are matters of urgency.
14 Dates of Future Hall Green District Committees

To note the dates of future meetings for 2015/2016: -

Tuesday 14 July 2015; 

Tuesday 22 September 2015;

Tuesday 17 November 2015;

Monday 18 January 2016; and

Tuesday 15 March 2016

All meetings will be held at 1000 hours in Committee Rooms 3 and 4, the Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham B1 1BB.

 

 

15 Authority to Chairman and Officers
Chairman to move:-

'In an urgent situation between meetings, the Chair jointly with the relevant Chief Officer has authority to act on behalf of the Committee'.
Private Agenda

Attendance

Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending Apology
Councillor Mohammed Fazal 
Councillor Lisa Trickett 
Absent
NameReason for Absence
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Also in attendance at the above meeting were:
Mick Davis, District Lead, Erdington; Pete Hobbs, Service Head, Housing Transformation; Parmjeet Jassal, Head of City Finance, Place; Connie Price, Senior Solicitor, Economy; and Errol Wilson, Committee Services.




___ Members of public expressed a desire to address the meeting.